[Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store 300th Anniversary] Connecting Gratitude to the Future with Art: 'Phoenix Art' to be Held from Friday, May 29

Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store will present 'Phoenix x Art' throughout the store, likening its 300-year history of repeated disappearance and revival to the 'phoenix.' The 'Hitomasu Art Museum,' starting from Friday, May 29, will feature works created by seven artists with ties to Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store and Osaka, all based on the phoenix theme. A portion of the art pieces will be offered in a charity auction, with proceeds donated to children's art and cultural activities. This initiative aims to foster children's future success by allowing them to experience the freedom and joy of art. 300th Anniversary Special Project: 'Hitomasu Art Museum - A Phoenix Feast Soaring Towards the Future -' ■ Period: Friday, May 29, 2026 – Thursday, June 25, 2026 ■ Venue: Main Building 1F, Shinsaibashi-suji side window, and in front of escalators on each floor Some works will be exhibited as part of a charity auction, with proceeds donated to children's art and cultural activities. List of Participating Artists ■ 1F Shinsaibashi-suji side window: Kohei Yamashita (Designer, Picture Book Author) * Sticker distribution point: In front of the central entrance on the Shinsaibashi-suji side ■ 4F Shinsaibashi-suji side: Donald Robertson (Pop Artist) ■ 4F Midosuji side: Seitaro Kuroda (Illustrator, Painter) ■ 5F Shinsaibashi-suji side: SHIRACO WORLD (Contemporary Artist, Art Director) ■ 5F Midosuji side: Rob Ryan (Papercut Artist) ■ 6F Shinsaibashi-suji side: Hiroko Koshino (Fashion Designer, Artist) ■ 6F Midosuji side: Kazuyoshi Saeki (Painter) ■ 8F Shinsaibashi-suji side: Seitaro Kuroda x Children Seitaro Kuroda Live Painting Event A special, one-time live painting event will be held by Seitaro Kuroda, originally from Dotonbori, Osaka. Children will be invited to participate in the art creation, conveying the joy and wonder of art. 'Seitaro Kuroda and the Children' Seitaro Kuroda and children, with an age difference of approximately 80 years, will collaboratively complete an art piece themed around the phoenix. The finished work will be exhibited on the 8th floor of the Main Building after the live painting concludes. ■ Period: Saturday, May 30, 11:00 AM~ ■ Location: Main Building 8F, special venue east of the escalator * Reservation required, deadline: Friday, May 15 'The Phoenix and Seitaro Kuroda' Accompanied by live jazz music, Seitaro Kuroda will talk about his connection to Daimaru and the city of Shinsaibashi while painting a phoenix-themed work. The finished piece will be exhibited on the 4th floor of the Main Building after the live painting concludes. ■ Period: Saturday, May 30, 3:00 PM~ ■ Location: Main Building 4F, special space east of the escalator Explore Phoenix Art and complete your own original artwork! At the 'Hitomasu Art Museum' spanning various floors, stickers designed with motifs related to Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store are being distributed. By freely attaching these stickers one by one to a mount, as if layering 300 years of history, you can complete your own original artwork. * You can attach them in any order you like. * Distribution ends when cards/stickers run out. 300th Anniversary x Art Special Project Feature: Designer/Sculptor Takenobu Igarashi Takenobu Igarashi Tsumiki Bench To commemorate the 300th anniversary of its opening, as a joint project with Shinsaibashi PARCO, PARCO's logo (commonly known as the 'Igarashi Logo'), designed by Takenobu Igarashi, who was globally active in a wide range of fields from graphic and product design to public art, will appear as a Tsumiki Bench on Midosuji. ■ Period: Friday, May 22 – Thursday, June 18 ■ Location: Midosuji sidewalk in front of Shinsaibashi PARCO and Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store Zen Framed Poster, including tax: 33,000 yen *Image is a poster concept. Please note it is not the actual product image. Takenobu Igarashi Pop-Up Takenobu Igarashi designed poster calendars and shopping bags for MoMA Design Store in New York for many years. Among his works housed in the MoMA collection, a framed poster featuring a reduced print of his representative work 'Zen' will be pre-released. ■ Period: Friday, May 22 – Thursday, June 25 ■ Location: Main Building 4F, MoMA Design Store PARCO x Takenobu Igarashi 'A-Z Homage to Takenobu Igarashi' Exhibition Takenobu Igarashi's encounter with PARCO began with the Shibuya PARCO PART3 project, which opened in 1981. The simple yet powerful PARCO logo, affectionately known as the 'Igarashi Logo,' has become a symbol of PARCO's culture, passed down through generations. This exhibition will feature alphabets from A to Z by Mr. Igarashi.