Bringing "Harmony" to the World with Art - Global Expansion Spurred by a Solo Exhibition in New York
Artist KEIKO, produced by WABI WORLD, expands her activities overseas. At the official GALA of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, the art furoshiki she designed was gifted to guests and received high praise.
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Our company supports April Dream, which aims to make April 1st a day for sharing dreams. This press release communicates the dream of "Healing Harmony Atelier Keiko."
WABI WORLD, with a track record of expanding into museum shops in overseas and New York museums, produces artist KEIKO, who is broadening her field of activity abroad. They are delivering Japanese aesthetics to the world in the form of art.
■ Development at the Cannes Film Festival Official GALA
KEIKO, recognized as an award-winning and talented painter, designed a special art furoshiki (wrapping cloth) to be gifted to international guests at the 77th Cannes Film Festival Official GALA (held on May 18, 2024).
In her work, she depicted motifs such as Japanese flowers and cranes, arranging them as if they were blooming and scattered within the furoshiki, a symbol of Japanese culture.
Also at the GALA, as an Ikebana (flower arrangement) performance, cherry blossom trees were airlifted from Japan, and an original performance to make “Japanese flowers bloom” was actually held at the venue.
KEIKO's work was developed in concert with this Japanese cultural performance, and was highly acclaimed on the international stage as a symbolic expression of the fusion of Japanese cultural aesthetics and art.