JR at the Watarium and in JapanThe street artist JR had a solo exhibition at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in 2013. He covered the outside of the Watarium in his famous large scale photographs of people affected by the disaster in Northern Japan. The photographs are still seen even today (above, taken July 2015).
Across the street, another on of JR’s works can be seen, along with Invader’s Intruder.
The London Police Meets Invader in ShibuyaIntruder invades Shibuya yet again, after passing Tower Records music shop, heading towards Yoyogi Park. Beneath the intruder is The London Police‘s LAD character. The side of this building is covered in street art and stickers. Go check it out!
Colonel Sanders (KFC Man) Sticker in ShibuyaThis may be one of the greatest large stickers I’ve seen thus far in Tokyo. Found on the walk between Ikejiri-ohashi and Shibuya, towards Mark City department, this sticker placed across the street from the KFC chain chicken shop. How clever. The artist is unknown.
The sticker is also near the dance club, Vision.
Obey Stickers Hit the StreetsObey stickers are found all throughout Shibuya and Harajuku areas. Shepard Fairey is the creator of Obey who studied graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design.He is known for his stencils and sticker designs.
His ANDRE THE GIANT HAS A POSSE sticker campaign can also be see in Tokyo (see below). The street art series is based on a campaign to “experiment in phenomenology.”
Shepard became widely known after his design for the 2008 Barack Obama “Hope” poster.
Check out his instagram HERE
Summer Fear by 281_Anti nukeThe Summer Fear sticker by 281_Anti nuke was found in Shibuya the other day. The sticker is pretty worn, but you can still make out what it is. There are 25 stickers in the series, call which can be seen here at 281_Anti nuke’s website.
The London Police (TLP) are know for their LADS characters (above) which can be found in various parts of Tokyo. This past Spring, TLP had their first solo exhibit in Japan at the Megumi Ogita Gallery in Ginza. There, they displayed their works of their LADS characters around the world. You can read more about their “World Tour” exhibition HERE.
Follow The London Police on Instagram and Facebook and check out their main webpage for the entire street art collection.
After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima on March 11, 2011, street artist, 281_Anti nuke began his I hate rain sticker series around Tokyo.
The entire I hate rain series can be seen here. Each sticker is labeled with a number regarding the specific pattern.
You can purchase these I hate rain stickers at his website.
In 2012 281_Anti nuke also released a Trick or Treat series. The entire list of this series can be seen here.
Most of the stickers are located in Shibuya and Harajuku areas. How many can you find while you’re out on the street?
The Sorry Come Again sticker has no record of whom the artist may be, however there is a slight possibility that the artist may be from Hong Kong or some Chinese influence. The figure’s uniform resembles the Chinese construction workers. And the number “852” printed on the shirt may be referring to Hong Kong’s international calling code. The sticker above is located near the FAKE TOKYO mural graffiti spot next to LOFT department store.
This sticker above has been removed. It was located directly under Invader’s Astro Boy mosaic.
This past week while roaming around in Shibuya, many of 281_Anti nuke’s “I Want You” sticker posters were found. Whether or not they were posted by 281_Anti nuke himself is unknown. You can purchase his stickers at his website.
281_Anti nuke is an artist who is anti nuclear power plant. He started his series of works after the Great Tohoku Earthquake March 11, 2011.
D*FACE grew up in London, England and uses spay paint, stencils, posters and stickers in his works. D*FACE was brought to Japan for his exhibit at the PARCO Department store in Shibuya. Here is a video of D*FACE working on one of the common public graffiti spots FAKE TOKYO (works here get changed ever couple months, so catch them while you can).
On the D*FACE Official website, he states that he wants to “encourage people to not just to ‘see’, but to look at what surrounds them and their lives, reflecting our increasingly bizarre popular culture…”
Check out more of D*FACE’s works, bio, and his store (to spread the many faces in your city and around the globe) at http://www.dface.co.uk/ and his instagram.
Many of his stickers are found throughout the city of Tokyo, especially off the streets of Shibuya. Remember to look high and low.
