Invader Medicine in DaikanyamaRoaming Daikanyama the other night, another one of Invader’s Intruders was spotted in what looks like a medicine bottle. A pretty large mosaic off the main street in Daikanyama right next to the pedestrian bridge.
More on the Space Invasion and Invaders work can be seen here.
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.
The Watari-um Overlooks an Intruder by InvaderAcross The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Invader’s Indruder can be seen next to JR‘s photography piece. More on the street artist JR will be mentioned in future posts.
Finding a lot of Invader’s works? Check out his Flash Invaders app free on iOS and Android. Each time you find one of Invader’s mosaics you upload it and score points, competing with other players.
More on the Space Invasion and Invaders work can be seen here.
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
Cross Meijji-dori from the main Takeshidori shopping street in Harajuku and take a left. There you can see the sign above marked “Harajuku St.” Before reaching the Family Mart look behind and up to see Invaders small invader. This street is great to find nice sticker art along with the popular Design Festa Gallery. Behind the gallery is a great Okonomiyaki shop and bar. Be sure to check them out!
For more information about Invader, check out his Official 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.
Space Invader places his beckoning car or maneki-neko in Shibuya walking towards the PARCO departments store, across the street from the Apple Store.
Check out more of Invader’s mosaics at his Official Website.
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?