Also on display is the work "Footwear", which won the overall championship at the GLOBAL FOOTWEAR AWARDS, an international shoe competition.
Film director Spike Lee and Noriyuki Misawa, a shoemaker who has a track record in the Imperial Household Agency in Japan, will hold a solo exhibition in May 2022 at Sapporo Moerenuma Park, which is known for Isamu Noguchi's design.
Noriyuki Misawa, a shoemaker who creates innovative shoe works as an artist, will hold a solo exhibition "The Contours of Shoes" at Moerenumakoen in Sapporo. In addition to the work "Footwear" that won the overall championship at the GLOBAL FOOTWEAR AWARDS international competition in February 2022, this exhibition is a new work inspired by the work of Isamu Noguchi, the designer of Moerenuma Park. Three items will be exhibited.
Foot nest (2020)
I was killed by a mouse! (2020)
Vehicle (2019)
Please see the new world of "shoe art", not "shoes as a tool".
[Overview]
Noriyuki Misawa Solo Exhibition- "The Contours of Shoes"-
■ Session May 26th (Thursday) -29th (Sunday), 2022
■ Time 11: 00 ~ 19: 00 (last day only ~ 17: 00)
■ Location Moerenuma Park Glass Pyramid Atrium 1 & 2, Space 2 (1-1 Moerenuma Park, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido)
■ Support Sapporo City, Sapporo City Board of Education
[About shoemaker Noriyuki Misawa]
<Major awards>
Received both the 2010 International Efficiency Contest of Shoemakers, a gold medal, and an honorary award. Received the "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award" at the 33rd Japan Leather Crafts Exhibition in 2015. 2022 GLOBAL FOOTWEAR AWARDS "BEST OVERALL WINNER" award. Many others
<Solo exhibition>
2017 New York, Chelsea "Rogue Space"
2018 London, England “ Sway Gallery''
2018, 2020 Kengo Kuma Architecture "Tokyo Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center"
<Main activities>
Exhibition held at the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival in France
2018-22 Delivered to the Imperial Household Agency (Ise Jingu "Parent's Ceremony" etc.)
2020 Received "Silver Handcuffs with Crest" from Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
2021 TOKYO 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Performance Shoes Provided
<Main media publications and appearances>
2017 Canal plus (TV), Huffington Post magazine, etc. (France), Los Angeles Times magazine
2018 NHK WORLD "TOKYO FASHION EXPRESS" appearance
2019 XTO TV “ Punto Vida'' TV appearance (Bolivia), RBB radio appearance (Germany Berlin)
2022 Featured in Nihon Keizai Shimbun World Craftsman (Glob Artisan) Special Feature
<Production results>
Spike Lee (Film Director) Pakchanuk (Film Director) Adrien Brody (Actor) Angourie Rice (Actress) Millicent Simmons (Actress), Miyauchi Agency and many more
Noriyuki Misawa (MISAWA SHOE DESIGN Co., Ltd.)
URL: http://www.noriyukimisawa.com
Location: 5-46-3 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6807-8839
Representative name: Noriyuki Misawa Business description: Manufacture and sale of art shoes and custom shoes, operation of shoe school