Join special guests including artist and WAVE exhibition co-curator Hiro Sugiyama for an evening of art, VJ and DJ sets, workshops, drawing demonstrations and spotlight talks celebrating the creativity, colour and chaos of Japan House London’s exhibition WAVE: Currents in Japanese Graphic Arts.
PROGRAMME
VJ Performance by WAVE Curator Hiro Sugiyama with DJ Set by Takahiko
The Hall, Lower Ground Floor
19:00-20:00; 20:30-21:30
Catch a special VJ performance by artist and WAVE curator Hiro Sugiyama. Sugiyama blends and manipulates various video sources to create a captivating real-time mix of imagery synchronized to a DJ set by London based DJ, electronic artist and music producer Takahiko (also known as DJ Takaki).
Founder of the creative collective Enlightenment, Hiro Sugiyama has been an active VJ since 1994, performing with big-name artists around the globe, and appearing on the bill at major festivals, parties and art shows in many countries. Recent work includes joining m-flo’s COSMICOLOR and Osawa Shinichi’s THE ONE tours as VJ, and providing live footage for AMURO Namie, BOA, MEG and others.
Takahiko specializes in techno and drum & bass and has performed at many prestigious venues in Japan and the UK. These include major nightclubs such as ageHa and Contact in Tokyo and Egg London, electronic music festivals including Ultra Japan and Metamorphose and even the British Museum.