Antenae #03 Nicole Lenzi
Walking Drawings In April Nature Walk, I engage in a responsive mark making process to record my surroundings while in flux. This activity encourages being fully present to the local environment as one passes through it. Marks are made on paper as the body bobs up and down to…
Antennae #02 Kazuki Nakahara
“Lichtung”,”Richtung” (Glade, Direction) I walked deep into the forest, chasing beautiful birds and cool insects. I followed the pathless trail, sewing through the grass and branches that clung to my body. Suddenly, I was so focused on the “gesture” of my body, which seemed to be regularly stitching the grass…
Antennae #01 Morgan O’Hara
LIVE TRANSMISSION TRACKING HUMAN VITALITY THROUGH OBSERVED MOVEMENT AS ART CONTEXT Morgan O’Hara’s art research, culturally contextualized in the practice of drawing as a fundamental human endeavor is continuous with the time-honored practice of drawing from life and builds on the historical continuum of the field. This practice requires presence,…
Antennae – Drawing Tube
“Antennae” Drawing Tube is an international platform for alternative research and practice of drawing. We explore multiple aspects of drawing-making, from experimental, contemporary drawing practices to the exploration of anthropological aspects of line creation. In 2021, we collaborated with artists around the world on the project Signals, exploring the impact…
Signals – Publication
In the spring of 2020, Drawing Tube launched “Signals” in collaboration with artists working in different environments all over the world. It was interested in exploring what artists were thinking during the pandemic. Artists were encouraged to contribute small visual and textual fragments from their daily life that materialized from…
Drawing Tube vol.04
Drawing Tube Vol. 4 – Sohei Nishino x GAP students from Hiraku Suzuki 鈴木ヒラク on Vimeo. Drawing Tube vol.04 Sohei Nishino x GAP students Date: May 31, 2019 (Fri) 15:00 – 18:00 Venue: Hiraku Suzuki Studio (Tokyo) Sohei Nishino, a photographer / artist, was invited to Hiraku Suzuki’s Studio (Tokyo)…
Drawing Tube vol.4
Sohei Nishino x GAP students Date: May 31, 2019 (Fri) 15:00 – 18:00 Venue: Hiraku Suzuki Studio (Tokyo) Photographer/artist Sohei Nishino will be invited to Hiraku Suzuki’s Studio (Tokyo) for an experimental talk/drawing session using two drawing cameras, for Tokyo University of the Arts Global Art Practice MFA course students.…
Drawing Tube vol.03
Drawing Tube vol.03 Abdelkader Benchamma x Hiraku Suzuki Drawing+Talk Date: 2017-11-12(Sunday) Venue: Tokyo Arts and Space Residency Abdelkader Benchamma, one of the world’s leading artists in contemporary drawing scene will have an experimental dialogue “Drawing Tube” with Hiraku Suzuki who explores and seeks to expand the realm of drawing. Abdelkader Benchamma…
Drawing Tube vol.02
Drawing Tube vol.02 Zon Ito, Hiraku Suzuki Drawing and Talk “drawing a book” Date: 2016-9-17 (Saturday) Venue:TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR Zon Ito is known for his stitch works that seem to illustrate fragmented lines that represent the memories and history of animals, plants, and natural light, which he uses as motifs…
Drawing Tube vol.01
Drawing Tube vol.01 Hiraku Suzuki Drawing Performance Guest: Gozo Yoshimasu Date: 2016-9-4(Sunday) Venue:Tōhoku University of Art & Design Yamagata Biennale 2016 The first event of Hiraku Suzuki’s new project, “Drawing Tube”, welcomes guest poet Gozo Yoshimasu. The two artists will undertake an improvised performance with a theme that casts them into…