BLOCK HOUSE + island JAPAN
Since opening islandJAPAN in 2010, gallery director Haruka Ito has been involved in a variety of activities, including holding exhibitions and participating in international art fairs, serving as the main director of Art festival “Tekkojima Festival” and “Tennoz Art Festival”, a mural painting program, as well as the art director of “101 Contemporary Art Fair”. Then, in 2016, the gallery moved into a new phase with the relocation of the space to the modern architecture of BLOCK HOUSE in Shibuya.In 2019 new gallery space “HARUKAITO by island” was launched.
Our goal is to create a new gallery as a new form of movement with active artists who have collaborated on various projects and events that Ito has developed over the years. Ito’s collaborators range from the pioneer sound artist Akio Suzuki to the legendary noise musician/visual artist ∈Y∋, and young artists of new media. island JAPAN will continue to work with artists and clients to explore the meaning of art in the changing social climate through a new vision and proactive action.
