About us
The Art Byte Critique collective is focused on creating a network of working artists interested in constructive dialogues about studio work and the discovery of new ideas and inspirations. Art Byte Critique originally started out on the Meetup.com website in 2012 and is based in the Tokyo area.
Artists spend most of their time alone in the studio in dialogue with their work. We are continually developing ideas and creating works on their own. Despite all the ideas and images that inspire our creativity, sometimes it feels like something is lacking. The Art Byte Critique group seeks to fill that gap by providing a place for working artists to have an exchange of ideas with other artists.
Since then, this collective of artists continues monthly discussions about studio work, gallery and museum visits, sharing of artist resources and supporting each other’s creative efforts through meetings and our website.
If you are interested in learning more about the Art Byte Critique Group, please send an e-mail to artbytecritique@gmail.com
アートバイト講評団とは？
制作は孤独な作業です。アーティストは、作品との対話に長い時間を費やします。また、日常の中からイメージやアイディアを広い、作品に取り込みます。しかし、作品と向き合い、インターネットを介して膨大な情報にアクセスしているにもかかわらず、なにかが足りない、どこかで重要な破片が見つからなくなってしまった、そう感じることが少なくありません。その足りない破片を探す道すがら、2012年よりメンバーはそれぞれMeetup.comというウェブサイトにアクセスしました。
出会った人々は、月に1回都内に集まり、制作についてのディスカッション、アイディアについての相談などの意見交換を通じてお互いの活動をサポートするようになります。
メールやラインやスカイプでの会議などバーチャルなインタラクションが多くなる社会の中、集まりは、実際その場にいることでしか感じ取れないもの、実際顔を突き合わせてみないと起きなかった対話が確かにあるということを思い出させます。
関東に住まいの作家、デザイナー、クリエーターなどご興味がありましたら、是非ご連絡下さい。artbytecritique@gmail.com
ACTIVITIES HISTORY
June 2024
Bristol Artists Book Event, University West England, Bristol, Bower Ashton, United Kingdom
June 2023 - present
Futuristic Illusion Artist Book Project
April 2023
Printed Bound: Artists’ Book and Print Fair, Sunny Banks Mill, Leeds, United Kingdom
March 2023
PAGES: Reset Artist Book Fair, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
November 2022
10: Art Byte Critique 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Launch Pad Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
July - August 2022
IN/TANGIBLE, Art for Thought, Tokyo Japan
April 2022
Bristol Artists Book Event, University West England, Bristol, United Kingdom
October 2021
Tokyo Art Book Fair 2021, Online
Vancouver Art Book Fair 2021, DIgital
Online Autumn Pop Up Shop
March 2021
Online Spring Pop Up Shop
November 2020
Tokyo Art Book Fair 2020, Online
October 2020
Vancouver Art Book Fair 2020, Online
October 2019
Setouchi Art Book Fair 2019, Tamamo Park, Takamatsu, Japan
March 2019
Tokyo Art Book Fair Ginza Edition 2019, Ginza Sony Park, Tokyo, Japan
January/February 2019
In the Details, Gallery LeDeco, Tokyo, Japan
October/November 2018
Turning the Page: Manchester – Yokohama, Paper Gallery, Manchester, England
September/October 2018
Reading Between the Lines, Launch Pad Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
March – May 2018
World Book Day, Eccleston Community Library and World of Glass, St. Helens, England
September 2017
Tokyo Art Book Fair 2017, Terrada Warehouse, Tokyo, Japan
March 2017
Surface(s), Nishimachi Art Space, Tokyo, Japan
September 2016
Tokyo Art Book Fair 2016, Kyoto and Tohoku University of Art and Design, Tokyo, Japan
September 2015
Tokyo Art Book Fair 2015, Kyoto and Tohoku University of Art and Design, Tokyo, Japan
September 2014
Tokyo Art Book Fair 2014, Kyoto and Tohoku University of Art and Design, Tokyo, Japan
October 2013
Tokyo Spidering – HAGISO, Tokyo, Japan