HOKKAIDO Art/Design/Hotel/Food
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On the way out of the Sapporo Station, walk about 5 min towards the " Oodori " there is Sapporo Grand Hotel.
It was built as the first Western-style hotels of Hokkaido in 1934. It is the 80th anniversary in 2014.
The hotel was renovated last year and a new gallery was opened at the corner of lobby space. That is “GRANVISTA GALLERY SAPPORO”.
When you say "Gallery ", most people have an unfamiliar image that is hard to enter, but this gallery is made for people who wants to enjoy feel free of arts and designs in Japnan. So anyone can feel free to look for free as any times.
The gallery was opened with “LIFE” exhibition by Kazumasa Nagai, who designed the official mark of Sapporo Olympics in 1972. As the opening event a talk event with Shigeru Uchida, who designed the gallery was held.
[Exhibition List]
2013/7/2 to 9/3 Graphic Designer Kazumasa Nagai Exhibition
2013/9/5to10/29 Artist Katsuhiko Hibino Exhibition
2013/10/31to12/10 Interior Designer Uchida Shigeru Exhibition
2013/12/12 to2014/2/4 Sculptor Takamichi Ito Exhibition
2014/2/6 to 4/1 Anthropologist Masao Yamaguchi Exhibition
2014/4/3to6/27 Artist Igarashi Takeshi Nobu Exhibition
Although it is a small space in the corner of the hotel, the exhibition of top artists of Japan is held. They are all very high quality.
[Kazumasa Nagai Exhibition]
[Katsuhiko Hibino Exhibition]
[Uchida Shigeru Exhibition]
Since it is located in the center of Sapporo, it is possible for you to drop in easily.
I vist there whenever I come to Sapporo.
You can enjoy enough from the outside of the glass to be stopped at night.
This location is also ideal for meeting.
“Let's meet at the gallery!”
Sapporo Grand Hotel - Grand Vista Gallery Sapporo -
The fall of 2005, Isamu Noguchi exhibition was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art.
Though he was a great artist, but I only knew him as the designer of good coffee table and AKARI: lighting equipment. It’s shame on me.
I heard that " Sculpture of the Earth " in Hokkaido had been finished through the exhibition. That was the MOERENUMA Park. (NUMA means marsh in English) I appreciated the model of the MOERENUMA Park at the exhibition and I have wanted to visit sometime.
Summer of 2013 that eight years have passed since then, I visited the MOERENUMA Park at last.
I drove about 30 min from downtown of Sapporo-city, and idyllic scenery was spread around.
Unfortunately the weather was not so good, but wind of Hokkaido autumn made us feel very good.
It is possible to overlook the city of Sapporo and the overall picture of the park from the top of the MOERE mountain that is a beautiful cone.
You can see the Glass Pyramid and the MOERE mountain from the MOERE beach.
Fountain of the sea reproduces powerful ocean wave.
However, it has been damaged by lightning after I visited, it stops operation.
It's a place where you can feel natural, but it's a wonderful place where you can feel that it's "sculpture of the earth" .
It is one of the most favorite places in Hokkaido for me. It is very difficult to have to describe in words, but to go once anyway, I want you to spend time leisurely.
However, you should bring your own lunch because there is only a fine restaurant and a small shop.
MOERENUMA Park (モエレ沼公園)