Weekly Playboy “Enthusiasm 50+1” exhibition held at B GALLERY
2017.12.29
"Weekly Playboy" is something that every man has read at least once. Starting with gravure signage, society, politics, culture, documentaries, gambling, adult entertainment... "Weekly News" has been packed with all the desires of the universe, and has survived by changing its editorial policy with the times. It was launched in October 2016. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary. In our 51st year, which we have designated as our anniversary year, we have been progressing with various projects and exploring new formats for the magazine.
This exhibition, titled ``Enthusiasm 50 + 1,'' will include past cover collages that strongly reflect the era, masterpiece gravures, and illustrations related to magazine pages, as well as images that use video with an eye to the future. Hands-on exhibits are also available. We are also planning a collaboration project with Weekly Bar, which opened in the same Shinjuku location in June last year, as well as product sales limited to the event. Additionally, the content of this exhibition will be updated weekly to match the format of the weekly magazine.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the 50-year history of “Weekly Play” and the future. Please look forward to it.
- Event period
- January 13, 2018 (Sat) - February 12, 2018 (holiday/Mon) 11:00-20:00
*Due to popular demand, the exhibition period has been extended.
- Holding store
- B GALLERY (BEAMS JAPAN 5F)
- Event Vol.1
- Talk show & reception party
talk show
Date and time: January 14th (Sun) 16:00-17:30
Reservation system: First 40 people (seated) *For reservations, please contact B GALLERY (Tel: 03-5368-7309)
Guests: Tomoji Tanaka (editor/former editor-in-chief of Weekly Playboy), Akira Suei (author/former editor-in-chief of Photo Jidai), Shinbo Minami (editor/illustrator), and more...
Reception party(Free admission) 17:30-20:00
- Event Vol.2
- business trip! Weekly bar (free admission)
Weekly pre-GIRL S from Kabukicho, Shinjuku will be serving drinks with champagne.
Date and time: January 20th (Sat) 15:00-18:00
- Event Vol.3
- Arisa Komiya Photo Exhibition & Unveiling Party
Just before the photo book is released! We will be holding a photo exhibition for one day only.
Date and time: January 27th (Sat) 11:00-16:30
*Entry will be prohibited from 16:30 to 20:00 due to related events being held.
- Event Vol.4
- talk show
Guest: Meisa Fujishiro (Photographer) x Kotori Kawashima (Photographer)
Host: Takuro Chikada (Weekly Playboy)
Date and time: February 4th (Sunday) 17:00-18:00
Capacity reservation system: First 40 people (seated)
*For reservations, please contact B GALLERY (Tel: 03-5368-7309).
- In addition, the latest information on the event will be distributed on the homepage and various media from time to time.
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Click here for the 50th anniversary special site
*For further inquiries, please contact B GALLERY (Tel: 03-5368-7309).
weekly playboy
Released every Monday. First published on October 28, 1966. The catchphrase at the time of the magazine's launch was ``Every man has the right to read! Read Playboy's international sensibilities!'' In the 1960s, Shintaro Ishihara and Yukio Mishima's serials and foreign pin-ups were the main attractions. Around 1970, purely domestic gravure produced by Kishin Shinoyama became popular. At the same time as determining the direction of Gravure Weekly Weekly, hard-hitting articles such as life advice from Renzaburo Shibata, Toko Kon, and Ken Kaiko were also supported. The past two times have sold over 1 million copies. In the late 70's, when ``Ore no Sora'' was serialized, and in the mid-80's, when Editor-in-Chief Katsuhiko Shimaji displayed his skill. Since the 1990s, his gravure photo books have been a successive hit, and he has also been active in reporting on wars and disasters.
Related books
50 years of women and men who made the era go wild.
A record of love and desire that should be etched in history.
We reviewed all of the nearly 2,500 back issues and picked out gravure and interview articles about actresses, talents, idols, actors, athletes, artists, photographers, and manga artists who stood out in our time. The history of "enthusiasm" is published in all 320 pages. TADANORI YOKOO created a new "Playboy" logo for this work. It's not just a review, it's more than just a review, look at the hidden power of the weekly play.
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■150 gravure historical treasures that colored the times!
■Agnes Lam, Yoko Minamino, Ryoko Hirosue, Yuka, Yukie Nakama, Haruka Igawa...The "heroines of the era" speak.
■Yukio Mishima, Ken Takakura, Yusaku Matsuda, Eikichi Yazawa, the Rolling Stones... Portraits of the men that Weekly has followed.
■Stevie Wonder VS Shintaro Katsu, Bob Marley VS Kenji Nakagami, etc. Contains a collection of historical conversations.
■Kinobu Shinoyama, Daido Moriyama, Yoshihiro Tachiki, Noboru Nakamura, Meisa Fujishiro, Kotori Kawashima...a special feature on photographers who captured the era.