PARADISE AIR 10th anniversary archive book “POWERS OF TEN”

PARADISE AIR’s 10th Anniversary Commemorative Archive Book Published

PARADISE AIR, an artist-in-residence facility in front of Matsudo Station, invites various artists from Japan and abroad to Matsudo and supports their production and presentation of artworks. The end of May 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of its establishment. To commemorate this anniversary, we have published an archive book, “POWERS OF TEN,” which summarizes the program’s history over the past ten years.

This book introduces the matters related to PARADISE AIR with ten keywords. The book is a two-volume set: a visual book containing many photographs documenting the daily lives of artists from around the world and Japan and a textbook that explains the PARADISE AIR program, including reviews by experts in the field. This book combines two books: a visual book containing information about the artist-in-residence program and the various projects that have been organized, as well as a textbook that provides a detailed explanation of the PARADISE AIR program, with reviews by experts. We hope you will feel the power of 10 years through this book.

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[Contents]
This book is a visual and textual retrospective of PARADISE AIR’s history, using ten keywords.

1 ARTISTS – 428 groups and 636 people stayed in Matsudo
2 RESIDENCE – A place to stay and create
3 MATSUDO – Our base of operations
4 COORDINATORS – The team behind PARADISE AIR
5 COLLECTIVE – The collective that supports PARADISE AIR
6 PROGRAM – Introduction of our projects
7 LEARN – Learning together through art
8 DOCUMENT – To keep a record of our activities
9 RELATIONSHIP -The relationship between artists and the city
10 FUTURE -The future of PARADISE AIR

[REVIEWES]
Included are reviews by experts in the art industry.
What are PARADISE AIR’s activities, as seen through their expertise?

Writers: Vasco Mourão (artist), Purin Phanichphant (artist), Alicja Rogalska (artist), Arata Hasegawa (independent curator)

[Design]
A special 10th-anniversary booklet by art director Kensaku Kato (LABORATORIES)

Designed by Kensaku Kato (LABORATORIES), PARADISE AIR’s art director, who has accompanied the company for the past 10 years since its establishment. The book is a printed publication with gradient binding, one of PARADISE AIR’s key colors, and original typography.

[Book outline]
Title: PARADISE AIR 10th Anniversary “POWERS OF TEN”
B5 size / 96 pages *Limited to 600 copies
Publisher: PARADISE AIR
Editors: Akira Kuroki, Isao Kanemaki (PARADISE AIR)