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Freestyle is an art exhibition by Japanese artist Satoshi Ohno, member of musical group Arashi. The first edition took place in 2008 in Omotesando Hills.[1] Two more editions took place in 2015[2] and 2020[3] in Japan, as well as one in Shanghai in 2015.[2]

Freestyle beginnings

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"Freestyle" ran from February 21 to 29, 2008, at Omotesando Hills Space O in Tokyo,[4] with an expected number of 30,000 visitors. It included over 200 works in several forms. Many of Ohno's works created before he had entered Johnny & Associates, exhibited in Freestyle, included paintings, clay models, photographs, big objects d'art, and more. Ohno created all these works as part of his hobby, many done in his spare time, in off-days, between performances with his group, or acting break moments.[5] When the exhibition opened, Ohno said "It's a strange feeling to have so many people see the work that I have been making for 10 years in such... big venue". A companion book, also named "Freestyle", was released days before, on February 8, and by the time the exhibition opened, it was already on it's third printing.[6] In May, the exhibition changed name to "Freestyle All Around Japan", opening in Osaka (Kyocera Dome Osaka 9F Sky Hall, May 14-18), Nagoya (Asunal Hall, May 28- June 1), Tokyo (JCB Hall, June 12-15), Sapporo (Sapporo Dome, in front of the West Gate Special venue) and Fukuoka (Zepp Fukuoka, June 18-22).[7][8]

Freestyle II

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In 2015, Ohno announced a second edition of his art exhibition. With the name "Freestyle II", it would open in Tokyo, at Omotesando Space O, from July 24 to August 23, and Osaka from March 3 to April 3, 2016, after seven and a half years of the first one, which was visited by around 100,000 people in 6 venues. This time, 30 new works would be included in the exhibit: 15 figures and 15 paintings, some of the latter being oil paintings, a first for Ohno. As with the first one, a companion book would also be released, this time on July 24, taking the name of the exhibition.[9] The book sold 115,000 units in the first week.[10]

From July 9 to 29, Ohno's art would also be displayed in Shanghai, at the Shanghai Johhan Art Museum. This one, named as "Freestyle in Shanghai 2015", would include several of the works seen in "Freestyle",[9] around 50-60 sculptures and 20 paintings. It was Ohno's first overseas art exhibition. About it, Ohno's comment was: “I did not imagine holding an exhibit overseas. I wonder what kind of reaction would they have?”.[11][12] In just the first day, the exhibition hosted 1,600 people, and by the day before, over 24,000 advance tickets had been sold. Ohno traveled from Japan on the 5th-6th to check on the venue, where he wrote on red paint "Xie Xie", saying: "I'm looking forward to seeing how the people of Shanghai will view it and what their reactions will be."[13]

Freestyle 2020

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5 years later, in 2020, amidst the chaos brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohno held the last exhibition before taking a break from public activities.[14][15] "Freestyle 2020" was held from September 9 to November 8 at Roppongi Hills Observatory Tokyo City View in Tokyo. His comment about it: "This show will include previous works and a lot of newer ones, too. Looking back on my earlier works and spending time with them brought back lots of memories. From these past works, to the latest ones, FREESTYLE 2020 is packed with my latest thoughts and ideas. I hope everyone will find something to enjoy there”.[16] The exhibition contained from miniature paintings, to a large head sculpture, to the painting of what would become Arashi's single "Kite" cover image.[17][18] Later that year, it was revealed that the exhibition would be taken to the virtual world. Held on December 11, Ohno would take the digital visitors on a tour looking around through his works.[19] It was also revealed that the physical exhibition would take place in Osaka's Grand Front Osaka, from December 21 to February 28, 2021, exclusively for members of Arashi's fan club, with projects and new goods unique to the Osaka venue.[20]

As with the previous two events, a companion book was released by the time of the opening of the exhibition. The book ranked first in the "Oricon Weekly Book Ranking" dated October 19, after selling 40,000 units the first week of sales. [21]

In addition to the exhibition, this year's event also had another thing close to Ohno's heart. It had been a dream of his to become a baker,[22] and this year, in "Cafe The Sun", the café located next to the exhibition venue, a "bakery" was installed for the duration of the event, under the name "Satoshi's Curry Bread Bakery". The bakery offered curry bread with Ohno's original curry recipe. The recipe written on a recipe card was also enclosed with the purchase inside the paper bag as a bonus.[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ "Satoshi Ohno gets art exhibit". Tokyograph. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "「嵐」大野智　７月上海で海外初の個展「どんな反応か興味」". Sponichi (in Japanese). 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ "FREESTYLE 2020 大野智 作品展". TCV Roppongi Hills (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ^ "大野智 FREESTYLE 2008年2月29日放送". Fuji TV's Art Lover (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  5. ^ "嵐・大野智、ジャニーさんに叱られた思い出 けんかしたことも「さっきはごめんね」". Oricon (in Japanese). 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ "嵐リーダー・大野智ご満悦 初個展開催で「サイコー!」". Oricon (in Japanese). 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. ^ "嵐・大野智が個展「FREESTYLE」を開催". Archived from the original on 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  8. ^ "大野智 個展『FREESTYLE　ALL AROUND JAPAN』全国巡回決定!!". Johnny's Net (Johnny and Associates site) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b "嵐・大野智のアートはどう魅力的なのか？　7年半ぶりの個展の楽しみ方を考える". Real Sound (in Japanese). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  10. ^ "【オリコン】大野智アート作品集2弾、男性ソロ名義写真集で歴代最高週間売上". Oricon (in Japanese). 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Arashi's Ohno Satoshi to hold his second art exhibition "FREESTYLE II"". Arama Japan. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  12. ^ "大野智が海外進出！7月に上海で個展「FREESTYLE」開催". J News 1 (in Japanese). 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  13. ^ "大野智の芸術　上海魅了！大フィーバー初日１６００人来場". Sponichi (in Japanese). 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  14. ^ "嵐、2020年をもって活動休止 大野智コメント全文「5人それぞれの道を歩んでもいいのでは」". Oricon (in Japanese). 27 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  15. ^ "嵐、休止決断も対立生まれず 緊急会見も"通常運転"で明るい表情". Oricon (in Japanese). 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  16. ^ "嵐・大野智、5年ぶり作品展開催　創作活動の集大成＜本人コメント＞". Model Press (in Japanese). 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  17. ^ "FREESTYLE 2020 SATOSHI OHNO EXHIBITION". TCV Roppongi Hills. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  18. ^ "嵐・大野智、5年ぶり作品展開幕「やっぱり好きなんだろうねぇ」＜FREESTYLE 2020 大野智 作品展＞". Model Press (in Japanese). 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Arashi's Satoshi Ohno will take you on a virtual tour of his art exhibition". Yahoo Singapore. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  20. ^ "嵐・大野智の作品展、12月より大阪で開催決定 嵐FC会員限定、大阪会場ならではの企画&グッズも". Oricon (in Japanese). 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  21. ^ "嵐・大野智、第3弾作品集が自身初の「BOOKランキング」1位に【オリコンランキング】". Oricon (in Japanese). 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  22. ^ "嵐が夢を語る！大野智「パン屋になる夢は叶った。80歳になったら仙人になる」". Mezamashi Media (in Japanese). 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  23. ^ "嵐・大野智の作品展、展示品の一部解禁 初の撮影OKの作品も、チケット抽選申込みは30日から". Oricon (in Japanese). 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  24. ^ "【智のカレーパン屋さん】カレーのレシピカードを公開！作り方や材料もまとめ！". Tokyo Café Blog (in Japanese). 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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