From Toyonaka to the World - Susumu Shingu

February 18 - March 12, 2023

Venue：Toyonaka Performing Arts Center

This is an exhibition that introduces the trajectory from the Toyanaka era, with the materials to be released for the first time, to the present day.

Opening hours：　10:00 - 17:00

Closed：　On Mondays

Location：　Toyonaka Performing Arts Center ／ 1F Exhibition Room, Rooftop Terrace
（3-7-2 Sonehigashino-cho, Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan）

For inquiries：　Toyonaka Performing Arts Center　Phone：06-6864-5000（10:00 - 19:00）

Exhibition Hall

Chronology and 2 sculptures, including paintings (original drawings) from childhood and models of sculptures

left： La Pace （2017）／ right： Starry Sky （2013）

left： Moon Boat NY （2022）／ video screening room

picture book original drawings （Wind Planet, Little Birds, Traveling Butterfly） and book samples

roof terrace

eight Wind Caravan sculptures （2000〜） are exhibited

an unique view of Toyonaka with a plane and Hankyu railway trains

Opening Event and Preview

Concert by TeN, singer-songwriter, composer of the songs of which lyrics written by Susumu Shingu.

Date：　February 17　〈Opening Event〉 13:30 -　〈Preview〉 15:00 -

Venue：　Toyonaka Performing Arts Center ／ Middle Hall（Aqua Culture Hall）, Exhibion Hall

Fees：　Free

Application：　Reception desk at the venue on the day

On February 17, 2023 （Friday） from 13:30, the new song Hoshizora （Starry Sky） written by Susumu Shingu and composed by TeN was unveiled at Aqua Culture Hall.

MC： Keiko Furukawa
Vocal： TeN
Piano／Arrangement： Yumi Nanatsutani
Violin and viola： Mayuri Mizuno
Cello： Emi Yoneda

After the speech by Susumu Shingu, a bouquet of flowers was presented, and Mayor Shigeki Osanai of Toyonaka gave a speech.
Tetsuo Mori, Mayor of Sanda City, was present at the venue as well as Jules Irrmann, Consul General of France, and Marco Prencipe, Consul General of Italy.

In the talk session, MC Keiko Furukawa asked about the friendship between TeN and Susumu Shingu.
After that TeN’s memorial live concert was held and four songs were sung. Among them, the song Drawing in the Sky was written by Susumu Shingu and composed by TeN. At around 14:50, the ceremony ended, and the audience was guided to the exhibition in the adjacent Toyonaka Performing Arts Center, where the theme of Susumu Shingu ／ From Toyonaka to the World - It all started from here was presented.

Greetings from Shigeki Osanai, Mayor of Toyonaka

Talk - MC Keiko Furukawa ／ Susumu Shingu ／ TeN

Memorial live concert

TeN

A preview of the exhibition

Continuous talk Let's talk with Mr.Shingu

Date：　〈1st From Hometown Toyonaka to the World〉 February 18　14:00 -
〈2nd Arts〉 February 25　14:00 -

Speakers：　〈1st〉 Susumu Shingu, Students at Toyonaka High School, Ikuro Nakagawa（Professor Emeritus of Tezukayama University, Adoviser of Japanese Society for Cultural Policy, Toyonaka high school graduate）
〈2nd〉 Susumu Shingu, Masahiko Todoroki（Independent Researcher, Doctor of Engineering, Tuva Music Performer）

Facilitator：　〈1st〉 Itsuro Tanaka（Former Deputy Mayor of Toyonaka City）
〈2nd〉 Takuro Iwabuchi（Editor, What's this?! Circle Director）

Venue：　Toyonaka Performing Arts Center ／ 1F Multifunctional Room

Fees：　Free

Application：　Reception desk at the venue on the day

Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 14:00 ／ Toyonaka Performing Arts Center ／ Multipurpose room
Let's talk with Mr. Shingu 1st　From my hometown Toyonaka to the world

Susumu Shingu
Ikuro Nakagawa （Professor Emeritus of Tezukayama University, Advisor of the Society for Cultural Policy, Graduate of Toyonaka High School）
Yuki Teramoto （Prefectural Toyonaka High School 2nd year student）
Yu Watanabe （1st year student at Toyonaka Prefectural High School）
Moderator： Itsuro Tanaka （Former Deputy Mayor of Toyonaka City, Director of NPO Policy Research Institute）

Part 1 and Part 2 were held with a break in the packed venue. Venue full of enthusiasm.

From left： Itsuro Tanaka, Susumu Shingu, Ikuro Nakagawa

From left： Itsuro Tanaka, Yu Watanabe, Yuki Teramoto, Susumu Shingu, Ikuro Nakagawa

Saturday, February 25, 2023, from 14:00 ／ Toyonaka Performing Arts Center ／ Multipurpose room
Let's talk with Mr. Shingu 2nd　Arts

Susumu Shingu
Masahiko Todoroki（Independent Researcher, Doctor of Engineering, Tuva Music Performer）
Moderator： Takuro Iwabuchi（Editor, What's this?! Circle Director）

Surrounded by a packed audience, Mr. Todoroki’s performance suddenly began. He played the magical instrument of Tuva brilliantly.
The talk, which started with Mr. Iwabuchi as the moderator, had a mysterious atmosphere from beginning to end, and while derailing quite a bit, it turned into the discussion about art.
Mr. Todoroki likes to go to Tuva, a Southern region of Russian Federation. He started hiking in the world because his father loves mountains.
Mr. Iwabuchi asked Mr. Shingu about art and the beginning why he started to make sculptures that move by the wind.
In the second half, everyone in the venue had to write down their art experiences on sticky notes. There were questions from the audience in the end, and the talk event ended with Mr. Todoroki's singing.