Godzilla The Art By Parco Vol.4 is being held Nov 29th to Dec 16th 2024 at the Parco Museum Tokyo, and as with the prevois events there is exclusive figures, and merchandise. The artists for this event include Roby Dwi Antono, Hiroki Tsukuda, Ryuichi Ohira, James Jarvis, and Tadanobu Asano, all have created unique artworks with Godzilla as a motif, reflecting their own thoughts and unique perspectives on Godzilla. The key visual for this exhibition was created by Tetsuya Nakamura, items from many Godzilla films will be on display as well. The commemorative figure for this event is Movie Monster Series Godzilla 1968 Nakamura Tetsuya Version which retails for 5,500 yen, previous figures including the X-Plus Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla 1954 Template Version will also be available. A number of other items will be available including key chains, magnets, pass case, postcards, tote bags, shirts, and posters (all below). Also check out info and art from some of the artists involved in the event at bottom. A special interview video with General Producer Takeshi Yoroi below. Tetsuya Nakamura Born in Chiba Prefecture in 1968, he studied lacquer art at the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School. Since then, he has been focusing on the information that visual information can provide to living organisms. I have produced a variety of sculptures. Nakamura began to develop an affinity and understanding for Godzilla as a modeler in his high school days. During his student days, while studying arts and crafts, Nakamura came into contact with many Buddhist statues and discovered commonalities between the changes in style of Japanese Buddhist art and the changes in Godzilla's shape, which further deepened his interest. It is said that Godzilla from the 1964 film "Mothra vs. Godzilla" can be compared to a Buddhist statue from the Heian period, and that the ideal form of Godzilla was perfected after that. This time, Nakamura will create the 1964 Godzilla and King Ghidorah. Ryuichi Ohira Born in Tokyo in 1982 and raised in Chiba, he received his doctorate from the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School in 2011. "Godzilla has been the representative of absurdity for me since I was a child, and has also been an entity that gives me a certain kind of 'awakening.' Godzilla suddenly appears in our daily lives without any purpose, and then disappears. This time, I have likened Godzilla to a hammer, a motif that symbolizes an absurd existence. "I can't express it well in words, but I thought that "Godzilla and the Hammer" was the perfect fit, so I decided to create it. Life is a series of absurdities. There may seem to be a consistency between what happened a few seconds ago and what happens a few seconds later, but there is no consistency. So we have no choice but to love absurdity. I created Godzilla Hammer to love reasonless destruction and creation, and absurd death and life," Ohira said. James Jarvis Born in 1970, James Jarvis is a London-based artist who has worked as an illustrator and character designer. His artistic style is widely recognized and appreciated in Japan. He ran a company called "Amos" with SILAS co-founder Russell Waterman from 2003 to 2013, and has recently collaborated with many global brands such as NIKE, UNIQLO, IKEA, and adidas. This time, James will be exhibiting a series of Godzilla works, drawn in a free style on paper, displayed in clipboard style. Haroshi Since 2003, he has been creating unique sculptures and installations using recycled skateboard decks. Haroshi's work in this exhibition is inspired by the scene in which the original Godzilla first appeared. The work is made using discarded skateboards, with Godzilla's teeth carved out of urethane wheels (tires) from skateboards that the artist himself had used. The phenomenon in which skateboard wheels get stuck in the deck is called "wheel bite," and inspired by this term, Haroshi has created Godzilla's teeth out of wheels, attempting to recreate a "wheel bite." The yellowing of the teeth reflects the color of the wheels that have actually been burned by the sun while using a skateboard. Oliver Payne
Since the late 1990s, as a collaborative artist with Nick Ralph, he has been actively creating video works and installation pieces based on street culture such as skate, hardcore music, punk, and graffiti. For this exhibition, Oliver was so inspired by the sounds of the 1954 Godzilla film that he decided to use them to create a harsh noise piece. "It was exciting to create noise music using sounds from Godzilla movies, and to release it in Japan, a country where noise music is so well developed. I produced this with the help of my friend David Scott Stone, who has produced sounds for Merzbow, Masonna, Melvins, and others," says Oliver.
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Pintrill has announced new Shin Godzilla magnets and a acrylic standee, there are four styles of magnets. The magnets are Shin Godzilla Blast, Shin Godzilla Fire, Shin Godzilla 2nd Form, and Shin Godzilla White Poster, the first three are shots from the film, the standee is the profile head poster, the magnets are $10 each, the standee is $16. All will be available from multiple retailers with release scheduled for Jan 2025.
Breeze has announced their Godzilla 70th Anniversary apparel, including Sukajan Reversible Jackets, Long Sleeve Shirts, and Hats. The jackets and shirts come in adult and kids sizes, with all items having multiple sizes each.
The jackets come in two styles, feature embroidery on one side, the Minus One version also glows in the dark, they retail for 15,400 yen/13,200 yen for the adult sizes (dependent on style), 10,890 yen/9,790 yen for the kids sizes. The shirts come in six styles, they retail for 5,390 yen for adult sizes, 3,630 yen for the kids sizes. The hats come in four styles, are embroidered, and retail for 3,190 yen. All can be ordered starting Oct 21st, with release scheduled for the end of November with international shipping available. Asahipen is releasing the Shoji Paper Godzilla Door Screen, these are traditional Japanese style paper screens. They are a width of approx. 93 cm and a length of approx. 184 cm (printing area width approx. 91 cm and length approx. 182 cm), a set of 2, there are 16 designs available including Godzilla Minus One styles, art styles, poster styles, and more, they are 4 times stronger than regular Shoji paper, fade resistant, include a frame, and retail for 6,050 yen (plus shipping). They can be ordered now from the Asahipen Rakuten store.
Ninki Brewery is releasing the Popular Daiginjo Vs. Mechagodzilla Sake, it comes in a custom bottle featuring the Fake Godzilla skin effect to celebrate the films 50th Anniversary (and Godzilla's 70th). It is limited to 1000 bottles, is 720ml, has 17% alcohol content, and retails for 7,150 yen. It can be ordered now from Ninki Brewery (Japan only)with release in order sequence afterwards.
Ensky Shop is releasing the Godzilla Paper Theater Posters in two styles, Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, and Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991. These are layered, precisely laser-cut paper, that creates a three dimensional movie poster that you put together yourself. The GMK is is wood style with holographic print, it is 25.7cm tall, 18.2cm wide, and 5.1cm deep, and retails for 7,700 yen, the Godzilla Vs. Ghidorah is paper and is 16cm tall, 10cm wide, and 4.2cm deep, and retails for 2,970 yen. Both can be pre-ordered now worldwide (via Buyee) with release scheduled for Nov 2024.
DeAgostini is releasing their Godzilla New Year 2025 Party Platter Set again this year. This years set includes an assortment of food, original jubako box with lid, 2 poster calendars, Godzilla Osechi limited trading cards (6 pieces), celebratory chopsticks (for serving), and a Cast resin figure in the deluxe version of the set, the deluxe retails for 34,800 yen, the regular for 25,800 yen. Both are limited and can be pre-ordered now with delivery dates of either Dec 30, 2024, or Jan 2, 2025 in Japan only.
Sumi Printing is releasing three Godzilla -1.0 Embroidery Stickers, face, profile, and silhouette. The face and profile are approx. 6.5cm in size, and the silhouette is 7cm wide and 5.3cm tall, all are Rayon, Polyester on the front, EVA resin, Acrylic resin back, with adhesive backing to place on multiple items, and each retails for 2,750 yen. They will be available starting August 30th on the Sumi Printing website (Japan shipping only but a proxy service can most likely be used).
Update: These are now available from the Godzilla Store Japan. Pintrill is releasing the Godzilla Japanese Movie Poster Acrylic Magnets, there's 9 styles featuring both Showa and Heisei films. Each magnet is 2.5 inches in size, with a brief description of the film on the back of the package, and retails for $10. They can be pre-ordered now from multiple retailers like comic book shops, with release scheduled for the end on August.
The Japanese Godzilla Store has announced a number of new and unique items including shirts, shoes, and figures.
The figures include the Movie Monster Series Zilla 2004 and the Hibiya Godzilla Square Godzilla Statue, the Monster King Godzilla Minus One Minus Color, the Godzilla Store Exclusive Marusan x Koganemushi Super-Dreadnought Destoroyah, and the Wooden Godzilla 1954. Zilla is 26cm in length, and retails for 3,080 yen, the Hibiya figure is 17cm tall, and retails for 2,750 yen, and Minus One is 24.5cm tall, and retails for 8,250 yen. The Super-Dreadnought Destoroyah is based on the Godziban version, is 30cm tall, and retails for 49,500 yen, the Wooden Godzilla is hand carved, and meant to look like wood carvings of a bear holding a fish (Godzilla is holding a train), comes with a wood tag (name plate, 6cm tall), it is 26cm tall, 17cm in length, and 13cm wide, and it retails for 162,800 yen. The shirts are the same style featuring Godzilla's face in a metallic print, they come in three colors of print white, red, and turquoise, are sizes S to XXL, 100% cotton, and retail for 13,200 yen each. The shoes are the Godzilla shoes, worn at the Oscars, with the Godzilla claw heel, in a Godzilla Store exclusive color, in both men's and women's styles, in various sizes, the men's retails for 96,800 yen, the women's is 82,500 yen. Also announced was two unpainted and unassembled resin kits by Kokuryu Kobo, Godzilla 1989, and Biollante, Godzilla is 27cm tall (including base), 54cm in length, and 25cm wide, it retails for 51,700 yen, Biollante is 43cm tall (including base), 93cm in length, and 65cm wide, it retails for 407,000 yen. All except the Biollante kit are releasing this month (Biollante in Oct 2024), all can be pre-ordered now from the Godzilla Store Japan, most with the Buyee option. |
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