Sony Park

Key visual of Ginza Sony Park, scheduled for grand opening on January 26, 2025.
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Exhibit. Green and red lights are shining in the concrete architectural space.

How Artists Are Using Ginza Sony Park Before Its Grand Opening

Ginza Sony Park, the building is currently under construction for its January 2025 grand opening, was opened for a limited time between Tue, November 19 and Sun, December 1, 2024, for "ART IN THE PARK (Under Construction)," a program that explores the fusion between art and architecture. Over 10,000 people visited the park during the two-week period, with many visitors both from Japan and abroad enjoying the space in its current, very distinct moment in time. The three artists who featured in the program were those with close ties to Ginza Sony Park: Shun Sudo, Koji Yamaguchi, and Takuro Tamayama. What feelings were behind the works exhibited at the program? We asked the three artists about the background behind their works.

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Bird’s eye view. The Sony Building at night, around when the company was founded. A large tree stands on a corner of the grounds.

Garden in Ginza

Source : The Nikkei Shimbun (Morning), May 1, 1966

April 29 will forevermore be an unforgettable day for me. This is because our new building, in which we have invested so much time and effort and which we are immensely proud of, opened in a corner of Nishiginza in Tokyo. Having said this, there are certain things that I still feel apprehensive about. One of these is whether we, as an electronics manufacturer, were justified in constructing a building in an area with Japan's, and indeed the world's, most expensive real estate. Some people may think us crazy or egotistical to do this as an electronics manufacturer. In the first place, I too felt at the time that it was somewhat over the top. In truth, I was seriously worried until recently that we had erred in our decision. But in the end, the building was completed, and today I would like to tell the story of how what led to this point. ...

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Record of the new building construction, inside view. Sky as seen from deep underground, ringed by the exterior basement walls and construction platform.
Record of the new building construction, exterior view. Cherry blossoms bloom in the foreground of the intersection for Ginza Sony Park, which is surrounded by a temporary construction fence decorated with art depicting gerbera daisies.Record of the new building construction, exterior view. Construction site for the building frame on the rooftop floor, surrounded by scaffolding, prior to concrete pouring. The floor shows the exposed steel frame and deck.
Sony Park Exhibition, exterior view. The main visual of the exhibition is displayed on the side wall of the staircase.
Sony Park Exhibition, exterior view. Six round art objects, labeled “1” to “6” respectively, are lined up in a row on the ground floor.Sony Park Exhibition, exterior view. Six round art objects, labeled “1” to “6” respectively, are lined up in a row on the ground floor. People walk on the adjacent sidewalk.
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