One year has passed since Keiko Miyata held the exhibition "In & Out" at Soso Cafe. In this October, her weird and mysterious animals will occupy the cafe again! Is this an animal or just an object? What kind of stuff will come to Sapporo???

In this exhibition "dangerous pop", you can take your favourite drawings and animals to your place if you like. Since her dedicated collectors usually get all new works, "Trash Bear" have not shown so often. However, this exhibition will be a good chance to see this masterpieces of punk bears. Keiko Miyata will paint torso like white soft toys at the opening event. Also, do not miss the live act of "The Analog Girl" from Singapore. This will be the first performance in Japan for her.

Keiko Miyata "dangerous pop" Exhibition
Date: (Mon.) 29 September - (Wed.) 29 October 2003
Place: Soso Cafe
1F Sansei Bld., S1 W13, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
TEL: +81-11-280-2240
Open: 11:00 - 21:00
Admission Free
http://www.shift.jp.org/soso/

Opening Event
Date: (Sat.) 27 September 2003
Start: 20:00 Close: 2:00
Tickets: Advanced 1,500 yen with 1 drink, Day 2,000 yen with 1 drink
Live Create Performance: Keiko Miyata (Tokyo)
Live Act: The Analog Girl (Singapore)
Cooperated by Furniture Design Agra
Place: Soso Cafe
1F Sansei Bld., S1 W13, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
Tickets are available at: Soso Cafe, 4 Pla Play Guide (S1 W4, Sapporo)
Tickets Info: Soso Cafe (+81-11-280-2240)


Keiko Miyata: Studied paintings at a junior college and spent some years as a stuffed toy designer. Started to work as a freelance since 1994. Scary but cute stuff, which she samples animals and objects, are her representative works, and she showcases photos taken with those works as well. From a Teddy Bear to a contemporary artwork, she creates a wide range of works beyond genres. Keiko will participate in a group exhibition in New York starting in November.

The Analog Girl: A sampling of noise, beats and emotions - crushed, treated and manipulated live and in real-time to generate a kaleidoscope of sounds. Come experience the sonic journey that has been called by music critics as "Bjork-meets-Yoko Ono-meets Leila".


Press materials are available. Please have a contact to soso@shift.jp.org for the inquiry about this exhibition.