Art enlarges its places in the 21st century to schools, stations, hospitals, parks, offices, and shopping malls, etc.  We believe that art can bring more human perspectives to the urban environment.  Our goal is to create comfort and aesthetic values in every aspects of our everyday lives through the power of art.

Toshio Shimizu Professor emeritus

at Gakushuin Women’s College, Art Director, President of TOSHIO SHIMIZU ART OFFICE

Creating New Space for People to Encounter Art

TOSHIO SHIMIZU ART OFFICE produces artworks in offices, schools, stations, squares, shopping malls, hotels, and condominiums so that people can enjoy art in everyday life. Art offers us comfort, healing, and joy in various scenes of our lives.

High Quality Art

TOSHIO SHIMIZU ART OFFICE offers artworks of high quality through careful selection of artists and artworks, severe quality control over the production process, highly dependable maintenance, and aftercare service to satisfy clients’ needs.

Consultation on branding by art and design

TOSHIO SHIMIZU ART OFFICE consults on branding of cities, companies, schools, administrations, etc, from the point of view of art and design, offering total consultation service from research, creation of brand image to management of branding.

International Network

TOSHIO SHIMIZU ART OFFICE takes full advantage of its international network to provide new aspect of culture to the world.

清水敏男は30年以上のキャリアの中で多岐にわたる現代美術の展覧会を企画し、国内外で活躍するアーティストと深い親交を結んできました。そこで培った幅広いネットワークと審美眼でアーティストを厳選し、的確なディレクションの下、質の高いアートワークを提案するーーこれがTOSHIO SHIMIZU ART OFFICEのスタンスです。都市計画や建築、ランドスケープ、そしてエンジニアリングの専門家たちと密な連携をとり、総合的な視点から建築空間や環境にふさわしいパブリックアートをプロデュースします。

Toshio Shimizu has worked with many eminent artists in Japan and abroad as a leading curator of contemporary art for the last twenty years. He uses his worldwide network to select the best artists to direct high quality artworks. Toshio Shimizu Art Office works closely with experts in such areas as urban planning, architecture, landscape, and engineering to create spaces for public art that enhance the beauty of the architectural environment.

Our expert staff research and plan art projects and art collections for local government, non-profit organizations, corporations, museums, private collections and galleries.

• Consulting Service for Private and Corporate Art Collection Consultation on collection research, evaluation, purchase, and maintenance
• Consulting Service for Creation and Management of Museum and Galleries.

We produce art events for communities and commercial venues to energize the urban environment.

• Planning, Organizing, and Executing Art Events
• Planning, Organizing, and Executing Art Exhibitions
• Planning, Organizing and Executing Symposiums, and Educational programs

Utilizing our worldwide network, we do branding of cities, cultural facilities, and companies and public relations consultations to coordinate effective media strategies.

• Consultation on branding
• Publications
• Publicity
• Art Goods