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"Channel Nexus Hall,"
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※Photo: The entrance of Chanel Nexus Hall
Ginza 2-chome intersection that takes the nickname of "Luxury Cross". The Chanel Ginza Building, which occupies one part of this, was designed by American architect Peter Marino, as well as Chanel Ginza Namiki and Chanel Fine Jewelry Ginza Namiki.
With the opening of the Chanel Ginza Building (December 2004), Chanel Nexus Hall started its activities. Behind the creation of Chanel Nexus Hall in Japan is Richard Colas, president of Chanel Corporation, who wanted to create a place where people can experience Chanel brand in a complex manner. At present, the chairman of Chanel LLC) seems to have had a strong feeling.
"Pigmallion" is Chanel's DNA
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※Photo: Scene of the venue of Chanel Pigilion Days
Chanel's founder Gabriel Chanel loves art and interacts with many artists, including Pablo Picasso, Salvatool Dali, and Igor Stravinsky. It is known as the person who supported their activities. Chanel Nexus Hall has inherited her spirit and has developed a program centered on photography, which is an essential "art" for classical music and fashion.
"Channel is Bigmallion. It is the word of Claude Dore, author of her biography Coco Chanel (1983), a psychoanalogist who is good at drawing out human talents. The word "Pygmalion" is etymology in Greek mythology, with the thought of being a person who believes, supports, and blooms talents. Also, in educational psychology, a phenomenon in which results are achieved by being expected from others is called the "Pigmallion effect".
Chanel Nexus Hall, a place of challenge
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※Photo: Scene of the venue of Chanel Pigilion Days
In order to provide young classical music musicians with the opportunity to perform, the recital has been held since the opening of Chanel Nexus Hall, named Chanel Pigmallion Days. By last year, 86 young musicians had the opportunity to perform and took a new step as a musician. This year, five young musicians played their own songs. The five of them include viola performers who have few opportunities to play as recitals, and it can be said that this is a program unique to "Chanel Pigilion Days".
By the way, on November 30 (Thu), December 1 (Fri), and December 2 (Sat), the first chamber music concert CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES (free admission, advance application, lottery system) is scheduled for the first time in three years. Applications can be accepted from Tuesday, October 10 to Sunday, November 5 on Chanel Nexus Hall HP. I haven't had much opportunity to listen to chamber music concerts, so I would like to apply for it right away.
What can only be seen at Chanel Nexus Hall
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※Photo: Exhibition scenery of the Palace of Versailles Yasumichi Morita Photo Exhibition
For coverage of this blog post, "In Praise of Shadows" – We visited Chanel Nexus Hall, which is being held at the Palace of Versailles Yasumichi Morita Photo Exhibition (September 27-November 5, 2023). It is a unique project that dares to capture and express the shadow of the Palace of Versailles, a gorgeous baroque architecture, with monochrome photographs. Among the 91 works on display taken over several years, such as Yasumichi Morita, an interior designer, there are relatively many works that close up the objects, such as the underground water tank of the fountain and the wooden structure under the opera theater, etc. Some photos were taken behind the scenes that tourists would not see. Despite shooting in black and white on the subject of shadow, there were some works that felt the dazzling golden light for some reason. I think we were able to see the "Versaille Palace", which can not be seen even when actually visiting, at this photo exhibition.
Chanel Nexus Hall, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in December next year. I'm not looking forward to the next year's project.
Chanel Nexus Hall
Address: 4th floor of Chanel Ginza Building 3-5-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
URL： https://nexushall.chanel.com/