HOMETOWN Photo & Art Exhibition, co-hosted by Branding Shanghai and Tokyo 
Biennial,  kicked off its first edition at Tokyo Biennial in Tokyo on 15 
December 2019 as part of the "Shanghai. Let's Meet" city campaign in Tokyo to 
further enhance the relationship between the two metropolises. 

Photo - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20191216/2670421-1 
(Caption: HOME TOWN Photo & Art Exhibition Tokyo)

As the pre-exhibition of Tokyo Biennale 2020, HOMETOWN Photo & Art Exhibition 
in Tokyo is a group show of three excellent Chinese and Japanese artists, 
selected by 3331 Arts Chiyoda and experts in China and Japan art industry. The 
exhibition will be shown from 15-18 December at 3331 Arts Chiyoda, connecting 
Shanghai and Tokyo through photography and art, and showcasing the two cities' 
richness in culture and diversity. The concept of Tokyo Biennale 2020 is 
"Purity" x "Earnestness" x "Deviation", from "individual" to "us", and is a 
celebration for the new city and culture that we ourselves will build.

During the exhibition launch, 3331 Arts Chiyoda General Director and Tokyo 
Biennale Art Director Masato Nakamura, Japanese artist Tsubaki Noboru, 
sociologist Yoshitaka Mori, Shanghainese visual artist Kim Ye, Japan based 
Shanghainese artist Kenryou Gu, Branding Shanghai President Jasmine Pang have 
unlocked an international dialogue on city positioning, cultural policy, social 
institution and arts education in comparison between Shanghai and Tokyo. 

Shanghai has become the leading destination in Asia Pacific for discovering and 
collecting photography from the emerging to the iconic, while Tokyo is one of 
the art centres in Asia and an incubator for global artists.

HOMETOWN Photo & Art Exhibition was first showcased in London in June 2016, 
featuring artists including Alan Chan, Chen Haiwen, Kim Ye, Xiang Sun, Wang Wei 
and Hu Ge. From 2016 to 2019, HOMETOWN has been shown in London, Shanghai, San 
Francisco and Liverpool in collaboration with World Photography Organisation. 
Through their artistic lens of city landscape, city development, cultural 
characteristics and heritage, the exhibition revealed the urban images of 
metropolises and their concrete substance in a cultural and spiritual context.

The exhibition in Tokyo showcases not only Shanghai 's urban landscape to the 
audience in Japan but also its dynamic culture and creative environment. Art is 
the boundless means of communication, by which we further explore the 
relationships between people and cities. 

HOMETOWN Photo & Art Exhibition in Tokyo aims to stage in larger scale during 
Tokyo Biennale 2020.

Source: Branding Shanghai