Since her debut in 2003, Ai Otsuka has produced many hit songs such as “Sakuranbo” and “Planetarium”. In addition to her activities as a singer-songwriter, she has established herself as a unique multi-talented artist who writes songs, creates picture books, and contributes illustrations and novels. In July of this year, which marks the 20th anniversary of her debut, she will hold her first solo exhibition, “AI OTSUKA 20th ANNIVERSARY ART EXHIBITION AIO ART”, at Tokyo Spiral Garden.
The pamphlet “AIO ART” contains a collection of oil paintings based on his own songs, as well as a CD of his first mini-album, “graine,” which is all piano instrumental, and will be sold exclusively at the exhibition venue and on the online store mumo shop.
We hope you will come to the exhibition to get your hands on this pamphlet, a must-have for fans, as Otsuka Ai herself was particular about everything from the paper quality to the binding.
In addition, the songs included on the accompanying CD “graine” will be available on various music subscription services from July 17th.
“AIO ART” AI OTSUKA
Exhibition pamphlet (24 pages) + CD mini album
¥7,590 (excluding tax ¥6,900)
Limited sale at the exhibition venue from July 18th and at mumo shop from July 17th
mumo shop product page https://shop.mu-mo.net/avx/sv/list1?artist_id=OHTUK
Piano instrumental mini album
“grain”
“recorded music”
01. un
02. deux
03. Trois
04. River
05. Star
06. Blue
Produced, composed, arranged and performed by AIO
Release date: 7/17
<Outline of Ai Otsuka’s solo exhibition>
・Title: AI OTSUKA 20th ANNIVERSARY ART EXHIBITION AIO ART supporting radio J-WAVE
・Date: July 18th to July 29th, 2024
– Venue: Spiral Garden (Spiral 1F, 5-6-23 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
・Exhibition contents: Oil painting, calligraphy, flower arrangement
・Fee: Free to view
*Some works will be on sale.
Ai Otsuka
Born September 9, 1982, from Osaka Prefecture, Blood Type: O
She started writing lyrics and composing music at the age of 15, and made her major debut with the single “Momo no Hanabira” on September 10, 2003. Her second single “Sakuranbo” released on December 17 of the same year was a huge hit. In 2020, she contributed her first novel “Aikacha Ikenai Ndayo” to “September 2020 Issue of Shosetsu Gendai” (Kodansha), and is active in a variety of fields, such as illustrator, picture book author, music provider, and in recent years, she has begun to paint oil paintings in earnest.
In July of this year, he will hold his first solo exhibition, marking the 20th anniversary of his debut.
・Official website:http://avex.jp/ai/
・Formula X:https://twitter.com/ai_otsuka99
・Official Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/aiotsuka_official
・Instagram for art:https://www.instagram.com/aioart_official/