Artist

Completed

2024. 11/4

About Kyoko WALL Newspaper
Launched in March 2004, Kyoko Shimbun (The Fictional Newspaper) is a website aimed at delivering the facts of a fictional world. With its occasional satirical take on current events, it has come to symbolize an aspect of the social media era. In 2012, it was selected as a Jury Recommended Work at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival, organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
In the spring of 2024, Kyoko Shimbun celebrated its 20th anniversary with an exhibition held in Osaka, followed by a Tokyo exhibition. The focus of the Tokyo exhibition was on the typography (font design) used in the newspaper’s pages. The exhibition’s theme, “The Era of Typo News,” connected the fictional newspaper’s stance-spreading news that diverges from reality-with the idea of “typos” (mistyped keys).
Kyokou Wall Newspaper is a collaborative work by six typographers, all active in various fields of design and illustration. They handwrote fictional articles directly onto the wall, blending the unique typography with the content of each piece. Enjoy the delightful combination of the imaginative articles and their individual typographic expressions.

About Mural Artists
■Daijiro Ohara
In addition to engaging in design work and video production centered on typography, he has also developed a number of projects that explore new perceptions of words and letters through the process of “playing with hands.”
Web: (Daijiro Ohara Website)
Instagram: (@daijiro_ohara)

■Keitaimo
He is involved in music, painting, manga, illustration, etc., and has created many songs and art works. He hosts bands such as WUJA BIN BIN / ikanimo / HEAVENLY BOYS, also participated as a bassist in many projects such as Hisashi Sudo GATALI ACOUSTIC SET and el tempo directed by Shishido Kafka. He used to be a member of BEAT CRUSADERS as well. Manga book “Do your best at home, Dad!” is released. This manga is updated daily on Instagram (currently 6 years in progress).
Instagram: (@k_e_i_t_a_i_m_o)

■Natsunatsuna
A painter living in Ibaraki Prefecture. Her special skill is caricature. There is also a lot of work related to music, such as artwork for flyers and sound sources. She holds solo and group exhibitions several times a year. A manager of the Senkiya music room.
Instagram: (@saruta_natunatuna)

■YIMO
His style is analog-like, based on the subculture of the early digital era. His artwork is mainly music-related, and T-shirts he printed in particular are popular in some circles.
Instagram: (@argoncurry)

■Apsu Shusei
Pattern artist / Ghost story collector from around the world / Advisor to Ashitano Horror Co., Ltd. / Festival fetish exhibition producer / Fukagawa Distillery director / TUNE STAY KYOTO art director
Instagram: (@apsushusei)

■Guchi
He is in charge of percussion and artwork for bands such as “Akainu” and “Minimamus.” As a contemporary craftsman, he is doing various activities such as the craft workshop “Paste Cut Mairimima Show”, mural painting, Ofuronpics, BnA Alter museum, SusHi Tech Tokyo, and Kyoko Newspaper exhibition.
Instagram: (@guchi4649)