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Announcement of the Tolerance Poster Show in Tokyo

Here is a video of the billboard announcement of the Tolerance Poster Show displayed as part of the Roppongi Art Night . Roppongi Art Night is one of the largest art festivals in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement will repeat once every 5 minutes for 9 days at the Omotesando crossing.    

Press release for the Tolerance Poster Show in Tokyo, Japan

This is the press release for the first Tolerance Poster Show in Japan.  The show will be a part of this year's   Roppongi Art Night , Tokyo's most   important two-day art festival on May 27/28 (Sat/Sun). While the event   recorded over 800,000 visitors in the past, this year's attendance is expected to   exceed 1,000,000. The Tolerance Poster Show will be displayed on art boards   along Roppongi street prior to other programs beginning May 23 (Tue). This show was made posible by director Aya Komboo, professor Matthew Waldman, and   SAMCARA Design Lab of Keio University's Graduate School of   Media   Design , and with much help from   Yuko Shimizu .  

IT’S A PASSION THING Interview

I just recently received the new issue of   IT’S A PASSION THING   magazine. In this issue, Karin Novozamsky conducted an interview with me about Tolerance Project.  IT’S A PASSION THING is an Austrian biannual magazine, celebrating aptitude and passion in creating a style of life. "From artisanal craftsmanship to modern digital design to serial entrepreneurs – IT’S A PASSION THING offers a contemporary perspective on making things become reality. Focusing on the identity, personality and individuality of those makers, IT’S A PASSION THING showcases inspirational people, stories and products from all over the globe. The interviewees open their doors and allow us to see their process, success stories and failures."

"Design Activism" at National Museum of Zrenjanin

I am happy to share with you that on April 23rd, 2023, I held a lecture in the exhibition hall of the National Museum of Zrenjanin in Serbia entitled " Design Activism " , accompanying the Tolerance Poster Show in Belo Blato, a small village near Zrenjanin. The lecture is about the necessity of freedom of expression and the need for artistic activism. The organizer of the lecture at the National Museum of Zrenjanin was curator and art historian Dejan Vorgić with the support of Marta Aničić (AirMarta) and Salaš Lujza , who are the organizers of the Tolerance Poster Show in Belo Blato. Photos by the Nationa Museum of Zrenjanin .    

Tolerance workshop at the MOME, Budapest

As part of the Tolerance Poster Show, during the week of March 27th, 2023, I held a Tolerance Poster workshop for the students at the MOME, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest. After the workshop, the student posters were displayed on the wall of the school's main lobby, where the Tolerance Poster Show's posters were displayed on the floor.   The workshop was organized by prof. Simon Bence Péter, and it was made possible with the support of the MOME Foundation as part of the "Global Voices at MOME" initiative. Photos by Máté Lakos.    

"Design Activism" at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest

As part of the Tolerance Poster Show, on March 27th, 2023, I gave a lecture titled "Design Activism" to students and design professionals at the MOME Auditorium of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest. The program was organized by prof. Péter Bence Simon, and it was made possible with the support of the MOME Foundation as part of the "Global Voices at MOME" initiative .   Photos by Máté Lakos  

Miami International University of Art & Design Tolerance Show

We are pleased to announce that  Miami International University of Art & Design  has prepared a show inspired by the Tolerance Poster Show. In collaboration with  Amer_icanican , they are bringing the show to Miami in 2023. Led by Professor Nestor Camacho, Master of Visual Art students created posters inspired by the word Tolerance and what that word meant to them. Then, Bachelor of Fashion Design students translated those posters into apparel.  The show is currently on display at  DK Display Corp.  at 147 West 25th Street in New York.