The ongoing exhibition "Now and Beyond" by Go Yayanagi at Whitestone Gallery Taipei features a collaborative display with Snow Peak, a renowned outdoor goods brand known for its high-quality and sophisticated design. The fusion of Yayanagi’s dynamic, life-filled artworks with Snow Peak’s outdoor ambiance creates an immersive experience that draws viewers deeper into the exhibition.

The curator in charge of the project shared the background and highlights of this exhibition.

The Resonance Between the Aesthetics of Outdoor Life and the Gallery

Whitestone Gallery Taipei

This collaboration is based on the exhibition ‘Now and Beyond.’ Go Yayanagi's artistic style is rich in exoticism, emphasizing the harmony between nature and life, which strongly resonates with Snow Peak's philosophy of outdoor living aesthetics. Inspired by the fusion of art and outdoor culture, the collaboration aims to create an immersive exhibition experience with a camping atmosphere, allowing visitors to feel a classic Safari tour-like adventure.

A Spatial Experience with Art and the Outdoors

Whitestone Gallery Taipei

In Go Yayanagi's works, zebra-striped black lines frequently appear in circular and irregular movements. Additionally, his compositions often draw inspiration from comic layouts, juxtaposing natural, animal, and cultural elements within the frame to create stories. We have integrated Snow Peak's camping gear—such as camping chairs, fire pits, and lanterns—into the exhibition space to evoke a sense of being close to nature, observing wildlife, and immersing in a camping atmosphere, which serves as the core of our curatorial approach.

Whitestone Gallery Taipei

In addition, the exhibition venue is the Whitestone Gallery Taipei, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, making it an artistic and design masterpiece in itself.
The high-end outdoor camping brand Snow Peak, based in Niigata, Japan, has had an extensive collaboration with Kengo Kuma over the years, co-designing various spaces together. These include the Jyubako, a camper-like mobile cabin, as well as facilities such as the resort at Snow Peak’s Niigata headquarters and the Landstation complex in Hakuba, Nagano. This further highlights the underlying connection between the cultural aesthetics of Whitestone Gallery and Snow Peak.

Three highlights of “Now and Beyond”

Whitestone Gallery Taipei

Art Style: Go Yayanagi is known for his zebra patterns and vibrant colors. His works are rich in exoticism and convey a deep admiration for nature and living beings.

Exhibition Theme: Now and Beyond offers a glimpse into YAYANAGI’s distinctive artistic vision, where the joy of global ecology meets a whimsical, creative world. Yayanagi’s works are characterized by vibrant colors, bold lines, and intricate compositions, skillfully merging the contrasts of nature and culture, as well as the primitive and the contemporary, into a unique artistic expression.

Unique Immersive Experience: By integrating Snow Peak outdoor gear with artwork, the exhibition creates a safari-like atmosphere, allowing visitors to feel as if they are on a wilderness adventure.

With Go Yayanagi's powerful and energetic artworks combined with Snow Peak's outdoor gear, you might experience something truly unique. Be sure to visit the exhibition in person!

Now and Beyond: GO YAYANAGI Solo Exhibition