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The entire Roppongi Hills urbanscape is dotted with fascinating works of public art and design. In addition to delighting the eye with color and vibrant style, public art also plays an active role in affirming the role of Roppongi Hills as a cultural center.

"Roppongi Hills Public Art & Design Project" was launched to supply a key element in realizing the grand vision of Roppongi Hills as a cultural center in Tokyo.
For this large-scale project with the ambitious theme of creating a new and much-needed cultural center in the heart of the city, over twenty world-class artists and designers were specially commissioned to create works to be placed at sites around the community. Transcending the boundary between art and design, the exquisite yet functional works are shaping the creative landscape of this cultural center.

Public art/Street furniture map (PDF:4.5MB)

David Elliott, the first director of the Mori Art Museum(2003-2006), supervised the selection of four works to grace the Roppongi Hills public areas. An additional three works were selected by architect Fumihiko Maki for installation in and around the striking TV Asahi building which he designed. In Roppongi Hills, works of art by world-famous artists or designers are waiting for you to discover just around the next corner.

	MAMAN This giant 10-m figure of a spider symbolizes the role of Roppongi Hills as a place where people gather from across the globe to weave new webs of information and interaction. LOUISE BOURGEOIS 2002(1999)/Bronze, stainless steel, marble 9.27 x 8.91 x 10.23(h)m Courtesy of the artist, Cheim & Read
	Rose This giant rose, towering over its viewers, stands as the Roppongi Hills symbol of love and beauty. ISA GENZKEN 2003(1993)/Steel, aluminium, lacquer 8.0(h)m Sponsored by Hollywood Beauty Group
	COUNTER VOID Digital numbers on a glass screen excite the imaginations of passersby. TATSUO MIYAJIMA 2003/Neon tube, glass, IC, aluminum, electric wire, etc. 1 unit: 3.2 x 2.2m x 6 figures Commissioned by TV Asahi Directed by MAKI AND ASSOCIATES
	Wall Drawing #948 Bands of color (circles) Colorful, dynamic circles in a work created for the TV Asahi entrance hall. SOL LEWITT 2003/Acrylic paint 1F: 2.7 x 13.4m 2F: 3.0 x 14.8m Commissioned by TV Asahi
	roboroborobo (roborobo-en) Child robots appear in various locations around Sakurazaka Park. The eyes of the 44 robots arranged in a towering sculpture light up at nighttime. CHOI JEONG HWA 2003/FRP, stainless steel, fiber light 1.0 x 1.0 x 12.0(h)m
	High Mountain Flowing Water: 3-D Landscape Painting This work has its origins in an anecdote from Chinese history. A familiar primeval landscape of rocky mountains and water in sculptural form. CAI GUO-QIANG 2003/Stone, water 10.1 x 26.8 x 4.0(h)m
	GUARDIAN STONE A work of simple, unrefined form and materials, yet evocative of complex moods (commissioned by TV Asahi). MARTIN PURYEAR 2003/Shanxi black granite 3.7 x 3.0 x 5.5(h)m

Along Roppongi Hills' main street Keyaki-zaka Dori, interior designer Shigeru Uchida has collaborated with 10 designers to create the world´s first "Streetscape Project". In your next exploration of this dynamic community, take a moment to experience, appreciate, and enjoy the art of the city.

	Annas Stenar "Memories of a trip out in the archipelago of Stockholm. That´s what my designs are about." (in the artist´s words) THOMAS SANDELL 2003/Corian (cameo white/coffee bean) 0.77 x 1.5 x 0.45(h)m
	I Can´t Give You Anything But Love According to the artist, this bench － named after a famous jazz tune － was designed to remove the "element of gravity" from the work. SHIGERU UCHIDA 2003/Stainless, ceramic paint 0.45 x 6.0 x 0.95(h)m
	Where did this big stone come from? Where does this river flow into? Where am I going to? KATSUHIKO HIBINO 2003/GRC, coloring, ceramic paint 0.85 x 9.0 x 1.25(h)m
	Arch Bordering sidewalk and road, located between design and architecture ANDREA BRANZI 2003/Concrete, ceramic paint 0.5 x 6.0 x 3.0(h)m
	Evergreen? Dense ivy grows up from the ground through gaps in multiple infinity loops. RON ARAD 2003/Body: bronze pipe; Leg: steel pipe、bronze plate 1.48 x 6.04 x 2.71(h)m
	ISOLA CALMA This is a place for those looking for a private, isolated space in streets bustling with people and traffic. ETTORE SOTTSASS 2003/Wall surface: terrazzo; Floor and bar: granite (cardoso); Bench: marble (Bianco Carrara) 2.3 x 7.0 x 2.1(h)m
	Chair disappears in the rain This chair appears to disappear on rainy days, just as the contours of a piece of glass gradually disappear when it is immersed in water. TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA 2003/Body: glass; Leg: mirror-finished stainless steel; Floor: burner-finished granite Chair: 0.75 x 0.98 x 0.99(h) x 0.41(sh), Block: 0.5 x 0. 98 x 0.55(h)m, Floor: 1.68 x 5.95m
	Park Bench The design concept is that of a bench, pure and simple. The intention is not to arouse curiosity, but to achieve harmony with the environment. JASPER MORRISON 2003/Leg and arm: stainless steel; Back and seat: Japanese cypress 0.44 x 8.58 x 0.75(h)m
	ripples A large body of water suspended in the "forest" of the city, complete with spreading "ripples". TOYO ITO 2003年/Seat: machined clad steel, nondirectional buff, ceramic paint; Leg: concrete 0.9 x 3.8 x 0.43(h)m
	sKape sKape is an island of flowing color, designed as an extension of the Tokyo landscape. KARIM RASHID 2003/GRC, urethane paint 0.7 x 9.0 x 1.94(h)m