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NEW ANTIQUE is an experimental space where the members, who are based in different areas such as Tokyo, Nagasaki and Nagoya, seek out and discuss “that which may be termed ‘new antique’.” Their latest activities can be viewed online.

YAMASHITA Hikaru
YAMASHITA was born in Nagasaki Prefecture and now lives in Omura City of the same prefecture. He is the former owner of the vintage clothes shop Shiroto no Ran Shiranpuri in Koenji, Tokyo. While presenting clothes under the label Tochuu de yameru (Giving up halfway), he carries out various activities such as seeking out interesting information on the internet – for example, about Bookseller Atom, a publishing company that was established in front of Hiroshima’s Atomic Dome after the war – and linking it to the present.

SHITAMICHI Motoyuki
SHITAMACHI was born in 1978 in Okayama Prefecture and currently lives in Nagoya. He graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor’s degree in painting from Musashino Art University. Using photography and text as his means of expression, Shitamachi conducts fieldwork and travels, pursuing his interest in the way that things remain and disappear and the nature of the landscapes that appear before us. He has been involved in many exhibition and publishing projects.

KAGEYAMA Yuki
KAGEYAMA was born in 1982 in Tokyo and currently resides in Toshima Ward. After working in a publishing company and in the editorial office of a magazine, he went freelance. While working on publishing projects for art and culture-related books, his own published works include Secret Hideouts for Grown-Ups (DU BOOKS).

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