International Arts Initiative General Incorporated Association
European Art Tour
Organizer
2023.11.1-10
We planned a European art tour to coincide with a violinist we support performing as a soloist with an orchestra at the prestigious Herculessaal Opera House in Munich. About 20 participants, including Yasuhiro Wakebayashi, founder and chairman of Japan M&A Center Co., Ltd., deepened their friendships during the 11-day, 9-night tour. The tour, which visited 4 cities in 3 countries, started in Switzerland. The participants had a meal with Mr. Merzbach, an Auschwitz survivor who owns almost all of the works in the Kunsthaus Zurich, the largest art museum in Switzerland, and Mr. Scheuß, the largest classic car collector in Europe, and had a private tour of the prestigious Béjart Ballet Company and interacted with its artistic director, Gilles Roman. Next, in Germany, the participants had lunch with Oliver Zipse, CEO of BMW headquarters, and watched a concert and an opera at the Herculessaal Opera House. At the end of the tour, the participants were guided by the Presidential Office of the Republic of Malta to visit the Presidential Palace and Caravaggio's treasures, which are not open to the public.
Invitation-only concert celebrating the arrival of the most expensive Stradivarius in history in Asia
in Count Ogasawara Residence & Aman Tokyo
Organizer
2023.5.28 & 31
Upon learning that the legendary Antonio Stradivarius "Lady Jeanne," a violin purchased for the highest price in history 10 years ago, had been sold by its owner, the company negotiated with a long-established American music store and succeeded in bringing the instrument to Asia for the first time. The company rented out two venues, Aman Tokyo and Count Ogasawara's residence, as suitable venues for playing this violin, and hosted a concert. With the cooperation of domestic music stores, eight famous instruments, including one made by Stradivarius's master Nicolo Amati, were gathered together. The collaboration of these instruments, worth a total of over 2 billion yen, was a special concert for instrument lovers. Before and after the concert, tastings of Louis XIII were offered with the support of Remy Cointreau Japan Co., Ltd., and a beautiful toast in a custom-made Baccarat glass decorated the venue.
Katsushika Hokusai's hand-painted shunga: world premiere at BVLGARI
Organizer
August 28, 2024
The rare event, which featured the world premiere of Hokusai's hand-painted shunga prints that were received by Philipp Franz von Siebold, the father of Dutch studies, was held in the Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo's luxury Bvlgari Suite, which was rented out exclusively for the event.
The shunga unveiled at the event is a 6-meter-long original painting called "Shunshoku Higaki-cho," which was custom-made by Hokusai for the head of the Dutch trading post. It had never been shown to the public since it was discovered in Paris 24 years ago as a treasured possession of De Sturelles.
Thanks to the generosity of Marriott International, we were able to rent out this wonderful venue and display original paintings by some of Japan's most renowned artists to an audience of 60 executives from Japan and abroad.
Liechtenstein System Change Foundation Dinner Party
in Akasaka Classic House
cooperation
May 14, 2024
This event, hosted by the System Change Foundation in Liechtenstein, was held as an opportunity for Japanese and international wealthy individuals and philanthropists to come together and share their views on shaping the world of tomorrow. The System Change Foundation, owned by the Hilti family, one of Liechtenstein's most prestigious families, is an organization that plays an important role in events such as the Davos Conference. A dinner was held for the Hilti family, who were visiting Japan.
Our company was in charge of planning and attracting guests to this event. We invited guests, arranged entertainment (violin performance), and Nagai Sake Brewery provided sparkling sake, which the participants thoroughly enjoyed.
Test drive event for Aston Martin's first model in Japan
cooperation
September 24, 2024
We planned a test drive event for Aston Martin's first models arriving in Japan.
The event took place at the Aston Martin House in Aoyama, and after the test drive, Bollinger champagne, which also appears in the 007 films, was served.
After the catered meal, a presentation in English was given by the Hatoba family, who are heraldic painters who have inherited the skill of painting crests, an intangible cultural heritage, for generations. It was a great event that deepened international exchange while learning about the differences between Eastern and Western cultures.
Dubai Japan Expo Main Stage Performance
cooperation
November 15, 2023
Japan Expo was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and four of our affiliated artists, including our representative director, were asked to perform on the main stage. The venue was Burj Park, where the Burj Khalifa, famous as the tallest building in the world, stands. The expo, which attracted 20,000 people over the three-day event, was organized by Emaar Properties, a government-affiliated real estate developer in the United Arab Emirates and one of the largest in the Middle East, and was sponsored by Japanese companies expanding into the UAE, such as MUJI and Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Our group's performance was highly praised, and we were interviewed by Arab News, one of the largest news media in the Middle East, and there was a large number of people wanting to purchase the works that we painted live during the performance.
ART for ALL Artist Exchange Program
Organizer
Regularly held
Our organization began by sending artists to provide all children with the opportunity for high-quality arts education. Although arts education is often put off, it is an essential foundation for the future of humanity and a source that will shape the future. We strongly believe that this opportunity is a right that should be given to all children, regardless of the environment they were born into.
In 2021, the representative director, who was a ballet dancer at the time, started this activity, in which he and a ballet dancer friend provided ballet classes at their own expense to child welfare institutions, schools for the deaf, and support classes in Japan, as well as four schools in Sri Lanka. After the corporation transitions to a new structure in August 2024, the plan is to send artists from various fields, including musicians, painters, and traditional culture and performing arts.