Friends of the arts: Hermes

‘The maison must be constantly filled with art’ Hermes, a company dedicated to the manufacture of high-quality goods by outstanding craftsmen, has grown to become one of the world’s leading luxury brands. In this issue we explore the company’s artView More >

Koki Tanaka

Friends of the arts: Shiseido

Continually pursuing new images of beauty Shiseido has continually pursued new images of beauty that are ahead of the times. As a pioneer of corporate support of the arts in this country, over the years it has taken on partView More >

Koki Tanaka

Friends of the arts: BMW

When technology and art meet Over the last 30 years, BMW, one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers, has implemented over 100 cultural support programs. Of these, the BMW Art Car Collection, which features BMW cars transformed into artworks, isView More >

Koki Tanaka

Friends of the arts: The Hugo Boss Prize

From Matthew Barney to Rirkrit Tiravanija Corporate support for the arts takes all manner of forms, including the collection of works, the sponsorship of exhibitions and residence programs, and the establishment of prizes. But just why and how do corporatesView More >

Koki Tanaka

Friends of the arts: Deutsche Bank

Art Works! The world’s largest corporate collection Assembling over 50,000 works and displaying them in its offices rather than shutting them away to gather dust in a vault somewhere: this is how the world’s largest corporate art benefactor shows itsView More >

Koki Tanaka

Friends of the arts: Cartier

Invitation to a creative space Since its establishment in 1847, the French jeweler and watch manufacturer Cartier has continued to produce modern jewelry that is ahead of its time. The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, which was founded as aView More >

Koki Tanaka

Friends of the arts: Rolex

Markers of time create shared time for arts scene veterans and new talents Research/Text: ART iT 2008-2009 Protégés (from left to right): Handa Masanori, Tara June Winch, Jason Akira Somma, Nahuel Emiliano Perez Biscayart, Celina Murga, Aurelio Martínez London 2008View More >

Koki Tanaka

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