Tomokazu Matsuyama Holds Special Exhibition with A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE at New ISSEY MIYAKE NY Flagship Store, Also Unveils New TYPE-XII Tomokazu Matsuyama Project Items

Tomokazu Matsuyama, a contemporary artist based in New York, will announce new items in the collaborative project 'TYPE-XII Tomokazu Matsuyama project' with A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE, and will hold a special exhibition including installations at ISSEY MIYAKE / NEW YORK. In this project, the design process of A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE and Matsuyama's multifaceted images intersect within a single piece of cloth, presenting a new connection between art and design.

This initiative started with the creation of exhibition-limited items for Matsuyama's first large-scale solo exhibition in Tokyo, 'Tomokazu Matsuyama: FIRST LAST', held at Azabudai Hills Gallery in spring 2025. In response to the great反响, this time a coat that reconstructs Tomokazu Matsuyama's artwork into 'a single piece of cloth' will be newly announced, offering a special experience of wearing an artwork to a wider audience.

To coincide with the project announcement, a special exhibition 'TYPE-XII Tomokazu Matsuyama project' by Tomokazu Matsuyama and A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE will be held at ISSEY MIYAKE / NEW YORK and its adjacent gallery space 'MADO' from Thursday, July 9, 2026 to Monday, August 31, 2026. The exhibition will feature equestrian statues, a motif Matsuyama has developed in his works for many years, expressed in a new form through A-POC ABLE's unique technology, along with paintings related to this project. The space will feature an installation where fabric embodying Tomokazu Matsuyama's world of work, created using A-POC ABLE technology, is dynamically suspended from the ceiling, allowing visitors to experience the project's worldview alongside the three-dimensional forms that have emerged as coats.

In Japan, the items will be available from Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE / KYOTO, ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 442, and ISSEY MIYAKE MARUNOUCHI. At ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 442, the items will be displayed alongside fabric printed at a Kyoto workshop.

Artist Statement

This project was an opportunity to once again realize that new forms of expression for a new era emerge when creatives from different fields intersect. I feel a deep sense of inevitability in collaborating with the A-POC ABLE team, who are of the same generation.

History and tradition are always shaped by the accumulation of challenges of each era. I would be delighted if this collaboration reaches people as an experience that embodies the heat of such creation.

Exhibition Period: Thursday, July 9, 2026 - Monday, August 31, 2026 Business Hours: Mon - Sat 11:00 - 19:00 / Sun 12:00 - 18:00 Venue: ISSEY MIYAKE / NEW YORK, 45 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010

Exclusively at ISSEY MIYAKE / NEW YORK, T-shirts featuring all 7 of Matsuyama's works printed on A-POC's seamless knit will also be available.

Available Items

Coat Price: ¥330,000 (tax included) Sizes: Size 01, Size 03 Colors: 4 colors total

Items exclusive to ISSEY MIYAKE / GINZA 442 and ISSEY MIYAKE / NEW YORK

Coat Price: ¥330,000 (tax included) Sizes: Size 01, Size 03 Colors: 3 colors total

*Items exclusive to ISSEY MIYAKE / GINZA 442 will be sold via lottery. Customers wishing to purchase should apply for the lottery in-store from Wednesday, July 1. Please ask store staff for details on the sales method.

Items exclusive to ISSEY MIYAKE / NEW YORK

T-shirt Price: ¥44,000 (tax included) Sizes: Size 03 Colors: 7 colors total

Release Dates and Stores

From Wednesday, July 1, 2026: A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE / KYOTO ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 442 ISSEY MIYAKE MARUNOUCHI

From Wednesday, July 8, 2026: ISSEY MIYAKE / PARIS ISSEY MIYAKE / LONDON 10 BROOK ISSEY MIYAKE / NEW YORK ISSEY MIYAKE / MILAN

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Artist Profile

Tomokazu Matsuyama Contemporary artist. Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1976, based in Brooklyn. Creates paintings, sculptures, and installations. His works organically connect and reconstruct polar elements such as East and West, ancient and modern, figurative and abstract, reflecting his own cross-cultural experiences and the shifting nature of contemporary society in the age of information.

He has also undertaken large-scale public art projects, including 'Midnight Moment' in Times Square (New York, 2026), the Bowery Mural (New York, 2019/2023), JR Shinjuku East Exit Square (Tokyo, 2020), and Meiji Jingu (Tokyo, 2020).

Recent major exhibitions include 'Tomokazu Matsuyama: Morning Sun' (Edward Hopper House Museum, New York, 2025), 'Liberation Back Home' (SCAD Museum of Art, Georgia, 2025), and 'Tomokazu Matsuyama: FIRST LAST' (Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo, 2025).