Katsuhiro Otomo and Kosuke Kawamura have attended the HYPEFEST celebrated on October 6-7, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. A limited edition AKIRA calendar for the 2019 calendar year was available at the event featuring the collages created by Kawamura with Otomo's AKIRA manga that were previously seen in the streets of Tokyo, as a mural covering the wall of SHIBUYA PARCO construction site.
The “A.D.2019 AKIRA ART WALL CALENDAR” was available in the AKIRA ART PROJECT TYO/NYC AKIRA ART WALL installment, made in collaboration with GR8 and Gallery X by Parco. Originally sold at Hypefest in New York on October 6-7, The calendar came with an exclusive serial number, special packaging, and a bonus AKIRA sticker. One day later on October 8th it was released in a one-day sale event in GALLERY X BY PARCO in Shibuya, Tokyo with a bonus Pin Badge.
CALENDAR DETAILS
Author: Katsuhiro Otomo
Design: Kosuke Kawamura
Design: Kosuke Kawamura
Release date: 2018-X-6
Quantity: 2019 (Limited edition with unique serial number)
Size: B0 (1030×1456mm)
Special Box Size: 1170×106×106mm
4C+Silver/ UV Coat
Price: ¥13,000
Price: ¥13,000
