teamLab (art collective)

TeamLab was founded in 1998 by Toshiyuki Inoko and Shunsuke Aoki while they were studying at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo, along with three of their friends with engineering backgrounds. The group was officially incorporated when Inoko graduated from the university in March 2001.{{Cite web|title=Japan's teamLab transcends borders of art and business|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Arts/Japan-s-teamLab-transcends-borders-of-art-and-business|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Nikkei Asia|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2014-07-23 |title=猪子寿之チームラボ代表インタビュー「逆・玉の輿を狙って東大に行った」 |url=https://diamond.jp/articles/-/55945 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=ダイヤモンド・オンライン |language=ja}}

TeamLab initially made little profit, but began to grow its reach through the creation of websites and smartphone applications, as well as office and store designs for outside corporations.{{Cite web|title=Japan's teamLab transcends borders of art and business|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Arts/Japan-s-teamLab-transcends-borders-of-art-and-business|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Nikkei Asia|language=en-GB}}

In 2011, artist Takashi Murakami invited the collective to make its debut at the Singapore Biennale. In 2014, the New York PACE Gallery began to help promote TeamLab’s work. TeamLab organized its own exhibition in Tokyo in 2015.{{Cite web|title=teamLab|url=https://www.arc-magazine.com/teamlab/|website=Arc Lighting in Architecture}}

In 2020, TeamLab has sued MODS (Museum of Dream Space) for allegedly imitating its artwork and violating its copyrights. They have been fighting a legal battle for two years.{{Cite web |title=teamLab sues a museum for copying its immersive art, but can it really be protected when the artwork itself is ever-changing? |url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pitchmark/news/teamlab-sues-a-museum-for-copying-its-immersive-art-but-can-it-really-be-protected-when-the-artwork-itself-is-ever-changing-448204 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Mynewsdesk |language=en}}

TeamLab Borderless is jointly operated by Mori Building Co., Ltd and TeamLab. It opened on 21 June 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title='MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless' to Celebrate First Anniversary Welcomed 2.3 million visitors from more than 160 countries｜Press Releases｜Press Room｜Company Information｜Mori Building Co., Ltd.|url=https://www.mori.co.jp/en/company/press/release/2019/06/20190620100000003902.html|access-date=2020-12-04|website=www.mori.co.jp|language=en}}{{Cite journal|last=Torres|first=Diana María Espada|date=2019-12-16|title=Un museo para un arte sin límites: Mori Building Digital Art Museum|url=http://www.e-revistes.uji.es/index.php/diferents/article/view/4042|journal=Diferents. Revista de museus|language=es|issue=4|pages=74–83|doi=10.6035/Diferents.2019.4.5|issn=2659-9252|doi-access=free}}

TeamLab’s exhibition Massless was the opening project of the Amos Rex Museum in Helsinki, Finland in 2018.

The second digital museum was opened in Shanghai on November 5, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinaliao/2019/10/31/teamlab-opening-second-immersive-digital-art-museum-in-shanghai/|title=TeamLab Is Opening Its Second Immersive Digital Art Museum In Shanghai|first=Christina|last=Liao|website=Forbes}}

In September 2020, the exhibition began at Dongdaemun Design Plaza(DDP) in Seoul, South Korea. The exhibition was extended in Seoul until August 2021.{{Cite web|last=조|first=경이 기자|title="살아 숨 쉬는 생명의 아름다움" '팀랩: 라이프', 힐링 전시 '호평'|url=http://www.inews24.com/view/1353896|access-date=2021-04-22|website=아이뉴스24|language=ko}}

teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM.com in Shin-Toyosu, Tokyo, was opened to the public on the 7th July, 2018{{Cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=TeamLab Planets: Walk up a waterfall and catch koi fish at new digital art museum in Tokyo |url=https://soranews24.com/2018/08/20/teamlab-planets-walk-up-a-waterfall-and-catch-koi-fish-at-new-digital-art-museum-in-tokyo/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=SoraNews24 -Japan News- |language=en-US}} and has an exhibition period until the end of 2027.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=As teamLab Planets in Tokyo Welcomes Around 1 Million Visitors From Abroad in a 6-Month Period, the Immersive Museum Unveils the Renewal of Artwork Spaces |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230830716639/en/As-teamLab-Planets-in-Tokyo-Welcomes-Around-1-Million-Visitors-From-Abroad-in-a-6-Month-Period-the-Immersive-Museum-Unveils-the-Renewal-of-Artwork-Spaces |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}} It comprises four large-scale artwork spaces and two gardens.{{Cite web |title=teamLab Planets TOKYO Official Ticket Store - Entrance tickets sales |url=https://teamlabplanets.dmm.com/en#introduction |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=teamlabplanets.dmm.com |language=en}} People go barefoot, both as a means to allow the viewer to 'immerse their entire bodies in the vast artworks'{{Cite web |title=teamLab Planets TOKYO {{!}} teamLab / チームラボ |url=https://www.teamlab.art/e/planets/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=teamLab Planets TOKYO {{!}} teamLab / チームラボ |language=en}} and because there are artworks in which the viewer enters the water.

teamLab Planets has received visits from a wide range of celebrities, such as: Kanye West; Steve Aoki; Blackpink; BTS; Lewis Hamilton; David Beckham; Leonardo DiCaprio; Elon Musk; and Mr Beast.

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TeamLab creates digital artwork which is based on the concept of borderless, and integrates advanced technologies. The exhibitions are powered by EPSON digital technology.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/art/guide-to-the-mori-building-digital-art-museum-epson-teamlab-borderless|title=Guide to the Mori Building Digital Art Museum Epson teamLab Borderless|website=Time Out Tokyo}}

TeamLab projects aim to show the relationship between nature and artificial creations, immersing the recipient’s body in an interactive world.

TeamLab Borderless museum features a collaborative creative space Future Park and Tea House.

Steve Aoki has described the museum as “a virtual reality/augmented reality/fantasy theme park.”{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2019/04/11/let-dj-steve-aoki-craft-your-next-tokyo-itinerary/|title=Let DJ Steve Aoki Craft Your Next Tokyo Itinerary|first=Jennifer|last=Kester|website=Forbes}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pacegallery.com/journal/amos-rex-to-open-with-teamlab-s-installation/|title=Pace Gallery | Amos Rex Museum in Helsinki to open with teamLab's installation|website=www.pacegallery.com}}

TeamLab also serves as the principal developer for the Tokyo Disney Resort app, in partnership with Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Technology and Digital.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

TeamLab houses multiple permanent collections that are located in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Asia Society Museum, New York; Borusan Contemporary Art Collection, Istanbul; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; and Amos Rex, Helsinki.{{Cite web |date= |title=Biography |url=https://www.teamlab.art/about/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=teamLab |language=en}}

Singapore has the most TeamLab permanent exhibitions outside of Japan. These include places such as the National Museum of Singapore, Jewel Changi Airport, Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay and the CapitaSpring.{{cite web |title=Jewel Changi Airport {{!}} teamLab |url=https://www.teamlab.art/e/jewel2019/ |website=Jewel Changi Airport {{!}} teamLab |access-date=26 February 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=National Museum of Singapore {{!}} teamLab |url=https://www.teamlab.art/e/nms/ |website=National Museum of Singapore {{!}} teamLab |access-date=26 February 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=This installation at CapitaSpring shows flowers and butterflies that respond to people's movements |url=https://www.silverkris.com/inspiration/arts-culture/galleries-museums/team-lab-capita-spring/ |website=SilverKris |access-date=26 February 2022 |date=15 February 2022}}

In late 2020, TeamLab premiered "Resonating Life in the Acorn Forest" a permanent art installation at the Kadokawa Culture Museum at Tokorozawa Sakura Town in Tokorozawa, Japan. Situated in the Musashino forest{{Cite web|url=http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2020/DB24.en|title = TeamLab "Resonating Life in the Acorn Forest"}} it consists of color-changing ovoid shapes in the woods which respond to touch and wind.{{Cite web|url=https://matcha-jp.com/en/10096?type=news|title = TeamLab's Acorn Forest of Color, Light, and Sound in Saitama Will Amaze You}} During the day the silver ovoid shapes reflect their forest surround but at night the trees in the part of the woods where the instillation is placed are individually flooded with colored light as are the sculptured interactive shapes.{{Cite web|url=https://travel.gaijinpot.com/teamlab-resonating-life-in-the-acorn-forest/|title = TeamLab: Resonating Life in the Acorn Forest|date = 27 September 2020}}

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• [https://www.teamlab.art/ Official website]

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Category:Japanese installation artists

Category:2001 establishments in Japan

Category:Arts organizations established in 2001

Category:Interactive artists