Bijutsu Techo, Japan's leading contemporary art magazine, has launched an online art marketplace called OIL by Bijutsu Techo.

2019.04.12 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. / CCC Art Lab Co., Ltd. / BT Company Co., Ltd.

BTCompany Inc. (Head office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takayuki Toyama) has released "OIL by Bijutsu Techo," an online marketplace specializing in art, created in collaboration with Japan's leading galleries and art stores, led by Bijutsu Techo magazine (published by Bijutsu Shuppansha Co., Ltd.), which conveys the latest trends in the art scene. There will be 16 stores. We have over 200 pieces of art and art goods in stock.

CCC Art Lab Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Nakanishi Kazuo) is a publisher of magazines and books including Bijutsu Techo, as well as Japan's largest art web app, Bijutsu Techo (URL: https://bijutsutecho.comThrough real-world spaces such as Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore and NADiff, we are proposing an art-centered lifestyle to the world, and are steadily increasing opportunities for people to experience and enjoy the art scene. The newly released "OIL by Bijutsu Techo" is a style that fits the era of "purchasing art online," and brings people a lifestyle where they can enjoy art close to home.

CCC Art Lab Co., Ltd. and BT Company Co., Ltd. are group companies of Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Masuda Muneaki), whose business domain is "lifestyle proposals."We will utilize the group's network to provide a rich lifestyle centered around art.

■16 of Japan's leading galleries and art stores are participating
[List of participating galleries and art stores]
Gallery Nomaru / Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore / Kodama Gallery / Tomio Koyama Gallery / Taka Ishii Gallery / GALLERY TARGET / HAGIWARA PROJECTS / KAYOKOYUKI / KOSAKU KANECHI / Maki Fine Arts / MA2 Gallery / MEM / MISAKO&ROSEN / S.O.C. | Satoko Oe Contemporary / Yutaka Kikutake Gallery / WAITINGROOM

■What is the origin of the name "OIL by Bijutsu Techo"?
It is taken from oil on canvas, one of the most important materials in the history of art. Oil is one of the mediums used in art. We named it "OIL by Bijutsu Techo" with the aim of connecting the canvas of society with the pigment of art.

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Bijutsu Techo, Japan's leading contemporary art magazine, has launched an online art marketplace called OIL by Bijutsu Techo.

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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Public Relations Officer Mariko Hanai / 03-6800-3570