GAS AS INTERFACE
GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD. — Creative Consultancy / Tokyo & Hokuto

We Are
A Creative Interface
for Cultural Metabolism

GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD. connects artists, creators, brands, communities and society — through publishing, exhibitions, artist management, art coordination and place-based cultural practice.

Est.1996
BasedTokyo
GASBON METABOLISM
Takahiro Miyahara"Missing Matter" — GASBON METABOLISM, 2021
GASBOOK 38 CEKAI
GASBOOK 38CEKAI, 2024
Muku Kobayashi U-Gyo installation view
Muku Kobayashi"U Uo" — CALM & PUNK GALLERY, 2026
3 YEARS OF WONDER installation view
3 YEARS OF WONDERGASBON METABOLISM, 2025
Children exploring Jomon stones
Yuri Iwamoto"Living Tree" — GASBON METABOLISM, 2026
GASBON neon installation
SIDECOREGASBON METABOLISM, 2023
Yoshirotten SUN installation view
Yoshirotten"SUN" — GASBON METABOLISM, 2023
GASBOOK Vol.1 Feature, Blue CD-ROM
GASBOOKVol.1 "Feature, Blue" — CD-ROM Magazine, 1996
Children at the gallery
Hiraki SawaGASBON METABOLISM, 2022

Who
We Are

We are not only a production company, gallery, agency, or art facility. We are an interface that translates creative practice into projects, places, relationships and cultural value.

MARKET マーケット ギャラリー / コレクター アートフェア / 流通 ACADEMIA アカデミア 大学 / 研究機関 / 批評 知の探究と継承 COMMERCIAL コマーシャル 企業 / ブランド / 空間 社会との接続 COMMUNITY コミュニティ 地域 / 住民 / 次世代 暮らしと文化が育つ場 GAS AS INTERFACE 創造性が循環する汽水域
23 Years Since 1996
20+ Countries Artists & creators represented
3,000+ Creators In our network
100+ Exhibitions Produced & coordinated

Platforms

Three platforms operated by GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD. — the living infrastructure of our work.

GASBOOK
01 / Since 1996

GASBOOK

A creator platform curating expression from the edges of commercial art, art markets and academia — through publications, exhibitions and merchandise. 38 titles to date.

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38Titles
1996Since
CALM & PUNK GALLERY
02 / Since 2006

CALM & PUNK
GALLERY

An alternative space in Nishiazabu where contemporary art, graphics, digital and youth culture meet through exhibitions and events.

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100+Shows
2006Since
GASBON METABOLISM
03 / Since 2022

GASBON
METABOLISM

An art complex in Hokuto, Yamanashi, on a 6,200㎡ former factory site — residency, studio, exhibition, warehouse, community and lab. 50+ resident artists from 10 countries, 17,000+ cumulative visitors.

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50+Resident Artists
10Nationalities
17k+Cumulative Visitors
2022Open

Services

What we offer — four domains of value, from creative production and art coordination to creator support and platform-building.

For Clients01

Creative
Services

Strategy and creative production for brands and businesses — from research to promotion, as a customizable one-stop service.

For Clients02

Art
Coordination

Art coordination for companies, public spaces and private clients — from consulting and curation to sales and distribution.

For Creators03

Creator
Management

Comprehensive support for artists and creators — from studio production to distribution, promotion, IP and legal.

For Creators04

Metabolism

A new service since 2022 — studio, exhibition and storage functions that stimulate creative practice at GASBON METABOLISM.

Works

Projects across brands, exhibitions, public programs, artist careers and cultural platforms.

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News

Latest news, exhibitions and releases from GAS AS INTERFACE.

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Join

Ways to take part in GASBON METABOLISM and the GAS AS INTERFACE community.

GAS AS INTERFACE is sustained not only by clients and partners, but by people who take part — visitors, members, supporters and collaborators. Our membership is less a privilege tier than a set of provisional footholds: ways to stay involved, at your own distance and pace, with a place where creativity circulates.

01

Member

Stay connected to exhibitions, programs and the life of GASBON METABOLISM.

02

Support

Support our practice and the artists, spaces and questions we steward.

03

Collaborate

Build projects and alliances together — from one-off collaborations to long-term partnerships.

Interested in taking part? We would love to hear from you.

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Company
Profile

GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD. — incorporated 2004, Tokyo.

Address
〒106-0031 Asai Building, 1-15-15 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Founded
February 1, 2004
Capital
¥68,210,000
Employees
10
President
Shinjiro Nishino
Director
Masaya Shigemura
Director (Outside)
Takeyuki Fujii
Auditor
Ken Ebihara (President, Rebright Partners K.K.)

History

From a CD-ROM zine to a creative complex — three decades of GAS AS INTERFACE.

1996

GASBOOK begins as a creator platform.

2004

GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD. founded via MBO; UNIQLO UT license begins.

2006

CALM & PUNK GALLERY opens in Nishiazabu; 20,000,000 fragments launches.

2022

GASBON METABOLISM opens in Hokuto, Yamanashi.

2024

GASBON METABOLISM tops 10,000 annual visitors; capital alliances with CEKAI and Rusutsu Resort.

2025

Takuro Tamayama solo show at GASBON METABOLISM; Yatsugatake Art Book Fair held.

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For collaborations, exhibitions, artist management, art coordination, creative consulting and platform partnerships.

GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD.
〒106-0031 Asai Building, 1-15-15 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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