{"id":773449,"date":"2026-07-02T03:33:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773449\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T03:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:33:41","slug":"acne-paper-pink-library-arrives-at-standby-harajuku-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773449\/","title":{"rendered":"acne paper pink library arrives at standBy harajuku in tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>pink library in tokyo celebrates 30 years of acne paper<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/acne-studios\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Acne Studios<\/a> transforms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-tokyo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo\u2019s<\/a> art gallery StandBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-japan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harajuku<\/a> into the Acne Paper Pink Library, a temporary public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/library-architecture-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reading room<\/a> marking the release of Acne Paper Issue 21: Autoportrait and the 30th anniversary of the Swedish fashion house. The installation invites visitors to browse the latest issue of Acne Paper, its archive, and a curated selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/designboom-book-reports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">books <\/a>chosen by Tokyo bookstore POST, bringing together fashion, art, architecture, design, and publishing under one roof.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At StandBy Harajuku, the intervention embraces the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/museums-galleries\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gallery\u2019s<\/a> exposed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/concrete-architecture-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> concrete<\/a> architecture with a monochromatic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/pink\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pink<\/a> interior. A continuous built-in sofa wraps the perimeter of the space around low tables stacked with books and magazines, creating an environment intended for reading and browsing instead of retail. Large street-facing windows turn the library into an open display, inviting passersby inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197104 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 1\" width=\"818\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-05.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>all images courtesy of Acne Studios<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AUTOPORTRAIT BEYOND THE PRINTED PAGE<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Tokyo installation forms part of a wider international program taking place across Tokyo, Paris, London, Shanghai, and New York between June 25th and July 5th, 2026. Each city hosts its own version of the Acne Paper Pink Library, adapting the concept to a different urban setting, celebrating the creative atmosphere that has shaped Acne Studios since its founding in Stockholm in 1996. In Paris, a kiosk along the Seine presents books and objects in collaboration with Delpire &amp; Co, while London transforms a traditional telephone box in Soho Square into a miniature pink library curated by Claire de Rouen Books.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The libraries accompany the publication of Autoportrait, the twenty-first issue of Acne Paper, conceived as a self-portrait of the creative community that has grown around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnestudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fashion house<\/a> over the past three decades. The anniversary edition brings together four self-portrait portfolios by Jordan Hemingway, Guinevere van Seenus, Malick Bodian, and Katerina Jebb, alongside an archive story photographed by Casper Sejersen and styled by George Krakowiak. Interviews with Sadie Coles, Honey Dijon, Max Lamb, Viviane Sassen, Robbie Barrat, and Lena Endre appear alongside essays by Natasha Fraser, Mark Holgate, Johanna Agerman Ross, Xerxes Cook, Ben Evans, Frances Armstrong Jones, and Vince Aletti.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The anniversary celebrations also extend to Acne Paper Palais Royal in Paris, where A Blank Canvas, an exhibition by Carlijn Jacobs, presents photographs created for the cover story of Autoportrait. Installed as a working studio, the exhibition explores painting, movement, and performance, expanding the themes introduced in the publication.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197105 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 2\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-06.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>Acne Studios transforms StandBy Harajuku into the Acne Paper Pink Library<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197102 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 3\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-03.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the temporary reading room presents Acne Paper alongside books selected by Tokyo bookstore POST<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197103 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 4\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-04.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>a monochromatic pink interior creates a space for reading and browsing<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197101 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 5\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-02.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the library brings together publications on fashion, art, architecture, design, and publishing<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197100 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 6\" width=\"818\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-01.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>a scale model previews the Acne Paper Pink Library installation<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197111 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 7\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-08.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>London phone booth<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197112 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 8\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-09.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>Paris Kiosk<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197113 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 9\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-10.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>Paris Kiosk<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197110 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 10\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-07.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the anniversary celebrations also extend to Acne Paper Palais Royal in Paris<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1197114 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing - 11\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acne-studios-pink-library-tokyo-three-decades-fashion-art-publishing-autoportrait-designboom-11.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>A Blank Canvas, an exhibition by Carlijn Jacobs, presents photographs created for the cover story of Autoportrait<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>project info:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>name: Acne Paper Pink Library<\/p>\n<p>location: StandBy Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n<p>organizer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnestudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Acne Studios<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/acnestudios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@acnestudios<\/a><\/p>\n<p>publication: Acne Paper Issue 21: Autoportrait<\/p>\n<p>book curation: POST<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"pink library in tokyo celebrates 30 years of acne paper \u00a0 Acne Studios transforms Tokyo\u2019s art gallery StandBy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[7831,461,7832,449,458,459,64,63,460,134,132526,84281],"class_list":["post-773449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-acne-studios","tag-architecture-in-japan","tag-architecture-in-tokyo","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-library-architecture-and-design","tag-pink"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}