Art The Vader Project Breathes Heavily On Japan

It’s almost too easy to shit on Star Wars nerds. Besides, every now and again something actually cool comes out of the “movie franchise that will never die.” We can’t even front on The Vader Project, which exhibited over the weekend at Celebration Japan, an arts and culture shindig held outside of Tokyo.

The Vader Project is the brainchild of Dov Kelemer and Sarah Ho Marks of DKE Toys, who gave a bunch of contemporary artists a 1:1 scale Darth Vader helmet and told them to put their own imprint on the uber-villain’s domepiece. The original exhibit, featuring Mister Cartoon, Haze, and Estevan Oriol, among others, toured last year in L.A, London, and Comic-Con in San Diego. This weekend’s showing in Tokyo featured the additions of 13 Japanese artists, including T9G, Devil Robots, and Usugrow. After the jump, check out our favorites from the Japan show.