Super Window Project at Art Cologne

Katsuhiro Maeda "Hardcore of Japanism"

Katsuhiro Maeda, untitled (無題)　2010
ジャケットサイズ(300mm×300mm)
アクリル・顔料インク・パネル

Katsuhiro Maeda's newest works will be on view at Kouzome-Bijitsu gallery in Minami-Asagaia, the show will open tonight. Since his last exhibition in 2010 Maeda, whose work could be best described as Neo-Nihonga, added some somber tones to his formerly vibrant palette.

Katsuhiro Maeda, untitled (無題)　2011
S10号(530mm×530mm) 
アクリル・顔料インク・パネル

Also, last year, Maeda began to produce large format paintings one of which was in the group show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.

Katsuhiro Maeda, Another Reflection 2010　
S80号(1455mm×1455mm) 
アクリル・顔料インク・パネル

You can see the show until April 26th.

MISA SHIN GALLERY NOW OPEN REGULAR HOURS

Blow Up

Back Seung Woo

バク・スンウ

Mar 4, 2011 - Apr 16, 2011

For more information please visit gallery website.

Tonight: Live Event at Taka Ishii

Tonight: Kodama Gallery in Kyoto Kohei Kajihara Opening

If you still have time to make it to Kyoto (or you are there already), here is a poster for the new show opening tonight at Kodama Gallery Kyoto.

Tomorrow Night: Maiko Haruki Solo Exhibition "photographs, whatever they are" 1223

Maiko Haruki, neither portrait nor landscape 2, 2010

 

The exhibition will be held at 1223 GENDAIKAIGA, Tokyo 26 February – 8 May.

Opening Reception: Friday, 25 February 6-8PM.

 

Tomorrow Night: Satomi Shirai Gallery Discussion at Motus Fort

Motus Fort gallery says:

Please join Satomi Shirai for a gallery discussion at Motus Fort on Thursday, February 24, starting at 6:00pm. Hope to see you all there.

２月２４日（木）、１８時よりMotus Fortにてギャラリー・ディスカッションを開きます。皆様のご参加を楽しみにしております。

Let's enjoy discussion and drink.

Tonight: Live Event at Taka Ishii

Masahiro Sekiguchi "reverse/revolve/repeat"

Frank Nitsche "I AM SINGLE" at NANZUKA UNDERGROUND

Opens February 19th at Nanzuka Underground.

Mancy's Art Night: February 19th & 20th

This two-day art fair starts at 3pm and will run until midnight. The opening party is at 9:00 pm tonight. Local exhibitors include nca/nichido contemporary art, Galerie Sho Contemporary Art, Gallery Terra Tokyo, Gallery Tagboat, YUKA CONTEMPORARY and Wada Fine Arts. Please visit the venue site for more information. 

SHIBUHOUSE YouTube Trailer

Sachiko Muraoka at Ai Kawada gallery

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"sleep on the ground," oil on cotton, 1620 x 1303mm, 2010

One of the latest additions to the Kyosumi-Shirakawa art complex Ai Kawada Gallery is showing the new works by a young painter Sachiko Muraoka. The exhibition, entitled "weather report" brings together five paintings where flickers of color paint against dark, velvety background (she uses cotton as support), are meant to reproduce memories and sensations. The show will be open through February 26th. 

ARTFORUM Critics' Picks: "Aki Sasamoto"

My review of Aki Sasamoto's performance/installation "Strange Attractors" at Take Ninagawa gallery has been posted on Artforum.com page.

TANA Gallery Bookshelf: Salaryman + Superman

Shirokane Art Complex Openings

The first shows of the New Year in the Shirokane art complex were a bit underwhelming. Kodama gallery held a group show "ignore your perspective 11" featuring the works of Sunao Horikawa, Masahiro Sekiguchi, Keisuke Sugimoto, Hidekazu Tanaka, Mayuko Wada and Shuhei Yagi. Some of the artists represented were moved up in the ranks from the second floor (young artist) space in the gallery's Kyoto space to the gallery's Tokyo space. 

Another group show, at Nanzuka Underground, combined the works of the Tokyo-based Hiroki Tsukuda and Tomoo Gokita and a young Belgian artist Rinus van de Velde. The exhibition was loosely based on the theme of graphic representation, showcasing the ability of the three artists to handle the subtleties of gray scale. 

Yamamoto Gendai, who is currently having one of their artists as the subject of a spectacularly produced solo show at the Mori museum, started the 2011 with a solo show of Tiger Tateishi's work. Online Radar presented three large canvases that have been held in a corporate collection from 1994 (the time of their production) until now. 

 

 

Tokyo Metro Manners Posters

The new Tokyo Metro manners poster is out. This one is about helping an old lady to get her parcel off the luggage shelf. It might now be as entertaining as a 2009 poster of a hammered salaryman surrounded by beer cans, or a 2010 one with an obliging dude sporting an afro, a hawaiian shirt and a pair of getas, he getting ready to haul a heavy suitcase for a grandma with a newborn; but, all the usual tropes are in place: gawking (approving/disapproving) bystander, vaguely foreign-looking woman who is learning her good manners, a local in need of help or consideration. The inscriptions vary between "Please do it again" (approved behaviors) and "Please do it at home" (disapproved behaviors). This series, that has been running since 2008 trumps multiple other manner posters with its bold graphics golden yellow background, Ben-day dots, and laconic yet contrived subject matter . You can browse older posters here. Follow the link to the Japanese language site and click on 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Emilia and Ilya Kabakov: Artists' Talk

Just saw the old interview with the Kabakovs, available as a podcast on the Tate Museum webpage. See my comment above. 

Peter Yeoh vs. Julia Friedman

Peter Yeoh, the editor of London-based Glass magazine chose a black Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons) pant skirt for a Taka Ishii gallery (Tokyo) event. The Contemporary Art Tokyo blogger, Julia Friedman, wore the Russian version by the designer Liudmila Mezentseva.

Who Wore It Best? Click here to cast your vote!

 

CLOSED By LG Williams / Estate Of LG WilliamsAt Super Window Project, Kyoto, Japan: Starts November 19th

LG Williams, Closed (Super Project Window) 2010, 48 x 64, Vinyl and Engineer Grade Reflective Sheeting on Heavy-Duty Aluminum, Edition of 10

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