Month: January 2024

The exhibition “Hello, Art” is currently being held in collaboration with biscuit gallery.

The two companies have collaborated in the past  by proposing and installing artworks by biscuit gallery artists for the design of DRAFT’s office space.

This time, DRAFT and biscuit gallery have decided to expand the scope of their collaboration and hold a special exhibition for the general public.

For admission, please make a reservation using the form below.

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Information

Exhibition “Hello, Art”
Location：DAFT about DRAFT FLAGSHIP STORE
4-8-9, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0001, Japan
Tel：03-6721-1521
Time：11:00 – 19:00 *Closed Wednesday
Participating Artists: Yurina Okada, Shinji Nakakaze, Yuta Fukuhara
Sponsored by biscuit gallery
Contact：Draft Inc.（https://draft.co.jp/en/）

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biscuit gallery is pleased to announce the group exhibition, “enlighted things in a way to home,” curated by waxogawa, as the second installment of “biscuit gallery Curator Projects,” a project to support the activities of young curators. The exhibition will be held on all three floors of biscuit gallery from February 1, 2024.

In 2022, biscuit gallery launched “biscuit gallery Curator Projects,” a project to support the activities of young curators. The first exhibition was held in September 2022, “notes of shadows,” a duo show by Satoshi Kikuya and Kasumi Maeda, curated by Riho Matsue (currently a member of the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama’s curatorial board).

The exhibition was well received and was followed by a broad call for proposals for the next project with a large number of submissions. The new project selected from among them is the group exhibition “enlighted things in a way to home,” curated by waxogawa. The reason for the selection was not only the strength of the project, but also the realism of the description of the project and the concrete plans and action plans for its realization.

Six artists will participate in the exhibition: Christos Mavrodis (Netherlands), Yuan Fangzhou (China), Kotaro Tanaka, Lily Spacey, Nana Soeda, peronmi (all based in Japan). The exhibition will be on view from February 1 to February 28, 2024. 

 

list of works

 

This volume’s curator, waxogawa, is current studying Media and Governance at Keio University. Previous exhibitions include “cubed of conjunction” (2022, Shinjuku Ophthalmology Gallery) and “kɯ̟ᵝzɨᵝɾe̞^崩れ” (2023, Decameron).

waxogawa, who has a severe congenital hearing loss, while not been affiliated with any particular field, has launched curatorial projects from his position at the periphery of both academia and art education, and majority/minority status.

Part of the title of the exhibition, “in a way to home,” symbolizes the journey home from language training that waxogawa experienced as a child: the weekly memories of his parents dropping him off and picking him up, the five-hour round trip to the hospital ward, the series of tail lights on the highway, the opening up of society through the process of language acquisition, and the journey back to his parents. The symbolism of the project is the opening up of society through the process of language acquisition.

This project is filled with waxogawa’s desire to practice “standing alone, gladly in solitude” from his own position and experience.

This exhibition will present new works by six artists who agree with waxogawa’s vision, and will occupy three floors of biscuit gallery.

This project is scheduled to continue with more volumes in the future.

Curator Profile

waxogawa

Born in 2001 with severe congenital hearing loss in both ears. Acquired language through language training. Studying Media and Governance at Keio University.

He has been experimenting with art management theory and practice as a 3rd year student of the University of Tokyo’s AMSEA, Arts Management Development Project for Society-Oriented Arts, and as co-chair of the regional art festival “Minato Media Museum”. He is currently a member of artist-run residence “6okken” located in Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi, and curator of NEORT++ (Bakurocho, Nihonbashi).

https://waxogawa.pb.online/

Artist Profile

Yuan Fangzhou

Born in Liaoning Province, China, he came to Japan after graduating from Tsinghua University with a BFA in Crafts in 2018, and received his MFA from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2020. Currently, he is enrolled in the doctoral program of Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts, and is mostly works in Tokyo, Japan. Focusing on the relationship between people, objects, and nature, and based on his own philosophy influenced by Eastern thought such as post-minimalism and Buddhism, he develops works at the intersection of  multiple media and techniques including sculpture, painting, and video, with a focus on glass materials.

https://www.yuanfangzhou.com/

Christos Mavrodis

Born 1995, in Greece. He is currently based in the Netherlands after studying Audio Visual Arts. His artistic practice takes place in the emergence of fictional works that reflect the complexities of contemporary life. His process emphasizes improvisation and intuition, presenting a semantic environment that evokes a sense of reflection and introspection in a series of organic works. It is an opportunity to confront fundamental questions of existence and the mysteries of experience.

https://christosmavrodis.com/

Nana Soeda

Studied art in Japan and London. Influenced by Asian toys, billboards, and junk, she expresses her love for “cheapness” and her resentment and sadness toward the senselessness of society in her two-dimensional works, sculptures, and animations. In 2023, she held a solo exhibition at “YUKIKO MIZUTANI,” Terada Art Complex II. In addition, she has participated in various projects and exhibitions such as “3D ART PROJECT” organized by Isetan Mitsukoshi and “P.O.N.D” festival at Parco Shibuya.

https://www.nanasoeda.com/

Kotaro Tanaka

Born 2001.  He mainly creates three-dimensional works dealing with the reverberations created inside materials. After graduating from the Department of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts, he has been involved in the construction of art exhibitions while continuing his creative activities.

https://www.instagram.com/kota.ko.t/

pelonmi

Born 1987. Paints the things they see and feel everyday. 

https://www.instagram.com/pelonmi_/

Lily Spacey

Born 1998, in Aomori. After graduating from the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies at Keio University, she moved to Osaka, where she has been creating music and animation.

https://www.instagram.com/lilyspacey/

Information

biscuit gallery Curator Projects Vol.2 “enlightened things in a way to home”

Dates: February 1 (Thu) – Feb 18, 2024 (Sun)
Time: 11:00 – 19:00 
*Closed Monday – Wednesday
Free Admission
Sponsored by biscuit gallery

Curator: waxogawa

Participating Artists: Yuan Fangzhou, Christos Mavrodi, Nana Soeda, Kotaro Tanaka, peronmi, Lily Spacey

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biscuit gallery (Shibuya, Tokyo), a commercial contemporary art gallery on Shoto Bunkamura Street in Shibuya, is pleased to announce a group show commemorating the third year of the gallery’s opening, biscuit gallery 3rd anniversary exhibition “grid3.” It will be on view from Saturday, February 24 , 2024.

biscuit gallery 3rd anniversary exhibition “grid3”

Opening its doors in March 2021, biscuit gallery (Shoto, Shibuya-ku) will celebrate its third anniversary this coming March 2024.

“grid3,” will be held as a group exhibition to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of biscuit gallery, featuring over 50 artists who have exhibited at the gallery in the past, those who will exhibit in 2024, and other noteworthy artists. The exhibition will be divided into two periods: the first will be held from 2/24 (Sat) to 3/17 (Sun), and the second from 3/23 (Sat) to 4/14 (Sun). The exhibition will be widely spread over three venues; held simultaneously at biscuit gallery karuizawa in Karuizawa and Tsutaya in Kyoto.

As in the past, each artist will exhibit their work on one wall section and/or one display stand. We hope you will enjoy the works of each of the featured artists.

【How to acquire artworks】

Please a request for purchase for “grid3 first-half” from the link below by 19:00 on Feb. 25th, 2024

grid3 second-half price list

【grid3 Information】

grid3
biscuit gallery 3rd anniversary exhibition

Location: biscuit gallery（Shibuya）
Dates: Feb 24 (Sat) – Apr 14, 2024 (Sun)
*First period: Feb 24 – Mar 17・Second period: Mar 23 – Apr 14
*Works may be changed during the respective exhibition periods.

First Half Preview: 
February 23, 2024 (Fri) 15:00 – 19:00
*Open to people who have purchased from biscuit gallery in the past.

Second Half Preview: 
March 22, 2024 (Fri) 15:00 – 19:00
*Open to people who have purchased from biscuit gallery in the past.

3rd Anniversary Party
February 23, 2024 (Fri) 17:00 – 20:00
Location: Establishment near the gallery

  Participating Artists:
【First half: 2/24 – 3/17】

Kosuke Ajiro, Yuri Ando, Yennie Ebihara, Yurina Okada, Occidensuke, KAYA, Mariko Kitajima, Tokio Kudo, Nanami Saito, Yutaka Shimomura, Machi Sugita, Ittetsu Tsuji, Erika Naka, Saori Nagata, Yumi Nagata, Sawako Nasu, Karin Hayashi, Takahiro Matsumoto, Kodai Mishiro, Akina Mihara, Hiroyuki Mori, Yulala Mori, Saku Morikawa, Miyu Yamada, Yu Anthony Yamada, Yosuke Yamanouchi, Rhee Donghoon, Liao Yuan-Yi, Ryota Watanabe​

【Second half: 3/23 – 4/14】

AD, Rikako Inoue, Hal Osawa, Bishwobikramgurung Okamoto, Keisuke Kagetsu, Maiko Kasai, Yumeno Goto, Honami Konishi, Chotei, Emika Tsunoda, Fukumi Nakazawa, Sawako Nasu, Ai Natori, Yuta Nishiura, Eri Fukami, Yuta Fukuhara, Nono Fujita, pop_osushi, Hinako Matsuoka, Hal Matsuda, Yasuyo Maruyama, Koga Miura, minori, Keita Motooka, Yulala Mori, Ryotaro Yamaguchi

biscuit gallery karuizawa
Dates: Mar 14 (Thu) – Apr 8, 2024 (Mon)
*First period: Mar 14 – Mar 25・Second period: Mar 28 – Apr 8

  Participating Artists:
【First period: 3/14 – 3/25】

Occidensuke, Honami Konishi, Saori Nagata, Yumi Nagata, Kodai Mishiro, Hiroyuki Mori, Yulala Mori

【Second period: 3/28 – 4/8】

AD, Keisuke Kagetsu, KAYA, Sawako Nasu, Karin Hayashi, Hinako Matsuoka, Akina Mihara

Kyoto TSUTAYA BOOKS (6F Gallery)
Dates: Mar 16 (Sat) – Apr 7, 2024 (Sun)
*First period: Mar 16 – Mar 26・Second period: Mar 28 – Apr 7

  Participating Artists:
【First period: 3/16 – 3/26】

Occidensuke, Mariko Kitajima, Honami Konishi, Nanami Saito, Fukumi Nakazawa, Saori Nagata, Hinako Matsuoka, Yasuyo Maruyama, Kodai Mishiro, Hiroyuki Mori, Yulala Mori

【Second period: 3/28 – 4/7】

AD, Hal Osawa, Bishwobikramgurung Okamoto, KAYA, Sawako Nasu, Karin Hayashi, Eri Fukami, Hal Matsuda, Koga Miura, minori, Akina Mihara, Ryotaro Yamaguchi

Main Visual Design: Takatsugu Saito
Art Handling: Yuta Fukuhara

Collaboration with；Gallery SP、SH GALLERY and Kyoto Tsutaya
Sponsored by biscuit gallery

 

grid next
Emerging Artists Showcase

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biscuit gallery（Shibuya）is pleased to announce its first open call group exhibition, “grid next : Emerging Artists Showcase.” It will be launched in August, 2024.

 

biscuit gallery has been actively introducing young Japanese artists of note, and in 2024 we will actively expand overseas under the slogan “Global Action.”
We will continue to pursue partnerships with artists who are active not only domestically but also globally.

This exhibition, “grid next” is open to art students and artists who have not exhibited at biscuit gallery before.

The exhibition format will be the same as the anniversary exhibition “grid”, where multiple works by one artist will be displayed on one wall section.

In addition, three of the participating artists will be invited to hold solo exhibitions at the exhibition.

We look forward to your application.

【Exhibition Information】

“grid next : Emerging Artists Showcase”
Dates: Aug 10 (Sat) – Aug 25 (Sun)　*Subject to change
Installation: Aug 8 (Thu), Aug 9 (Fri)

【Application Outline】
Where to apply:  Fill out the application form
Number of artists: ~25 
Application period: Jan 1 –  May 31, 2024
Screening results: Applicants will be notified by the end of May *Screening will be conducted on a case-by-case basis

【Application Requirements】
・Artists who have not yet exhibited at biscuit gallery and who are aiming to become professionals
・Students or those up to 40 years of age
・Artists who are capable of exhibiting their works at biscuit gallery (Shibuya), including two-dimensional, three-dimensional and video artists
・Residents of Japan who are able to set up the exhibition by themselves or by proxy, and who are able to remove and pick up their artwork after the exhibition. Removal is scheduled for Aug 26
・When applying, please submit an image of the work to be exhibited, or a reference image similar to the work to be exhibited
・Works to be exhibited must be new, never before exhibited works that are available for sale
・The gallery will be responsible for the location at the time of the exhibition
・No application or exhibition fee

【Prize】
Based on a voting system by visitors, the response rate of SNS users, and a screening by the director of biscuit gallery, three artists will be selected to have a solo exhibition on one floor at biscuit gallery.
The exhibition will be called “SOLO SOLO SOLO” and is scheduled to be held November 2024.

【Note】
The terms and conditions for the sale of artwork are in accordance with biscuit gallery’s standard contract.

【Contact】
info@biscuitgallery.com

※As of January 1, 2024. We will make subsequent announcements.

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biscuit gallery (Shibuya, Tokyo), a commercial contemporary art gallery on Shoto Bunkamura Street in Shibuya, will actively expand its gallery activities abroad under the theme of “Global Action” from 2024.

global action

This will be the fourth year biscuit gallery has been in operation.
For the last three years, we have been able to grow from the generous support from artists, collectors, and others members of the art sector. We would like to thank you once again.

biscuit gallery has held numerous exhibitions both inside and outside the gallery, and from 2024, the fourth year for the gallery, we will actively pursue overseas expansion.

action plan

1. We will actively participate in overseas art fairs.

2.We will promote overseas development of represented and affiliated artists.

3.We will further strengthen our relationships with overseas galleries and art professionals.

4.We will increase our exhibition initiatives with overseas artists in Japan.

 

【biscuit gallery  “Global Action” 2024】

January 2024: Art Fair (Taiwan)

February – April 2024: Invited overseas artists to participate in biscuit gallery 3rd anniversary exhibition “grid3”

March 2024: Art Fair (Hong Kong)

May 2024: Art Fair (Busan)

June 2024: “International dialogue”
Group exhibition with international and Japanese artists in cooperation with Jens Peterson

Summer 2024: Residency program abroad for represented artist

September 2024: Represented artist’s solo exhibition abroad (London)

September 2024: Art Fair Participation (Seoul)

※As of January 1, 2024. 順次発表して参ります。

 

【Overseas Development Support Artists】

We will release information on each initiative as needed.

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact us here.

Keita Motooka

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Keita Motooka

1999　Born in Hiroshima
2022　BFA in Sculpture, Musashino Art University
2022-to present　MFA in Sculpture, Tokyo University of the Arts 

Selected Exhibitions

2021
The Miyawaka International Triennale（July, 2021〜May, 2024）
Group show「Selection」GALLERY ART POINT
Passing by the street (Art Viewing Nishi Tama)
2022
Solo exhibition “non-zero” (Musashino Art University, Tokyo) 
Duo show “Sculpture” Kôta Echizen-ya×Keita Motooka　(Alt _Medium)
「Our monsters」vol.3 Ippei Yonezawa×Misaki Motofuji×Keita Motooka　(Double Tall-Art &Espresso Bar)
Solo exhibitions “Speech Baloon#” residecy exhibition　Former Kanji Ueda atelier
ART AWARD TOKYO MARUNOUCHI 2022 
Group show “Directions of Choices” (GALLERIE SOL)
Solo exhibition “View in the distance” (Gallery Motomachi)
SHIBUYA STYLE vol.16 (Seibu, Shibuya)
Group show “Sculpture and House”　Former Hirakushi Denchū atelier
2023
EASTEAST _TOKYO 2023 

Awards

2021 “The Miyawaka International Triennale TRAiART” first prize　
2022年「Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2022」 Tomoko Yabumae award

https://www.instagram.com/motonini3768/

Hiroyuki Mori

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Hiroyuki Mori

May, 1982　Born in Fukuoka
March, 2009　MFA in Art department at Hiroshima City University Graduate School

Concept

Mori mainly uses wrestling as a motif and works with Japanese painting techniques. By using traditional Japanese painting styles and techniques, he attempts to reveal the “stylistic beauty” of the motifs. In addition, wrestlers cultivate a strong body and mind through rigorous daily training. There is a sense of greatness to the figure that even makes one wonder if something sacred resides in it, and by highlighting the magnitude of the figure’s existence, he hopes that it will become a kind of “lucky charm” that will accept the pain and suffering of those who see it.

Selected Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions
2019 “MUCHA LIBRE”（HASHI GALLERY・Mexico）
2019 “The German Suplex”（Iwata Syouten gallery, Mie）
2022 “プロレス詣 (Wrestling Pilgrimage)”（OVER ALLs store, Tokyo）
2022 “Grateful Days”（Iwata Syouten gallery, Mie）

​Group Exhibitions
2018 “Beauty of Techniques”（JILL D’ART GALLERY, Aichi）
2018 “ART ASIA 2018″（KINTEX, Korea）
2019 “ART FAIR ASIA / FUKUOKA”（The Okura Fukuoka）
2019 “Christmas exhibition”（s+arts, Tokyo）
2020 “Step Over Art Breaker&（The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo）　
2022 “Royal Jumble”（Shōonji Temple, Tokyo）
2022 “Foreshadowing”（Eslite Gallery, Taiwan）
2022 “ART! ART! OSAKA”（Daimaru Umeda, Osaka）
2022 “ANIMAMIX”（Eslite Gallery, Taiwan）

https://www.instagram.com/mori_hiroyuki_/

Yuta Fukuhara

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Yuta Fukuhara

1997　Born in Tokyo
2020   BFA in Oil Painting, Musashino University of the Arts

Selected Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions
2022 “Third Time’s the Charm－Last garden The Movie－”, GINZA SIX Art Wall Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2022 “Garden”, Shimokitazawa Arts, Tokyo, Japan
2022 “The Garden Once More”, MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS, Tokyo, Japan

Group Exhibitions
2023 “biscuit gallery Christmas Exhibition”, biscuit gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2022 “Love&Peace Exhibition 2022”, SOGO Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
2022 “Nine Colors”, Hankyu Umeda, Osaka, Japan
2022 “ART IS…”, WHAT CAFE, Tokyo, Japan
2019 Duo Show “introduction”, S.Y.P Art Space, Tokyo, Japan
2015 “Immaturity – Starting here”, 634 Tenjishitsu, Tokyo, Japan

Statement

The motifs of Fukuhara’s paintings include a wide range of subjects, including people, still life, and landscapes, and the types of paintings range from abstract to figurative. Fukuhara finds the subjects of his paintings when he is alone or in the midst of his mundane daily life with friends. He creates paintings based on images he takes with his smartphone, but arranges these images freely through the artist’s sensory filter. Fukuhara always hopes to shorten the distance between the viewer of his paintings and himself, the artist, and to have the viewer relive the perspective he had when he was painting. In other words, Fukuhara’s paintings and drawings are an effective medium for sharing with strangers the sensations and perceptions he has in his daily life that are not fully articulated through his artwork. However, Fukuhara never forces the viewer to have a “correct” view of his paintings, but rather allows the viewer to perceive them freely through his or her own sensibilities. In the midst of an increasing number of contemporary art works that overly demand context and prerequisite knowledge and compete only with each other for “esotericism,” Fukuhara’s painting practice is strikingly fresh.

Hiroki Yamamoto / Art Critic

https://www.instagram.com/fukuhara_painting/