{"id":868,"date":"2024-04-16T11:47:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T02:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.live-art-books.jp\/lag\/?p=868"},"modified":"2024-05-14T10:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T01:09:44","slug":"shodo-contemporary_en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.live-art-books.jp\/lag\/exhibition\/en\/shodo-contemporary_en\/","title":{"rendered":"SHODO CONTEMPORARY(English ver.)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\uff3bJP<\/a>\uff3d<\/p>\n

PAST EXHIBITION<\/p>\n

SHODO CONTEMPORARY<\/h1>\n

April 19 Friday, 2024 – May 11 Saturday, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title : SHODO CONTEMPORARY
\nPeriod : April 19 Friday, 2024 – May 11 Saturday, 2024
\n*Closed : Sundays, Mondays, Holidays
\nOpening hours : 13:00 \u2013 19:00
\nVenue : LAG\uff08LIVE ART GALLERY\uff09\/ 2-4-11 1F Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001
\nOpening Reception: April 20 Saturday, 18:00 \u2013 20:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSHODO CONTEMPORARY\u201d, a group exhibition by Gakushu Tanaka, Saori Kunihiro, and Ouma will be held at LAG\uff08LIVE ART GALLERY) from Friday, April 19 to Saturday, May 11, 2024. <\/p>\n

Avant-garde Japanese calligraphy started shortly after World War \u2161 to create a new history of Japanese calligraphy, reaching mighty in the 1950s with an encounter with abstract expressionism paintings and the appearance of Yuichi Inoue, who received international recognition.
\nIn the decades since then, the world of Japanese calligraphy has developed continuously up to the present day, but except for a few artists, has remained far from the global context of Art.
\nIn recent years, several artists have emerged who are conscious of that kind of situation and are making challenging attempts to explore the possibilities of calligraphy as a form of expression.<\/p>\n

The three up-and-coming artists featured in this exhibition all mutating and expanding the identity of Japanese calligraphy, reflect a modern perspective in their works, and present Japanese calligraphy as a contemporary art form.
\nAlthough Gakushu Tanaka, stance on the traditional techniques he has cultivated since his childhood, he introduces the concept of architecture into his calligraphy and attempts to expand his field of expression by using drawings and symbols to fantastically create three-dimensional calligraphy on a flat support.
\nSaori Kunihiro visualizes institutional issues such as gender and social attributes in modern society, as well as the human condition in the invisible oppression that SNS inflict on people, through her works using Kana Scripts established in the Heian period.
\nOuma exposes the fuzzy notion of “author” in this modern society through her works based on traces of self-made manga drawn and randomly stitched together by generative AI and expresses words that she uploaded to her blog in the past but has no recollection of at the present day as calligraphy in the figure of speech balloons and deformed onomatopoeia.<\/p>\n

We hope you will take this valuable opportunity to see the exhibition.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PROFILE<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

 
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Gakushu Tanaka<\/b><\/p>\n

Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1990. As a left-handed child, he was sent to a \u201ckakikata\u201d class, which was a kind of writing lesson as a toddler, and this triggered him to start learning Japanese calligraphy. He continued to learn Japanese calligraphy, but one day he encountered avant-garde calligraphy and he was amazed by its expression of freedom, which led him to develop his original works today. In recent years, under the theme of “things composed from calligraphy,” he has been broadening his idea of mind and pursuing calligraphy’s potential as a contemporary form of expression.
\nGraduated from Kyushu Sangyo University, Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Department of Architecture in2012.<\/p>\n

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\uff3bArtist Biography\uff3d
\n\u2500\u2500Solo Exhibition\u2500\u2500
\n2023 \u201cPlanning\u201d (HAKATA HANKYU ART SHIP \/ Fukuoka)
\n2020 \u201cSyo No Hamon\u201d (Fukuoka Asian Art Museum \/ Fukuoka)
\n2019 \u201cKonton To Ittai\u201d ( TOKOPOLA ANNEX \/ Fukuoka)
\n2018 \u201cBokuhatsu\u201d (OFF \/ Fukuoka ) \u201cKuro Wo Mitsumeru\u201d (IAF SHOP* \/ Fukuoka)\n<\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500Group Exhibition,etc.\u2500\u2500
\n2024 \u201cGENGO -Hentaisurumojihyougen\u201d (Shibuya Hikarie8 \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cJAPAN SHODO SHOW 2024\u201d (Mitaka City Arts Center \/ Tokyo)
\n2023 \u201cART SHODO THIRTY-ONE\u201d (GIFU CITY CULTURE CENTER \/ Gifu)
\n\u201cShodo Next Stage\u201d ( ISETAN Urawa Store \/ Saitama)
\n\u201cJAPAN SHODO SHOW 2023\u201d (Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo \/Tokyo)
\n\u201cSHODO NEW AGE\u201d (MEDIA SHOP GALLERY&BOOKS \/ Kyoto)
\n\u201cART SHODO SELECTION in Tokyo #2 \u201c (Mitaka City Arts Center \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cART SHODO EDGE\u201d (GALLERY SCENA. \/ TOKYO)
\n2022 \u201cART SHODO POWERS\u201d (MDP GALLERY NAKAMEGURO \/ Tokyo)
\n \u201cART SHODO SELECTION in Kyoto\u201d (MEDIA SHOP GALLERY&BOOKS \/ Kyoto)
\n \u201cJAPAN SHODO SHOW 2022\u201d (Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo \/Tokyo)
\n2021 \u201cART SHODO FESTA in Fukuoka\u201d (Fukuoka Asian Art Museum \/ Fukuoka)
\n\u201cShoka Niyoru Chusho Hyogen Ten V\u201d ( GALERIE SIMON \/ Tokyo)
\nCover Art \u201cCOLECTA THE ART MAGAZINE \u201c
\n\u201cRed Dot Miami 2021\u201d (Red Dot Miami \/ Florida, US)
\n\u201cBi No Kigen Ten 2021\u201d ( Ginza Garou ON THE ORIGIN OF ART \/ Tokyo)
\n2020 \u201cWoman an infinite wor\/ld\u201d (SK Art Gallery NY \/ New York)\u3000
\n\u201cShoka Niyoru Chusho Hyogen Ten \u2163\u201d ( GALERIE SIMON \/ Tokyo)
\n2019 \u201cAFAF AWARDS 2019\u201d (Fukuoka Asian Art Museum \/ Fukuoka)
\n2018 \u201cSTRANGER-Beyond the border-\u201c (BBFL gallery \/New York, US)
\n2017 \u201cDiversity, Coexistence, Freedom\u201d (Gallery Conceal Shibuya \/ Tokyo)
\n2016 \u201cAFAF AWARDS 2016\u201d (Fukuoka Asian Art Museum \/ Fukuoka)
\n2015 \u201cRasen\u201d ( IAF SHOP* \/ Fukuoka)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Saori Kunihiro<\/b><\/p>\n

Born in Hiroshima in 1985, she lives in Kyoto. She started calligraphy when she was 6 years old. In 2011, She moved to Tokyo for calligraphy-based activities. She launched a jewelry brand using \u201cHiragana\u201d as a motif in 2015. In 2019, she moved to Kyoto to become an artist-in-residence. Since then, she has been working as a contemporary artist.<\/p>\n

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\uff3bArtist Biography\uff3d
\n\u2500\u2500Solo Exhibition\u2500\u2500
\n2023 \u201cpetal lines\u201d (Komyoin Zen Temple \/ Kyoto)
\n2022 \u201cframe of self\u201d (THE TERMINAL KYOTO \/ Kyoto)
\n2021 \u201cFrame of self\u201d ( Gioji Temple Gallery \/ Kyoto)
\n\u201cSupple lines\u201d (Matsuzakaya Department Store Nagoya \/ Aichi)
\n\u201cFloating lines\u201d (ARTBAY HOUSE TOKYO \/ Tokyo)
\n2020 \u201cThe ultimate in line\u201d (haku gallery \/ Kyoto)<\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500Group Exhibition,etc.\u2500\u2500
\n2023 \u201cART SHODO TRIAL\u201d (Mitaka City Arts Center \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cJAPAN SHODO SHOW 2023\u201d (Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo \/Tokyo)
\n\u201cARTISTS\u2019 FAIR KYOTO 2023\u201d (Shosei-en Garden \/ Kyoto)
\n\u201cSHODO NEW WAVE\u201d (GARDE Gallery \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cSHODO NEW AGE\u201d (MEDIA SHOP GALLERY&BOOKS \/ Kyoto)
\n\u201cART SHODO SELECTION in Tokyo #2 \u201c (Mitaka City Arts Center \/ Tokyo)<\/p>\n

2022 \u201cIn the Flow\u201d (KUNJYUKAN SHOYEIDO INCENSE CO. \/ Kyoto)
\n\u201cHyoubi Ten\u201d ( Kyoto Keizai Center \/ Kyoto)
\n\u201cART SHODO SELECTION in Tokyo\u201d (Mitaka City Arts Center \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cSHODO NEW AGE -Western conference-\u201d (MEDIA SHOP GALLERY&BOOKS \/ Kyoto)
\n\u201cSHODO NEW AGE -Eastern conference-\u201c (ICHIKAWA CITY CULTURAL HALL \/ Chiba)
\nSPIRAL INDEPENDENT CREATORS FESTIVAL \u201cSICF23\u201d (Tokyo)
\n\u201cJAPAN SHODO SHOW 2022\u201d (Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo \/Tokyo)
\n\u201cTOKYO SHODO WEEK\u201d ( Mitaka City Arts Center \/ Tokyo)
\n2021 \u201cART SHODO FESTA in Fukuoka\u201d (Fukuoka Asian Art Museum \/ Fukuoka)
\nGroup Exhibition Untitled ( GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cART@DAIMARU\u201d ( DAIMARU DEPARTMENT STORE \/ Kyoto)
\nDedication of artworks to Kamigamo Shrine, which is a World Heritage Site, Formal name : Kamo Wakeikazuchi Jinja Shrine.
\n\u201cART FAIR TOKYO 2021\u201d\u3000(Tokyo International Forum Hall Gallery \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cParis and Kyoto Joint Project \u201cSavoir-faire des Takumi\u201d (Kyoto)
\n2020 \u201cART SHODO FESTA 2020\u201d (Mitaka City Arts Center \/ Tokyo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ouma<\/b><\/p>\n

Born in Tokyo, a contemporary artist and a former veterinarian. At one moment Ouma started drawing pictures of deceased animals and sending them to their families and the number of drawings reached over 100. In 2013, She held a solo exhibition at a Gallery UNAC Tokyo, which was organized by Masanori Unagami, the art of the gallery and an art critic, and covered the galley with her paintings. She began to work as an artist. She has been pursuing a new definition of life through the indistinct works of creators who collaborate with viewers in experience and creation.<\/p>\n

 
\n\uff3bArtist Biography\uff3d<\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500Solo Exhibition\u2500\u2500
\n2019 \u201cHospital\u201d ( Hongti Art Center \/ Busan, South Korea)
\nReseach for the border between Living or Non-living thing (Artist residency TEMI \/ Daejeonk, South Korea)
\n\u201cINFINITE REPETITION\u201d( IINNOO gallery \/Shang-hai, China),
\n2018 \u201cLife Continuous\u201d (NICOLAS G. HAYEK CENTER | THE SWATCH GROUP \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cUnder the road \/ Life Continuous\u201d (MOHA ART STUDIO \/ Ulsan, South Korea)
\n2017 \u201cThe World \u2163\u201d \/ Alexander castle from SERLACHIUS MUSEUM \/ M\u00e4ntt\u00e4, Finland)
\n2016 \u201cInferior paradise\u201d (UNAC TOKYO \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cHer letter only says YES\u201d (ART-League gallery \/ St Petersburg, Russia)
\n\u201cCellular” (WTA – Werner Th\u00f6ni Artspace \/ Barcelona,Spain)
\n2015 \u201cThe will for changing the world\u201d ( Gallery Natsumikan Daikanyama \/ Tokyo)
\n\u201cAfter Big Five\u201d (UNAC TOKYO \/ Tokyo)
\n2014 \u201cOM\u201d (Ouchi gallery \/ New York, US)
\n\u201cMi\u201d( Gallery coen \/ Kanagawa)
\n2013 \u201cThe art of SELF=HEALING AND SELF=CERTIFICATION\u201d (UNAC salon \/ Tokyo)<\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500Selected Artist in Residence Program\u2500\u2500
\n2019 Hongti Art Center Residency, (Busan, Korea \/ September 1 \u2013 November 30\uff09
\nArtist Residency TEMI, (Daejeon, Korea \/ May 20 – August 16)
\n2018 ACCR – ODYSSEE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2018, (France \/ June 14 – July 13)
\nDanish Art Workshops, ( Copenhagen,Denmark \/ May 23 – June 13)
\n2017 Swatch Art Peace Hotel, (Shanghai, China \/ November 20, 2017 – May 20, 2018)
\nSERLACHIUS MUSEUMS (M\u00e4ntt\u00e4,Finland \/ September 1 – October 31)
\nAboa Vetus & Ars Nova, Artist in Residence -program, (Turku,Finland \/ March 15 – May 15)
\n2016 NCCA Art Residence Kronstadt, (St Petersburg,Russia \/ April 4 – 26)<\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500Award\u2500\u2500
\n2024 ART SHODO AWAJISHIMA, Encouragement award (Japan) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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