{"id":910,"date":"2024-05-14T20:53:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T11:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.live-art-books.jp\/lag\/?p=910"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:45:53","slug":"ryojihirose_en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.live-art-books.jp\/lag\/exhibition\/en\/ryojihirose_en\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryoji Hirose Exhibition \u201cLame but neat\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PAST EXHIBITION<\/p>\n

Ryoji Hirose Exhibition \u201cLame but neat\u201d<\/h1>\n

May 17 Friday, 2024 – june 1 Saturday, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Title: Ryoji Hirose \u201cLame but neat\u201d
\nPeriod: May 17 Friday, 2024 – June 1 Saturday, 2024
\n*Closed: Sundays, Mondays, Holidays
\nOpening Reception: May 17 Friday, 2024 18:00 \u2013 20:00
\nOpening hours: 13:00 \u2013 19:00
\nVenue: LAG\uff08LIVE ART GALLERY\uff09\/ 2-4-11 1F Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ryoji Hirose\u2019s solo exhibition Lame but neat will be held at LAG (LIVE ART GALLERY) from Friday, May 17 to Saturday, June 1, 2024. Hirose, who ran the non-genre old goods store Out Of Style in Gaienmae, Shibuya for about 20 years since 1990, started his career as a plastic artist creating objects made from old tools as materials around 2008.<\/p>\n

Combining materials such as iron, wood, old paper, lights, and other materials, Hirose\u2019s creations emphasize each substance, and have a unique sense of humor and tension, and follow the consistent production style of \u201cavoiding retention patterns of the form of artwork\u201d while giving off an original presence that is hard to describe.<\/p>\n

In this exhibition, Hirose will publicize new three-dimensional works and drawings, as well as sell a photo book Out Of Style, by Sumire Hashimoto, a photographer, and graphic designer, who took pictures of inside the store when it was business time and Hirose’s works displayed in there.<\/p>\n

 
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\u2014Artist Statement<\/strong>\u2014
\nI used to run a select store of used goods called Out Of Style in Gaienmae, Shibuya. When I was thinking of the name for the store, I was attracted by the sound of the word I found in an English dictionary, \u201cout of style\u201d It is probably not a suitable name for the store because it means \u201cnot trend\u201d \u201cobsolete\u201d \u201ctacky\u201d. However, I wanted to create a store that would defy the meaning of the word, so I did not hesitate to name it.
\nWhile running such a store, I disassembled the items for sale and started making lights and objects using the old materials that were created, and before long, the name lost its meaning and became standing out the slightly edgy works of art, only the sound of the word \u201cout of style\u201d, and kept feeling under the spell from its name of the store for a while. During that period, many doubts and thoughts were in my mind, and I questioned pursuing cool styles, I created works that were far removed from my original attitude and even gave lame exhibition titles on purpose. Then, finally, I thought I had freed myself from the curse of the name, but now that I am exhibiting at this gallery in Gaienmae, which is very close to where the store existed in the past, I feel as if I am being pulled back into my roots. Although I am not captured by the name of the store currently, I am seeking the form within myself, and if the original meaning of Out Of Style can be revealed from these works, I would welcome that as well.<\/p>\n

Ryoji Hirose<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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PROFILE<\/h2>\n

 
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Ryoji Hirose<\/b><\/p>\n

While running Out Of Style, a select store of antique interiors in Gaienmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, he started making lights and objects using antique iron and wood as materials in his mid 50s. Since then, he has been creating both three-dimensional and two-dimensional works also.
\nExhibitions
\n\u201c Lines Falling into the Sky\u201d ( galley yolcha \/ Osaka ) \u201c Hoi-Hoi no Soo-Issui\u201d \u201d Thought About White : Rice in Bento = A Space or Not? \u201c ( Kinkan Gallery \/ Tokyo ) \u201c Evaporating Horizons, Loss of Scenery, Stenographer \u201d ( Ruroudo \/ Tokyo ) \u201c The Speed of Lines\u201d ( SEIN \/ Tokyo ) \u201c Woman\u2019s Crank Kick\u201d ( KIKA \/ Kyoto) \u201d As Crevice Has Grown \u201d ( ARSKUMONOI \/ Tokyo ) \u201c Shinayakanikataku, Honokada\u201d ( KiKi kitasenju \/ Tokyo ) etc.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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NEW BOOKS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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We will publish a collection of works.
\nOut Of Style by Sumire Hashimoto
\nThe collection contains 75 pictures documenting Out Of Style, an antique store that existed in Gaienmae, Shibuya, Tokyo for approximately 20 years from the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

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Out Of Style Photo Book<\/h3>\n

Price\uff1a2,750 JPY ( included tax )
\nIssuer : Sumire Hashimoto<\/p>\n

Printed : Live Art Books, Inc.
\nCooperation\uff1aOut Of Style
\nSize\uff1aH120mm \u00d7W170mm
\nNumber of pages\uff1a96 pages
\nPublisher\uff1aCELERY<\/p>\n

 
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\n\u203bOut Of Style Photo Book – Limited to 30 copies in commemoration of publication, with hand-drawn pictures & autograph –
\nPrice\uff1a4,500 JPY\uff08 include tax \uff09\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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