KOSAKU KANECHIKA is pleased to present Emi Mizukami’s solo exhibition “Dear All Our Yesterdays” from May 10th to June 21st, 2025.Emi Mizukami creates paintings that exist as an accumulation of temporal actions. Filling her canvases with imagery derived from old and contemporary mythologies and folklores from around the world, as well as historical fables and tragedies, the artist repeatedly paints new images over them, covering each layer with pigments mixed with sand. The multi-layered paintings born from this approach do not offer a static viewing experience to the human retina, but rather evoke various imaginations, such as the passage of time in ways unbeknownst to man, reality, and virtuality. This show will present about 17 new paintings.

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Emi Mizukami "Dear All Our Yesterdays"

Yuka Kashihara vividly expresses the fundamental energy of the sea, the earth, and nature using colors with a sense of translucency, such as blue, pink, green, and brown. Although neither humans nor animals appear in her works, through the artist’s unique perspective, they seem to reflect the life force of something invisible, such as the trace of a former presence, the air, or the light, imbuing them with a mysterious power and stir, as if we had managed to steal a glimpse into another dimension. Kashihara spent three months in Okinawa, making sketches in various locations and using the memories she was aware of as the foundation for her work. During her stay there, picking up shells became part of her daily routine, and when she looked at the shells she had gathered, their patterns seemed to spread out and expand infinitely like some sort of landscape painting. According to Kashihara, it was a completely unnerving experience, where things she had previously been unable to see became connected to each other.

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Yuka Kashihara “Changing in the Light”

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 Ryoko Kumakura and Yoshihiko Yamazaki  Joint Exhibition “Links, Embed Images”

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Shuta Hasunuma "WORLD IN OUR HAND -JAPAN", 2013

The common space of the Toda Building will be used as a venue for forward-looking public art, offering emerging artists and curators opportunities to present large-scale works that engage with the urban landscape.APK Public is a public art program that enriches the ways people live and work, allowing visitors and office workers to engage with artworks on a daily basis, and aiming to stimulate creativity and expand perspectives.In this first exhibition, we welcome Iida Shihoko, an internationally curator, who presents works based on the concept of “Helix–Speculating on Infinite Possibilities,” an effort to transform the stagnation of uncertain times into a positive outlook for the future.

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To commemorate the six-month anniversary of the Toda Building, which opened in November 2024, we are pleased to present the Shuta Hasunuma Philharmonic Orchestra Live at the Toda Building: Mirrors, an encounter with art through music.

Shuta Hasunuma Philharmonic Orchestra TODA BUILDING LIVE “MIRRORS”

　Through a variety of media, Erika Kobayashi weaves together invisible subject matter, untold histories and personal memories, and emotions. Dorene Le Bas, who has Romani roots, develops multidisciplinary works inspired by the rich history and mythology of the Romani people and centered on themes of life, death, loss, and rebirth. While perceiving the act of writing and drawing as excavation, Hiraku Suzuki continues to explore the potential of drawing as a way of revealing specific conduits in space and time. This group exhibition explores each of the three artists’ respective practices as they reveal and give shape to that which is indiscernible, hidden, and marginalized, while also discovering points of connection with the world.

Erika Kobayashi, Delaine Le Bas, Hiraku Suzuki “形象 Keisho”

Taka Ishii Gallery is pleased to present Daido Moriyama / Sayre Gomez “Hellooooo,” a dialogue between the paintings and sculptures of American artist Sayre Gomez and the photography of Daido Moriyama. Both artists investigate the fundamentals of their respective cities, Los Angeles and Tokyo, which are deeply rooted in their work and represented by their distinct visual languages. Sayre Gomez has garnered recognition for his photorealistic paintings, which focus on fragments of the urban sprawl that is the Los Angeles landscape. His work questions concepts of history, memory, authenticity, and the ways in which we see and make meaning from our lived environment. Since moving from Osaka to Tokyo in his youth, Daido Moriyama has been documenting Shinjuku—the city he describes as “the first place that left him feeling completely at a loss”—for decades, beginning in the 1960s. Moriyama, who admits to being drawn to the “tingling” and chaotic energy of Shinjuku, captures the city’s representations and surfaces through his photography. This relentless pursuit of surface reality becomes the defining characteristic of his artistic practice. 

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Daido Moriyama / Sayre Gomez "Hellooooo"

Auto Moai began producing black and white works in 2015, and since 2018, it also uses a lot of color, and is known for its style where a highly anonymous “presence” stands on the screen. While being extremely objective, it is a style that can also be seen as a very personal scene, and presents scenery and scenes that can only be seen because necessary information, such as relationships between humans and the relationship between the work and the viewer, has been stripped down.This exhibition “Private Ritual” is Automoi&apos;s largest exhibition among the exhibitions to be held this year, and all new paintings will be presented. We will create a space where about 4 masterpieces from No. 130 are lined up. Please take a look at Gallery &amp; Bakery Tokyo in 8 minutes.

Auto Moai's new solo exhibition “Private Ritual”

Now 83 years old, Tuttle is one of the most important contemporary artists of our time. He has built a career spanning some 60 years and continues to work with a radical spirit of inquiry.  As the artist himself says, “It is the invisible that is most interesting.”*1 Tuttle’s works are a fusion of philosophy, materials, colors, language, and spirituality that persistently confronts the nature of the world and the self.  The new works in this exhibition are three-dimensional works that articulate various thought processes about numbers, concepts, and colors, and the invisible, all of which Tuttle has an abiding interest in, expressed through a lighthearted, rich worldview using everyday materials such as wood, paper, cloth, wire, plastic, and styrofoam.  Tuttle continues to probe and question various issues through his work. This exhibition promises us the pleasure of spending time in the company of his work, and of vicariously experiencing the discovery of everything unexpected and interesting in each and every moment of this world. We hope you will join us in this experience of Richard Tuttle’s new worldview.

Richard Tuttle “San, Shi, Go”

KOSAKU KANECHIKA is pleased to present Hiroto Tomonaga’s solo exhibition “Lightning” from March 22nd to May 2nd, 2025 at Kyobashi.Hiroto Tomonaga captures transitory moments in which things he is looking at appear to him ever so briefly as something else, and strives to render this in painting. In his practice, this change that occurs before his eyes gradually translates into paint on the canvas, becoming fixed on the surface. While the resulting paintings are fixed, they feel as if they might resume moving once again, and express the sense of helplessness the artist himself feels regarding the world he sees before him.The indeterminate nature of Tomonagaʼs art defies language and earthly logic, unsettling the world in which we live comfortable, albeit constrained, lives. In recent works, he has been building a sense of fullness that seems to jump off the painting surface, achieved by fixing onto a single canvas the numerous reactions that result from making different elements collide. This show, “Lightning,” will present about ten new paintings.

Hiroto Tomonaga "Lightning"

The artist COIN PARKING DELIVERY&apos;s new solo exhibition “GIVE ME TIME TO BLOOM” will be held from 2025/03/22 (Sat).COIN PARKING DELIVERY (COIN PARKING DELIVERY) started its activities in 2018 when using a smartphone during train travel time and started drawing pictures with your finger.It quickly attracted attention from various fields, and not only did she present her work at exhibitions as an artist, but she is also taking an approach with a wide range of expressions, such as installing public art and collaborating with major companies as part of town planning with the government.What is characteristic of COIN PARKING DELIVERY&apos;s work is pop characters that are easy to understand for all classes and a strong message.Suddenly, when you see the work, various layers have been added to it over and over again, and the viewer will naturally be drawn into the world of canvas.The entertainment that unfolds in that space seems to be constantly trying to express the modern dilemmas of “connection” and “love,” “humans” and “society,” and “production” and “consumption” from the viewpoint of COIN PARKING DELIVERY, which has received domestic and international evaluations over a short career, with motifs that are easy to understand.COIN PARKING DELIVERY announced the suspension of artist activities for 2 years on the occasion of a solo exhibition held in 2023, and focused on commercial activities.At this long-awaited exhibition, not only will sculptures be presented, but 13 new works, including the largest canvas ever, will be presented, making it the largest solo exhibition ever for the artist.

COIN PARKING DELIVERY new solo exhibition　「GIVE ME TIME TO BLOOM」

Taka Ishii Gallery is pleased to present Rei Naito’s solo exhibition “breath” from Saturday, March 1 to Saturday, March 29. The exhibition will open at Taka Ishii Gallery Roppongi, expand to the gallery’s Kyobashi location, and then travel to Oslo. We invite you to experience this space created by an artist whose heart embraces life and breath as they expand across inner and outer realms, assuming myriad forms and dimensions in a world of infinite color.

Rei Naito "breath"

Tomio Koyama Gallery Kyobashi is pleased to present “good day,” a solo exhibition by German sculptor Stephan Balkenhol.This will be the artist’s fourth solo exhibition at Tomio Koyama Gallery and his first in six years, and will feature new works by the artist. People and animals that look like they could be from anywhere, but with something distinctive about their facial expression and demeanor. Stephan Balkenhol (1957-) has won international acclaim for his minimalist representations of figurative motifs in the form of standing figures and reliefs.Carved from the wood of a single tree along with the pedestal they stand on, the elaborate, rough surfaces of these works that retain strong traces of his chisel and their coloring leave a lasting impression. Balkenhol’s works have a rich appeal that elicits the humor and introspection of the viewer, as well as a presence that while not difficult, is somehow intriguing.

Stephan Balkenhol

Yutaka Kikutake Gallery is pleased to present ‘Echo of Echoes’, two person show featuring Trevor Yeung and Yuko Mohri whose pavilions at the 60th Venice Art Biennale are still fresh in people’s minds. Sharing a cosmopolitan sensibility, these two artists developed their friendship through stays in Venice and Tokyo in preparation for this exhibition. The conversations they had and the scenes they witnessed during these times became the starting point for a shared process of gleaning the slightest details from everyday life, influences which can be seen in their work.Artists: Yuko Mohri, Trevor Yeung

Yuko Mohri, Trevor Yeung "Echo of echoes"

For the 4th exhibition of Gallery &amp; Bakery Tokyo 8 min, MOTAS.&apos;s new solo exhibition &quot;Original Recipe&quot; will be held from 15 February (Sat), 2025.MOTAS. is an art unit consisting of BOYA and TOMO. The two artists who were active in different genres of art began working together in 2012. They incorporate various styles that have influenced each other. The character ‘BLEYE’  which also appears in this exhibition is an original character created after the formation of MOTAS. ,  and is the motif that brought MOTAS. to prominence.In this exhibition ‘Original Recipe’, the viewer will be drawn into the world and encounters that unfold as ‘BLEYE’ visits their faraway friends in an usual day and life, metaphored as cooking.MOTAS. continue to express and grow through their artwork, which we invite you to see here at Gallery &amp; Bakery Tokyo 8 min. We look forward to seeing  you.

MOTAS.  new solo exhibition「Original Recipe」

KOSAKU KANECHIKA is pleased to present Yutaka Aoki’s solo exhibition “U” from January 18th to February 22nd, 2025 at Tennoz, and from January 25th to March 8th, 2025 at Kyobashi.Yutaka Aoki expands the scope of painting through an examination of the relationship between painting and the surrounding world, and through the many new possibilities that are born from that exchange. This exploration results in works that migrate freely between two- and three-dimensionality, and in works that respond not only to the material and production process, but also to their relationship with the audience’s gaze. Aoki’s approach also seeks to capture the ever-changing countenance of paintings, articulated as single moments along the axis of time.At the core of Aoki’s artistic work lies an awareness of the structure and phenomena of a world involving individual moments, time itself, and the countless things that lie in between, coupled with an exploration of the universal and fundamental issue of the flatness and materiality of painting. His exploration continues as each discovery gives way to a subsequent question to be addressed. In an Information Age in which various aspects of the world appear uniform, Aoki’s process of continually exploring things that defy simplistic categorization is evident in his practice. This exhibition features forty new works, with smaller works displayed at the Tennoz location, and larger pieces exhibited at the Kyobashi space. Together, these exhibits constitute Yutaka Aoki’s solo exhibition “U” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA.

Yutaka Aoki "U"

The Generative Art Project, one of the Toda Corporation’s arts programs, explores human motion in urban spaces, creating new opportunities for communication through art that connects the creator and the viewer. In the foyer along Chuo-dori Avenue on the 4th floor of the Toda Building, inside Toda Hall &amp; Conference Tokyo, an ultra-wide projection wall (approximately 2.8 meters high and 45 meters wide) will be maximally deployed to present a work made by a generative artist using cutting-edge technologies.

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Generative Art Project: A Program in Partnership with the Agency for Cultural Affairs Project to Support Emerging Media Arts Creators

Taka Ishii Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of the works by Erwin Bohatsch, from Saturday, January 25 to Saturday, February 22. Bohatsch is recognized as a leading figure in Austrian art history, particularly in abstract painting. This marks his first presentation at the gallery and will feature nine paintings and thirteen works on paper from his recent oeuvre.Although Bohatsch has been pursuing a distinctly individual and exemplary path through his career, his work is inseparable from the discourse of Austrian art of the late 70s to 90s. In the early 80s, when he emerged in the Austrian art scene, his paintings carried all features of “New Painting”, depicting motifs in organic forms and bleak colors. At the time, he became a member of the “Neue Malerei” (New Painting) group and was considered as one of the artists of Neue Wilde (neo-expressionism). By the late 1980s, the artist departed from this current and entered on abstract reduction, eliminating the narrative, figurative and expressive qualities of the paintings. This shift signaled a commitment to openness and clarity, hallmarks of his mature style.The artist’s recent works exemplify his purist approach, emphasizing line, form, color, and materiality. Curved color planes, fine lines, and spontaneous marks combine to produce compositions rich with tension and rhythm. On the fields of earthy beige and black, bright colors such as green, yellow and blue are also used effectively within a limited area. The poured color, spread thinly with a spatula, forms a layer of translucent colored surfaces, creating new forms in the overlapping areas and sense of spatial depth on the painting.Bohatsch’s works, in which multiple spatial structures unfold, will offer viewers an open and engaging visual experience.

Erwin Bohatsch

Ai Makita is based in Tokyo and New York. Her artwork aims to create organic images out of inorganic elements by using mechanical motifs. Also, her theme is to create material and physical works based on two-dimensional digital data. In particular, she aspires to bring digital images out into real space as paintings on canvas by composing artefacts such as metals and plastics photographed by herself. She has recently  incorporated generative AI into the production of her artwork and her style is not limited to canvas paintings, but also includes video, prints and installations.The exhibition title “Form and Matter“ starts with Aristotle’s concept in Greek philosophy. We are pleased to feature Makita&apos;s new artworks that approach the theme using various methods of expression, such as paintings, prints, drawings, and video works.

Ai Makita new solo exhibition “ Form and Matter ”

During his first solo exhibition at our gallery, Kurata said that his practice could be read in terms of “worthlessness and beauty.” He has been producing work from a personal standpoint, in response to the question of whether life is devoid of meaning and worthless, forms of beauty that exist in spite of this, and the movements of our hearts and minds.The objects depicted in the new works on display at this exhibition have changed dramatically. Previously, Kurata’s motifs were mostly imagined from memory: dusk, the sea, night, cars, eggs, dogs, sleeping, and so on. Since moving to the suburbs where there are many elderly people several years ago, however, Kurata began to paint people, plants, nature, animals, and daytime scenes that he saw daily in his studio, home, and the surrounding areas as concrete subjects for his paintings.Kurata’s new work Night Waiting for Morning is a self-portrait of himself lying down in his studio, with succulent plants in the background that he actually grows. The paintings within this painting are images of his previous works.These works feel turbulent yet calm. Everything seems to be coincidental, and viewers feel as if something in them is related to them. Their humor, meanwhile, is somehow redeeming.

Satoru Kurata “Night Waiting for Morning”

KOSAKU KANECHIKA is pleased to present the exhibition “GROUP SHOW: 5 ARTISTS” from December 20th, 2024 to January 18th, 2025.The show presents work by Yutaka Aoki, Takuro Kuwata, Ryu Takeda, Emi Mizukami, and Dan McCarthy.Yutaka Aoki presents three recent works including a large painting, and Takuro Kuwata showcases two works shown in Japan for the first time. Ryu Takeda will be displaying 4 recent paintings, Emi Mizukami will be presenting a new work alongside a recent painting, and Dan McCarthy exhibits recent sculptures. We cordially invite you to our upcoming group show including Yutaka Aoki, Takuro Kuwata, Ryu Takeda, Emi Mizukami, and Dan McCarthy at KOSAKU KANECHIKA.

"GROUP SHOW: 5 ARTISTS"

Kosuke Yamawaki new solo exhibition “Space”

We are pleased to announce that group exhibitions titled &quot;Whispers in the Wholeness&quot;curated by Yoshitomo Nara in Yutaka Kikutake Gallery Kyobashi from Saturday, November 2nd to Saturday, December 21st. This exhibition works from 4 other artists he met during his recent travels to Hokkaido. Serving as a conduit to the spirituality residing in the natural world, this exhibition will reveal the noble pursuit of timeless, universal forms within the space of the gallery. In this way, this exhibition is a fitting guidepost for the long-term vision of the gallery. We look forward to welcoming you to the show.

Group Exhibition "Whispers in the Wholeness"

Miwa Kyusetsu XIII

Taka Ishii Gallery is opening a new location in Kyobashi, at the center of Tokyo. To mark the opening of this new space, a group exhibition themed around portraits will be held from Saturday, November 2 to Saturday, December 14. This show will feature approximately 14 works by 11 artists.People now take images with their smartphones and upload them on social media, allowing them to see the faces of others at any time. Memorable moments with our family and friends can be accessed at any time via camera rolls or cloud services. Surveillance cameras capture offenders involved in an event, and their portraits from graduation albums are leaked and broadcast in the media. Before photographic technology, there were few ways to physically preserve how others looked. Pliny the Elder, the Roman naturalist, cites the myth that the origin of painting was the deed of a woman tracing the shadow of her lover before going to war, but such a time is difficult for us to imagine today.The visual experience associated with art has changed significantly along with it. Some people may follow artists’ social media accounts, where you can get a glimpse of their personalities. Others may obtain information about exhibitions online, confirming in advance which artists’ works are on display. In today&apos;s age of information transparency, there is also a method that dares to highlight “mysteries”. Not to mention the artist who leaves graffiti anonymously around the world, but there are also singers and idol groups that gain immense popularity without showing their faces. While there are those who are simply drawn to the work and the singer&apos;s voice, there is a wide range of reactions to such activities, including obsessive pursuit to somehow uncover their true identities. How do we respond when we see a work in front of us? The shape of a shadow changes depending on the angle from which light strikes it, and so does the variety of interpretations of a piece of art.【Participating artists】Nobuyoshi Araki, Tomoo Gokita, Goro Kakei, Sanya Kantarovsky, Naoto Kawahara, Graham Little, Ittetsu Matsuoka, Daido Moriyama, Kyoko Murase, Ser Serpas, Hiroka Yamashita

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Hiroshi Sugito "apples and lemon"

Tokyo Dialogue 2024 is the final year of the three-year project, Tokyo Dialogue 2022-2024. It is being jointly implemented by T3 PHOTO FESTIVAL TOKYO and TODA CORPORATION, which has had its head office in Kyobashi, Tokyo for over 120 years. Every year, photographers and writers team up to create a “dialogue” set in Kyobashi through photos and words. The scene that began with the TODA BUILDING construction site 25 m. underground at the start of the project in 2022 has now reached a height that soars to the sky. In November 2024, the building will at last open as a new site for art and culture in Kyobashi. Through photos and words that move between the years, this project depicts a city continuously transforming from past to present and into the future.　　Artists :　Photographers　　IMAI Tomoki , UEDA Yaya , SUZUKI Nozomi 　Writers　　DOZONO Masahiko、AOYAGI Natsumi、FUJII AkariCurator : ODAKA Miho

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