Born in 1958, he is currently a professor in the Department of Crafts at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he also serves as Vice Dean. He received his MFA from Tokyo University of the Arts and participated in the Pilchuck Glass School in 1984. He then worked as a designer for Iwata Glass Co., Ltd. until 2001. He is a member of the Japan Glass Artcrafts Association and serves as a trustee of the Association for Glass Art Studies.
His first exhibition was held in 1985, followed by numerous exhibitions to date. His first solo exhibition took place in 1995. He received Honorable Mentions at the 4th Koganezaki VESSELS (Koganezaki Glass Museum) in 2008 and at The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2010. He was awarded the Kyohei Prize (Grand Prize) at both the 11th Glass ’08 in Japan and the 12th Glass ’12 in Japan, organized by the Japan Glass Artcrafts Association (JGAA).
Selected Public Collection: Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung, München, Germany; Contemporary Glass Arts Museum, Turke; Koganezaki Glass Museum Japan, Ishikawaken Notojima Glass Museum, Japan; Hsincyu City Glass Museum,Republic of China.
Ueno・Okachimachi
Kan'ei-ji Temple
Photographer. Born 1958 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate. Hatakeyama is a photographer based in Tokyo whose works focus on the relationship between nature, city, and photography. He represented Japan in the 49th Venice Biennale held in 2001, and in 2012 participated in the Japanese pavillion of the Vennice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition (received Golden Lion prize). In addition, Hatakeyama received the 42nd Mainichi Art Award in 2001, as well as the Art Encouragement Prize by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2012. Member of Japan Art Academy.
Nihonbashi・Bakurocho
Etoile Kaito Living Building
Artist. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. In 2001, Hogalee completed an MA in Design at Tokyo University of the Arts. Adopting the motif of women, which act as a mirror reflecting the contemporary age, he continues to create “onnanoko” (Girls) symbolized in manga line drawings. His activities include making canvas paintings that reference contemporary art contexts, and murals that transcend the notion of canvas as support. In addition to using acrylic paint, he is also developing works based on the concept of “restoring to an original state,” where murals made with masking tape are peeled away to return the space to its original condition. Solo exhibitions include Entanglement (Kana Kawanishi Gallery, Tokyo, 2022), Entanglement – Shinjuku III (Shinjuku 3-chome intersection, Tokyo, 2022), and Restitution (Ikejiri Institute of Design, Tokyo, 2014). Group exhibitions include Sekai wo Utsusu (Fujisawa City Art Space, Kanagawa, 2017), Trans Arts Tokyo (Kanda, 2017), and No Man’s Land (former French Embassy, 2009).
Suidobashi
Tokyo Dome
Born in Chiba Prefecture. Completed MFA in Fine Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2009. Creates collages and oil paintings that combine figures cut out from Western masterpieces with contemporary landscapes, such as in the Time Leap Series. Recent solo exhibitions include Walking through Nakanoshima (YOD Gallery, Osaka, 2022) and Landscape (Oakwood Apartments Roppongi Central, Tokyo, 2020). Selected for the WATOWA ART AWARD (2021), Shell Art Award (2020), and the 15th TAGBOAT AWARD (2020).
Nihonbashi・Bakurocho
Nihonbashi・Bakurocho
Born 1987 in Saitama and raised in Gunma, Japan. Graduated with a Master’s degree from the Department of Intermedia Art at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2012. At the core of Mari Katayama’s practice is living everyday within her own body, which she uses as a living sculpture, mannequin and lens through which to reflect society. The combination of Katayama’s hand-sewn objects, sculptural pieces, and photography challenges viewers to ques-tion the body and its complex relationship with the surrounding environment and society. At the same time, Katayama initiated an activist art project called High Heel Project, which aims to create high heel shoes for prosthetics, while demanding the freedom of choice for all no matter what physical ability they have. Wearing her symbolic pair of custom-made high heels, Katayama continues to walk and speak up widely as an artist, singer, model and keynote speaker.
Nihonbashi・Bakurocho
Etoile Kaito Living Building
Mami Kosemura is a contemporary artist who uses photography and animation to explore the confluence of painting, video and photography, referring to classical European motifs and traditional subjects such as Japanese painting. In addition to solo exhibition at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, 2018, she has participated in many group exhibitions in Japan and abroad. Major awards received by the artist include Nomura Award from the Nomura Arts and Culture Foundation (2004) and the Gotoh Cultural Award of the Gotoh Memorial Foundation (2015).
Kosemura’s art is included in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, The University Art Museum of Tokyo National University of the Arts, Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, Asia Society Museum (New York) and Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts (Taipei).
Ueno・Okachimachi
Kan'ei-ji Temple
Has invented 20 patents related to AI across Japan, the U.S., China, and Hong Kong. His practice explores the essential nature of the future by delving into the inner workings of AI biases, bugs, and NSFW content.
Nihonbashi・Bakurocho
Etoile Kaito Living Building
Nihonbashi・Bakurocho
Born in Shimane, 1994. Based in Kyoto. While dealing with the joy, wonder and difficulty of “”touching”” (or trying to touch) various objects and things with his own body, Gaku Kurokawa makes works focusing on the process of finding ways to relate to the materials and objects he handles at any given time, or on the process of trying to find such ways. Awarded Kyoto city special bounty program for art and culture.
Ueno・Okachimachi
Kan'ei-ji Temple
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