About Yuji Tokuda : Tokuda founded the communication design company, Canaria in2007. His latest works include the ANA International Business Class Monitoring Campaign "YOUR ANA"(Partnering with Panasonic wearable camera)and heads the creative for notable works such as ILOHAS water,Tokyo Motor Show, UNIQLO Global, FANCL Brand Renewal, Mori Art Museum, Sky Tree Cafe, and serves as a board member for "Hato Cafe" a Japanese Government project to close the gap between Government and its citizens. Tokuda has also helped produce the Peace Act Project Retired Weapons and TREASURED TRASH PROJECT which incubates the continuous challenging and questioning of the role of creativity in society.

EXPERIENCE:
1990-2001, Creative Director/Art Director, Dentsu, Japan.
2001-2003, Creative Director/Art Director, KesselsKramer, Netherlands.
2003-2007, Creative Director/Art Director, Dentsu, Japan.

MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2014,"ART IN DESIGN",with 10 artists,Walls Tokyo,Tokyo/Japan
2013,"CREATIVECITIES",Kaohsiung/Taiwan
2012,"Control Bear 10 Art-T Project", graniph Harajuku Gallery, Tokyo/Japan
2011,"Handkerchiefs for Tohoku Children",Tokyo Midtown Design Hub, Tokyo/Japan
2011,"Bell Music Box for more trees",ISETAN, Tokyo/Japan
2009,Icsid World Design Congress Singapore 2009", suntec City International Convention & Exhibition Center, Singapore
2009,"zasso",Aoyama Kotto dori street,Tokyo/Japan
2009,"Kaohsiung Design Festival 2009 Useless life exhibition", Kaohsiung/Taiwan

Miri Matsufuji’s solo exhibition “Plans Are for the Poor”.

A unique “distance”.The distance is like a scenery or more of a mental state. Some are close, some seem far away. But through all of her works, you can feel some sort  emotion, which makes her works distinct from others.

A very warm feeling and a certain distance between Matsufuji and her subjects can be felt from her photos. I feel the delicate balance between the “distance” and “emotion” comes from her philosophy of life.

Miri Matsufuji
Photographer.
Born in Tokyo, in 1991. Currently based in Tokyo.
Graduated from Meiji Gakuin Univ.

Since the beginning of his career as an artist, MADSAKI has shown us numerous styles ranging from extremely detailed drawings to large scales sculptures and installations. Recently his style underwent a dramatic change where provocative words and phrases now play a central role. Despite this change, MADSAKI continuously observes the society and everyday life from a distinct perspective, reinterprets and reconstructs the extracted essences into his own work. As many artists have done in the past with phrases and words, what MADSAKI portrays through his works cannot be categorized as a simple “slander”, but is a form of “reconfigured phrases” easily surpassing the symbolic meanings of the original words to satirize and banter the society we live in, while raising many questions.

His “phrases”, at times roughly written, question the viewers if what they see should be taken for granted, or if it is something that should be deeply interpreted. Even further the viewers are pushed to the point where they have to depend on their sense of values if what they are facing is even a work of “art” or not. Through his works, MADSAKI challenges and stirs the stereotype values of various systems we encounter in daily life.

b. Osaka Japan, 1974 lives, and works in Tokyo, Japan

BFA, Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design, NY USA

Biography

1974 年生まれ。東京のほか、パリ、台湾など国内外で展覧会を開催。画家として、展覧会のキューレーター、アートマガジンの編集者と して活動。ファッションブランドとのコラボレーションや、ミュージシャンへのジャケットアートワークの制作など、活動は多岐に渡る。 2018 年パリのアートウィーク期間中に開催された "ASIA NOW" 展では、日本の才能あるアーティストの一人として選出。身体を使った 躍動的なストロークのペインティングを特徴とする。
Born in 1974, currently lives and works in Yokohama, Japan. Nakamura paints with his hands using acrylic, gesso, ink, and graphite on canvas, paper, or wood. His popularity has been growing year by year as he polishes aesthetic of his art.
 

Recent solo exhibitions (selected)

2020 “draMatic” CLEAR GALLERY TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan
2019 Pierre-Yvës Car Gallery/ASIA NOW, Paris, France
2018 “Black Discovery” Bookmarc (Marc Jacob’ s), Tokyo, Japan
2017 “How I paint some of my paintings” The Container, Tokyo, Japan
2015 solo exhibition”Touch Me I’m Sick” CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN
2014 “GODSPEED YESTERDAY” CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN
2014 “Drawing Show”, Wishless, Tokyo, JAPAN
2013 “OXYMORONIC”, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN
2013 “WHITE SHOW” SLANT GALLERY, Kanazawa, JAPAN
2013 “WHITE SHOW” NO.12 GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN
2013 Daikanyama Tsutaya in shop exhibition, Tokyo, JAPAN

Group Exhibitions (recent selected)

2015 “THE WORKS” CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN
2015 Art Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, TAIWAN

2013 “BETTER NEVER THAN LATE -DIVERSITY-“, Tokyo, JAPAN (supported by adidas)

2011 “BETTER NEVER THAN LATE” touring exhibition, The Museum of Modern Art Saitama (Saitama), No12 Gallery (Tokyo), Galaxy Gallery (Osaka), SLANT GALLERY (Kanazawa), supported by adidas

b . Tokyo Japan, 1983 lives

and works in Tokyo, Japan
 

selected exhibition

2017 Solo Exhibition “◯▲◯▼” CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN
2015 Solo Exhibition “YEN” CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN
2015 ARTSTAGE SINGAPORE 2015, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY
2014 Solo Exhibition, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo JAPAN
2012“男性について / Masculinity”, 成山画廊 Gallery Naruyama, Tokyo, JAPAN
2011“where the spirit returns”, THE LAST GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN

selected featured publications

Domestic :  “LIBERTINE DUNE”  “GQ”
International :  “TRAM NOIR”  “LIGATURE MAGAZINE”

Born in 1969. BFA from Nihon University College of Art Kobayashi is known for a broad range of works from film to photography and installations.

Exhibitions / Events (selected)

2013 | “20th Aniversary Trax Exhibition“, Gallery TRAX, Yamanashi, Japan
2013 | “現在絵画展示即売会“ Tetoka, Tokyo, Japan
2012 | “TRANS ARTS TOKYO“ Tokyo, Japan
2009-2014 | “BIGAKKO E to BI to GA to JYUTSU”Bigakko, Tokyo, Japan
2008 | “Central East Tokyo“ Tokyo, Japan
2007 | “Central East Tokyo“ Tokyo, Japan
2005 | ”GUNDAM EXHIBITION”The Ueno Royal Musuem (上野の森美術館), Tokyo Japan
2005 | “YUTOONZ 1st.MIX”Labline.tv, Tokyo, Japan
2004 | ”CENTRAL EAST TOKYO”Tokyo, Japan
2002 | super star series DVD : Yasunori Ikunishi×Yasunori Kakegawa×Kuknacke featuring M.magic KOBAYASHI
1999 | “m.magic.kobayshi first exhibition”JOHNBULL gallery harajyuku, Tokyo Japan

Bio

Born in 1976, and currently works and lives in Nagoya, JAPAN.
 

Exhibitions Selected

2015 |
art fair “Art Stage Singapore 2015” Ikkan Art Gallery + CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Singapore

2014 |
solo “afterimage”, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Japan
group “MIRROR” Tokyo, Japan

2013 |
solo “Mikito Ozeki Paper Cut Works” Ikkan Art International, Singapore
solo “MENTAL”, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Japan
group “TOKYO STREET” Ikkan Art International, Singapore

2012 |
project “NIKE AF1 One Art” Mikito Ozeki + RHIZOMATIKS, The Pivot Point, Tokyo, JAPAN
solo “PHYSICAL” CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN
group “TOWA TEI presents MBE” BATSU ART GALLERY, Tokyo, JAPAN
group “Smile Rock Again” dictionary club, Tokyo, JAPAN
group “DEAD ROCKSTARS” Blunt Graffix Studio, Oregon, USA

2010 |
project “BRAZIL + JAPAN = TULIO” Nike Stadium Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN
solo “BODIES” LeBasse Projects Gallery, LA, USA

2009 |
group “WRONG DANCE, RIGHT STEPS”, Vacant, Tokyo, JAPAN
group “with records”, Otomo Yoshihide + Ozeki Mikito + Mats Gustafsson,  Gallery 45-8, Tokyo, JAPAN
group “TOKYO CREATORS MARKET” SUPER FROG Gallery, SF, USA

Bio

MOJOKO / モジョコ　(Left)

Born in Iran, having grown up in Hong Kong and now based in Singapore, Steve Lawler is the man behind Mojoko. Mojoko was founded in 2005 as a reaction to overuse of the computer. With a background in Graphic Design from Brighton University and a 2-year scholarship at Fabrica in the new media department working on Colors Magazine, Steve was hijacked by Diesel to be part of their in-house creative team in Molvena, Northern Italy working exclusively for Diesel and its sub-Brands. From there he sought further adventure by moving to Asia to take on a more commercial role, creating websites and campaigns for many global brands under the roof of OgilvyOne Singapore. Afterwards, he took to consulting for all sorts of projects as a creative thinker, art director and designer.

Eric Foenander / エリック・フォーナンダー (right)

Eric Foenander has been illustrating, painting, and doing all things artsy and fartsy since he was a 3-year-old toddler. His earlier years had him delve into, and focus on oils and acrylic. Since then, he has developed primarily into a digital artist, with stints in the worlds of advertising, animation and industrial design. Eric is now a full time illustrator. His style and work process is a marriage of oil painting fundamentals and digital savvy.“I just want to end up drawing stuff that I want to draw. For the rest of my life, really,”he adds.

W a t a r u K o m a c h i

Visual Artist

Born in Tokyo

Tokyo & Kyoto-based Wataru Komachi takes inspiration from the graffiti and Zen Gardens.
Wataru Komachi’s art is influenced by Robert Raushenberg, Andy Warhol and 1977’s Punk Rock Movement such as The Ramones, D.I.Y Punk Band Flyers. 

Wataru Started Band in schooldays. basically playing Punkrock music
And Maked energetically Own Band Flyer’s. *Wataru’s Father is ‎professional Music Composer and  his Brother Is famous Punkrock band member.

Afterthat

Wataru has received offers from film distributing agency for Movie Film
( Last Movie / Directed by Dennis Hopper )
Japanese Edition Brochure’s Back Cover Collage.
It Was the First Commision Work.

The Back Cover Collage were collected By Mr.Dennis Hopper

Later

Held Was Collaboration With France’s Aparel Brand( Christophe Lemaire )
And Participated the Exhibition at Paris Shop ( Colette ) , The Paris Venerable Department Store
( Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche ) etc.
And US Musician ( Beck ) European Tour T-shirt Designed.

The Works is Wide Range of Expression are Very Topicality and Wit, at The World Level Has Earned High Praise.

Kazuma Ogata / 緒方 数馬

Born 1986, Fukuoka

Lives and Works in Tokyo

Solo Exhibition

2017 Mob Burley, Midori.so, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions

2017 Grajoola, Midori.so, Tokyo

2017 The North Face Out Of Door, The North Face Standard, Tokyo/Kyoto

[Bio]
[Manabu Koga (artist/graphic designer)]

Born in Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki pref in 1972. Based on Tokyo now.

From 1993~1996, first published "PEPPER SHOP" as independent magazine.

Working as designer for comics, magazines, animation movie, videogame, toy, and model kits.
Especially related with Gundam and Kamen rider.

Underwater movie work started in 2002.

Serial publishment works "Underwater Knee-high Girls" has pub- lished from 2013.

music video,movie, TVcommercial and VJ on music event. Also self publishment works, magazine, solo-exhibition and group exhibition are continuously held.

In 2018, JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL Entertainment Division examiner prize.

Ruth Marbun Jakarta based artist Ruth Marbun’s  artworks are an ongoing exploration in figurative painting.
Her works are simultaneously carefree and full of thought – liberated through aesthetic freedom, and yet containing a personal narrative, an emotional output that articulate universal human themes.

Education

2008 Bachelor Degree in Fashion Design, Raffles Design Institute, Singapore 2004 Fashion Foundation, London College of Fashion, London, UK

Exhibition Record

Solo Exhibitions

2018 *Terms & conditions apply, mini solo with Clear Gallery Tokyo at Art Jakarta 2017 “Prologue: Image Not Found, Jogja Contemporary, Jogjakarta
2015 “Waktu Tak Pandai Berbohong”, Suar Artspace, Jakarta

Selected Group Exhibitions

2018 “On Traces” at Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta. “1x1” at Madison Avenue Gallery, Jakarta

2017 “Dunia Kecil Dunia Besar, Kecil Itu Indah 15” at Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta.

“Semanggi Kita, Jakarta Kita, Jakarta Kami” Collaboration Deskranada DKIJakarta and Dia.Lo.Gue Artspace at Senayan City, Jakarta.

2016 “Soul Factory”, Interactive installation at International Puppet Festival Pesta Boneka 5, Jogjakarta.

“Understanding Chaos in an Introduction to Beauty” at Unknown Asia at Herbis Hall, Osaka, Japan.

“As Luck Would Do” exhibition with Yuka Ueda, Halo Galo, Kyoto, Japan. 2015 “Manifesto Makanan”, Dia.Lo.Gue Exi(s)t 4, Jakarta

“WANITA: Female Artivism – Jakarta! Exhibition”, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Australia

“Rendering Regime”, Dewan Kesenian Jakarta, Jakarta

“Hello” Mini Group Exhibition, Artotel, Jakarta
2014 “March for Exhibition”, WWF, Car-free Day public space, Jakarta

“Temukan Indonesiamu”, Aqua 40th Anniversary, Jakarta

Collaborative Projects
2018 Set design for Bukamusik video featuring Teddy Aditya, Jakarta.

2017 “Suara Dari Jauh” Visuals for a poem musical album written by Goenawan Mohamad and performed by AriReda, Jakarta.

“Setjangkir Kopi Dari Plaja” Merchandise design (scarf) with Papermoon Puppet Theatre, Jogjakarta.

“Patah Tumbuh Hilang Berganti”, a capsule collection with Rama Dauhan, Jakarta.

2016 “Janji Kang Jait”, in collaboration with Rama Dauhan, A.P.A Space, Jakarta.

2015 Pop up Dining Experience “Meja Makan Vol.1”, in collaboration with Kushandari Arfanidewi and Eugenio Hendro, at Coworkinc., Jakarta.

Bibliography

Printed Media
2016 Made In, Interview, Jakarta
2015 Free! Magazine, Interview, Jakarta
2013 Kult Magazine, illustration for “Unbreakble” edition, Singapore. 2012 Dash Magazine, fashion illustration, UK

Websites Publications

2017 Two Frames video with Qubicle https://qubicle.id/story/two-frames-we-re- waiting-you-at-blok-m

2016 Videos https://qubicle.id/search?q=ruth+marbun
Interview http://ajourneybespoke.com/people/afternoon-jakarta-based- artist-ruth-utay-marbun/

2015 http://jakartaglobe.id/features/role-time-ruth-marbuns-artistic-progress/

ruth.marbun@gmail.com // +6281389020385
Jalan Bintaro Rosalia I blok TC no.7, Bumi Bintaro Permai Jakarta, Indonesia.

Born 1955 in Kingston, Jamaica. In the mid-1970s, he left his island. He began his photography career
in Toronto, Canada, with an exhibition at the Jane Corkin Gallery in 1987. That year, he left Toronto and moved to Paris where he embarked on fashion photography while pursuing his artistic work. For some time, Nigel has been creative in collaborations for surfboards, photography and books. In 1996 , he moved to
New York where he lives and works.

He does numerous solo and group exhibitions: 2006, 2008 National Biennale, National Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica. Bob Marley Anniversary Bob Marley Museum Kingston, Jamaica. Polarity (her 8th solo exhibition) Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto, Canada. In 2012-14, "Conversations with Blue" was exhibited at Colette, Paris, Clear Gallery, Tokyo,  and Corkin Gallery in Toronto, Canada. His work is part of important public and
private collections around the world.

Kaito Itsuki:

Photo attached below

Bio & CV:

b. 1993 in Sapporo, Japan

based in Tokyo and Kyoto

EDUCATION

2019 MFA Painting, Kyoto City University of Arts (upcoming)

2016 BFA, Tōhoku University of Art & Design

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 "THE WOMEN FROM THE GROUND, DNA," Ns Art Project, Osaka

"Jungle - 7,000,000," MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto

"Tiger Technique," KCUA, Kyoto

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018 "Encounters," PDX CONTEMPORARY ARTS, Portland, US

"KUMA EXHIBITION," Spiral, Tokyo

"KAISEI," Pehu, Osaka; Galerie P38, Paris; KG,Tokyo

2017 "4th CAF Prize Exhibition," Hillside Terrace, Tokyo

RESIDENCIES

2017 Feldstärke International, Hunan, China; Daegu, Korea; Kyoto,

2016 End of Summer, Portland, US

Bio:

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1993. While starting modeling in 2015, she began to work on as an artist influenced by her father known for a sculptor, thinking about what is her own expression besides the model. Going through from the works by unique pointillism, making many tiny dots on translucent tracing paper, to the exhibition in Brooklyn, she started the encaustic paintings, drawing the flow of vivid colors with beeswax. In 2017, she exhibited at NY BROOKLYN BEAUTY/FAHSION LABO, and in December, received the grand prize of J-COLLABO ANNUAL EXHIBITION.

Solo Exhibitions

2014  NATIONAL GEROGRAPHIC 2／ROCKET／Tokyo

2010  NATIONAL GEROGRAPHIC／mograg garage／Tokyo

2009  POP WAR NOW !／Kinkan Gallery／Tokyo

Group Exhibitions

2018  KAISEI MAGAZINE GROUP EXHIBITION／Pehu, Galerie P38, KG Gallery／Osaka, Paris, Tokyo

2017  VSVN／WDI GALLERY／Tokyo  

2016  NOT A PARTY／CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY／Tokyo

          Magnetic Composition-02／Pulp Gallery／Osaka

2015  Magnetic Composition-01／CORNER PRINTING KG GALLERY／Tokyo

          New gig 2／Argument Gallery／Tokyo

2014  DAILY TOWN／DIGINNER Gallery／Tokyo

          HAIKUMICHI／hottory／Tokyo

2013  Forest of Suicides／galeria de muerte／Tokyo

          SCIENCE OF MISFORTUNE／galeria de muerte／Tokyo

          SAIGONOBANSAN／CULTIVATE／Tokyo

2012  NEW CITY ART FAIR TAIPEI 2012／Huashan 1914 Creative Park／Taipei

          NUCLEAR SUMMER group show／galeria de muerte／Tokyo

2011  in the waitingroom／waitingroom／Tokyo

2010  parapera show／CASHI-Contemporary Art SHIMA／Tokyo

          NASTY PUNKS! " HALLOWEEN EXHIBITION! "／Therme Gallery／Tokyo

          Drawing Exhibition CIRCLE X／Rojitohito／Tokyo

2009  ANAL DRAGON／commune／Tokyo

(Phillipines)