Born 1976 in Gifu, Japan
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
Education
2002-2004
MFA in Communications Design, Pratt Institute, New York, US
1996-2000
Bachelor of Economics, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024
'Mythologiques', Contemporary Istanbul Foundation, Magazzino No. 41, Venice, Italy
2023
'Fictional Landscape', Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China
'Fictional Landscape', Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art, Hirosaki, Japan
'Episodes Far From Home', Almine Rech, London, UK
The Houston Bowery Wall, New York, NY, US
2022
'Harmless Charm', Sotheby’s, Hong Kong
'The Best Part About Us', Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, US
2021
'Boom Bye Bye Pain', KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
'Accountable Nature', The Long Museum, Chongqing, China
2020
'Accountable Nature', The Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai, China
2018
'No Place Like Home', Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
'Same Same, Different', Lumine Zero, Shinjuku, Japan
2017
'Baby It’s Cold Outside', Lesley Kehoe Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
'Oh Magic Night', Hong Kong Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
2015
'Somewhere Here', Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
'Made In 17 Hours', Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, Australia
'Come with me', Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco, California, US
2014
'Sky Is The Limit', Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
'Outside Looking In', Lesley Kehoe Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
2013
'The Standard Rendez-vous', Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
'Palimpsest', Reischauer Institute at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
2012
'New Works', Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, US
'The Future Is Always Bright', Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco, California, US
'Thousand Regards', Katzen Art Center at American University Museum, Washington, D.C., US
2011
'East Weets Mest', Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, US
2010
'In Case You’re Lost', Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, California, US
2009
'Glancing at the Twin Peak', Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, US
2007
'Between the Polar', Takuro Someya Contemporary Art, Chiba, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
'Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann & …', Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France
2023
Permanent Collection Exhibition, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, USA
'A Leisurely Stroll - The Tenth Anniversary of The Long Museum', The Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai, China
'Sugoi! 200 Years of Japanese Art', Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Michigan, US
'Die Young, Stay Pretty',KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2022
Official Collateral Project at Yanköşe and Galataport, 17th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
2021
'Realms of Refuge', Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, US
'Home & Away: Selections From Common Practice', Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, US
'Nature Morte', The Hole, New York, US
2020
'We Used To Gather', Library Street Collective, Detroit, Michigan, US
2019
'FIXED CONTAINED', KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2018
'Pardon My Language', Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
2017
'Re:define', Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, Texas, US
'Forms and Effects: Ukiyo-e to Anime', Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey, US
2013
'Messin’ With The Masters', Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, US
'Edo-Pop, The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints', Japan Society, New York, US
'Changing World Through Art', Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, US
2012
'Re:Define', The Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas, Texas, US
2011
untitled, Museum of Tibet House US, New York, US
'Joy Ride', Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, US
'We Are All One', New York Institute of Technology, New York, US
'Changing the World Through Art', Haunch of Venison Gallery, New York, US
'The Open Day Book Exhibition', Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibition, Los Angeles, California, US
2010
'Sugi-POP! The Influence of Anime and Manga on Contemporary Art', Portsmouth Museum of Art, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
'Summer Group Exhibition', Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, California, US
'DRAW', Museo De La Cludad De Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
'Changing the World Through Art', Haunch of Venison Gallery, New York, US
2009
'Lost in Mutation: The Surreal in Contemporary Japanese Art', Aidekman Arts Center at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, US
'Sacred Monsters', Aidekman Arts Center at Tufts University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
'UNFRAMED 2009', 15 Union Square, New York, US
2008
'Winter Group Show', Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, California, US
'Eyes and Curiosity' , Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
'Night Watch', Takuro Someya Contemporary Art, Chiba, Japan
'Piece of Peace', Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2007
'U Can’t Touch Dis: The New Asian Art, Zone: Chelsea Center for the Arts', New York, US
'Bunkamura Art Show', Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
'Project To Surface', M127, New York, US
'Natural Drift', Takuro Someya Contemporary Art, Chiba, Japan
Collections
San Jose Museum of Art, CA, US
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, US
LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art, US
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, US
Pérez Art Museum Miami, US
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, US
AMMA Fundación Amparo y Manuel, Mexico
Long Museum, China
Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China
DEJI ART MUSEUM, China
K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong
Space K SEOUL, South Korea
The Fisher Collection, US
The Dean Collection, US
Fundación La Nave Salinas, Spain
Microsoft Collection, US
Toyota Motor Corporation, US
Bank of Sharjah Collection, UAE
The Royal Family Collection, UAE
Pt. Leo Estate Sculpture Park, Melbourne, Australia
NIKE Japan, Japan
Levi Strauss & Co., Japan
JR East Japan Railway/LUMINE, Japan
Chunichi Building, Japan
Public Art Projects
2023
CHUNICHI BUILDING, Nagoya, Japan
Mural installation
Commissioned by Takenaka Corporation, TAK Property
SUNY Upstate Medical Institute, New York, US
Mural installation
Commissioned by RxArt
2022
Flatiron Public Plaza, New York, US
Sculpture Installation “Dancer.”
Galataport, Istanbul Biennial Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Stainless steel sculpture, “Nirvana Tropicana.”
17th Istanbul Biennial Collateral Project
Yanköşe, Istanbul Biennial Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Inflatable synthetic fabric. “United We Stand Divided.”
17th Istanbul Biennial Collateral Project
K11 Foundation, K11 MUSEA Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Digital LED Billboard Installation, K11 MUSEA Hong Kong
jing vision, Tokyo, Japan
LED Billboard installation/ jing, Harajuku 5
2021
TIPSTAR DOME CHIBA, Chiba, Japan
installation of large-scale sculptures and a mural.
Ivy Station, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, US
Permanent mural and sculpture installation
Commissioned by Culver City, Los Angeles
Guo Hua Financial Center, Chongquig, China
LED billboard installation
Commissioned by Long Museum
2020
JR Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, Japan
Artistic direction of the square
Permanent sculpture installation
Commissioned by East Japan Railway Company and LUMINE
Meiji Jingu, Tokyo Japan
Outdoor sculpture installation
Commissioned by Art Powers Japan
2019
North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, US
Mural installation
Commissioned by City of Beverly Hills
Bowery Wall Mural, New York, US
Commissioned by Goldman Global Arts
2018
Shibuya Scramble Junction, Tokyo, Japan
LED billboard installation
Commissioned by Peanuts Global Arts, SONY, Culture Corps
2014
Harbour City, Hong Kong
Outdoor installation
