「Eudaemonia」

Aug 22, 2024Exhibition: GroupUpdated Aug 21, 2024
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Gallery Commonでは8月24日から9月22日まで、石井佑果、大﨑土夢、岡野智史、海沼ちあき、ゴリラ・パーク、須田日菜子、土屋裕央、南谷理加、半田颯哉、丸山太郎、村松朋広、渡邊涼太(50音順)によるグループ展「Eudaemonia」を開催いたします。

「Eudaemonia」(ユーダイモニア)とは、ギリシャ語で《幸福》という意味をもつ、アリストテレスが唱えた「善き人生」という哲学用語です。これは、特有の能力を活かした方法で生きることが、 自身にとって本当の《幸福》な状態につながると説いたものです。 本展は、社会がますます複雑化するなかで、どこか軽やかで、ときにユーモラスな視点で反応する12名の多様なアーティストたちによる、好奇心と知的探求に満ちた展覧会です。 アリストテレスがこの《幸福》について説いてから、およそ2,400年あまり経った現在、この哲学はどこか時代遅れにも感じられます。アリストテレスが《幸福》を妨げるとして警鐘を鳴らしたもの「お金」「名声」「権力」「快楽」等は、いまではすっかり私たちが崇拝しているものです。 これはエゴと混沌が渦巻く世界で、この哲学そのものが無意味になってしまったという見方もあるでしょう。 不条理な世界で《幸福》に到達することは難しく思えてきます。それでも、自分と世界の可能性を見つけたいという願いこそが、芸術表現の原動力になっているのです。もしかしたら、私たちの表現活動への姿勢はぐるりと一周して「なぜこれを作るのか」という原点に立ち返っているのかも知れません。 本展の作品は、素朴さと皮肉、ナラティブとナンセンスの境界線上に位置します。断片的でシュール、奇妙でユーモラス、不満を抱きつつも希望に満ちており、現代の複雑な感情を反映しています。時代は変わっても、紀元前350年の古代の芸術と同じように意味と充足を求めているのです。 では、本展の作品は《幸福》とどう関係しているのでしょうか?各アーティストが独自にこの問いに答えています。この展覧会でその答えを見つけ出していただければ幸いです。

Yuuka Ishii

Born in 1995 in Kagawa and currently based in Tokyo, Yuuka Ishii creates paintings featuring motifs and brushstrokes reminiscent of stereotypical Western paintings, often with symbolic elements such as English alphabet letters, playing cards, and piano scores. Using self-devised methods to select references from the vast amount of paintings that already exist, she examines the formation process of painting and the myriad possible combinations that can arise from her techniques. Ishii graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts in 2022 with a BFA in Oil Painting. Recent major exhibitions include "Kōfuku santan sekai: Dat + Yuka Ishii + Koshi Yamawaki + O JUN", Mizuma Art Gallery (Tokyo, 2024); "Dai Gyakusou", same gallery (Tokyo, 2024); “Yuka Ishii and Taro Maruyama: ENCOUNTER", Mitsukoshi Contemporary Gallery (Tokyo, 2022), among others.

Tomu Osaki

Born 1984 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and currently based in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Tomu Osaki combines contrasting emotions and situations within a single canvas, using a collage-inspired approach to intermix a variety of techniques, images, and forms. Major exhibitions include "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously", AIR motomoto (Kumamoto, 2024); "8 no Gishiki to 8nin no Ouji”, Marugo deli Ojigadake (Okayama, 2024); and "ANB Open Studio vol.7 『プ(ブ)ラ(ネ)ズ(グ,フ,ウ)マ(ー)』 (ANB Tokyo, 2022); “Satellite^Satellite", HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO (Kyoto, 2022); and "Fwd: Good Night Image", BnA Alter Museum (Kyoto, 2020), among others.

Satoshi Okano

Born in 1979 in Saitama, Japan and currently based in Tokyo, Okano’s paintings are attempts at reproducing images he has seen on monitors and screens, often referencing Japanese pop culture of the 80s and 90s. Okano’s practice makes use of a diverse array of materials from oil paint and watercolor to pencil and acrylic, and in recent years, he has incorporated self-developed techniques that utilize airbrushes, stencils, and nets. Okano received his BFA in Oil Painting from Musashino Art University. Recent activities include the solo exhibitions “ROLES”, Rod Gallery (Tokyo, 2024); “SCENES”, Kameido Art Center (Tokyo, 2023); “CONY”, Clear Gallery (Tokyo, 2022); and a group exhibition at BLUEY BLUEY (London, 2024), among others.

Chiaki Kainuma

1995年東京生まれ。2018年多摩美術大学絵画学科油画専攻卒業。雑コラやVaporwaveなどのネットカルチャーに影響を受けながら資本主義社会での生活をテーマに、しばしば皮肉やユーモアを交えた絵画作品を制作している。主な個展に、「KAINUMA and the CHOCOLATE FACTORY」亀戸アートセンター(東京、2024)、「システム設定神話 らくえんきょう」新宿眼科画廊(東京、2023)、「超カイヌマ原画展~ザ・ナイーブ・サンクチュアリ~」新宿眼科画廊(東京、2021)、グループ展に、「EPIC PAINTERS Vol.13」THE blank GALLERY (東京、2024)などがある。

GORILLA PARK

Born in 1998 in Saitama, Japan, GORILLA PARK’s works traverse between sculpture, relief, and two-dimensional imagery, often contrasting figurative forms with seemingly abstract shapes. Painting simple lines reminiscent of ancient wall paintings onto base panels of intricate wood carvings, GORILLA PARK’s layered images confront the viewer with questions of meaning and symbolism. GORILLA PARK completed his BFA in Sculpture at Musashino Art University in 2021, and received his MFA in Sculpture from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2023. Recent solo exhibitions include “Uchujin no Yurei ni Attemitai” (GALLERY TAGA2, Tokyo, 2021) and the group exhibition “Mai Mappu de Rain to Sheipu wo Byoga Suru” (Taka Ishii Gallery, Maebashi, 2023). He was selected as an overseas travel awardee for the Contemporary Art Foundation Award 2020, and received the ART AWARD TOKYO MARUNOUCHI 2021 Hasegawa Shin Award in 2021.

Hinako Suda

Born in 1998 in Tokyo, Japan, Hinako Suda’s practice strips the art-making process down to its most minimal materials and actions, mainly using spray paint on fabric and simple lines to create bold, whimsical works that depict the various ways life manifests in the human body. Suda graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts in 2023 with a BFA in Oil Painting. Recent activities include the solo exhibitions “Seki wo Shitemo Hitori”, JINEN GALLERY (Tokyo, 2022); “Light(i.e. Not heavy.)”, JINEN GALLERY (Tokyo, 2021); and group exhibitions “Step on a chair”, Ginza Tsutaya (Tokyo, 2023); and “WELL JUNE”, moosey gallery (London, 2023), among others. Suda currently lives and works in Tokyo.

Hiro Tsuchiya

Born in Tokyo in 1987 where he is currently based, Hiro Tsuchiya’s works center around the theme of life and death, often juxtaposing micro and macro elements to draw attention to the profundity of daily life. Tsuchiya attended the Faculty of Economics at Hosei University until departing midway in 2010, and graduated from Tokyo Zokei University in 2014 with a BFA in Painting. He completed his MFA at Tokyo Zokei University in 2016. Major exhibitions include "Kyokai no Katachi", EUREKA (Fukuoka, 2023); "Landscape", KOKI ARTS (Tokyo, 2022); "Kotaro Inoue & Hiroo Tsuchiya: Storm Tharp, Mario Trejo", no-ma (Tokyo, 2021); “Winter Show”, KOKI ARTS (Tokyo, 2019); "FACT AND FICTION", SPRING/BREAK Art Show (New York, 2019); "The Crossing", and GALLERY EXIT (Hong Kong, 2018); among others.

Rika Minamitani

Rika Minamitani was born in 1998 in Kanagawa, Japan. She graduated with a BFA in Oil Painting from Tama Art University in 2021, and completed her MFA in Oil Painting at the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Art in 2023. She currently lives and works in Ibaraki, Japan. Through her work, Minamitani pursues experiments in imagery that drift back and forth between the possibilities and limitations of the medium of painting. Minamitani was selected as a finalist for the 2022 CAF Award, and received the Tomio Koyama Award at ART AWARD TOKYO MARUNOUCHI 2023. Major exhibitions include "Silent Play", Tomio Koyama Gallery (Tokyo, 2023); "Brain Wash", Biscuit Gallery (Tokyo, 2022); and the group exhibition "Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2023" at Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery (Tokyo, 2023), among others.

Souya Handa

Born in 1994 in Hamamatsu and raised in Hiroshima, Souya Handa is an artist and independent curator based in Tokyo. His projects focus on exploring the relationship between technology and social ethics, as well as issues surrounding Asian and Japanese identity. He holds an MFA from the Tokyo University of the Arts, as well as a MASc from the University of Tokyo, where he researched 1980s Japanese video art. He has been selected as a New York Fellowship grantee for 2024 by the Asian Cultural Council. Handa currently lives and works in Tokyo.

Taro Maruyama

Born in 1991 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, where he is currently based, Taro Maruyama combines ready-made objects and wood carvings to make absurd, humorous sculptures, as well as ceramics. Maruyama completed his doctorate in sculpture at the Tokyo University of the Arts in 2021. Major exhibitions include "Fue to Chiheisen wa Sora no Kanata ni”, Higashi Kasai 1-11-6 Warehouse A (Tokyo, 2024); "Reversible Suspense/Zutto Ii Kanji no Omoide", TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY (Tokyo, 2021); "Yuuka Ishii and Taro Maruyama: ENCOUNTER", Mitsukoshi Contemporary Gallery (Tokyo, 2022); "Under Current", Powerlong Museum (Shanghai, 2021), and "TAION", Aoyama Spiral, (Tokyo, 2021), among others.

Tomohiro Muramatsu

Tomohiro Muramatsu was born in 1988 in Aichi Prefecture, and is currently based in Kamakura. Muramatsu’s works depict scenes that remain in our subconscious and emotions that are realized through introspection. By taking a bird's eye view of living things in the natural world, Muramatsu attempts to interpret the layering of time, the interconnectedness of each being, and the coexistence of life and death within shared spaces. Major exhibitions include "I can see something strong there", Decameron (Tokyo, 2023); "INTO THE BLUE", Unlike (Nagoya, 2020); "Hakushiki", Unlike (Nagoya, 2013); "Engyoku", PI Gallery (Nagoya, 2013); "Seitou", Gallery Point (Tokyo, 2013); and “c/o”, THE PLUG (Tokyo, 2024).

Ryota Watanabe

Born in 1998 in Saitama, Japan, Ryota Watanabe completed his master's degree at the Tokyo University of the Arts of Fine Arts in 2023 and is currently based in Tokyo. Watanabe’s works are a combination of the pure act of painting and the vandalistic act of applying and scraping off paint using self-made cutter knives and tools, creating a canvas which holds the traces of both disparate actions. While he pursues the essence of what painting can be, he also paints portraits and landscapes that serve as reflections of the times. His painting technique follows the existentialism of artists such as Lucian Freud, whose brushstrokes exude vividness and richness, and Alberto Giacometti, who stripped away elements in order to pursue the pure essence of things. Watanabe’s contemporary take on past artists is a challenge towards the post-cubist history of painting, as well as an attempt to update it. Recent exhibitions include "Reflection (Times)", SOM GALLERY (Tokyo, 2024); "Horizon", roidworksgallery (Tokyo, 2021); and the group exhibition "DRAW LINES & SHAPES IN MY MAPS", T&Y GALLERY (Los Angeles, 2024).

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住所
東京都渋谷区神宮前5丁目39−6B1F
開館時間
12:0019:00
休館日
Mon・Tue

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