NEWS

We are pleased to announce that DELTA 2021, an art fair of contemporary art, will be held from November 26 (Fri.) to 28 (Sun.), 2021 [Preview: 25 (Thu.)].
Sixteen galleries (3 in Osaka, 3 in Kyoto, and 10 in Tokyo), including up-and-coming galleries and galleries that have led the Japanese contemporary art scene, will gather.
Keeenue and Saki Matsumura will be exhibiting from DMOARTS.
We look forward to seeing you at DELTA 2021, an art fair where the next generation of gallerists and directors will present works selected with their unique aesthetic senses.

[Overview]
Friday, November 26 - Sunday, November 28, 2021
preview：Thursday, 25th 16:00-19:00 *Only invited guests and related persons are allowed to enter.
open to the public Friday, 26th 14:00-20:00
Saturday, 27th 12:00-19:00
Sunday, 28th 12:00-18:00

Venue：Seaside Studio CASO
7-23, Kaigan-dori 2-chome, Minato-ku, Osaka 552-0022, Japan

●Exhibiting Artists
Keeenue @keeenue_
Saki Matsumura @sakimatsumura_

HP▼
https://delta-art.net/

Saki Matsumura will participate in a group exhibition at Bunkamura Gallery, Shibuya.

「Seven Eyes－In the near future」
2021/10/27(Wed) - 11/3(Wed, holi)
10:00～19:00
Bunkamura Gallery
2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8507, Japan
https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/gallery/exhibition/211027seven.html

cooperation
Shukado gallery
https://shukado.com/

We are pleased to introduce seven artists who continue to express their unique worldviews.

What do the languid gazes of these women gaze at and appeal to? Ayano Oki paints with rock paints and rough brush strokes, but with a delicate sensibility.
Oil painter Hiroki Kakinuma fantastically depicts a grand panorama of the intersection of the foreign and the human, the abnormal and the everyday.
Takuma Uone is a three-dimensional artist who expresses a fusion of Buddhism and Shintoism rooted in the heart of Japan, and the ancient and near future in science fiction and robot animation.
Using classical techniques, oil painter Takahiro Hara sublimates everyday scenes into poetic and universal beauty.
Masaru Ozaki is a pioneering projection mapping artist who uses his own imagination and modern technology to manipulate light at will.
Using CG with classical sensibility, Shiori Matsuura vividly depicts beautiful women of today.
Saki Matsumura visualizes abstract concepts through acrylic paintings, silk screens, and other intricately layered, three-dimensional paintings.

We hope you will enjoy the diverse world of two-dimensional, three-dimensional, mixed media, and other forms of expression woven together by the eyes and sensibilities of seven challenging artists with a respect for the ancient and a gaze from the present to the future.

Kiyo Bank presents UNKNOWN ASIA 2021, an art fair to be held from October 15 (Fri.) to 17 (Sun.) at Grand Front Osaka Congress Convention Center in Umeda, Osaka.
DMOARTS will also exhibit at the gallery booth, which will be newly established this year, and will introduce two artists, Yumiko Kanda and Chiharu Yakushigawa.

[Overview]
Kiyo Bank presents presents UNKNOWN ASIA 2021
Open to the public Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:00 - 20:00, Sunday, October 17, 2021 10:00 - 17:00
Preview Friday, October 15, 2021, 15:00-20:30 *Available to invitees and interested parties only
https://unknownasia.net/
#unknownasia #unknownasia2021 #digmeout #dmoarts #yumikokanda #chiharuyakushigawa

The web page "Always with My Bottle" run by Zojirushi Mahobin Co. FM802's SDG initiatives were introduced on the webpage "Always with My Bottle" run by Zojirushi Mahobin Co. An interview with Hiroshi Okui, President of Zojirushi Mahobin, is featured in the article.
The text also includes a number of artworks by digmeout, which we would like to introduce.

The poster, "OUR SDGs," was illustrated by Palm Graphics, using cardboard and paints that would otherwise have been thrown out as trash. The message in the lower right corner of the visual reads, "Since we were born on this beautiful earth...".

My Bottle, designed by Yumi Yasuda and kamihasami, two artists who exhibited at UNKNOWN ASIA 2020 ONLINE, is given not only to FM802 employees and DJs, but also to staff members of affiliated companies and partner companies, who can freely drink water from a water server installed in the company. The bottles are provided to FM802 employees and DJs, as well as staff of affiliated and partner companies, so that they can freely fill them up from the water server installed in the company. This initiative has reduced the use of plastic bottles and eliminated the use of paper cups.

Other projects include the entrance art walls for FM802 and FM COCOLO by Rooo Lou, and the main visual for the summer music event "MEET THE WORLD BEAT" by YUGO.

https://www.zojirushi.co.jp/cafe/column/20210806/

The DELTA Executive Committee (co-chairs: Shinpei Okada / Ryo Takahashi) is pleased to announce that the contemporary art fair "DELTA 2021" will be held from November 26 (Fri.) - 28 (Sun.), 2021 [Preview: Thursday, November 25].
The art fair "DELTA Experiment" was held last August at TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY, a gallery in Minamihorie, Osaka. With a different perspective from existing art fairs, it was launched with the aim of creating a new "place" that connects galleries, collectors, and art fans. Seven galleries from the three cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo exhibited cutting-edge exhibitions and artists. Despite its compact size, the art fair attracted a great deal of attention, attracting nearly 400 visitors over the three days.
This year, the venue was moved to Seaside Studio CASO located in Osaka Port, where 16 galleries (3 in Osaka, 3 in Kyoto, and 10 in Tokyo), including up-and-coming galleries and galleries that have led the Japanese contemporary art scene, gathered in a large space with a floor space of 690m².
The next generation of gallerists and directors will be presenting works selected by their unique aesthetic senses at the "DELTA 2021" art fair.
DELTA Executive Committee (Shinpei Okada / Ryo Takahashi)

[Outline of the event] *Information as of July 27, subject to change.
■Title
DELTA 2021
■Date & Time
Friday, November 26 - Sunday, November 28, 2021
Preview：25th (Thu) 16:00-19:00 *Available to invited guests and related persons only
open to the public： Friday, 26th 14:00-20:00
Saturday, 27th 12:00-19:00
Sunday, 28th 12:00-18:00
■Organizer / Sponsor / Support / Sponsorship / Partner Events
[organizing]
DELTA Executive Committee (Shinpei Okada / Ryo Takahashi)
[support]
Taishinsha Delight etc.
[cooperation]
DMOARTS / TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY
[support]
FM802 / FM COCOLO
[Partner Events]
ART OSAKA / UNKNOWN ASIA
■Venue
Seaside Studio CASO
7-23, Kaigan-dori 2-chome, Minato-ku, Osaka 552-0022, Japan
■Access
7 minutes walk from "Osaka Port" station on Osaka Municipal Subway Chuo Line.
20 minutes by train from JR Osaka Station/Osaka Municipal Subway Umeda Station

■DELTA 2021 Exhibit Gallery
[Osaka]
DMOARTS / TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY / The Third Gallery Aya
[Kyoto]
CANDYBAR gallery / FINCH ARTS / haku kyoto
[Tokyo]
EUKARYOTE / FL田SH / HARMAS GALLERY / Tomio Koyama Gallery / LEESAYA / LOKO GALLERY / MAKI Gallery / PARCEL / TAV GALLERY / VOILLD

DMOARTS is pleased to present "base on balls," a solo exhibition by Tokyo-based artist/illustrator Rooo Lou, organized by DMOARTS.
Rooo Lou, whose digital illustrations have an impressive pop-like yet unique appearance, is popular among a wide range of people for her diverse activities, which include solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and other cities, participation in a group show at Isetan Shinjuku, collaborations with fashion brands, and advertising work with major clients.
This is Rooo Lou's first solo exhibition in a year and a half, in which she has shifted from her previous digital-based production style to a new approach to painting. This solo exhibition will be a challenge and a turning point for the artist herself.

[Overview]
Rooo Lou Exhibition「base on balls」
Saturday, August 7, 2021 - Sunday, August 22, 2021
*Closed/business hours are the same as those of Shinsaibashi PARCO
*Closes at 18:00 on the last day
■Venue：SkiiMa Gallery
Shinsaibashi PARCO 4F, 1-8-3 Shinsaibashi-suji, Chuo-ku, Osaka
■Admission: Free
■Organizers/Projects：DMOARTS
■support：FM802、FM COCOLO
■Artwork for sale：
Priority online sales from August 7 (Sat.) - 9 (Mon.)
Inquiries can be made from the online site from Tuesday, August 10.
https://dmoarts.com/onlineshop_ja_cat/rooolou/

[Artist Statement]
"If I were to use a baseball analogy, I feel that up until now I have been struggling to hit back the balls that flew at me before I could think about them. This time, I faced the work as if I were assessing each ball, whether to swing the bat or to forgo it, and put it into the form of a solo exhibition for the first time in about a year and a half."
Rooo Lou

[Artist Profile]
Rooo Lou
Illustrator / Artist
Born in Osaka in 1988. He is active as an artist, focusing on portraits of people created with minimal expression, and has held numerous exhibitions, mainly in Japan. At the same time, he is involved in a wide range of projects from planning to production, including advertising, apparel promotions, and collaborative goods.
HP rooolou.com
IG @rooo_lou

Last year, the art fair "DELTA Experiment" was held at both spaces of TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY. The fair started with seven galleries from three cities in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto) that are presenting cutting-edge exhibitions and artists with the aim of creating a new "venue" that connects galleries, artists, and collectors from a different perspective from existing art fairs.
This year's exhibition, titled "DELTA Exhibition," presents a selection of new artists from each of the galleries that participated in the first exhibition in the form of an exhibition.
DELTA Executive Committee
Shinpei Okada / Ryo Takahashi

【Overview】
DELTA Exhibition

[session]
Friday, July 2, 2021 - Saturday, July 31, 2021
[Open]
Tue - Sat | 12:00 - 19:00 / Tue - Sat | 12:00 - 19:00
[Closed]
Sunday, Monday, Holidays

[Exhibiting Artists (Exhibiting Galleries)]
Saki Matsumura (DMOARTS, Osaka)
Keisuke Katsuki (EUKARYOTE, Tokyo)
Toshiaki Hikosaka (FINCH ARTS, Kyoto)
yang02 (FL田SH, Tokyo)
Solaya Nagai (HARMAS GALLERY, Tokyo)
Yukino Miyata, ⾦光男 | Mitsuo Kim (LEE SAYA, Tokyo)
Yoshiyuki Ooe (TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY, Osaka)

[Contact us / website]
Venue | TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY - Viewing Room
Address | 大阪市西区南堀江1-19-27 山崎ビル2F
URL | http://delta-art.net/


[Support]
FM802、FM COCOLO

[organizing]
DELTA Executive Committee
Shinpei Okada / Ryo Takahashi

The contemporary art fair "ART OSAKA 2021" will be held from July 18 (Sun.) to 20 (Tue.) at Osaka City Central Public Hall (a nationally designated important cultural property). DMOARTS will introduce the works of two artists, Ryoki Kurasaki and Mitsumasa Miura.

[Artist]
Ryoki Kurasaki
The artist attempts to pursue the reality of the motif by burning the part of the oil portrait that used to be the eyes. The phenomena and materials generated by the flames as a metaphor for life, the exposed space, and the structure of the canvas itself are important components of the work.
https://dmoarts.com/artists/ryoki-kurasaki/

Koga Miura
He mainly creates two-dimensional works based on the theme of "chance, randomness, the boundary between manual and mechanical work, and labor. His method of production, in which decisions such as color scheme and composition are determined by random numbers, is intended to eliminate the hesitation that occurs in the process of creating an image from the picture plane, and to reflect an unconscious and pure act. He creates his works in order to reconsider the indifferent everyday life, so that even mechanically painted works can have their own unique expression.
https://dmoarts.com/artists/kogamiura/

[Overview]
・Date & Time
Sunday, July 18 - Tuesday, July 20, 2021
・Preview
July 18(Sun) 12:00-16:00 *VIP, invited guests and press only
・Open to the public
July 18 (Sun.) 16:00―20:00
July 19 (Mon) 12:00―20:00
July 20 (Tue) 11:00―17:00 ※Admission until 30 minutes before the end of the fair

・Venue
Osaka City Central Hall 3rd Floor [Medium Assembly Room / Small Assembly Room]
1-1-27 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan

・Official Web Site
https://www.artosaka.jp/2021/jp/

※In order to limit the number of people in the venue, this fair requires advance reservations. We kindly ask that you make a reservation in advance via the official website before visiting the fair.

ART OSAKA 2021, the 19th edition of the contemporary art fair, will be held from July 18 (Sun.) to 20 (Tue.) [Preview: July 18 (Sun.) 12:00-16:00] at the Osaka Central Public Hall (a nationally designated Important Cultural Property). ART OSAKA" has the longest history of any ongoing art fair in Japan, and has been supported as a hotel-style art fair specializing in contemporary art. This year, ART OSAKA will take a new step forward by stepping out of the hotel and collaborating with Osaka's representative modern architecture.

The venue, Osaka Central Public Hall, is located in Nakanoshima and has been a popular venue for cultural, artistic, and social activities since its completion in 1918. The area is also the focus of much attention, with the National Museum of Art, Osaka, the Nakanoshima Library, the Festival Hall, and many other cultural spots gathered in the vicinity, and the Nakanoshima Art Museum, Osaka, scheduled to open in 2022. Nakanoshima is also surrounded by the Dojima River to the north and the Tosabori River to the south, making it an attractive environment surrounded by water and greenery despite being in the heart of the city.

ART OSAKA 2021" will be held in this beautiful cultural and artistic area. This year, 46 galleries of the best talent will gather to present paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, prints, and installations, all selected by gallerists' unique aesthetic sense. We hope that this will be an opportunity for you to encounter a special piece of art. We hope you will enjoy the fusion of the public hall, where you can feel the breath of culture and art that has continued since the Taisho era, and contemporary art works that live in the present.

Admission is by advance reservation only, and the number of people in the venue will be limited. In order for everyone to enjoy the fair with peace of mind, we will take the utmost care to ensure that the fair is conducted safely and in accordance with guidelines for the prevention of new coronavirus infections. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

UNKNOWN ASIA, an international art fair that expands the possibilities of creativity, will be held again this year.
https://unknownasia.net
The Kiyo Bank presents UNKNOWN ASIA 2021, an art fair that will be held for three days from October 15 (Fri.) to 17 (Sun.) at the Knowledge Capital Congres Convention Center in Grand Front Osaka, with the aim of creating a place for creative communication that is not bound by country or region.The fair will be a hybrid of the art fair "Kiyo Bank presents UNKNOWN ASIA 2021" and the online fair "Kiyo Bank presents UNKNOWN ASIA 2021 ONLINE" to be held on October 8 (Sat) and 9 (Sun).

UNKNOWN ASIA 2021
■Actual Venue
Name; Kiyo Bank presents UNKNOWN ASIA 2021
Open to the public; Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:00 - 20:00, Sunday, October 17, 2021 10:00 - 17:00
Preview; Friday, October 15, 2021, 15:00 - 20:30 *Open to invited guests and related parties only
Place: Grand Front Osaka, Knowledge Capital, Congres Convention Center
Grand Front Osaka North Building, 3-1 Ohfuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0011, Japan

■Online
Name; Kiyo Bank presents UNKNOWN ASIA 2021 ONLINE
Open to the public; Saturday, October 9, 2021 11:00 - 20:00, Sunday, October 10, 2021 11:00 - 20:00
*The above dates and times are core times. Core time is set for the above dates and times. You can browse the archives.

DMOARTS will premiere Kimura's new project of the same name at contemporary artist Hanako Kimura's solo exhibition @Same_Not_Same.

Through his work, Kimura shows that seemingly opposing concepts can be mixed and matched as inseparable entities, and that there is a vast gray zone lying in between.

In his latest series, which includes photography, three-dimensional works, and an Instagram account, Kimura focuses on a product called LILLEPLUTT - a soft toy in the shape of a cat - sold by IKEA, a large company with 445 stores in 59 countries worldwide.

These adorable toys are mass-produced and sold as the same product all over the world. However, due to differences in the manufacturing process, no two pieces look alike, and the price varies depending on the country or region where they are sold, giving them a different meaning to their owners.

After winning the UNKNOWN ASIA 2018 Grand Prix, Kimura visited Asian countries and through this product, he is attempting to engage with the "individuals" of these countries and explore the reality of this world of which they, and we, are a part.

This exhibition is a record of the project at this time, and is a new chapter in the project in that viewers can participate in some of the works. We hope you will enjoy the exhibition.

 

Hanako Kimura solo exhibition「@Same_Not_Same」
Saturday, July 17 - Wednesday, July 28, 2021 11:00～19：00
Preview: Friday, July 16 15：00～19:00

KITAHAMA N Gallery@THE BOLY OSAKA
B1, 2-1-16 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0041, Japan
(3 minutes walk from Kitahama Station and 5 minutes walk from Yodoyabashi Station of Osaka Metro)

Preject Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/same_not_same/

 

Hanako Kimura
Born in Kyoto and currently lives in Osaka. Graduated from Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Aesthetics and Art.

＜Major Awards＞
2020
Sony World Photography Award 2020" National Award (Japan), 2nd Prize
2018
UNKNOWN ASIA 2018 - 5 Reviewer Awards, 4 Jury Awards, Grand Prix
Winner of the Almost Nikkan Itoi Shimbun "My Fixed Point Photo Contest" Award
2017
16th Photography "1_WALL" Jury's Encouragement Award (Atsuki Kikuchi'selection)

＜Main Exhibits＞
2021
Art fair「SUIKEI ART FAIR OSAKA」HOTEL SHE, OSAKA, Osaka
2020
Solo exhibition「SIGNS FOR [ ]」Sony Imaging Gallery Ginza, Tokyo
Solo exhibition「SIGNS FOR [ ]」Hankyu MEN'S TOKYO Tugboat, Tokyo
2019
Group exhibition「WFD × Auction Center Taipei」Taipei Auction Center, Taipei
Art fair「ART OSAKA 2019」Hotel Granvia Osaka, Osaka
Art fair(Residency and exhibition) 「ON/OFF PARKING LOT PROJECT」Huaqiao Cheng Creative Culture Park, Shenzhen
Group exhibition「THE STORIES of "UNKNOWN ASIA"」THE STORIES, Osaka
Art fair「Wonder Foto Day 2019 Taipei International Photography Exchange Exhibition」Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei
Art fair「ART FOUND 04」The Jam Factory, Bangkok
2018
Group exhibition「UNKNOWN ASIA Art Exchange」Daibiru Main Building, Osaka