We will announce the jury of GEISAI#21.
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Born 1969 in Cupa. Graduated from Sokei Art Academy. A pioneer of the anime bishōjo motif in contemporary art. Following exhibitions at Musée d'Art Contemporain de Lyon (2006), Seattle Art Museum (2014), Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet (Paris, 2019), and HOW Art Museum (Shanghai, 2021), a solo exhibition of his work at Phoenix Art Museum will open this year.
Hello, I'm Mr.
I am stubbornly carrying on as a contemporary artist.
I feel humbled to hear that I am going to be a juror for GEISAI, because I failed five times at getting accepted by art university and still have nightmares about failing the entrance exam. Me, a juror… > <U
The world is in a difficult situation under the pandemic. But everything that matters is in your heart! I'm looking forward to your participation and presentation in the face of adversity!
Photo by Claire Dorn
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Born 1976 in Saitama, Japan. Began her professional career while still a student at Tama Art University. She creates unique imaginary worlds inspired by Japanese and international sci-fi novels and mythological worldviews. Currently, her solo exhibition themed on Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and New York is on tour through those cities. Publications include Tokyo Space Diary and May All Things Dissolve in the Ocean of Bliss, among others.
To realize the first GEISAI was over 20 years ago… I'm speechless. There were some I couldn't make it along the way, but I remember each event very well. I am still good friends with one of the past exhibitors who became a professional artist through the event, so in many ways it means a lot to me. I'm looking forward to it!
Photo by Kentaro Matsumoto
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Born 1974 in Tokyo. Graduated from Hosei University. She mainly created chromogenic prints and printout works using Adobe Illustrator in her early career, but has since moved on to digital animation and sculptural works, and further to hand-drawn works and ceramics. She participated in the "54th Carnegie International" at the Carnegie Museum of Art (2004) and held a solo exhibition at Perrotin Paris (2022). Publication: Chiho Aoshima: Drawings and Ceramic Works
Hello artists of the new era! I'm so excited as I anticipate encountering very different kinds of works from those in the past GEISAI!
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Born 1974 in Osaka. Moved to New Jersey in 1980. Returned to Japan in 2004 after graduating from Parsons School of Design. He developed his style using provocative and satirical phrases in collaboration with fashion brands. He gained popularity with his WANNABE series featuring famous historical paintings and memorable scenes from movies. With this series, he quickly gained recognition in the global contemporary art scene. He has also been working on a series of private, autographical paintings in recent years. He had solo exhibitions at Perrotin Paris and New York.
“It's about time, yo!! Let's get this shit rollin!!”
Photo by Claire Dorn
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Born 1980 in Shiga, Japan. Graduated from the Faculty of Arts and Crafts, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts. Based on Awaji Island, he creates vessels and objects using a wide variety of materials, including ceramics, wood, and iron. His ceramic works feature the rough texture of clay, giving them a cute appearance along with a unique presence as sculptures. Recently, he has been working on paintings as well. He is now wildly popular around the world. Publication: When I Was Seventeen, I Learned About Giacometti from My Art Teacher and Became Drawn to Sculpture—and so I Make Sculptures Now
GEISAI started when I was in college, and I remember feeling excited with an anticipation for something new to come, reading articles about it in faraway Okinawa.
I am very much looking forward to finding out what kinds of people and work I get to meet there.
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Born in 1992 and raised in Kyoto. As early as in her teens, she contacted artists of her generation on the illustration communication service pixiv to curate exhibitions. She is among the first generation of artists who grew up with games and social media. Using a girl with big eyes as a motif, she expresses a delicate and imaginary world. In 2013 she collaborated with shu uemura and in 2020, she provided the artwork for the Netflix original drama FOLLOWERS directed by Mika Ninagawa. She held a solo exhibition at Perrotin in New York at the end of last year. Publication: Melting Flower Flows Away
Hello, I'm ob. I will be a juror at the first GEISAI in almost 10 years.
I'm looking forward to seeing how people's approach to characters has changed since my own debut in 2010, and I can't wait to encounter fresh sensibilities.
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Born 1995 in Kanagawa, Japan. Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Painting. Debuted in 2018 during her third year of undergraduate studies. She has held solo exhibitions at Perrotin Seoul (2021) and Shanghai (2022). Despite being oil paintings, her work appear pale like watercolor, and the girls depicted in nostalgic suburban landscapes of Japan are assemblages of people and images met in the artist's life.
Even during the pandemic, we all continue to create. I hope GEISAI will be a stimulating experience for both you and me.
Photo by Fusako Murata
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Born 1970 in Kyoto, Japan. Graduated from Kyoto Seika University Faculty of Art, Ceramics Course. He built a kiln in Kita-ku, Kyoto in 2003, and had been holding more than ten solo exhibitions a year around Japan. Despite his popularity, he stopped showing new works in 2016 to explore his own craftsmanship deeply. In pursuit of the ultimate harmony between food and tableware, he launched Tonari no Murata, a platform for exhibiting and selling ceramic art, calligraphy, and paintings, with his wife Fusako and Takashi Murakami in 2020. Publication: With Thoughts On Goryeo: A Journey From Muan
For the first time, there will be a ceramics section at GEISAI, and I, who used to always fail at competitions, will presumptuously judge the entries.
I'm looking forward to seeing the works that will break the shell of your future with the time and passion you have put into preparation for this event.
