Winner of the gold medal at GEISAI#6, Erina Matsui also recently opened an exhibition “J’en rêve” at the Foundation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris this Summer.
Yamanaka Camera who won the silver prize at GEISAI#6. “I asked myself ‘what is it that I bring to GEISAI?’ and I realized one week ago that the answer can only be silliness so I recreated this work with that in mind.
Hosokawa Maki, recipient of the the bronze medal, tried to translate a collage of drawings into a sculptural work.
Makiko Kudo, previously scouted by Tomio Koyama at GEIJUTSU DOJO GP,recently held an exhibition at Tomio Koyama Gallery.
Toru Kuwakubo, winner of the Tomio Koyama Prize at GEISAI#5, employed the style of the 20th century masters to create works that were still highly distinctive.
Sekiyama Koji won the BUILDING Prize at GEISAI#7. “It’s Tokyo Tower, of course, but there’s some thing different from normal. I want the audience to feela sense of danger, of desperation.
Here was Gendai Bijutsu Nitouhei, winner of the ROCKET Prize at GEISAI#6. “Useless Art. Please enjoy it!”
Hirotaka Sato received the ROCKET Prize at GEISAI#6. “ These are erotic works mixing a sense of barrenness and peace.”
Teppei Kuroyanagi won the ROCKET Prize at GEISAI#7. “Today is 9.11, so I painted myself black in order to make myself a target for racism and classicism and imply that these are also forms of terror.
Dancing, laughter, rock and roll! Our powerful live music performances had it all!
Keiichi Sokabe’s mesmerized the audience with his beautiful and powerful voice.
Manga reader Rikimaru Toho and street musician with drum and keyboards Taske performed a live battle onstage.