Capsule - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Capsule. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Yusuke Nakano “Paramodel”
An exhibition by Yusuke Nakano, member of the art unit Paramodel. Nakano creates plans, paintings, sculptures, and texts based on toy train track arrangements with references to literature, philosophy,...More »
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Takumi Ueda “A Dog of Flanders and Other Stories”
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Nobuko Nishida “Leather Work”
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Seiko Mikami “Suitcases 1993 | 2020”
“Seiko Mikami’s work informs us of what kind of time environment we are living in.” Even after passing, Mikami’s work, which for 30 years from the 1980s focused on the themes of the information society...More »
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Ryota Aoyagi “Nostalgic Antique Market”
Open until 9:00 p.m., this event presents a combination of antiques and whiskeys chosen by Rudder Whisky Select. More »
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Masayuki Kawai “Chaosmos”
Masayuki Kawai creates video works in a unique and philosophical style that is gaining reputation abroad in such settings as Art Basel Hong Kong 2018 and Taipei Dangdai 2020 in recent years. In this solo...More »
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Studio Kodai vol.1
Capsule presents works from Studio Kodai in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture. More »
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Hayato Isozaki “Like That Bird”
Hayato Isozaki’s works are based on his views of life and death. He believes that this world is randomly comprised of “me” and “those other than me.” In his works he explores the question of “how to live”...More »
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Akira Yamaguchi “Another Round of Rakugo with Ichinosuke Shunputei”
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Kentaro Hashimoto + Takuya Hashimoto “Cross Points”
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Yuichi Higashionna “un-“
Un-painterly paintings and light installations removed from the context of light art. More »
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Tomohito Ishii “Pleasure Paintings”
Tomohito Ishii’s “pleasure paintings” are scenes glimpsed through the “holes” in our superficial world. More »
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Kazuaki Yamane “Perspective/Nodal Point/As Behavior or Function”
Artist and Super Open Studio director Kazuaki Yamane considers creating art as a “symbolic device” to be one approach to engaging with society as an artist within it. A series begun in 2016 places objects...More »
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Guide West
Formed by four Kansai galleries, the Guide West project features individual artists at Capsule and Sunday in Tokyo. More »
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Ukyo Kamigori “Unbroken”
Displaying around 250 works by Ukyo Kamigori considering the natural elements in the human-made “four treasures” of calligraphy: the brush (animal hair), ink stone, ink, and paper (plants).More »
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Keisuke Tada “Border”
Exhibiting paintings, including new works, from Keisuke Tada’s ‘trace/wood’ series.More »
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Joe Kobashi “Nabekura Forest”
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Yang Bo “Heart of Glass”
Yang Bo (b. 1991) moved from Hubei, China to Japan as a teenager and is now based in Tokyo. The artist took up painting in response to the dilemmas of inconsistency arising from a youthful love of pop...More »
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Ellie Omiya “Spirit Charge Photography II”
The second exhibition of works featured in Ellie Omiya’s photo book “Mienaimono ga Oshietekuretakoto” (What the Invisible Taught Me), a collection of images capturing the vital energy of spiritual California...More »
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Tetsuya Nakamura “New Balance – Assembled Image”
Tetsuya Nakamura’s recent works have included sculptures inspired by robots and biology as well as large-scale public art at Narita Airport. His works have messages and deal with themes in contemporary...More »
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Installation Kaguya: One Sixth
“The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter” was written around 1000 years ago and is considered to be the oldest extant Japanese fictional narrative. It tells the story of Princess Kaguya, who is discovered as a baby...More »
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Aya Bonkohara “Transformation”
Since antiquity, we have used various approaches, such as mathematical formulas and maps, to comprehend and become familiar with our world and its many planes. Initially the focus was the earth in its...More »
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Ellie Omiya “Spirit Charge”
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Nobuhiro Fukui “zipcode1360073”
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Tatsuo Miyajima “Counting Drawing”
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Reijiro Wada “Scarlet”
Reijiro Wada’s works transcend eras to find origins in ancient art history, referencing 17th century Flanders paintings and motifs of vanitas that appear in them. The influences of Bauhaus, land art, and...More »
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Yosuke Takayama “Courtyard”
Following the fantastic reception of Yosuke Takayama’s solo exhibition “Courtyard,” held at Capsule, the exhibition dates have been extended. It will now be open until January 15.More »
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Aki Kuroda “L’atelier—conti/nuit/é “
Aki Kuroda was born in Kyoto in 1944, moving to Paris in 1970 and joining the 1980 Paris Youth Biennial in 1980. In 1993 he was then the youngest artist to present a solo exhibition at The National Museum...More »
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Takahiro Ueda “geo / res”
Takahiro Ueda’s works reflect his interest in physics, environmental change, chemistry, and archeology. He created these paintings exploring notions of time and materiality based on interviews and in collaboration...More »
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Ichinosuke Shunputei + Akira Yamaguchi “Rakugo: An Amusing Introduction”
An exhibition celebrating the release of “Ichinosuke Shunputei’s Amusing Rakugo,” a book illustrated by Akira Yamaguchi and published by Shogakukan. [Related Event] Rakugo Event: Ichinosuke Shunputei’s...More »
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Yuki Inoue + Satoko Ukai “Ecorche”
Based in Kyoto Yuki Inoue investigates the structure of painting through drawing, tableau and installation. In the struggle born through the pursuit of a relation with the outside world Inoue has come...More »
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Imprisoned, Jailbreak, Imprisoned, Jailbreak “Stealing Eyes”
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Yasuhiko Hayashi “Paramodule”
Presenting new graphics by Yasuhiko Hayashi, an artist who until now has worked mainly in installations. Here Hayashi rearranges the systems of his installations in 2D, turning his sculptures into works...More »
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Yuichi Higashionna “Play Double”
The work on show here draws hints from various interior goods, with the interior of one’s home reflecting the interior of oneself from which the shadow of outside pressure may also be discerned. Playing...More »
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Shugo Arts: Weekend Gallery, Next to Mishuku Sunday
ShugoArts Weekend Gallery launches in Mishuku, Tokyo as a space open from noon to 6pm every Saturday and Sunday. Designed by Jun Aoki to create a bright and uplifting environment, this gallery is located...More »
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Shuhou + Atsunobu Kohira “Hirakeshi Toki”
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Yosuke Bandai “Passing Being”
Bandai is an artist who has centered his practice upon photography and through his work has come to examine the very properties of the medium. In this exhibition he combines found images from the internet,...More »
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Ryoichi Fujisaki “Addict”
Exploring the energy which stems from the insensibility of addiction, the attachment to a single act or behavior, Ryoichi Fujisaki presents the video work “crush addict” alongside the objects which appear...More »
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Mika Ninagawa “Portraits & Flowers”
This spring Mika Ninagawa features one of her 80+ solo exhibitions across the two venues of Capsule and Cafe Sunday. Renowned for her film work “Sakuran” and “Helterskelter” and collaborations with fashion...More »
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Christian Hutzinger + Lotte Lyon + Kazuna Taguchi “Clk”
The exhibition “Clk” at Capsule combines the works of the three artists: Christian Hutzinger, Lotte Lyon and Kazuna Taguchi. Hutzinger and Lyon, who live in Vienna, have spent a considerable amount of...More »
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Ryudai Takano “String and Coke: Jiro Takamatsu in Dazaifu”
As part of the Dazaifu Tenmangu Art Program, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine’s experiment in broadcasting new culture from Japan to the world, a 2009 exhibition presented photographs of works by the avant-garde...More »
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Tatsumi Orimoto “Carrying a Baby Pig on My Back”
[Event Ceremony] November 29(Sat) 16:00- Performance 17:00- Talk Mihoko Nishikawa(Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo), Kazuhiko Yoshizaki(Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo) 18:00- PartyMore »
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Tatsumi Orimoto “500 Grannies at Lunch— Portugal”
Performance artist Tatsumi Orimoto presents his latest endeavor: in April, 2014 he invited 500 senior ladies in the Portuguese World Heritage town of Évora to join him for a lunch of soup, duck fried-rice,...More »
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Akira Fujimoto “Peak OIl”
Taking oil and energy as his subject matter, Akira Fujimoto seeks to symbolize the essences of things in his works. More »
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Counter Painting Exhibition
Tatsuo Miyajima joins with three other artists in a collaborative production featured at Capsule Gallery.More »
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Izumi Kato “Soft Vinyl Sculptures”
Examining the existence of himself among other forms of life and the meaning of the present world we live in, Izumi Kato creates works described as both “primitive” and “fetal” that are open to diverse...More »
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Ine Izumi “Love Letter From the Space”
From the early stage of her career, Ine Izumi has retained a keen interest in “reading the given space” and has tried to present her interpretations not only on canvas but also via different media including...More »
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“Bascule”
Featuring Yuichi Higashionna’s chandelier and painting series, moving image work developed since 2008 alongside new productions. More »
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“We, Who Can’t Read Between the Lines”
Graduates of the MAD Artist Practice Course present their final exhibition after studying 1 year under artists Hiroharu Mori, Meiro Koizumi and curator Keisuke Ozawa. 6 leading young artists here explore...More »
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Aya Ito “Teru-chan’s Delusional Tragedy”
On display are some 10 ceramic sculptures of various sizes, several photo-drawings, five ceramic pieces painted with glazes, and five new oil paintings. Ito’s unique photo-drawing process involves preparing...More »
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Kiki “Prisma03”
Featuring the Prisma Series, which utilizes the invisible light which exists within nature, along with work presented this year in Miura and Yakushima, as well as most recent works.More »
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Makino Takashi “Space Noise”
A 3D moving image installation from Takashi Makino. [Related Event] Screening “Space Trash Dislodged from Orbit” Date: 7th December(Sat) 19:00-20:00 Admission: ¥3000 (inc. drink and meal) Capacity:...More »
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Yoichi Watanabe “Skiing Mt. Shiribeshi”
People have been skiing the slopes of Mt. Shiribeshi in Niseko, Hokkaido for more than 100 years. Photographs of skiing the mountain with Yutaka Takanashi in May 2013 are on display. [Related Event] Talk Date:...More »
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Nobuko Tsuchiya “Do white walls dream about a paler shade of white”
Complex and delicate sculptural installations made from gold plating, silicon, wax, cloth, and other materials. More »
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Miyako Ishiuchi “The Shape of Time - Sa-Bo-Ten”
To mark the release of Miyako Ishiuchi’s new photography collection “Sa-Bo-Ten” (Cacti) Capsule presents a solo exhibition of her work developed last year during her trip to Mexico in which encountered...More »
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Mrs Yuki “Life-Life”
Through the breeding of pythons Mrs Yuki have come to develop a body of work which combines animals and the spaces of everyday human life and gives rise to diversity through the artificial promulgation...More »
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Masataka Kurashina “The Light and Way of New Custom Painting”
Masataka Kurashina is a freelance illustrator who has been working in custom painting since 1993. He is now creating all sorts of custom painted sculptures using everything from day-to-day items such as...More »
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Daido Moriyama Exhibition
Large scale prints from the contact film of the "Labyrinth" seriesMore »
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FUTABA "one build one gild"
Humorous and playful exhibition by collaborative unit between two artists working at present in Berlin. [Image: FUTABA, "gilt pear" (2012)]More »
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Nobuaki Onishi "Red is Gray"
Onishi creates sculptures in the likeness of everyday objects, both large and small. This exhibition features a car that has seemingly been in an accident. [Image: Nobuaki Onishi "mini kupa" (2008)]...More »
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Yuken Teruya “Cut n' Dry”
The first half will showcase works from Teruya's "Notice-Forest" series that use discarded paper bags to create papercut tree branches and leaves out of one side. The second half will feature Okinawan...More »
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Joe Kobashi “Face - The beginning”
On display are works depicting skiers set against Japan's beautiful alpine landscapes.More »
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Kotori Kawashima "Mirai-chan"
At cafe SUNDAY.More »
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"Hajimeten's Midsummer Classroom" Exhibition
Hajimeten was formed in 2010 by seven photographers and this summer exhibition sees them attempting painting, sculpture and other experiments for the first time.More »
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Chu Enoki "For Whom the Cannon Tolls"
This exhibition features Enoki's legendary early performance "Going to Hungary with half my body shaved", works from his RPM-1200 series made out of waste materials and polished metal components, massive...More »
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Shuhei Yamada "occupy"
Shuhei Yamada won the New Cosmos of Photography award and the top gold prize at Geisai #14. His contemporary portraits of wig-wearing people seen from behind and hybrid scenes of day and night investigate...More »
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Chihiro Mori "Colorful Sludge"
Chihiro Mori's sculptures made out of everyday items, watercolors and ink paintings have been exhibited at "The Door into Summer: The Age of Micropop" (Art Tower Mito, 2007) and the National Museum of...More »
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Shimon Minamikawa "Ace of Spades, Seven, King"
The exhibition started from playing cards. For the artist a "playing card" is making an artwork through the medium of duplication. The exhibition introduces his new puzzle book, "The Playing Card", which...More »
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Aiko Miyanaga Exhibition
Using materials like naphthalene and salt, Aiko Miyanaga creates works that highlight and evoke the memories and narratives associated with different objects. Born into a distinguished family of Kyoto...More »
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"Cross Counter Round Tokyo 2011" Exhibition
- Media: Graphics - Illustration - Painting - Drawing - Photography - Sculpture - Installation - Video and Film - Party - Performance Art
- 2011-09-17 - 2011-10-02
This project attempts to build interrelations between Japanese and British artists through the exhibition framework.More »