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Akitoshi Akamatsu Exhibition
Foam Contemporary
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Akitoshi Akamatsu
Akitoshi Akamatsu is an artist born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. He has exhibited his original works several times as an assistant to Takashi Murakami's favorite disciple, artist Akamatsu, but in recent years he has not exhibited any works. Last year, he attracted attention again when he held his first solo exhibition in nine years, and Takashi Murakami contributed a long comment to the exhibition.
Akamatsu's works depict "kawaii" girls that evoke otaku culture, such as “gyaru" culture, Japanese anime, manga, and video games. Influenced by the gyaru she met at her part-time job, who were completely different from her, Akamatsu has been creating works since 2010, mixing the sparkling "heaping up" and "decorating" characteristic of gyaru culture with the "moe" and "kawaii" found in anime pictures.
While the girls are framed in white outlines and clothed in two-dimensional, unrealistic cuteness, the backgrounds are meticulously depicted with real places Akamatsu has seen and familiar characters and icons, giving them a sense of realism.
Akamatsu has gone through twists and turns to continue painting, and his work, which has been accompanied by unfortunate experiences, but to which he has devoted himself, has an energy that attracts people's hearts and minds.
In this exhibition entitled "New Landscape," Akamatsu will present new two-dimensional works, including large-scale works that have rarely been exhibited before.
Akamatsu's works depict "kawaii" girls that evoke otaku culture, such as “gyaru" culture, Japanese anime, manga, and video games. Influenced by the gyaru she met at her part-time job, who were completely different from her, Akamatsu has been creating works since 2010, mixing the sparkling "heaping up" and "decorating" characteristic of gyaru culture with the "moe" and "kawaii" found in anime pictures.
While the girls are framed in white outlines and clothed in two-dimensional, unrealistic cuteness, the backgrounds are meticulously depicted with real places Akamatsu has seen and familiar characters and icons, giving them a sense of realism.
Akamatsu has gone through twists and turns to continue painting, and his work, which has been accompanied by unfortunate experiences, but to which he has devoted himself, has an energy that attracts people's hearts and minds.
In this exhibition entitled "New Landscape," Akamatsu will present new two-dimensional works, including large-scale works that have rarely been exhibited before.
Schedule | May 20 (Sat) 2023-Jun 1 (Thu) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/art/33325-1159540428.html | ||||
| Venue | Foam Contemporary https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/foam-contemporary/?input_order=event& | ||||
| Location | 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit A3 at Ginza Station on the Ginza, Marunouchi and Hibiya lines. 3 minute walk from exit A1 at Higashi-ginza Station on the Toei Asakusa or Hibiya line. | ||||
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