plus art co., ltd. (English: plus art co., ltd.; headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; represented by Taku Nitta), a company built around the theme of enjoying contemporary art, is pleased to announce the three-person exhibition "Tokyo Street Moment", to be held at +ART GALLERY on the 14th floor of Shibuya Scramble Square.
The exhibition brings together three artists whose practice grows out of Tokyo's street culture: OLI / Masamichi Satonaka / Shota Nakatsugawa.
[Event Overview]
- Title: Three-person exhibition "Tokyo Street Moment"
- Participating artists: OLI / Masamichi Satonaka / Shota Nakatsugawa
* For each artist's gallery attendance dates, please refer to their social media.
- Dates: Monday 24 April - Sunday 30 April 2023
*10:00 - 21:00 (until 20:00 on the final day)
- Venue: +ART GALLERY, Shibuya Scramble Square Shops & Restaurants 14F (2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002)
- Admission: Free
- Organisers: plus art co., ltd. / STA Inc.
Works are available for purchase at the exhibition, and will also be offered online during the period.
Online shop: https://pls-art-shop.com/
<About the Artists>
* In Japanese syllabary (gojuon) order
OLI
OLI began making paintings self-taught in 2014, working chiefly in graffiti and live painting. In 2016 he held his first solo show, OLI exhibition: "101", at SEZON ART GALLERY CAFE 365°, and has since continued to widen his field of activity through further solo exhibitions and collaborations with artists and apparel brands. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic threw the world's equilibrium off balance, OLI looked anew at himself and the world and arrived at a method he calls "WARP", characterised by distortion. The distortions born of WARP are used not as a form of ugliness but as a positive motif. In 2022 he held his first overseas exhibitions, including in Taiwan.
SATONAKA MASAMICHI
Born on 14 April 1994 in Osaka Prefecture, he is an actor working in Japan.
As an actor he has appeared in numerous stage productions, TV dramas, films, commercials, CDs and television programmes.
His notable appearances include the stage productions "Hotchkiss vol.46: Harimaya Moonshot", the musical "Ouran High School Host Club" f, the "Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-" stage series, and "KYOTO SAMURAI BOYS Tokyo Kenzan -Ten-". He has also appeared in the NHK Taiga drama "Idaten" and the film "Run! T School Basketball Team". An active user of fan clubs and social media, he enjoys support across a wide range of audiences.
Since 2022 he has turned to creating artworks, distilling into them the experiences and values that have shaped him; his work is distinguished by its vivid colours and fine detail.
Shota Nakatsugawa
Born in Kanagawa in 1987.
Captivated by traditional crafts, he taught himself Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) and succeeded in weaving in the imagery of graffiti. Adopting silkscreen techniques rare in the world of Nihonga, he has sent works of international calibre out into the world. By bringing contemporary art into Japan's traditional crafts and culture, which risk being lost, he creates work attuned to the present day and has won tremendous support from every quarter.
In recent years he has held successful exhibitions at venues including the Ueno Royal Museum, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and the Louvre in Paris. He received the Judges' Special Prize at DISCOVER THE ONE JAPANESE ART 2018 in London and the Grand Prize at ARTRUM SELECTION 2021.
His work unfolds as catchy, collectible pieces in varied colourways, and for this show he will present newly unveiled character works.
■ About +ART GALLERY
+ART GALLERY ("the Gallery") is a pop-up gallery presented at commercial facilities and department stores across Japan. Opening for six months from 1 March 2021, it staged around ten programmes offering experiences of art from many angles, casting not only contemporary artists such as Nanae Mitobe but also figures from other fields, including Ai Niina. Placing emphasis on an open, welcoming atmosphere, the Gallery plans and produces selling exhibitions in collaboration with partners across a wide range of industries, with the aim of discovering and nurturing artists and collectors.
