An artist represented by Kaikai Kiki. Born in Cupa. Debuted in 1996.
His work, which combines expressions inspired by Japanese anime, video games, and otaku culture with elements such as yankee (delinquent youth) and fast culture, has received explosive acclaim outside Japan. He is the most popular artist at Kaikai Kiki Gallery.
Graduated from Department of Fine Arts, Sokei Art School, Tokyo
Born in Cupa
“It was on a brilliant day.”, Perrotin (Los Angeles, USA)
“Those that Bring Color to Life and Living”, Phoenix Art Museum (No.9 Cork Street, London, United Kingdoms)
“Invoke It and a Flower Shall Blossom”, Perrotin (Paris, France)
“Mr.: You Can Hear the Song of This Town”, Phoenix Art Museum (Phoenix, USA)
“Beyond the Alley, There…”, Lehmann Maupin Gallery (New York, USA)
“Quotidianist”, How Art Museum (Shanghai, China)
“A Call To Action” Musée Guimet (Paris, France)
“Mr.’s Melancholy Walk Around the Town”, Perrotin (Paris, France)
“People misunderstand me and the contents of my paintings. They just think they are nostalgic, cute, and look like Japanese anime. That may be true, but really, I paint daily in order to escape the devil that haunts my soul. The said devil also resides in my blood, and I cannot escape from it no matter how I wish. So I paint in resignation.”, Perrotin (Hong Kong, China)
“FLOATING IN THE AIR IN THE VICINITY OF A CONVENIENCE STORE”, Lehmann Maupin Gallery (Hong Kong, China)
“Tokyo, the City I Know, at Dusk: It’s Like a Hollow in My Heart”, Perrotin (Seoul, Korea)
“Sunset in My Heart”, Lehmann Maupin Gallery (New York, USA)
“lost -Mental sketch modified-“, Hidari Zingaro (Tokyo, Japan)
“Live On: Mr.’s Japanese Neo-Pop”, Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, USA)
“Sweeet!”, Perrotin (Hong Kong, China)
“Metamorphosis: Give Me Your Wings”, Lehmann Maupin Gallery (New York, USA)
“Solo Exhibition”, Leeahn Gallery (Daegu, South Korea)
“Nobody Dies” , Perrotin (Paris, France)
Lehmann Maupin Gallery (New York, USA)
Lehmann Maupin Gallery (New York, USA)
“Nin – stealth”,, Perrotin (Miami, USA)
“ISSEY x Mr., ISSEY MIYAKE by Naoki Takizawa” (Tokyo, Japan)
“Thank You for Your Hard Work”, Tomio Koyama Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
Perrotin (Paris, France)
“Venus #2”, Vedanta Gallery (Chicago, USA)
“Imagine”, Perrotin (Seoul, Korea)
“Roppongi Art Night 2022”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery(Tokyo, Japan)
“2021 Kaikai Kiki Autumn Show”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery(Tokyo, Japan)
“HEALING x HEALING”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery(Tokyo, Japan)
“Healing”, Perrotin (Shanghai, China)
“Healing”, Perrotin(Seoul, Korea)
“Kaleidoscopes:Contemporary Portraiture”, Perrotin(Hong Kong, China)
“Bishojo: Young Pretty Girls in Art History”, Museum of National Taipei University of Education (Taipei, Taiwan)
“MURAKAMI vs MURAKAMI”, Tai Kwun Contemporary (Taipei, Taiwan)
Perrotin (Seoul, Korea)
“Megane to Tabisuru Bijutsuten”, AOMORI MUSEUM OF ART (Aomori, Japan), IWAMI ART MUSEUM (Shimane, Japan), Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art (Shizuoka, Japan)
“The Doraemon Exhibition Tokyo 2017”, Mori Arts Center Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Yokohama Triennale 2017 Islands, Constellations and Galapagos” , Yokohama Museum of Art (Yokohama, Japan)
“Animamix Biennale”, Daegu Art Museum (Daegu, South Korea)
“GIRL”, Perrotin (Paris, France)
“Mr.”, Musée d’Art Contemporain (Lyon, France)
“T-JUNCTION”, Perrotin (Paris, France)
Perrotin (Paris, France)