Exhibitions

《 Town with a song 》 oil on canvas, 16.14×13.03inch, 2024

Satoru Jogasaki Exhibition "Message of color"
September. 28th (Sat) - October 14th (Mon), 2024
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO

●The Artist will be at the gallery on September 28th


“The star of this exhibition is ‘color’”, says Mr. Satoru Jogasaki.

The colors and forms in the calm of daily life, the relationship between objects, and the echoes formed as it all interweaves. Until now, this was the artistic language chosen to address and pose questions to the viewer.

The artworks in this exhibition were created with a paint brush in hand, and a hope that “color” will stand by and support the viewer in overcoming sadness and anxiety.

Please enjoy the world of Satoru Jogazaki, filled with poetic sentiment and tenderness.

Mizoe Art Gallery, Kazunobu Abe

●Special Event:
"Listen to the paintings, look at the sounds"
Date & Time: September 28th, from 3:30pm
Location: Mizoe Art Gallery Tokyo

There will be a performance at the gallery by Ms. Ritsuko Ninomiya, who will be playing the viola. We invite you to let the sound of the viola ease the mind, as you walk around the exhibition, fully emersed in the artistic world of Satoru Jogasaki.



Satoru JOGASAKI
Born in 1950. Graduated from Tama Art University. Lives in Kagoshima. Received Ebihara Prize at MINAMI-NIHON Art Exhibition, Special Merit Award at the Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition (Hakone Open-air Museum Prize), Yasui Award Exhibition, Grand Prize at the Wind Arts Exhibition Biennale Makurazaki, Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan. Exhibitions (solo/group) / “The Sower” at Nanmeikan, “Bowl of Wind” at Miyake Museum of Art, Keio Department Store, Yamakataya Art Gallery, the Ueno Royal Museum, and Tokyo Station gallery. Mizoe Art Gallery Fukuoka and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum held his solo exhibition at the same time in 2021. Public Collection/ Kagoshima Prefectural Office, Kagoshima City Museum of Art, the Ueno Royal Museum, Nanmeikan Cultural Resource Center, Nagashima Museum, Miyake Museum of Art, and more.


《 La mer 》 oil on canvas, 20.7×17.9inch, 2024 

《 Eastside-SE03 》13.14X9.48in　Oil painting　2024

Myung Sik Kim Exhibition「A Message of Hope and Peace」
September 14th (Sat) - September 29th (Sun), 2024
Open every day during the exhibition period 10am-6pm
Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery, Fukuoka

●Opening Party
September 14th (Sat), 4pm-

●The artist will be at the gallery on,
September 14th and 15th, 2pm~6pm
September 17th-23rd, 2pm~5pm

During his stay in New York City from 2004 to 2005, while on a train running through the suburbs, Myung Sik Kim looked out the window and saw rows of houses resembling faces of people he had seen in Soho. He decided to paint this, and thus, began the series entitled “East Side Story”.
The colorful houses lined up, huddling closely together represent people of all different races living happily amongst one another, as well as the four seasons seen in the abundant nature of Yongin, A city near Seoul where Kim now resides. Moreover, "East" symbolizes the hope of the rising sun, and these works embody Kim’s prayer for peace.
For Myung Sik Kim, who is based in Seoul and New York, and works internationally, this will be his first solo exhibition in Japan in five years, the last being in 2019. Please come and see it.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

Myung Sik Kim/ Born in 1950 in Seoul, Korea.
Graduated from Chung Ang University, Department of Fine Arts, Painting in 1974.
Completed the master’s degree course in Western painting at Chung Ang University in1980.
Research Professor at Long Island University, New York in 2004.
Research Professor at Kyushu Sangyo University, Faculty of Art and Design, Fukuoka in 2010.
Retired and became Emeritus Professor at Dong-A University, Department of Fine Arts, September 2015.
Held Solo exhibitions in New York, Tokyo, Kobe, Sapporo, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Seoul, Pusan, Sydney, Madrid, Vancouver, Miami, and various other countries.


《 Eastside-MS05 》 41.73×17.91in Oil painting　2024

Frieze Seoul

［ Schedule ］
Wednesday, September 4: 11:00 –19:00 (invitation only)
Thursday, September 5: 11:00 – 19:00 (invitation and preview ticket holders only 11:00 – 15:00, open to the public from 15:00)
Friday and Saturday, September 6 – 7: 11:00 – 19:00

Please note that last admission is at 18:30.

【Ticket and other details】
https://www.frieze.com/fairs/frieze-seoul

［ Venue ］
COEX
513, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul(Samseong-dong, COEX) 06164　
Phone Number：02-6000-0114
https://www.coex.co.kr/

［ Boot ］
Booth No.M3

ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2024
ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2024 (AFAF) regards AFAF as one big "Asia" where Japan and Asian countries exchange. By proactively introducing galleries that showcase Asian artists, we hope to convey the unique charm and excitement of Fukuoka's art fair, which continues to develop while nurturing diversity as a hub for the flow of people and goods between Asian countries. The event will be held in a three-dimensional booth configuration that takes advantage of the characteristics of the Fukuoka International Center.
Mizoe Art Gallery will exhibit works by six artists. We hope you will enjoy the world of art where young passion and rich experience intersect and move your heart.

［ Schedule ］
VIP View
Thursday September 19th 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Public View
Friday September 20th 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday September 21st 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday September 22nd 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

【Ticket and other details】
https://artfair.asia/

［ Venue ］
FUKUOKA KOKUSAI CENTER
2-2 Chikko-honmachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, JAPAN 812-0021　Tel： 092-272-1111
https://www.marinemesse.or.jp/kokusai/

［ Boot ］
Mizoe Art Gallery　: 【E03】

［ Exhibiting Artist ］
Gyoji NOMIYAMA/Kenpei YUNDE/Takahide KOMATSU/Kim Myung Sik/Nami SHIBATA/Takashi YATOJI

Gyoji NOMIYAMA

　Oil on canvas　2022　28.62×23.85in


Kenpei YUNDE

　Oil on canvas　2022　35.78×45.94in

Takahide KOMATSU

　Aacryl　2024　45.94×28.62in

Kim Myung Sik

　Oil on canvas　2024　8.66×8.66in

Nami SHIBATA

　Oil on canvas　2024　12.9×9.44in

「Wind Bandage」　Styrene print 　9.13x12.91in


TAKESHI Wei Exhibition「Uneasiness」
August 17th (sat) - September 1st (sun), 2024
Open every day during the exhibition period 10am-6pm
Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery, Fukuoka

From 2019 to 2022, Takeshi Wei worked on, and completed, a ceiling painting for the Saieizan Kozan Temple, located deep in the mountains of Bungo Takada. His new work, a large folding screen entitled “Under the Cherry Blossom Tree,” which he suspended all other activities to create, evokes the sense of all things being in a constant state of flux. When asked if this is a culmination of his artistic career, he says it is, in fact, a new departure point. In addition to sculptures made from driftwood and scrap wood, his recent wild-fired ceramic works, created in Itoshima, remind viewers of the strength that resides in ordinary objects that might otherwise be overlooked. We invite you to visit the exhibition, which will be his first in seven years, to witness the new world of Takeshi Wei.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

Takeshi Wei (Artist)
Biography/Born in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto in 1947. Received Merit Award in Nishinihon Art Award Exhibition, Niki Prize in Niki Award Exhibition, and Encouragement Award and Merit Award in Yasuda Kasai Foundation of Art Award. Illustrated for the novel “Monogatari No Kobako” on Nishinippon Shimbun, the novel “Last Train” by Tetsuzo Fukuzawa with etching, and more. Currently independent.Created the ceiling painting for Saieizan Kozan Temple (Bungo Takada City, Kunisaki Pennisula, Japan) from 2019 to 2022.


「Under the cherry tree」　Tempera, Oil painting 　68.89x70.47in/Two-panel folding screen


「Sleeping Abandoned House」　Drawing　21.18x28.58in


「Remains of Porto」　Terracotta （Open burning）　6.96x9.01x(t)1.85in


「Cloud flow」　Terracotta （Open burning）　3.58x3.46x(h)7.04in


「5109　Smells」　Terracotta （Open burning）, Steel　5x5.27x(h)11.96in


「Moon Boat」　Terracotta （Open burning）, Sea glass　4.52x6.45x(h)11.65in

Come on out everyone　lithography monotype

Gyoji Nomiyama Print Work Exhibition
July 6th (sat) - July 21st (sun), 2024
Open every day during the exhibition period 10am-6pm
Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery, Tokyo

Gallery Talk
「Gyoji Nomiyama and Print making」
Yusaku Masuda (former representative of MMG lithographic printmaking studio)
July 7th (Sun) 3pm~
*Reservation required（03-3722-6570 Mizoe Art Gallery, Tokyo）

Gyoji Nomiyama, who passed away one year ago on June 22, had produced a wide variety of print works spanning over 40 years. The MMG lithography print studio, which was opened in Tokyo by Yusaku Masuda, whom he met in Paris; the printmaking laboratory of the Tokyo National University of the Arts, where he learned copperplate printing from Tetsuro Komai; and the silkscreen studio of Galerie Mukai, Inc. Fascinated by the effects produced through various techniques and materials that differ from oil painting, and by the collaboration with craftsmen, he spent days frequenting these printmaking studios. Thus were born the playful print works of Gyoji Nomiyama, which you will hopefully enjoy.
Mizoe Art Gallery, Kazunobu Abe

Gyoji Nomiyama 1920-2023
Born and passed away in Fukuoka Prefecture. Graduated from the oil painting department of Tokyo National University of the Arts. Drafted into the military and sent to Manchuria. Stayed in France from '52 to '64. Received the Yasui Prize. Worked at Tokyo National University of the Arts from 1968 to 1981. Received the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize, the Fukuoka Prefecture Culture Award, the Mainichi Art Award, and the Person of Cultural Merit award. Awarded the Order of Cultural Merit in 2002.



Nobody　Silkscreen


One Day　Copperplate engraving

Concurrent Exhibition Toho Shiotsuki and Chihei Nakamura Exhibition
July 13th (Sat) - July 28th (Sun), 2024
Open every day during the exhibition period, 10am-6pm
Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery, Fukuoka, Main building

This exhibition will feature the rare works of Toho Shiotsuki, a painter who moved to Taiwan about 100 years ago, and related materials about his pupal and novelist, Chihei Nakamura.

Chihei Nakamura 1908-1963
A novelist born in Miyazaki City. Entered Taipei High School in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation. Studied under Toho Shiotsuki. While at Tokyo Imperial University, he met Osamu Dazai and made his debut in the literary world studying under Masuji Ibuse. He published many novels set in Taiwan, including “Kiri no Bansha (The Mist-enshrouded Barbarian)”, “Bankai no Onna (The Woman of the Bansai Realm)" as well as many other works. Referred to as “Dazai of the North, Chihei of the South”, he became a prominent writer of southern literature. However, he was drafted to Singapore as a military writer and it was there that he encountered an incident. After the war, why did Nakamura turn his focus away from southern literature and return to his hometown to devote his life to the postwar reconstruction of Miyazaki and the creation of a regional revitalization?



Toho Shiotsuki "The Sea", oil on canvas, 15.8×22.7cm


Documentary Film "Chihei Nakamura”
-In turbulent times, longing for and feeling conflicted about the South-

Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery, Main building
Date:July 13th (Sat) from 4:30pm / July 18th (Thu) from 2:00pm / July 27th (Sat) from 2:00pm
Free entry, approx. 80 min.
Reception starts 30 minutes prior to the screening.
Reservations required by phone: 092-738-5655

Written and directed by Takahide Komatsu
▶Official Film Website

“Insects Dancing in the Night” ,116.7×72.7cm


Takahide Komatsu Solo Exhibition "Dancing Waters of the Satoyama"
July 13th (Sat) - July 28th (Sun), 2024
Open every day during the exhibition period, 10am-6pm
Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery, Fukuoka, annex building

Colorful insects dancing against the backdrop of glimmering Rimpa school paintings. Small animals living quietly in the grass and by the water. Fish peacefully swimming in clear streams. Small forces of life swarming, guided by the night light. In depicting the microcosm found in the familiar satoyama of southern Kyushu, Takahide Komatsu creates works that focus on changing ecosystems and the symbiosis between humans and nature.
At the same time, he creates documentary films in order to shed light on the great people from his hometown of Miyazaki. Following his previous work “Toho Shiotsuki”, his most recent documentary film "Chihei Nakamura” skillfully depicts the life of a literary figure who was at the mercy of the times. What is it that drives Takahide Komatsu? Hopefully this exhibition will give you a sense that, whether it be painting or filmmaking, the underlying principles and motivations are the same. We hope you look forward to it. （Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery)


Takahide Komatsu
Artist born in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture in 1979.　
Graduated from Kyushu Designer Gakuin in Fukuoka City.
He has exhibited his works in solo shows and art fairs in 10 countries, including London, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
He has done collaborations with companies, and his works are collected in UN facilities as well as many companies overseas.
In recent years, he has written and directed documentaries on "Toho Shiotsuki" and "Chihei Nakamura". He is the main producer of Obi DENKEN WEEK and a Tourism Ambassador for Nobeoka City.


“Dancing Butterflies in Bamboo Grove" 162×130.3cm

ULSAN INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2024
June 13th (Thu) - June 16th (Sun) 2024

❚ Date & Opening Hours
VIP
June 13th (Thu) 15:00 - 20:00

Public
June 14th (Fri) 11:00 - 19:00
June 15th (Sat) 11:00 - 19:00
June 16th (Sun) 11:00 - 17:00

❚ Venue
UECO | Ulsan Exhibition & Convention Center
255 Ulsanyeok-ro, Samnam-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan

❚ Ticket and other details
https://uiaf.kr/?ckattempt=2/

❚ Booth
B08

❚Exhibiting artist from MIZOE ART GALLERY
Kim Myung Sik


《 East side-DE09 》Oil on canvas 13.14×8.34in　2024


《 East Side20-R10 》Oil on canvas 15.74×15.74in　2024



《 East Side19-Love and Peace3 》Acrylic, wood　7.87×31.49×13.38in　2019



《 East Side-FE1 》Oil on canvas 45.94×35.82in 2024

《 A Letter to the Universe 》 Aqyla on Absorbance Canvas 39.37×28.62 in 2024

Ben Oga Exhibition “A Letter to the Universe”
June 15th (Sat) – June 30th (Sun), 2024
Open everyday during the exhibition period 10am–6pm
Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery Fukuoka

〈Days the artist will be present at the gallery〉
June 21st (Fri) 2pm-6pm
June 22nd (Sat), 23rd (Sun) 11am-6pm

Event
“Poetry and Sound and Picture and”
Date: June 22nd (Sat)
Time: 4pm - ※Reservation required
Special live event with a performance by accordion player Yocci × poetry recitation by Ben Oga

An original song created by Yocci based on the poetry and picture book “Universe of the heart”, will be performed for the first time ever.
※The poetry and picture book is available for purchase at Mizoe Art Gallery.

A sky full of stars, and within those stars live humans and animals. Existing there are skies, grounds, and nature, just like on earth. This is a story woven by Ben Oga, of a star in a distant universe. In the postscript to his newly published poem and picture book, “The Universe of the Heart,” Ben Oga says, “People's hearts are an endless universe, a universe which is interconnected with everything else”. Although a world of imagination, that of Ben Oga’s work evokes a sense of nostalgia. Humans, the world, may be connected to an endless universe, by a thread that is invisible to us. It gives me such a feeling, something akin to hope. Please come and see the exhibition.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

Ben Oga
Born in Matsuyama city, Ehime Prefecture in 1971.
Graduated from Osaka Sogo College of Design, picture book illustration course.
Held a number of solo and group exhibitions inside and outside of Japan.
Won the grand prize at the Message from the Young Artists Show, and the Hakone Open-air Museum prize at the Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition.
Illustrated the cover page of "the Disease of Soseki Natsume and 'Ten Nights’ Dream" by Norihiko Miyoshi, "Thoughts on Modern Folk Tales" by Miyoko Matsutani, and more.
Appeared on the TV programme “Breakzenya ~ Next Generation Artists ~” by BS Fuji Television on January 12th, 2018.
Designed the cover art and illustration for “Unknown Friend” by Marcelo Birmajer, published by Fukuinkan Shoten, 2021.
Published the poetry and art book “Universe of the Heart”, 2024.

　
「 Moon in the shape of a ship」 Aqyla on Absorbance Canvas 10.74×10.74in 2024

　
「 Sky of the Heart 」 Aqyla on Glass plates　5.9×4.13in 2024