Exhibitions

Soft Mirrors

Eiki Mori , Erik Swars , Jörgen Axelvall , Mariko Matsushita , Mihoko Ogaki , Ren Hang , Shinji Ihara , Yasushi Ebihara

2019-01-11   until   2019-02-02

 

KEN NAKAHASHI is pleased to present Soft Mirrors, a group exhibition, to be hold from January 11 until February 2, 2019.

Artists: Eiki Mori, Erik Swars, Jörgen Axelvall, Mariko Matsushita, Mihoko Ogaki, Ren Hang, Shinji Ihara, Yasushi Ebihara


Exhibiting Artists

Eiki Mori

BIO

  • 1976 Born in Ishikawa
  • 2001 Graduated from The Photography Dept., Parsons The New School for Design

Book

  • Family Regained, Nanarokusha Publishing, Japan, 2017
  • Intimacy, Nanarokusha, Japan, 2013
  • tokyo boy alone, Revolution Star Publishing and Creation, Taiwan, 2011
  • CROWS AND PEARLS, Edition Nord. Japan, 2009

Media Coverage

Selected work

Erik Swars

BIO

  • 1988 Born in Germany
  • 2005-06 Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB) (Jochen Plogsties)
  • 2010-11 Academy of Leipzig School of Desgin (Christian Weihrauch)
  • 2011-16 Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle (Christine Triebsch)
  • 2013-14 Tokyo National University of the Arts (O JUN)
  • 2015 JASSO scholarship, Tokyo National University of the Arts (O JUN)
  • 2016 Diploma (Jochen Plogsties, Peter Möller)


Jörgen Axelvall

Bio

  • Born 1972 in Sweden. Lives in Tokyo.
  • Before moving to Tokyo he lived in New York City for 15 years.

book

  • Instant Moments, super sonic, 2014
  • I was looking for Park Hyatt Tokyo, Park Hyatt Tokyo / amana, 2014
  • OIDE, hand made, limited edition of three, Self published / FORT, 2015
  • Go To Become, roshin books, 2017

Media coverage

SELECTED WORK

Mariko Matsushita

BIO

  • 1980 Born in Osaka
  • 2004 B.F.A in oil painting from Kyoto City University of the Arts

RESIDENCE

  • July - September, 2017: Delfina Foundation, London

BOOK

  • "MARIKO" published by matchbaco, 2015
  • "until the hug" self-published, 2018

COLLABORATION

  • pays des fees, 2017
  • Acha Tyumu, 2017

MEDIA COVERAGE

selected work

Mihoko Ogaki

bio

  • 1973 Born in Toyama
  • 1995 Graduated Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts with a major in oil painting
  • 2003 Master degree at the German National Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from Prof. Klaus Rinke
  • 2004 Final Diploma at the German National Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
  • 2010 Moved to Japan

interview

video

BOOK

  • "Mihoko Ogaki WHO" Published/Edited/Designed by Shuji Sugihara, 2013

Ren Hang

Born 1987 in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, and died in February in 2017 at the age of 29. Ren Hang is widely regarded as one of China’s top young contemporary photographers, who kept taking pictures of friends in the nude at a time when “sex” continues to be taboo in China.

Not only are his colours captivatingly vivid, they are poetic and a lyrical sensation with young men and women posing as if veritably sculptured.

He has held numerous exhibitions in several world capital cities, such as Beijing, Paris, NY and Tokyo and also participated in international art fairs on numerous occasions; Paris Photo and Photo Basel. In 2010, he won the Italy third TERNA Prize for Contemporary Art.

In 2011 he self-published the photo books “REN HANG 2009-2011” and “ROOM”. Since then, he has also published a great number of notable books.

His works are already incorporated into the public collections of several museums; Multimedia Art Museum in Russia, CAFA Art Museum in China, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, US, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in China and the White Rabbit Contemporary Chinese Art Collection in Australia.

BOOK

  • 2016, ATHENS LOVE 雅典的爱, Session press, USA
  • 2016, 二月 FEBRUARY, Self-Published，China
  • 2016, 一月 JANUARY, Self-Published, China
  • 2015, 海鲜派对 Seafood Party, Self-Published, China
  • 2015, 上海游客 Shanghai Visitors, Self-Published, China
  • 2015, NEW LOVE 新欢, Session press, USA
  • 2015, 野生, Die Nacht, Germany
  • 2015, FOOD ISSUE, Same studio, China
  • 2014, PHYSICAL BORDERLINE, ThreeShadows +3 Gallery, China
  • 2013, THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT RUNS TOO FAST, Editions Bessard, France
  • 2013, SON AND BITCH, Neurasthenia, Taiwan
  • 2013, Republic, Éditions du LIC, Norway
  • 2013, MY DEPRESSION, Self-Published, China
  • 2012, NUDE, Self-Published, China 
  • 2011, ROOM, Self-Published, China 
  • 2011, REN HANG 2009-2011, Self-Published, China
  • 2013, Poem Collection of Renhang, Neurasthenia, Taiwan


Shinji Ihara

bio

  • 1987 Born in Fukuoka
  • 2010 B.F.A in Oil Painting of Hiroshima City University
  • 2012 M.F.A. in Oil Painting Materials and Techniques of Tokyo National University of the Arts

book

  • "RENDEZVOUS" published by matchbaco, 2015

COLUMN

Media coverage

SELECTED WORKS


Yasushi Ebihara

bio

  • Born 1976 in Ibaragi prefecture.
  • 2001 M.F.A. Tokyo National University of the Arts.

BOOK

  • "tarot" published by KEN NAKAHASHI, 2017
  • "if..." published by matchbaco, 2014

MERCHANDISE

  • "Tarot CULKIN" Self-Published tarot cards, 2017