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9/12/2014

The Selection

Hiromart Gallery, Tokyo

Hiromart Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of The Selection: Group show, an exhibition of works (Paintings and Photography) by gallery artists.

The show features paintings by Yuka GOTO, a Tokyo-based painter and cartoonist, oil paintings by Sachie KASHIMA that her oil paintings was well-received at her debut show with us held this year, and paintings (with protrusions) by Alan VAN EVERY, and as for the photography, vintage prints by Michael MACIOCE who is known as a photographer for New York City downtown music and art scene, and images by Sebastian PIRAS who is an Italia-born New York City-based photographer and filmmaker.

Yuka Goto
Born in Tokyo, in 1978. Graduated from the Musashino Art University, Painting, in 2002.
She won AX Manga newcomer award and Minami Shinbo award in 2000. In 2002, her painting is accepted for the choice prize. Her debut solo show was held in 2002.
She made a shutter mural and is attending many projects such as HETAUMA & Underground summit Japan/USA, Colombia coffee V.A.Cup Exhibition, Cow Parade project and so on. In 2006, she made a painting for the album cover of OO Telesa and their animation music-video. The following year, she also made paintings for the animation music-video of podo’s debut album. In 2007, she made and released Zines with New York-based artist Misaki Kawai: MIX JUICE-2007, Nijiiro Kousaten-2008. In 2012, her solo-show was hosted at the Musashino Art University.

Sachie Kashima
Graduated from the Musashino Art University, painting in 2002.
She has exhibited her works at group shows and solo-show since 2005.
She is a surreal painter with color composition.

Alan Van Every
Born in Buffalo NY, went to the State University of New York College at Buffalo for his BFA and graduated in 1984.
In 1991 along with artist Katrin Jurati, he started and ran a nonprofit space there named Big Orbit Gallery, which still exists today. He was included in shows at the Albright-Knox, Burchfield Penney Art Center, David Anderson Gallery and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center while living in Buffalo. In 1994, Van Every moved to “the Bowery” in NYC.
He had a solo show at Deep Space Gallery in 1996 and Ahra Lee Gallery in 1998 in NYC and was included in several group shows at various venues. After living in NYC for 12 years, he was ready for change and moved to Seoul, Korea where he was invited as an artist in residence at The National Art Studio at Changdong, administered by The National Museum of Contemporary Art.

Michael Macioce
Macioce has been practicing photography from his studio in Manhattan’s East Village since 1982. A graduate of School of Visual Arts, he began combining fine art and documentary photography of the downtown music and art scene, leading to over 5ǥŀalbum covers and culminating with the book LIGHT & DARK. From John Zorn to Matisyahu, he had the opportunity to photograph many artists from the Lower East Side culture at the beginning of their careers, also photographing Allen Ginsberg, Nancy Spero, Dennis Cooper, and hipster Punk bands of the time, Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth and so on, he had access to the fringe movements of the era.

Sebastian Piras
Italian-born, New York City-based artist who has exhibited his photography and film work internationally. Early on in his career, Piras was encouraged by Andy Warhol, whom he met through Robert Mapplethorpe, to focus on artists’ portraits. This led to his well-known series “Artists Exposed”, captivating portraits of known and emerging artists and heavy-hitters in the international arts scene, including Andy Warhol, Roy Liechtenstein, Richard Prince etc. David Ross, former Director of the Whitney Museum, heralded Piras' photos as, " ...probing and extraordinarily beautiful portraits of artists... that ultimately produces winners at both ends of the camera." These photos have been published in two books: Artists Exposed and A Pocketful of Contemporary Artists Portraits, using images taken from 1986 till 2006.

Image: ‘Make Believe Ballroom’ by Michael Macioce

Opening: Wednesday 10 december 2014

Hiromart Gallery
1-30-7, Sekiguchi, Bunkyo,
1st flr. Mimura Bldg

The Selection: Group show
December 10 - 21, 2014
January 7 - 18, 2015
Hours: 1 to 7 pm, Closed on Mondays and Tuesday

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