Past Exhibitions 2024 - 2019
2 persons show in February 2024
Ai Ohkawara x Piers Alsop
February 9 - March 9, 2024
Alpha Contemporary
Reception Party : February 9, 6 - 8 pm
Address: 8F Mitahigashimon Bldg. 2-13-9 Mita Minato-ku Tokyo
Email: infoalphacontemporary@gmail.com
Open: Tue. - Sat., Noon - 6pm Closed on Sun., Mon. and National Holiday
Ohkawara will have a 2 persons show at the Alpha Contemporary Gallery in Tokyo.
Her collaborator is a well-known British artist.
9 of Ohkawara's latest creations will be on display. Please be sure to stop in and have a look.
Press Release
Alpha Contemporary is proud to present 「Reality -: Piers Tobias Alsop and Ai Ohkawara」.
This exhibition introduces two artists of the same generation from Japan and the UK who have unique insights into the big puzzle of life's "reality" and express the fragments of "reality" as their own visual language.
Piers Tobias Alsop (b.1984, London, UK) approach sees him use the canvas as an imaginary set, in which he considers humans' intermittent relationship with reality.
Anonymous figures often populate the compositions that at times border on abstraction.
Isolated in their surroundings they invite the viewer into their discreet vignettes.
Embracing ambiguity and rejecting reason, Piers employs a diverse range of symbology pulled from past and present.
Frequently punctuated with humour, he offers fragmented narratives that allow for multiple readings.
A spectrum of realism is on display from flat abstraction to detailed representation, to raking perspective. Sometimes reminiscent of prop facades, the work refers to fictions we hold in our collective conscience.
Piers lives and works in London. He completed his BA in Painting at UAL: Camberwell College of Arts in 2007.
In 2023 he was invited to be a visiting tutor at Newcastle University.
Selected solo/duo presentations include: Zona Maco, Tsivrikos Shake, CDMX, Mexico (2022), Like an ancient day, Neon Gallery, London, UK (2021) Double Vision, Kribbestraat 3, Brussels, Belgium (2021) Not a Peep, Testbed02, London, UK (2017).
Selected group exhibitions include: Gertrude PRESENTS, Truman brewery, London, UK (2022), Art on a postcard, The Bomb Factory, London, UK (2022) Summer Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (2022), Salon 22, Tsivrikos Shake, London, UK (2022) Mythologies, Neon Gallery, London, UK (2021) Kinesis, Neon gallery, London, UK (2020), Summer Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (2018), A Dark Moment, Testbed01, London, UK (2015), Birthday, Toy Gallery, London, UK (2009), Bind, Mashed Potato Gallery, London, UK (2007)
We also exhibit some items related to Piers' father, Will Alsop (1947-2018) who was a leading British architect and painter. During the exhibition period, valuable photographs such as a rare two-shot with Piers and photos taken in the atelier, as well as architectural catalogues showcases on display.
Ai Okawara (Japan, b.1979) visualizes the two sides of things that we face in life, such as the front and back of things, the light and darkness of human's hearts. Using realistic techniques, she creates psychological compositions that depict not only the bright world, but also the inner darkness and things of people as they really are.
While accurately and delicately depicting human bodies and objects, she also deforms parts of human body and background, creating an expression on the border of abstraction.
The beautiful and delicate skeleton that emerges from the skin, the eyes that remain closed, the deformed body, etc., depict the imperfections of an incomplete human being, the beauty that lies within that imperfection and the oozing light draw the viewer into her screen.
Her delicate yet bold brushstrokes, and the contrast of vivid and bright colors drawn on monotone, remind us of a fragment of the reality of life, like darkness and light, two sides of a coin.
She received her Bachelors Degree in Japanese Art at Musashino Art University in Tokyo in 2002 and her Masters Degree in Japanese Art at the same university in 2004. She currently lives in Tokyo, Japan. Since her first solo exhibition in Ginza in 2003, she has been featured in numerous art magazines, TV shows, movies, and various other formats. Since 2003, she has been part of numerous solo and group exhibitions across Japan.
Beginning in 2007, she expanded her artistic reach to multiple international avenues, including Taiwan, China, United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Middle East and Europe.
She has international followings, having sold her work across Europe, Asia, and North America. Her art is regularly part of various exhibitions throughout Japan.
group show in korea
"The End The Beginning Part. 2"
Jan. 8 - Feb. 6, 2024
HOTEL ELIENA. Seoul, Korea
Supported by Korean gallery, KP Gallery ON
https://www.instagram.com/kpgallery_on/
and Alpha Contemporary
Group show in Ginza
ONBEAT Art Show
Date : November 1 - 6, 2023
Exhibition venue: Ginza Mitsukoshi, Event Hall, Tokyo
9 of my latest creations were on display.
2023 group show at ginza tsutaya book store in tokyo
art fair : art formosa 2023 in taiwan
ART FORMOSA 2023
Date:
August 25 (Fri)
Collector and VIP preview : Invitation only 12 noon - 8 pm
Vernissage, Opening party : Invitation only 6 - 8 pm
August 26th (Sat) 11am - 7 pm
August 27th (Sun) 11am - 7 pm
Exhibition Venue: Eslite Hotel in Taiwan
Art fair Website: https://www.art-formosa.com/?action=fairs&id=1
Location website: https://www.eslitehotel.com
Ai Ohkawara 2023 solo exhibition in Tokyo
Ai Ohkawara 2023 Solo Exhibition : Silence Looking for Warmth
Wednesday May 10th – Monday May 22nd, 2023
Shinjuku Takashimaya Art Gallery
5-24-2, Sendagaya, Shibuya Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hours : 10:30 am -7:30 pm (Last day closing at 4pm)
Okawara's solo exhibition was a smashing success. With the exception of the full sized wall pieces, eighty percent of the exhibition was sold.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who came to the exhibition and to all those who purchased art.
Thank you very much.
For Immediate Media Release.
Ai Ohkawara: Silence looking forWarmth
Shinjuku Takashimaya Art Gallery
5-24-2, Sendagaya, Shibuya Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday May 10th – Monday May 22nd, 2023
Hours : 10:30 am -7:30 pm (Last day closing at 4pm)
https://aiohkawara.jimdofree.com/en/exhibition/
Shinjuku Takashimaya Art Gallery proudly presents a solo exhibition of new works by internationally exhibited contemporary Artist, Ai Ohkawara.
Does the factual truly exist? Can justice be defined when the spectrum of human perspective is so vast?
Ohkawara’s mixed media works reveal the inner darknesses and anxieties inherent in the contemporary human experience. Through Painting, Drawing and Collage these fascinating works explore regions of thought often hidden from our conscious mind. Layered and simultaneous, Ohkawara’s works are dense in their union of the deeply intellectual and intensely emotional.
Throughout her childhood, Ohkawara’s parents taught the importance of peace by exposing her to images of victims and the devastating scenes of war. Through this exposure an examination of the human condition began. Ohkawara continues to be driven to explore both the darker side of our humanity and the sense of suffocation that stems from social oppression.
Ohkawara believes that obtaining a multifaceted view is the key to solving bias perceptions. Through her art, she strives to illuminate the challenges we endure in our attempts to break free of social constraints; the risks in having a singular perspective; and the internal struggle of life itself.
Shinjyuku Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo specializes in contemporary painting and sculpture. The gallery represents an international roster of artists working in a variety of media and a wide range of genres.
Ai Ohkawara was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1979. She studied at Musashino Art University in Tokyo. She received her Bachelors Degree in Japanese Art in 2002 and her Masters Degree in Japanese Art in 2004.
She currently lives in Tokyo, Japan. Since her first solo exhibition in Ginza in 2003, she has been featured in numerous art magazines, TV shows, movies, and various other formats. Since 2003, she has been part of numerous solo and group exhibitions across Japan.
Beginning in 2007, she expanded her artistic reach to multiple international avenues, including Taiwan, China, United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Middle East and Europe.
She has an international following, having sold her work across Europe, Asia, and North America. Her art is regularly part of various exhibitions throughout Japan.
2023 Group show in Tokyo at Roid works gallery
One FACE 2023 PART2
June 17 (Sat) - June 25 (Sun), 2023
Roid Works Gallery
Website
Hours : 12 AM -7 PM
Location; B-1 F, Yushima HighTown, 4-6-12, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0034
2019 solo exhibition in tokyo
Ai Ohkawara Solo Exhibition - "Tenderness of the Lingering Silence "
Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store ended on June 3, 2019 with great success.
Thanks to your support, 85% of the exhibited works were sold.
