2024
Anthology of June - Aoi Yoshida & Toshiki Mikami Two-Person Exhibition
Venue: Gallery noivoi
Location: 107-1 Yayoigaoka, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-0062, Japan
Exhibition Dates: June 21 (Fri) – June 30 (Sun), 2024
Hours: Open: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM (until 5:00 PM on the final day)
Closed: June 24 (Mon)
Website:Gallery noivoi -暮らしを彩る現代アート-
2023
Bunkamura Gallery 8/ Opening Exhibition: Shape!
Exhibition Dates: August 3 (Thu) – August 15 (Tue), 2023
Venue: Bunkamura Gallery 8/
Location: 8th Floor, Shibuya Hikarie
Website: Bunkamura Gallery 8/ オープニング記念 第二弾 シェイプ！ | Bunkamura
ARTISTS: 木原 幸志郎、小林 椋、Jono Mizobuchi、滝本 優美、中小路 萌美、三上 俊希
Message from the Gallery
The essence of what makes art truly "art" may lie in its ability to express sensory experiences that cannot be fully conveyed through words, represented through colors, shapes, and various "forms."
The six artists featured in this exhibition, who continue to explore such sensory nuances, have created works that touch upon the subtleties of life and are imbued with a mysterious charm that stirs our imagination.
This exhibition focuses on abstract art, which has rarely been highlighted in previous exhibitions at Bunkamura Gallery. It brings together young artists who create in a variety of mediums, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional, employing diverse materials and techniques.
Please come and experience these stimulating "forms" for yourself.
2023
Totonou Onsen Museum
Exhibition Dates: January 21 (Sat) – February 19 (Sun), 2023
Hours: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Last admission at 4:30 PM)
Closed: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Admission:2,000 yen (includes a day-use onsen ticket)
Free for elementary school children and younger (onsen fee not included)
Advance ticket: 1,800 yen (includes a day-use onsen ticket)
Venues: Hotel Meizanso, Miya Onsen Higaki Hotel, Shofuen, Mikawa Kairo Hotel, Hirano-ya
Location: Around Mitani-cho, Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Website: http://miyaonsen.com/
2022
ART MART 2022
Exhibition Dates: December 7 (Wed) – December 24 (Sat), 2022
Hours: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Closed: Sundays, Mondays, and Public Holidays
Admission: Free
Venue: MARUEIDO JAPAN
1F, Ark Hills Front Tower, 2-23-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0052, Japan
Website: http://marueidojapan.com/
25 Artists + α ：生島国宜・内田有・小川晴輝・小津航・表良樹・Olectronica・影山萌子・加藤正臣・門田光雅・金子司・北林加奈子・佐藤雄飛・しまうちみか・大黒貴之・西村大樹・花房紗也香・半澤友美・藤崎了一・増田将大・三上俊希・持田象二・山西杏奈・吉川かおり・盧之筠・渡邉陽子
2022
I will be exhibiting in a solo show format at the Aichi University of the Arts booth during the 3331 ART FAIR 2022.
I will be present only during the preview.
Exhibition Dates:October 29 (Sat) – October 30 (Sun), 2022
[Preview: October 28 (Fri) - Invitees Only]
Hours:[General Admission]
October 29 (Sat) 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
October 30 (Sun) 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM
[Preview]
October 28 (Fri) 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Invitees Only)
Admission Fees:General: 2,500 yen
Seniors (65 and over): 2,000 yen
Students (University/Vocational): 1,000 yen
Advance Tickets (General only): 2,000 yen
Venue:3331 Arts Chiyoda (entire building)
6-11-14 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0021, Japan
Website: https://artfair.3331.jp/
2022
whatcafe_terrada
WHAT CAFE × WATOWA GALLERY EXHIBITIOIN
-DRIVE UP!-
Venue: WHAT CAFE
Location: 2-1-11 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-0002, Japan
Exhibition Dates: April 2, 2022 (Sat) – April 24, 2022 (Sun)
Opening Hours: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Last order at the café at 5:30 PM), Free admission
Closing at 5:00 PM on the final day
Open until 9:00 PM on April 22 (Fri) and 23 (Sat)
Note: The exhibition may be canceled or its schedule and content altered to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
This exhibition is a collaboration with WATOWA GALLERY, a collective that produces art projects providing spaces for artistic communication. The exhibition will showcase approximately 100 works by 13 artists with diverse backgrounds, ranging from contemporary artists active in art fairs to up-and-coming talents from the music, fashion, design, and gaming industries.
From April 16 (Sat) to April 24 (Sun), during the latter half of the exhibition, the "WHAT CAFE SPECIAL MARKET 2022 SPRING" will be held in conjunction with the "Tennoz Canal Fes 2022 Spring - FOOD TRUCK STADIUM," an event taking place around the venue. The number of participating artists will increase to 35, with around 200 works on display. Visitors can enjoy interacting with the artists in attendance and watching live painting sessions.
2022
GALLERY NOIVOI
10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
‘WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE’
Venue: Gallery noivoi
Location: 107-1 Yayoi-gaoka, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-0062, Japan
Exhibition Dates: February 23, 2022 (Wed) – March 21, 2022 (Mon)
Time: Please refer to the website
Closed Days: Please refer to the website
Website:Gallery noivoi -暮らしを彩る現代アート-
Message from the Gallery
Gallery noivoi has provided a platform for encounters and mutual understanding between art and people, and we are pleased to mark our 10th anniversary.
As an expression of our gratitude to all those who have supported us over the years, we are holding the "With Love and Gratitude" exhibition.
We hope to share new works from 37 exhibiting artists, along with their personal messages.
Please look forward to the event!
Information about the participating artists, opening hours, and closed days will be announced on this website.
2021
"innerspace" mikami toshiki Solo exhibition
V e n u e：Gallery noivoi
Address：107-1 Yayoigaoka, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 468-0062
D a t e ：2021.7.13 tue - 7.25 sun
h o u r s ：11:00-18:00
Closed ：7.19 mon
2021
"Point to point to line" Komaki Art Project Group exhibition
V e n u e：Komaki City Central Library
Address：1-234 Central, Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture 485-0029
D a t e ：2021.7.22 thu/holiday - 8.1 sun
h o u r s ：10:00-19:00
Closed ：7.26 mon , 7/29 thu
Organizer：Komaki Civic Cultural Foundation
Cosponsored：Komaki City , Komaki City Board of Education
「The 3rd Open Call Art House Oyabe Contemporary Art Exhibition」
Winning
V e n u e：ART HOUSE OYABE
Address：10 Washigashima, Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture 932-0821
D a t e ：2021.4.29 sat - 5.23 sun
h o u r s ：10:00-17:00(Last admission16:30)
Closed ：Wednesday and 5/6(thu) ※Open on May 5th (Wednesday / holiday)
Admission fees：General 300 yen (240 yen for 20 people or more)
65 years old and over 200 yen
Opening・Awards ceremony、Gallery talk／4月17日(土)10:00~
concert／5/16(sun)14:00Start
2020
”One of my points, the original scenery that connects” 1st term
Oribe-tei 35th Anniversary Project
V e n u e："Oribe-tei"Gallery
Address：1-11-19 Shimasaki, Ichinomiya City, Aichi,JAPAN ZIP 491 0834
D a t e ：2020.2.29 sat - 2020.3.22 sun
h o u r s ：11:00 - 16:00
Closed ：Tuesday
2019
"Breathing body " Solo exhibition
V e n u e："MARUEIDO JAPAN" Gallery
Address ：Ark Hills Front Tower 1F,2-23-1, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo ,JAPAN ZIP 107 0052
D a t e ：2019.9.17 tue - 10.11 fri
h o u r s ：11:00 - 18:00
Closed ：Sunday Monday Public Holiday
Mikami Toshiki - A Lesson in Involuntary Movements
Junichi Shiota（Art Critic）
There are by no means a lot of artists who use balloons in the field of contemporary art as their medium. If we consider Gutai
artists (a radical post-war artistic group in Japan), Andy Warhol, Sho Kazakura, and even Martin Creedʼ s activities in recent
years in the UK, they have all left behind unforgettable artwork with balloons.
A balloon is something that swells up, which fills up a space by blowing air into it. Or, taking the example of Creed, each
balloon can be small, but they accumulate, they begin to form a dense mass, and become an artwork that produces unexpected
effects by having visitors move within them. It is no exaggeration to say that artworks which exhibit strong environmental
elements, extemporaneity, and physical properties have expanded the framework of art.
Mikami Toshiki is also an artist who uses balloons as his main medium. A distinctive characteristic of his artwork is that he
doesnʼ t just blow up balloons with a blowing machine and then leave them as they are, a few seconds after they have temporarily
swelled up they then deflate and wither away. It is like the breathing of a living creature as it were, Mikamiʼ s balloons repeat this
expansion and constriction, and it gives the appearance of a changing state as if it were alive. (In fact, he has included in the title
of some of his works the word ʻbreathingʼ ) Nevertheless, while this movement is repeated over a certain period of time, it is
actually quite unsteady, it is awkward, and sometimes it is funny. This movement, which is regulated and controlled mechanically,
varies to a large extent, evokes the phrase ʻinvoluntary musclesʼ , which refers to muscles that move independently to human will.
Naturally with improvements in technological precision and the artistʼ s continuing work on material research these
movements, and also the visual performance of his artwork, have become a lot more natural than before. An example of this is the
use of a control base known as arduino plastic which converts the material of the balloon from an enamel one to polyvinyl
chloride. Even if you look at the photos that are scheduled to be released for this solo exhibition you can recognize that there has
been remarkable progress in the shapes the balloons form, in his combination of colors, the balance between the space and the
work, and more.
However, this doesnʼ t mean that the artist is aiming to achieve this kind of aesthetic perfection, what is notable is more rather
how he is placed into the space an expression of the pulse of organic life. This is not some kind of quest for scientific knowledge;
it is something which belongs to the realm of imagination. The cells which shape our own bodies. Mikami is visualizing this
micro-level phenomenon of creation, death, and rebirth through a chain of countless red balloons, and the movement of countless
yellow protrusions that stick out from the balloonʼ s spindle-shaped state. This is something you have to try seeing to understand
to what extent it is showing strange movements.
Mikamiʼ s experimental work, including his three dimensional art and paintings which are also being exhibited at the same time,
form a lesson in giving new shape to organisms. Seeing it may lead you to both unexpected involuntary movements and new
discoveries. It is definitely worth seeing.
2018
"Is there a texture" Group exhibition
V e n u e：”Sumikaikan” designed by Kenzo Tange 5 venues in Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture
Address：11-1 Minamikutan, Konobunakashima, Ichinomiya City, Aichi,JAPAN ZIP 464 0007
D a t e ：2018.1.20 sat - 2.12 mon
h o u r s ：10:00 - 17:00
Closed ：Monday
Organizer：Aichi Triennale Regional Development Project Executive Committee Secretariat , Ichinomiya City Board of Education
