[EXHIBITION] Group exhibition "Building a Castle of Sand (or Braeking It)" in Seoul in February

A group exhibition titled "Building a Castle of Sand (or Breaking It): Art from Aichi" will be held at Next Door Gallery in Seoul in January 2012.

This exhibition will showcase the works of four artists, Hisashi Kurachi, Ayako Kurihara, Nobuyuki Osaki, and Noriyori Shirakawa, all of whom are either once studied at the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, or currently teach at the University as professor or lecturer.
Through this exhibition we aim at introducing contemporary art from Aichi in Seoul, where they receive art-related information mainly from Tokyo, showing the dynamism and diversity in Japanese art scene, as well as opening up a new channel of information of art education between art education in Japan and Korea.

These four artists share a keen sensitivity towards "uncertainty of reality" or "unreality of what can be seen," and the phrase in the title "castle of sand" represents their basic attitude of facing the world or the illusion. We hope that this exhibition will play a role in redefining the relationship between"virtuality" and "reality" that is inherent in visual art.

"Building a Castle of Sand (or Breaking It): Art from Aichi"
Venue: Next Door Gallery (Seoul)http://www.nextdoorgallery.co.kr/
Date: January 26 - February 12, 2012
Artists: Hisashi Kurachi, Ayako Kurihara, Nobuyuki Osaki, Noriyori Shirakawa

Opening Reception & Artists' Talk: January 26, 2012, from 5:00pm

[EXHIBITION] "Gold Experience 2: Homage to the Golden Tigerhead Fish" in Nagoya in March

In March, a group exhibition titled "Gold Experience 2" will be held at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music Satellite Gallery in Nagoya. This show is a second version, touring from Seoul where the same exhibition was held in 2010 at Hyun Gallery, with 6 artists from Japan and Korea. This time, though, 8 artists' works will be exhibited, achieving a bigger variety.

Different techniques as well as cultural/aesthetic meanings and implications have been developed in the East and the West as to the use of gold leaf in painting. By showcasing the paintings of contemporary Japanese and Korean artitsts and examining a wide range of variety in techniques dealing with gold leaf as well as subjects matters, this exhibition aims at highlighting the important but often overlooked aspect of technique and material in contemporary art, and painting in particular.

In additioin to the main exhibition in Nagoya, we will also organize a two-day special exhibition at Jokaiso, old townhouse in Komaki City nearby Nagoya, on March 10th and 11th. We are planning a reception party and event on March 10th at Jokaiso, which is a unique fusion of traditional Japanese and European architectural styles.

"Gold Experience 2: Contemporary Painting with Gold Leaf from Japan and Korea - Homage to the Golden Tigerhead Fish in Nagoya"
Venue: Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music Satellite Gallery, Nagoya / Jokaiso, Komaki
Date: March 9 - 18, 2012 (March 10 & 11 at Jokaiso)
Artists: Ryoko Kimura, Noriyori Shirakawa, Masako Yasuki, Takuro Noguchi, Jungduk Song, Hyunjoo Park, Ho Han, Chion Lee

[EXHIBITION] Masako Yasuki will participate in a group show at Kyoto Seika University Gallery in January

Artist Masako Yasuki will participate in a group exhibition, titled "Inverse Perspective Project #0: Landscape" at Kyoto Seika University Gallery Fleur, to be opened on January 16, 2012.
This exhibition deals with the theme subject of "relationship between humans and landspape," involving not only visual artists but also reserachers and experts in various academic fields.

HRD Fine Art cooperated on this project through translation of the texts for the exhibition catalogue.

"Inverse Perspective Project #0: Landscape"
http://www.ipp2011.org
Venue: Kyoto Seika University Gallery Fleur
Date: January 6 - 21, 2012
Artists and participants: Etsutomu Kashiara, Nagahiro Kinoshita, Keisuke Sugiura, Hiroyuki Tsubomi, Keita Hayashi, Minoru Morikawa, Masako Yasuki, Nobuo Yamanaka, RAD

> artist info: Masako Yasuki

[EVENT] Participated in Kawaramachi Award 2011 as guest judge

Like in 2010, AH took part in "Kawaramachi Award 2011," which took place on September 11th, 2011, in the town of Kawaramachi, Kumamoto Prefecture, as one of the guest jugdes for "Contemporary Art Division."

This year, we awarded the "HRD Prize" to photographer Yuki Toyoda, who presented black and white photographic works taken in Nepal. As a part of the prize, we are planning to exhibit her works at the Demado Project Gallery in 2012.

You will find more detailed reports of Kawaramachi Award 2011 on our blog (HRDLOG). *Japanese text only

http://blog.livedoor.jp/kawara_machi/

[ARTIST] New additions to artworks of Ayako Kurihara and Yoonjeong Choi

Added new artworks to the information pages of Ayako Kurihara and Yoonjeong Choi.

> artist info (Ayako Kurihara)
> artist info (Yoonjeong Choi)

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