02 June,'08 (Mon) - 23 June,'08 (Mon) ※Gallery closed on Sunday
*Exhibition term was extended to 23rd according to many requests.
Mr. TAKESHI-KUN solo exhibition "Uncertain precision"

When I was in the university, I was keen on "hyper-realism" or arts like "Gerhard Richter". So often I painted studies of them. Soon later I shifted to use air brush to kill my own drawing character and texture on surface.

The process of my recent production is, I look at a photo and enlarge it with my eyes on canvas by drawing. I believe that my drawings get different impression from just printingly enlarged picture, by passing through myself as a filter,

Copying closely of the original photo printing by using air brush, which leaves no characteristic texture on its surface, is apparently recognized to be inconvenience. But in backwards, it rather has a possiblity to fixate my character on its surface in proper way. Even more, photo and air brush already became indispensable materials to extract my originality, which I can think worth to express. Now I think photography, air brush and myself as the whole system to produce my drawing. And decided to change my artist name from "Takashi Nagase" to "Mr.TAKESHI-KUN".

I hope you get something from the works by "Mr.TAKESHI-KUN".

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Mr.TAKESHI-KUN

• 1979 Born in Saitama, JAPAN
• 2002 Graduated oil painting course at Tama Art Univerity
• 2004 Finished master's degree of oil painting course at Tama Art University

• Solo Exhibition
• 2005 Gallery b.Tokyo
• 2006 Gallery b.Tokyo
• 2007 [Life] YOKOI FINE ART

• Group Exhibition
• 2006 Bunkamura Art Show 2006

19 May,'08 (Mon) - 31 May,'08 (Sat) ※Gallery closed on Sunday (Close at 17:00 on the lastday)
"white porcelains" by Wataru Mizutani

During the second half of this May, we exhibited white porcelains by our favourite artist, Wataru Mizutani.
He is an artist who has very keen sense of shape and sensitivity.

Opening party - 19th May, Start ; 18:00-

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07 May,'08 (Wed) - 17 May,'08 (Sat) ※Gallery closed on Sunday
Ryu Eunkyu Photo exhibition 'Cheonghak - Existing Dream'

This exhibiion introduces photos by Ryu Eunkyu, who has been recording the village called 'Cheonghak-dong'.
'Cheonghak-dong' means 'utopia' in Korean.
The village is consisted in 1960 by a religional group which respect traditional culture and denied to live along civilization. Peculiar in this highly growing korea, and so it's recognized as a home of heart for people who loves old time.

*Opening party is held from 7:00 PM on 7th(first day)
Talk session by Ryu Eunkyu and Ikuko Toda

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Ryu Eunkyu
born in Seoul, 1962

10 Mar. '08 (Mon) - 05 Apr. '08 (Sat)※Gallery closed on Sunday
Teppei Ono / Yumi Hayakawa "tablewares and clothes"

This exhibition presented tabledishes and fabrics for daily life made by hands of Teppei Ono and Yumi Hayakawa, who's got married together.

Teppei Ono makes his works at his studio with fire-wood kiln located in a moutain with the altitude of 450m, Kochi prefecture. All what he makes are just simple for daily use, but get more beautiful by we use everyday .

Yumi Hayakawa started her carrer after she met hand yarned, hand woven fabrics of folk costume during her travel at mountains of Asian countries. She makes just like her daily jobs like making foods for her family, sowing seeds. Maybe so, I feel nostalgy when I wear her clothes or accessories.

The common point between their works is "trace of hands". Hope you found their beautiful "signs"

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◯official website of Teppei Ono and Yumi Hayakawa http://www.une-une.com
"DVD book : UTSUWA-BITO ONO TEPPEI" web http://www.dvd-teppei.com
Please find his daily life with his paddy field

01 Mar, '08 (Sat) - 8 Mar, '08 (Sat)
'Setsuro's Monotsukuri' Exhibition by Setsuro Ono

Born in Okayama, 1929. Painter. Now lives in Matsuyama-city, Ehime in Japan. He makes hair ornaments, spoons and cray dolls by his original measurement of art. His heartfully hand crafted works are very popular in young generation.

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04 Feb. '08 (Mon) - 29 Feb. '08 (Fri)※Gallery closed on Sunday
Bakuro-Cho ART+EAT temporary exhibition

The exhibition presented the temporary collections by our favourite artists and paints by Naoko Nojima who is also working as a staff of our gallery.
Thanks for your visit.

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■Special content : Portrait of Mr./Ms. Mizutani's atelier

2007.10.31（土）馬喰町ART+EATオープニング記念
蓜島庸二の割れ茶会 VOL.1 「予兆そして破壊と再生」

現代美術家、蓜島庸二さんによるパフォーマンス、「割れ茶会」第１回め、先日無事終了いたしました。来てくださった皆様、ほんとうにありがとうございました。

「金継ぎ」という伝統的な修復技術によって再生した割れ茶碗ばかりを用いたちょっと風変わりな茶会、「破壊と再生」をテーマに作品を制作し続けている蓜島さんならではの面白さでした。

当日は予想よりもたくさんの方からの予約があり、割れ茶碗の数が足りなくなってしまう、というハプニングがあったのですが、そのおかげ（？）で、割れていない茶碗でお茶をサービスされると残念、という価値の逆転現象が起こっていました！

さてこの茶会、今後もさまざまなゲストを迎えて第２、３回と開催したい、と思っています。次回開催は来年になりそうですが、ぜひお越しください。

席主：武　眞理子

• 床：絵画「クローンド・ビーナスの押し花」蓜島庸二作
• 花：季のもの
• 花入れ：「茶碗のオブジェ」里中英人作
• 茶碗＝１小野哲平作、金継ぎによる再生
• 茶碗＝２水谷渉作「黄金伝説」金継ぎによる再生
• 茶器＝メキシコの薬壷
• 水差し＝時代塩壷「亀卜」金継ぎによる再生
• 卓：井藤昌志作
• 炭：リンゴの枝、建築廃材の再生／制作は炭工房“勘”岩谷義弘
• 菓子器＝小野哲平作銅鑼鉢
  　「わだつみの浦島の夢み」金継ぎによる再生
• 茶「泉の昔」
• 菓子：饅頭「温石」／山下敦子調製

以上

蓜島さんとお客さまの一期一会、展示棚を床の間に見立て、茶室の手前には蓜島さんの絵画作品も。

金継ぎにより修復された茶碗達、医者の元に患者が集まるように、蓜島さんの手元にはどんどん割れた器が集まってくるのだという。

蓜島さんが枝を削って漆を塗った作品、「庸二の楊枝」

蓜島さんの奥さま、山下敦子さんによる手作りのお菓子「温石」、絶品！