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Kazuma Koike Solo Exhibition『 Neutral Palm Square 』
2014 . 3 . 28 - 04 . 26
OPEN : TUE - SAT 11:00 - 19:00
CLOSED : MON・SUN

ʼ Neutral Palm Squareʼ , 2014

Tezukayama Gallery is pleased to announce our next exhibition ‘Neutral Palm Square’ by Kazuma Koike from 28th March to 26th April
2014. This will be Koike’ s first solo exhibition in Osaka.
Koike was born in 1980 in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. However, he spent his early life in Argentina and Spain because of his parents’career. These life experiences have somewhat affected his thinking and artistic choices. Although his work seems hard to easily
comprehend, rather than this, his work stirs our imagination. You might think his creations are from a dream or storybook. To try to read hisintention, we need to imagine, and therefor our interest further deepens.
In recent years, Koike has been exhibiting his paintings along with 3d objects and sculptures. He says that he sees the objects and his work
equally and arranges them carefully in the space. In doing so, he wants to make invisible connections between all of the work. In thisexhibition, Koike aims to emphasize the relation between his paintings and the objects more than before. The tension and connection within
the space will stimulate the viewers’ imagination.
Artist’ s memo:“I travel to a tropical country, and when I’ ve checked into the hotel and left my bags I go out for a walk without a map. The nice breeze ismaking the coconut trees sway. While I am walking there is a park and I see a weightlifter, a poster of a hero and some object of faith
floating by. Suddenly, on the opposite side of the street I spot a flower in a tree. “Is that flower blooming from this tree, or is it a parasite
sucking life from the tree?” This kind of question is on my mind but as I am standing here I can’ t know the answer because this is obscure.
I don’ t go there to check this but return to the hotel instead.”PRESS RELEASE

PAST WORK

Solo Exhibition “ Float ” at AISHO MIURA ARTS 9th Feb - 2nd Mar , 2013

ʻ Silent Falls ʼ2011
acrylic on cotton
170 x 200 cm© AISHO MIURA ARTS , Hayato Wakabayashi© AISHO MIURA ARTS , Hayato Wakabayashi

ʻ Untitled ʼ2012
watercolor on paper
36 x 26.5 cm

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KOIKE KAZUMALives and works in Osaka, Japan

Group Exhibitions（1980）Born in Kanagawa, Japan（2013） ‘ ART TRONTO ’ | TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY,Canada‘ Gallery Show ’ | Aishonanzuka, Hong Kong

（1986-1992）Lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina（1995-1998）Lived in Barcelona, Spain（2003）Nihon University College of Art, B.F.A., Sculpture
Scholarship of the ‘Kitano Education Foundation’

Solo Exhibitions（2013）‘ The hermit and the bottled water ’ | Aishonanzuka, Hong Kong‘ Float ’ | Aisho Miura Arts, Tokyo（2012） ‘ Hallucinations ’ | Aisho Miura Arts, Tokyo（2011）‘ Repetitions and Variations ’ | Aisho Miura Arts, Tokyo（2010）‘ The Quest ’ | Aisho Miura Arts, Tokyo‘ Blinks ’ | hpgrp Gallery Tokyo, Tokyo（2009）‘ Trance ’ | Aisho Miura Arts, Tokyo‘ Juggler ’ | Csw* Studio, Tokyo（2007）‘ Silver Basin ’ | Csw* Studio, Tokyo（2006）‘ Lotus Land ’ | Csw* Studio, Tokyo‘ Personal Signs ’ | Nanahari, Tokyo‘ Encircled Lake ’ | Gallery Yamaguchi, Tokyo（2003）‘ Quiet Enough ’ | Gallery Seira, Tokyo

Exhibition InfoKAZUMA KOIKE Solo Exhibition「Neutral Palm Square」
2014 . 3 . 28 - 04 . 26
OPEN : TUE - SAT 11:00 - 19:00
CLOSED : MON・SUN
OPENING PARTY：3 . 28 . FRI 18:00〜（artist in attendance）

Address：TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY
Yamazaki Bldg. 2F 1-19-27 Minami-Horie,
Nishi-ku,Osaka, Japan 550-0015
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E-MAIL : info@tezukayama-g . com
URL : www.tezukayama-g.com（2012）‘ Hell/Summer/Landscape ’ | Aisho Miura Arts, Tokyo‘ Variations of Materials ’ | Hoshi To Mori No Uta Museum, Niigata（2011）‘ Group Show 2 ’ | Aisho Miura Arts, Tokyo（2010） ‘ Group Show 1 ′ | Aisho Miura Arts, Tokyo‘ A Silent Moment at Veronica Island ’‘ Yasuyoshi Botan × Kazuma Koike ’ | hpgrp Gallery, Tokyo‘ The 5th Daikokuya Contemporary Art Award Exhibition ’ | Tochigi‘ No Man’ s Land ’ | The French Embassy, Tokyo（2009）‘ Showcase ’ | Aisho Miura Arts, Tokyo‘ The Yanase Villa Art Education Project ’ | Yanase Villa, Saitama（2008）‘ Birth of Shapes and Relations ’ | Csw* Studio, Tokyo‘ Japan Now ’ Inter Alia Art Company | Seoul, Korea（2007）‘ Casino Royale ’ | Scai The Bathhouse, Tokyo‘ Art Jam Gift ’ | Gallery Yamaguchi, Tokyo（2006） ‘ Amuse Art Jam 2006 ’ | The Museum of Kyoto‘ The 42nd Kanagawa Art Exhibition ’ | Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery（2004）‘ Kitano Education Foundation Sculpture Scholar Exhibition ’| Nihon Art University, Tokyo（2003）‘ The 19th Kitano Education Foundation Sculpture Scholar Exhibition ’| Nihon Art University, Tokyo