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Rikako KAWAUCHI Special Solo Exhibition, drawings
Duration : Nov. 29th, Sun. - Dec, 27th, Sun., 2020
*We won't have an opening reception for this exhibition.
*We are open on Wed.-Sat. 12-7pm / Sun. 12-5pm*Closed on Mon. Tue. and National Holidays
Venue : WAITINGROOM (1F-2-14-2 Suido, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0005, JAPAN)
Press release
Tokyo, Japan – WAITINGROOM is pleased to announce a special solo exhibition by Rikako Kawauchi, drawings, through November
29th to December 27th, 2020. This exhibition celebrates her first publication of all drawings, showcasing about 30 drawings from thepublication. Concurrently with this exhibition, her another solo exhibition of the same title will be held at the “OIL by Bijutsu Techo”
gallery in Shibuya Parco from November 25th to December 8th. We hope you will take this opportunity to visit both exhibitions andenjoy the world of drawing by Rikako Kawauchi.
When Kawauchi graduated from Tama Art University and exhibited at “Shiseido Art Egg Vol. 9” in 2015, her primary materials werepaper, pencil, and watercolors, and she filled the gigantic space of the Shiseido Gallery with only drawings, leaving a vivid impression
to the audiences. The range of expression expanded over time, as did the materials she used, including oil paintings, wire, rubber
tubes, neon tubes, resin, and so on. However, drawing has always been at the root of her work, and she says that it is the starting
point for all her expression. Drawing has always been and will always remain an important part of Kawauchi’s work, so that is why wechoose the drawings to present the first book of her career that looks back the history of drawings from 2012 to 2020. Please enjoy
the book along with the exhibition.

“shell”, 2020, watercolor and pencil on paper, 3100 × 1410 mm

About the artist, Rikako KAWAUCHI
Born in 1990 in Tokyo, currently lives and works in Tokyo. Graduated from Tama Art University with the Master’s degree in 2017.
Starting from KAWAUCHI’s own interest in the action of eating, she focuses on the subject of body, mind and ambiguous relationshipbetween them. She depicts SELF and OTHERS as motifs in the scenes of eating food, having sex, and many other ways ofcommunication where different elements intersect. Using a very strong and characteristic line, she’s been expanding her ways ofimpression from painting and drawing to wire sculpture and neon sculpture. Her recent exhibitions include a solo exhibition “Myth &Body” (2020, Mitsukoshi Contemporary Gallery, Tokyo), group exhibition “drawings” (2019, Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo), solo exhibition“human wears human / bloom wears bloom” (2018, Kamakura Gallery, Kanagawa), solo exhibition “Tiger Tiger burning bright” (2018,WAITINGROOM, Tokyo), solo exhibition “Back is confidential space. Behind=Elevator” (2016, WAITINGROOM, Tokyo), solo
exhibition “SHISEIDO ART EGG vol.9 : Go down the throat” (2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo) and many others. She also received theKenjiro HOSAKA Award at the “1st CAF Award” exhibition (2014, Tabloid Gallery, Tokyo) and Shiseido Art Egg Award at the“SHISEIDO ART EGG Vol.9: Go down the throat” (2015, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo).

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Rikako Kawauchi, publication ”drawings”
This is the artist’s first comprehensive book of drawings created by Rikako Kawauchi between 2012 and 2020. It includes contributing
texts from Noi Sawaragi and Chie Sumiyoshi. The book will be sold in advance at WAITINGROOM and “OIL by Bijutsu Techo” gallery(Shibuya Parco, 2F) to coincide with the exhibition.

Rikako Kawauchi First Publication“Rikako Kawauchi drawings 2012-2020”
Author: Rikako Kawauchi
Contributors: Noi Sawaragi, Chie Sumiyoshi
Designer: Shunsuke Onaka (Calamari Inc.)
Published by: WAITINGROOM
Published on November 25, 2020
Printer: Shumpousha Co. Ltd
Binder: Shibuya Bunsenkaku Co. Ltd
Pages: 192pages (color 174pages, B&W 18pages)
Size: 301 × 226 × 20 mm
Price: 8,000 JPY (exclude. tax)
Image of book cover

Concurrent Exhibition
In conjunction with her solo exhibition at WAITINGROOM, she will have another solo exhibition at the “OIL by Bijutsu Techo” gallery(Shibuya Parco, 2F) where she will exhibit about 30 drawings from the publication and also several her latest works. In addition, aspecial zine will be published under the “OIL by Bijutsu Techo” label by BT Press, which is only available for sale at “OIL by BijutsuTecho”.
Rikako Kawauchi ”drawings”
Duration: Nov.25th – Dec.8th
Venue: OIL by Bijutsu Techo (Shibuya Parco, 2F)
Hours: 11:00-21:00
Details：https://oil.bijutsutecho.com

Left: jump out, 2016, watercolor and pencil on paper, 1100 x 550 mm
Middle: pillow, 2020, watercolor and pencil on paper, 363 x 257 mm
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Rikako KAWAUCHI1990 Born in Tokyo, Japan
Currently lives and works in Tokyo.
EDUCATION2017 Tama Art University, Master’s degree, Oil Painting
2015 Tama Art University, Bachelor’s degree, Oil Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Myth & Body, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Mitsukoshi Contemporary Gallery, Tokyo2018
human wears human / bloom wears bloom, Kamakura Gallery, Kanagawa
Tiger Tiger, burning bright, WAITINGROOM, Tokyo
2017
Something held and brushed, TOKYOMYOAN GALLERY, Tokyo
NEWoMan ART wall Vol.7: Rikako KAWAUCHI, NEWoMan ART wall, JR Shinjuku Station, Tokyo

where is the face, 2018,watercolor and pencil on paper,454 x 380 mm

2016
ART TAIPEI 2016, WAITINGROOM Booth, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Back is confidential space. Behind=Elevator, WAITINGROOM, Tokyo
2015
Collector and Artist: Rikako KAWAUCHI, T-Art Gallery, TokyoSHISEIDO ART EGG Vol.9: Go down the throat, Shiseido Gallery, TokyoGROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Input / Output, GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS, ATRIUM@GINZA SIX,TokyoBlossoming of individuality Post-Isaku generation, people who learned at the Bunka Gakuin from Showa to Heisei, Musee Le Vent,Karuizawa, Nagano
Spinner Markt, Spiral Garden, Tokyo
2019
Photo, 3F/3kai, Tokyodrawings, Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo
2018
Museum of Together - Circus, Shibuya Hikarie 8/COURT, Tokyo2017
spiral take art collection 2017 "SHU SHU SHU SHO", SPIRAL, Tokyo
NEWSPACE, WAITINGROOM, Tokyo
Museum of Together, SPIRAL, Tokyo
The 40th 5 Art Universities Exhibition, The National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo
2016
Stereotypical, GALLERY PARC, Kyoto
2015
Dead Henge / Aesthetic, HIGURE 17-15 cas, Tokyo2014
The 1st CAF Award - Winning Award Exhibition, TABLOID GALLERY, Tokyo
That I shall say goodnight till it be morrow, Shinjuku Ganka Gallery, Tokyo
2013
TOTSU Exhibition, TKP Theater Kashiwa, Art Line Kashiwa 2013, Chiba
Home Made Family, CASHI Refregilater, TokyoSleep No More, Tama Art University Art Festival, Tokyo
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS (continues)
2012
OTHER PAINTING XI, Pepper’s Gallery, Tokyo
TOTSU Exhibition, Sogo Kashiwa, Art Line Kashiwa 2012, ChibaDonuts k, Tama Art University Art Festival, Tokyo
AWARDS2015 Shiseido Art Egg
2014 The 1st CAF Award, Kenjiro Hosaka Award
2014 ART IN THE OFFICE 2014
PUBLIC COLLECTION
TAKAHASHI COLLECTIONMONEX INC.
ARTIST WEBSITE
http://rikacocacola.tumblr.com

Hold the knife in one hand, while grasping his crotch withthe other hand and then say Don’t fuck of me, 2016,
watercolor and pencil on paper, 1100 x 840 mm

stomach, 2019, watercolor and pencil on paper, 454 × 380 mm

snake, 2019, watercolor and pencil on paper, 455 × 380 mm*Inquiry about the exhibition and artist
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enclose, 2019, watercolor and pencil on paper, 242 × 332 mm