For immediate release:
OKAMOTO Mitsuhiro
69
September 10 - October 8, 2016

eitoeiko is pleased to announce a solo exhibition “69” by Okamoto Mitsuhiro. The exhibition is thesecond exhibition for the artist with eitoeiko. Takeshi Kudo, a curator of Aomori Museum of Art, iscurated “69”. Kudo selects 9 artworks from the artist’s selection, mainly from recent andbrand-new artworks, and also he picks up 6 artworks from all of Okamoto’s artworks.
At the same time a catalogue “69” will be published from Man International Press. The catalogueincludes 69 artworks which are selected by the artist himself, from over 2,000 artworks that theartist has created from 1991 to 2016.
One of Okamoto’s recent artworks ‘U.F.O. unidentified falling object’ got a smash reputation andthe installation was introduced by newspapers and TV news last year. Okamoto considers that theart is a mirror. Art reflects the real world and it visualizes the invisible thing such as taboo, rights,racism, culture gaps, eros, smell, the dead and thespirit. Yet his mirror has a little distortion by a filter his sense. Okamoto distorted the whole world fairly,
without bias, and visualized as painting, sculpture,
video and installation. The world that he indicates
looks grotesque. But visitors understand theprejudice in the society. Okamoto’s artworks depicts
a caricature, irony with wit, as well as it delivers anadmonition to our world. Okamoto explores theworld and practices to find an undiscovered theorem.
The artist works as like as searching for Fibonacci
number from the nature.

About the catalogue “69”The art catalogue “69” includes 69 artworks withcolor images and introductions. 69 artworks areselected by the artist himself. Okamoto has been
held his exhibition in Japan, USA, India, Germany,UK, Spain, France, Taiwan and etc. The artist
created over 2,000 artworks of paintings, sculptures,installations and art projects. Text by Takeshi Kudo,

One Piece One Piece, 2016

a curator of Aomori Museum of Art and Kunio Hamada, a curator of Kobe Fashion Museum are also
included. Designed by Ken-ichi Takasu. Published by Man International Press, September 2016.
104 pages, with an original box.

Okamoto Mitsuhiro (b.1968, Kyoto) M.A.E. Shiga University. Director of KUNST ARZTRokko Meets Art 2016/ UFO After, Tomakomai City Museum, 2016/ BAKEMONO, Aomori Museumof Art, 2016/ Gifu Ogaki Biennale, 2015/ Utsuwa to Utsushi, La maison de la culture du Japon,Paris, 2015/ Disny Art, KUNST ARZT, 2015/ Bishojo: Young Pretty Girls in Art History, AomoriMuseum of Art, Sizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shimane Art Museum, 2014/ Makkuro Pop,eitoeiko, 2014/ Gifu Ogaki Biennale, 2013/ Fukuoka Contemporary Art Chronicle, Fukuoka ArtMuseum, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 2013/ Fashion Kitan, Kobe Fashion Museum, 2010/
Strange World Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, UK, 2009／White Cottage, Taiwan, 2008/ Just
Love Me, The Royal T, Los Angeles, 2008/ Thermocline of Art – New Asian Waves, ZKM, 2007 andmany others

Okamoto Mitsuhiro
69
Sep 10 – Oct 8, 2016
Curated by Takeshi Kudo

Talk event:Sep 29, 7PMAoyama Book Center
http://www.aoyamabc.jp/culture/69/

Workshop:Sep 30, 3PM-(for kids)/5PM-(for adults)

UFO unidentified family object, 2016
Installation view at Tomakomai City Museumeitoeiko32-2 Yaraicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0805
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