Ken'ichi Murata "Goddess in Their Hideaways"
The girls, dressed as girls, overwhelmingly broke the shell of that image and stood beautifully like a "goddess".
The power of Eros and Thanatos gave me the feeling of being liberated from my closed girlishness.
--Kana Otsuki (artist)
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Kenichi Murata continues to express a unique world of taboos such as "Sleeping Beauty", "Pandora's Key", "Lilith of Sakashima", "Shoujo Kannon", "Angel Collection", and "Moon Magic".
The world of girls, where magical Eros and Thanatos and fairy-like lyricism are mixed, attracts many fans regardless of gender.
In this "Goddess' House", we think about the goddesses that have been buried from history, and superimpose them on modern girls.
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I think of the goddesses who have been removed from the object of worship, who have lost their relationship with people and live quietly in an old shrine.
Hundreds and thousands of years later, the goddesses playing alone sometimes play heavenly music, and when they pray for fertility, they open up the cunt of the woman. It may be that he is trying to imitate God by trying to get close to people.
I tried to draw such a dream.
Because that is my animism (primitive religion) and my icon (sacred painting).
--Kenichi Murata
◎Model = Nano Nana/Tohko Morinomiya/Nana Mizuna/Kaede Hiiragi/Pigu Majo-sama/Koto/Komari/Mitsu Maria
*On the cover, light gray parts such as titles and patterns are silver foil stamped.
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★A solo exhibition will be held at Jimbocho Gallery in Jimbocho, Tokyo in December 2020!
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"This book will also be on sale at the venue."
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★ Kenichi Murata [HP]
■ Main solo exhibitions
1996.9 "Rowdy Princesses" Photo Exhibition / Kanda, Tokyo Delta Mirage (Construction: First solo exhibition by Kotaro Iizawa)
1998.5 "Rowdy Princesses" Photo Exhibition / Gallery Isis, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto
1998.10 Solo exhibition / Keibunsha, Enfer, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
2000.10 "Princess's Ark" / Shinsaibashi, Osaka Gallery Nadar
2003.6 "Shoujo God Living in Darkness" / Ginza, Tokyo Gallery Miliu
2003.10 "Shoujo God Living in Darkness" / Kyoto Neutron
2006.2 "JAPANESE PRINCESS" Publication Commemoration / Ginza, Tokyo, Span Art Gallery
2006.5 "KEN-ICHI MURATA" / Rome Mondo Bizarro
2007.11 "PRINCESS OF DESIRE" Publication Commemoration / Ginza, Tokyo Gallery Miliu
2007.4 "KEN-ICHI MURATA" / Rome Mondo Bizarro
2009.4 ``Muma of the library'' / Kyoto Wright Shokai
2009.10 "Photographer in the Attic" / Ginza, Tokyo Gallery Miliu
2010.10 "Shadow Tale" / Berlin Abnormal Gallery
2011.5 "Magic living in a girl" / Kyoto Light Shokai
2011.6 "Magic that lives in a girl" / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2013.6 Kenichi Murata Photobook "Sleeping Beauty" Commemorative Exhibition / Jinbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2014.6 "Shoujo Kannon Exhibition" / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2014.10 "Kenichi Murata coloring retrospective exhibition" / Kodenma-cho, Tokyo Miura Jiro Gallery
2015.5 "Lilith in the Mirror" / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2015.11 "Kogare no Shoujo" / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2016.4 ``Girl in the Spring Breeze'' / Otsu Gallery, Osaka
2016.5 "Viewing the artist's 20th anniversary from an angle" exhibition / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2016.11 "Travels of My unconscious Kenichi Murata 'Genealogy of Witches' Publication Commemorative Exhibition" / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2017.6 "Shojo Kannon" Publishing Commemorative Exhibition - The Girl as Goddess Kannon / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2017.11 "Collection of Angels" / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2018.6 "Adventure with penguins" / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2018.11 "Descendants of Miko" / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2019.6 "Magic of the Moon" Publication Commemorative Exhibition / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2019.9 "Magic of the Moon" Publishing Commemorative Exhibition / Osaka Otsu Gallery
2019.11 "Mother's daughter" / Jimbocho Gallery, Jimbocho, Tokyo
2020.6 ``Five years ago, I encountered the muses.
■ Major group exhibitions
1998.2 Two-person exhibition with Mr. Jun Nakamura / Art Space Bireiki, Shibuya, Tokyo
2010.1 Group Exhibition / Mondo Bizarro, Rome
2010.7 Group Exhibition / Berlin Tacheles
2010.9 Group Exhibition / Poland Abnormal Gallery
2012.10 Two person exhibition with Kotaro Iizawa / Jimbocho Gallery, Tokyo
2013.3 "Alice Fantasy Kitan" / Bunkamura Gallery, Shibuya, Tokyo
■ Publications
1997 "Contemporary Remix Manyoshu/SONG OF LIFE" (Mitsumura Suiko Shoin)
1998 "Red Fish" ~Aja Photobook~ (Seisei Publishing)
1998 "Red fish" ~ Aja CD liner notes (Tokuma Shoten)
2005.5 "JAPANESE PRINCESS" (Edition Reuss)
2006 Anthology photo book "The New Erotic Photography" (TASCHEN)
2007.9 "PRINCESS OF DESIRE" published (Edition Reuss)
2009.11 Anthology art book "Declaration of New Japanese Aestheticism" (Hakuraku)
2009.10 Anthology photo book "New Nude Photography" (nEgoist)
2010.9 "Naked PRINCESS" (Edition Reuss)
2012.4 "UPSKIRT VOYEUR" (Edition Reuss)
2013.6 "Sleeping Princess" (Atelier Third)
2014.2 "Pandora's Key" (Atelier Third)
2015.4 "Sakashima no Lilith" (Atelier Third)
2016.5 "Secret Dreams of Erotic Princess" (Edition Reuss)
2016.10 "Genealogy of Witches" (Genkosha)
2017.5 "Girl Kannon" (Atelier Third)
2018.10 "Secret Dreams of Erotic Princess 2" (Edition Reuss)
2018.11 "Angels Collection" (Atelier Third)
2019.6 "Magic of the Moon" (Atelier Third)
Published in other magazines
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