Takashi Kitami "Alice's Adventures in Bookland"
The book itself becomes a delightful Wonderland for the story of "Alice"!
Takashi Kitami, who is active in paintings, three-dimensional works, and book bindings, has been working on book-shaped "book art" in recent years.
A long-awaited collection full of mysterious stories! !
★ Includes recommendations from novelist Yasumi Tsuhara ★
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Since his first solo exhibition in 1988, Takashi Kitami has presented numerous paintings and three-dimensional works.
Works filled with fantastical beauty are highly popular.
On the other hand, he has also worked on the design and design of books for many years, and has decorated the covers of numerous books by Jiro Akagawa, Yasumi Tsuhara, Shoji Shimada, Hiroko Minagawa, and Umberto Eco.
In this collection of works, Kitami's "book art" works, which are particular about books, and related paintings and three-dimensional works are divided into two chapters, "Alice in the Land of Books" and "Natural History". bottom!
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If we take the object of a book as a painting material, we can also see it as a rare material that already has a narrative. I have been experimenting with turning old and unnecessary books into works for quite some time, but this is the first time that I have presented them in such a cohesive form.
(from the postscript)
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★Takashi Kitami solo exhibition
▼ Gaienmae, Tokyo SPACE YUI
September 1st (Thursday) to 10th (Saturday), 2016, closed on Sundays
11:00-19:00 (Last day-17:00) Admission free
Tel.03-3479-5889 http://spaceyui.com/
▼Yokohama Nakamachidai YUI GARDEN
Monday, September 19, 2016 to Saturday, October 1, 2016, closed on Sundays
12:00-19:00 (Last day-17:00) Admission free
Tel.045-949-4911 https://www.facebook.com/yuigarden
▼Tokyo/Ikebukuro Ikebukuro Tobu Art Gallery
September 29th (Thursday) to October 5th (Wednesday), 2016, open daily
10:00-20:00 (Last day-16:30) Admission free
Tel.03-5951-5742 http://www.tobu-dept.jp/ikebukuro/shop/108623201
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★ Takashi Kitami HP
1952 Born in Tokyo
1976 Graduated from Musashino Art University Commercial Design Department
1977 Three-person exhibition at Gallery 21 (Ginza)
Started as an illustrator
1984 Held a three-person exhibition at Gallery Natsuka (Ginza)
1986 First solo exhibition at HB Gallery (Jingumae)
1987 Solo exhibition held at Space YUI (Minami Aoyama)
1988 Received the Sanrio Art Award
1989 Solo exhibition held at Gallery House MAYA
1991 Solo exhibition at Printemps Ginza Art Gallery
1992 Solo exhibition at Seibu Department Store Shibuya
Held a solo exhibition at Tamagawa Takashimaya
1993 Solo exhibition at Shomyodo Gallery (Kodaira)
1995 Solo exhibition held at Ikebukuro Tobu Department Store (every year thereafter)
Held a solo exhibition at Art Gallery Deborah (Oita) (every year thereafter)
1997 Received the Golden Apple Award at the Bratislava Picture Book Original Picture Biennale
1998 Held the Plus Minus Gallery exhibition “Genesis—Thoughts in the Air”
2004 Held the Shizuoka Granship Exhibition "Tenchi Sozo"
2007 Held the Takasaki City Gallery Exhibition "Fairy Tale and the World of Play"
2016 Solo exhibition “Alice in the Land of Books” held at Space YUI
◎Publications
Picture book "A dream that woke up from a dream" (Jiro Akagawa / text)
Picture book "World Myth Picture Book - Bible Stories" (Katsuhiko Funasaki / Text), etc.
A5 size, 64 pages, 2,750yen (consumption tax not included)