Contemporary Art Gallery

Outline

GALLERY

SOYA ASAE EXHIBITION “sora iro” (color of the air)

July 27 (Sat.),2013,to October 27 (Sun.),2013

SOYA ASAE EXHIBITION “sora iro”
Installation view at Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito 　Photo:Yamamoto Keita

As a graduate student at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, SOYA ASAE leaped into the spotlight with her paintings depicting casual everyday scenes and her personal things such as a bathtub full of soft light. In recent years, her activities have extended to the areas of installations and public art. Her artworks enfolding gentle all-encompassing light and colors as well as dynamic forms continue to fascinate viewers. In this exhibition, while her masterpieces, new paintings and installations are displayed, she faces challenges of showing her works on the street and making a video installation that utilizes the gallery space the best. Her new sphere of creation is showcased.

Outline

Venue

Contemporary Art Gallery

Dates

July 27 (Sat.),2013,to October 27 (Sun.),2013

Open Hours

9:30－18:00 (no admittance after 17:30)

Closed

On Mondays (except public holidays September 16, 23, and October 14), closed on September 17, 24, and October 15

Admission

800yen (600yen for advance ticket and group of more than 20 people)
Free of charge for children under 9th grade, seniors over 65, the disabled and one accompanying attendant
[One-year Pass]
1000yen: High Teen Pass "H.T.P." for youth between the age of 15 and 19
2500yen: Adult Pass for those aged 20 and over

Organized by

Mito Arts Foundation

Grants from

Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities

Support from

ADACHI CORPORATION, Asahi Breweries, Ltd.,
Avery Dennison Japan Materials Company Ltd. , bonny colart co., ltd.,
I.TOON Ltd., KANEKA CORPORATION, MAGPAINT JAPAN CO., LTD.,
MAXRAY INC., MIZUKAMI Co., Ltd., NISHIMURA GALLERY,
Silk Road Technology INC., SPIRAL／Wacoal Art Center ,
square meter Inc., Stance Company Ltd., TAJIMA TECHNICA CO,
The Department of Animation of the Graduate School of Film and New Media at Tokyo University of the Arts Yuichi ITO Laboratory,
Rendez-vous Project Yokohama Committee, ZORUHARA INC.,
Hiroshi Taguchi, Kanae Hagiwara, Naoki Kawamoto, Nobutaka Yamaoka,
Toshiji Imai

Curated by

Toshihiro Asai (Artistic Director, Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito)

Contact

TEL 029-227-8120
Contemporary Art Center

Photo by:Kasagi Yasuyuki

SOYA ASAE

SOYA ASAE received a Ph.D. in Art from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 2006. She won Grand Prize at “The 6th Exhibition of Showa Shell Sekiyu Contemporary Art Prize” in 2001, VOCA Prize at “The Vision of Contemporary Art 2002” and many other prizes. Her activities range from paintings, installations to videos, being not limited to any genre. Her solo exhibitions include “Prism” at Nishimura Gallery in ’07, “Ringing” at Shiseido Gallery in ’10, “Float” at Nishimura Gallery and “Swim” at The Obuse Museum in ’11. She has participated in group exhibitions at Fuchu Art Museum, Art Tower Mito, Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Nagano, PYO Gallery Beijing, and many others.

●SOYA ASAE website