Are You Meaning Company / アー・ユー・ミーニング・カンパニー

The Company was established in 1999.
It takes an interest in the forms of individual human daily life, and tries though its projects to see the various small aspects of our lives from new angles. It is important that the Company’s work develop through positive social interactions across cultural gaps. Are You Meaning Company operates through collaborative processes. It allows multiple interpretations to emerge.

WORKS

1｜Island 2010
2｜Sound of Whistle, collaborate with Sachi Hirata
3｜Untitled, collaborate with T.M.
4｜The Ten People No.1 I
5｜The Ten People No.5 W
All photo’s © Are You Meaning Company

EXHIBITIONS

2011   The Arranged Marriage, Smartloft Apt & Art, Berlin
2010   We Are The Islands, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin
2009   You Meaning Company, Bernardo Oyarzún, Sherae Rimpsey, José Carlos Teixeira and Gwen van den Eijnde,
Akademi Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
2008   Whistling Dixie-AreYou Meaning Company & Peter Liversidge, Gallery Lucy Mackintosh, Lausanne
2007   Let’s Go To The Museum,The Bernard Buffet Museum, Shizuoka
2006   Conversation with Art on Art, Tokyo Opera City,Tokyo
2005   Our Garden,Akiyoshidai International Art Village,Yamaguchi
2003   Girl! Girl! Girl!, Tokyo Opera City, Tokyo
2003   Utopia Station, 50th Venice Biennale, Venice

CONTACT

areyoumeaning(at)gmail.com
http://areyoumeaning.com/

Daisuke HAYATA / 隼田大輔

Born in 1981, Hyogo.
Graduated from BA in Social Studies, Yokohama City University in 2005-Attended a seminar series at BankART 1921 by Daido Moriyama and Risaku Suzuki in 2004.

WORKS

1｜ubatama #012
2｜ubatama #013
3｜ubatama #014
4｜ubatama #016
5｜ubatama #017

All photo’s © Daisuke Hayata

EXHIBITIONS

2010   [solo show]The Visual Perspectives of 15 Photographers, Gallery Kobo Chika, Tokyo
2010   [solo show]Ubatama, Gallery MUSÉE F, Tokyo(During Tokyo Photography Month)
2009   SLICK, Paris
2009   ART OSAKA 2009, Osaka
2009   [solo show]Ubatama, Gallery Kobo, CHIKA, Tokyo
2009   [solo show]Isanatori, ZAIM, Yokohama
2005   [solo show]Untitled, Gallery MUSÉE F, Tokyo
2001   [solo show]Untitled, L’Institut Franco-Japonais de Tokyo et Yokohama, Yokohama

CONTACT

mail(at)hayatadaisuke.com
http://www.hayatadaisuke.com/

Youki HIRAKAWA / 平川祐樹

Born 1983 in Nagoya and Completed MA in Media and Design from Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences in 2008. He will be the resident artist at the Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart.

WORKS

1｜Resight(2007) Site-specific Video Installation/02:30 Loop/SD
2｜synchrome(2009) Double Channel Video Installation/08:40 Loop/Full HD
3｜pulse(2009) Single Channel Video Installation/05:40 Loop/Full HD
4｜Reflecting Forest, 2010, Triple Channel Video Installation/03:32 Loop/HDV
5｜Double Dream(2010) Site-specific Video Installation/07:00 Loop/Full HD
All photo’s © Youki Hirakawa

EXHIBITIONS

2010   CINESONIKA, Simon Fraser University Theater, Vancouver(awarded The Golden Earwax)
2010   The Nakagawa Canal -The Forgotten Waterside Scenery In The City-As Part of AICHI TRIENNALE 2010, Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya
2010   Floating Forest, Standing Pine-cube, Nagoya
2009   Screening:Electrofringe 09, Newcastle, Australia
2009   Day Dream, Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya
2009   [solo show]Unlinked Images, Gallery Standing Pine-cube, Nagoya
2009   12th Japan Media Art Festival 2008, The National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo
2007   KOBE Biennale, Port of Kobe, Kobe

CONTACT

youkihirakawa(at)yahoo.co.jp
http://www.youkihirakawa.jp

Tamotsu KIDO / 城戸保

Born 1974 in Mie and graduated from BA in Oil Painting at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music in 1999. He completed MFA from Department of Fine Art Research in 2001 and MFA in Fine Art Practicum Course at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music.

WORKS

1｜fruit, 2008, gelatin silver print, 456x558mm
2｜lily, 2008, gelatin silver print, 525x1080mm
3｜view #10, 2008, gelatin silver print, 507x608mm
4｜white horse,2008, gelatin silver print, 456x558mm
5｜blue sky, 2008, gelatin silver print, 608x507mm
All photo’s © Tamotsu Kido

EXHIBITIONS

2011   Touring: Aichi Gene, Kiyosu City Haruhi Art Museum&Toyota City Museum, Aichi
2010   [solo show]Tamotsu Kido, Galerie Tokyo Humanité, Tokyo
2009   In the little Ground:Nobuya Hitsuda and his surrounding students, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Aichi
2005   Next Station, Nagoya Citizen’s Gallery YADA, Aichi
2004   Fushigi Na Kaiten Tobira No Youni-Exchange Between Photography and Painting, Gallery Bumpodo, Tokyo
2003   [solo show]Gallery NAF, Aichi
2002   [solo show]Gallery MAKI, Tokyo
2002   [solo show]Nikko Cordial Securities Window Gallery, Aichi

CONTACT

kidotamo(at)aol.com
http://g-tokyohumanite.jp/human/2010/0823/0823.htm

Tatsuo MAJIMA / 眞島竜男

Graduated from Goldsmiths College, University of London in 1993 and joined in Studio Shokudo in 1997-2000. Previously the lecturer for B-semi Learning System of Contemporary Art in 2000-2004. His practice highlights the ironies of reality through the absurdity of his performative acts. On first site the actions appear to be improvised, yet they are carefully constructed through various media. His recent works serve as a ‘trace’ of the ordinary life of influential people – a portrayal of the social-reality of causality.

WORKS

1-5｜Beijing Diary, Tokyo Version (performed in 10th and 11th Aug 2009)
All photo’s © Tatsuo Majima Courtesy of TARO NASU

EXHIBITIONS

2011   [solo show]0.2, blanClass,Yokohama
2010   [solo show]Beijing Diary,Taro Nasu gallery,Tokyo
2010   [solo show]Right/Left, blanClass,Yokohama
2010   [solo show]Kugenuma Diary/Kyoto Boxing, blanClass, Kanagawa
2007   Roppongi Crossing 2007:Future Beats in Japanese Contemporary Art, Mori Art Museum,Tokyo
2003   Sharjah International Biennial 6, Sharjah Museum/Expo Center, Sharjah
1997   Contemporary Art from Japan, Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
1994   [solo show]Criterium 12, Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki

CONTACT

info(at)taronasugallery.com
http://www.taronasugallery.com/art/tatsuo_majima/work.html

Tomoe MURAKAMI / 村上友重

Born 1980 in Chiba, is a graduate from BA in Art and Literature, Waseda University in 2004. Awarded for 6th Miki Jun prize, Nikon Salon Juna21 in 2004 and 1st Place Award for The Art Photography Show, Lyceum Theatre Gallery in 2010. Currently works as the Assistant Professor, Photography Center, Tokyo University of the Arts.

WORKS

1｜Line is woven on the globe, 2004, C-print, dimensions vary
2｜in the clouds_01, 2007 C-print, dimensions vary
3｜into the blue_02, 2007, C-print, dimensions vary
4｜hoshi-08 01 (detail), 2009 C-print, dimensions vary
5｜Box of Niépce/right, 2009 C-print, dimensions vary
All photo’s © Tomoe Murakami

EXHIBITIONS

2010   [solo show]The Universe Is Fine Photic Particles, I imagine, CASHI, Tokyo
2010   ULTRA003, Spiral Garden, Tokyo
2010   The Art Photography Show 2010, Lycuem Theatre Gallery, San Diego
2010   Seoul Photo 2010, B Hall COEX, Seoul,
2010   Crossing Chaos 1999-2009, Higashikawa International Photo Festival, Hokkaido
2009   OCTAVE_01, TIME & STYLE MIDTOWN Roppongi, Tokyo
2008   [solo show]The Sars And The Water, PUNCTUM Photo+Graphix Tokyo, Tokyo
2008   Ephemeral, Ohnishi Gallery, NYC
2007   [solo show]The Series Of Water, Shinjuku Nikon Salon, Osaka Nikon Salon, Osaka
2004   [solo show]Line Is Woven On The Globe, Juna21, Shinjuku Nikon Salon, Tokyo

CONTACT

info(at)tomoemurakami.com
http://www.tomoemurakami.com/
http://cashi.jp/lang/ja

Mari OTA / 太田麻里

Born 1982 in Nagoya, and graduated from the department of oil painting at Tama Art University in 2006. Participated the Exchange programme to Royal College of Art in 2007 and completed MA in painting from Kyoto City University of Arts.

WORKS

1｜Apollon and Daphne, 2008
2｜Doughnut, 2009
3｜Mawaru 1, 2009
4｜Mawaru 2, 2009
5｜Mawaru 3, 2009
All photo’s © Mari Ota

EXHIBITIONS

2010  Tora, Tora, Tora, Galerie Clemens Thimme, Karlsruhe
2010   [solo show]Chocolate for Sysphus, Youkobo, Tokyo
2009   [solo show]Mawaru, shin-bi, Kyoto
2009   [solo show]Mari Ota, Mizuma Action, Tokyo
2007   [solo show]Etude, Gallery K, Seoul
2006   [solo show]My diary by Mari Ota: the perspectives for the new generation 2006   Galerie Tokyo Humanité, Tokyo
2005   [solo show]Unfinished zoo: humanité lab vol.2, Galerie, Tokyo Humanité, Tokyo

CONTACT

mari(at)mari-ota.net
http://www.mari-ota.net/

Yoichi SANO / 佐野陽一

Born 1970 in Tokyo and graduated from BA in Design at Tokyo Zokei University in 1994 and completed Non-degree Graduate Course in Design at Tokyo Zokei University in 1996. He was awarded scholarship by Agency For Cultural Affairs Scholarship Japan and lectured in Tokyo Zokei University and Tokyo University of the Arts in 2004. Currently he is the associate lecturer for Department of Inter Media Art, at Tokyo University of the Arts.

WORKS

1｜reservoir, 2003, infochrom, 100.0×126.0㎝
2｜vessel, 2006-07, C-print on acryl mount, each 11.4×14.6×2.0㎝
3｜hikari no mizu(0754-2), 2007-09 C-print 6.6×33.8㎝
4｜untitled(onshitsu), 2008-09, C-print , 17.8×22.4㎝
5｜flow(nihon no kareki)2009-10, C-print , 33.8×26.6㎝
All photo’s © Yoichi Sano

EXHIBITIONS

2009   [solo show]Water Of Light, Light Is Not Seen, Switch Point, Tokyo
2009   Japan Meets China:Our Future Reflected in Contemporary Art, Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Art
2007   Japan Caught by Camera:Works from the Photographic Art in Japan, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
2007   The Photograph: What You See & What You Don’t, Chinretsukan Gallery of The University Art Museum, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
2007   Subtle Green, IID GALLERY, Tokyo
2007   [solo show]Vessel, Switch Point, Tokyo
2005   [solo show]Transparency, Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo
2004   VOCA 2004: The Vision of Contemporary Art, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo

CONTACT

yoichi.sano(at)gmail.com
http://www.switch-point.com/2009/0906sano.html
http://www.japandesign.ne.jp/GALLERY/NOW/sanoyoichi/

Kana YOSHIDA / 吉田夏奈

Born in 1975 and is graduated from Hiroshima city university, Faculty of Art in 2002. Yoshida previously participated artists-in-residency in Los Angels in USA and Fiskars in Finland. She is currently working on painting in search for various landscape since 2003.

WORKS

1｜Beautiful Limit: Adventure into the endless chaos(detail), 2010, 605x910mm each, crayon, oil pastel on paper with wooden board
2｜Beautiful Limit Adventure into the endless chaos(detail), 2010, 605x910mm each, crayon, oil pastel on paper with wooden board
3｜FOR THE LOVE OF BEER, 2007, 1300x6400mm (F100 canvas size: Quadtych) acryl on canvas
4｜BEER CAN LAST FOREVER, 2007, 1300x3200mm (F100 canvas size: Diptych) acryl on canvas
5｜HETEROTOPIA, 2006, 1600x5500mm, acryl on canvas
All photo’s © Kana Yoshida

EXHIBITIONS

2011   [solo show]Project N 44, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
2010   [award]Tokyo wonder site-Emerging 148, Tokyo Wonder Site (Hongo), Tokyo
2009   [award]Tokyo Wonder Wall 2009-selected work, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
2009   [solo show]Sky diving to Fiskars-open studio, Fiskars, Finland
2007   [solo show]MONTAGNES FOR FRENCH DINING, French Dining, Tokyo
2003   [solo show]MOVING HOME-over the lake, Performance, Hijiri lake, Hiroshima
1998   [solo show]SHIMASHI MACHINE, Design Festa gallery, Tokyo

CONTACT

knyshd(at)mac.com
http://www.operacity.jp/ag/exh128.php
http://www.hellomag.jp/beauty/2011/08/taacoba-2.html