Masahito Hiranuma / Yoko Ayukawa “#punk #rock #art #life” Exhibition

February 26, 2022 (Sat) - March 6, 2022 (Sun)

This time, YUGEN Gallery will be holding a joint exhibition by Yoko Ayukawa and Masahito Hiranuma, "#punk #rock #art #life," from Saturday, February 26, 2022 to Sunday, March 6, 2022.

Yoko Ayukawa has produced many works that are characterized by vivid colors and an incredibly bright worldview. Masahito Hiranuma actively presents works that directly express his feelings. This time, we will be exhibiting and selling about 20 works, including new works, created by these two geniuses.

Exhibition Information

Venue

YUGEN Gallery
KD Minami Aoyama Building 4F, 3-1-31 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Dates

February 26, 2022 (Sat) - March 6, 2022 (Sun)

Opening Hours

Weekdays: 13:00-19:00
Weekends and holidays: 13:00-20:00
*Ends at 17:00 on the final day only

Closed Days

None

Admission Fee

free

Notes

*Please note that the dates and opening hours may change without notice depending on the situation.

Exhibited works images

《FASHION-No.9 / NO.44》 MASAHITO HIRANUMA

《ねこのおさんぽ（wandering cat）》鮎川陽子

《series FASHION / ROCK STAR No.08》 MASAHITO HIRANUMA

《ゴールデンアイ初日の出（Golden Eye）》鮎川陽子

《series FASHION / ROCK STAR No.10》 MASAHITO HIRANUMA

《ベネ》鮎川陽子

*Please note that some of the exhibited works may be subject to change.

Visual book "#punk #rock #art #life"

A visual book of the "#punk #rock #art #life" exhibition will be distributed as a special benefit to visitors.
Please fill out the questionnaire below and you will receive a special gift only available to those who visit the gallery.

*The survey is now closed. Thank you for your cooperation.

Artists: Masahito Hiranuma/Yoko Ayukawa
B4 size / 20 pages / Price: 1,650 yen (tax included)

Statement

<Yoko Ayukawa>

This time I focused on life and made a painting of it.
I tried to depict the traces that people leave on all the walls in the human world as they collide with each other and the energy that erupts from them.
Although the world feels dark and suffocated due to the coronavirus, I hope that everyone around the world can shine by unleashing the innate power that is colored in many different colors.

<Masahito Hiranuma>

The reason I started drawing the FASHION series was because I was fascinated and moved by the small oil paintings of many great masters.
Many of their small pieces are sketches made before they begin larger works, but the energy of the direct brush strokes in them stimulates my sensibilities.

Rather than being satisfied with sex that is deliberately ideal, I want to directly and instinctively seek her and love her, touching her heart as her heart desires. Sex where we seek and give to each other as we want is more interesting.

This is how I paint.
I am fascinated by its charm.
Draw what you want.

After all, expressing one's inner self as it is is more fascinating and stimulates my sensibilities than dressing up the surface.
Fashion and rock are about dressing up the inside. Punk is at the cutting edge of that. There's an air of eros in it. I love that feeling.

Masahito Hiranuma

Masahito HIranuma

Masahito Hiranuma / Born in 1962. While working on music selection for the Paris Tokyo Collection and stage sound for theater, he began painting in pursuit of his own expression. He moved to France in 1990 and made his debut at "PROCREART" in Paris in 1994. While based in Paris, he has been exploring his own style. He returned to Japan in 1998 and has been actively working on solo exhibitions since his first solo exhibition in Yokohama.

To the artist page

Yoko Ayukawa

Active in various fields including as a painter, model and DJ. Born as the eldest twin daughter of Sheena & Rockets' Makoto Ayukawa and Sheena, she appeared in many magazines as a fashion model after graduating from high school. She has also worked overseas, including at Chanel's Paris Collection. After exhibiting her paintings in 2017, she began working full-time as a painter. She is currently actively involved in participating in the Isetan Shinjuku store in 2018 and the WAVE exhibition in 2022, as well as creating collaborative products.