KOSAKU KANECHIKA

Selected work by Yosuke Takeda from ongoing exhibition “Singin’ in the Rain” through August 10th, 2024.
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July 6 - August 10, 2024
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Yosuke Takeda
011801
2022
Lambda print
Image size: 60.0 x 90.0 cm
Paper size: 70.0 x 100.0 cm
Edition of 6
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Closing soon — installation views from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7th, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Closing today — selected work by Noritaka Tatehana from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Noritaka Tatehana
Noritaka Tatehana x Uno Brush “Descending Painting”
2024
Acrylic on paper　
76.0 x 56.0 cm
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Closing today — selected work by Ataru Sato from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Ataru Sato
Untitled
2018
Oil, ink, pencil on paper
21.0 x 29.7 cm
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Ataru Sato
Untitled
2018
Oil, ink, pencil on paper
21.0 x 29.7 cm
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Closing soon — selected work by Ataru Sato from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Ataru Sato
Untitled
2018
Oil, ink, pencil on paper
21.0 x 29.7 cm
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Ataru Sato
Untitled
2018
Oil, ink, pencil on paper
21.0 x 29.7 cm
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Selected work by Noritaka Tatehana from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Noritaka Tatehana
Descending Painting
2024
Acrylic on canvas mounted on panel
97.0 x 145.5 cm
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Selected works by Noritaka Tatehana from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Noritaka Tatehana
Thunder Painting Series
2024
Acrylic on panel
100.0 x 17.2 cm
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Noritaka Tatehana
Thunder Painting Series
2024
Acrylic on panel
100.0 x 17.2 cm
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Noritaka Tatehana
Thunder Painting Series
2024
Acrylic on panel
100.0 x 17.2 cm
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Selected work by Junko Oki from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 6th (Sat) 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Junko Oki
Dahlia
2024
Cotton, h**p, silk, wool, bandage, iron, beeswax
h.111.5 x w.83.0 x d.13.0 cm
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Selected work by Noritaka Tatehana from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 6th (Sat)11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Noritaka Tatehana
Noritaka Tatehana x Marukyu Shoten “Heel-less Shoes”
2024
Dyed cowhide, Dye color, cotton-silk(fabric), metal fastener
h.55.0 x w.10.5 x d.21.4 cm each
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Selected work by Hiroto Tomonaga from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 6th (Sat)11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Hiroto Tomonaga
Lightning
2024
Oil, tempera on linen mounted on panel
193.5 x 129.6 cm
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Selected works by Noritaka Tatehana from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 4th (Thu) 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
July 5th (Fri) 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 6th (Sat)11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Noritaka Tatehana
Noritaka Tatehana x Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten Raiko
2024
Lacquer, wood(chestnut), drum skin(cow skin), metal rivet, steel, Japanese braided cord
h.26.8 x w.22.3 x d.16.8 cm
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Selected work by Takuro Kuwata from “Tokyo Gendai 2024” on view at Pacifico Yokohama through July 7, 2024.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 5th (Fri) 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 6th (Sat)11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Takuro Kuwata
Tea bowl
2024
Porcelain, stone, glaze, pigment, steel
h.39.3 x w.53.3 x d.51.7 cm
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KOSAKU KANECHIKA is currently participating in Tokyo Gendai 2024 with a presentation of works by six artists – Yutaka Aoki, Junko Oki, Takuro Kuwata, Ataru Sato, Noritaka Tatehana, and Hiroto Tomonaga.
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Opening dates and hours:
July 5th (Fri) 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 6th (Sat) 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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KOSAKU KANECHIKA is pleased to present Yosuke Takeda’s solo exhibition, “Singin’ in the Rain” from July 6th to August 10th, 2024.
This will be Takeda’s first exhibition with the gallery.

In his practice, Yosuke Takeda investigates what is possible with the medium of photography. In his acclaimed “Digital Flare” series, he captures the phenomenon of flares that appear when a digital camera is facing a strong light. Rather than a genuine subject captured by the camera’s system, a flare is something that emerges from the relationship between the subject and the system, the light that floods the interior of the camera frame. Describing the phenomenon generated by his process, Takeda says that it is “evidence of its means, and is a mark of its existence.” He relativizes the premise that in photography the subject exists outside the camera’s system, being something that is objectified, with its image captured by the camera. His practice, in which he takes as his subject “the complex relationship between the means(camera) and the purpose (subject),” produces works that build on various types of experimentation conducted throughout the history of photography, as well as being beautiful, powerful, and intense.

In his first solo exhibition with KOSAKU KANECHIKA, Takeda presents his new series “Singin’ in the Rain,” in which he focuses on condensed water drops as his subject. Works include an image that served as the starting point for the series, as well as images that were taken over a long period of time in a series of repeated attempts while adjusting various conditions, such as the type of camera or lens, the length of the exposure, and how the artist moved the camera. The new works selected from this huge trove of images contain light and texture of astonishingly diverse and rich contrast and color.
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July 6 - August 10, 2024
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Opening reception in the presence of the artist:
July 6, 17:00 - 20:00
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Yosuke Takeda
003946
2022
Lambda print
Image size: 90.0 x 60.0 cm
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KOSAKU KANECHIKA is pleased to present works by six artists ー Yutaka Aoki, Junko Oki, Takuro Kuwata, Ataru Sato, Noritaka Tatehana, and Hiroto Tomonaga ー at Tokyo Gendai 2024
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Opening dates and hours:
July 4th (Thu) 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm (invitation only)
July 5th (Fri) 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 6th (Sat) 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
July 7th (Sun) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue:
Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1, Minatomirai, Nishiku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Booth:
C05
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https://tokyogendai.com/
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Closing soon — selected work by Hiroto Tomonaga from Hiroto Tomonaga’s ongoing exhibition “In the distance” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29th, 2024.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Hiroto Tomonaga
Waterfront
2024
52.8 x 73.0 cm
Oil, tempera, wax on linen mounted on panel
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Closing soon — installation views from our ongoing solo exhibition by Hiroto Tomonaga “In the distance” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29, 2024.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Selected work by Hiroto Tomonaga from Hiroto Tomonaga’s ongoing exhibition “In the distance” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29th, 2024.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Hiroto Tomonaga
Simultaneous
2024
146.3 x 112.2 cm
Oil on linen mounted on panel
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Selected work by Yutaka Aoki from ongoing group exhibition at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29th, 2024.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Yutaka Aoki
Untitled
2023
162.0 x 130.0 cm
Acrylic, spray paint, aluminum paint on canvas mounted on panel
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Selected work by Miwa Kyusetsu XIII from ongoing group exhibition at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29th, 2024.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Miwa Kyusetsu XIII
El Capitan
2023
Hagi stoneware, straw ash glaze
h.14.0 x w.13.0 x d.14.0 cm
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Selected work by Hiroto Tomonaga from Hiroto Tomonaga’s ongoing exhibition “In the distance” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29th, 2024.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Hiroto Tomonaga
Vision
2024
150.0 x 300.0 cm
Oil, wax, tempera on linen mounted on panel
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Installation views from our ongoing exhibition “Group Show” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29th, 2024.
Several works will be replaced during the course of the exhibition.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Selected work by Hiroto Tomonaga from Hiroto Tomonaga’s ongoing exhibition “In the distance” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29th, 2024.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Hiroto Tomonaga
Purple
2024
45.8 x 26.7 cm
Oil, tempera, wax on linen mounted on panel
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Installation views from our ongoing solo exhibition by Hiroto Tomonaga “In the distance” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29, 2024.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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We are happy to announce that Ataru Sato’s work is currently featured in ’s online exhibition “What Men Live By”.
For “What Men Live By”, 27 artists were invited to illustrate Leo Tolstoy’s short story. Works have been carefully inserted into the first 1888 English translation of the book, published by Thomas Y. Crowell & co (Boston) and photo reproduced for this project at www.whatmenliveby.com.
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The exhibition is on live through September 15, 2024.
Visit officebaroque.com for more information on the online show.
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June 6 - September 15, 2024
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Ataru Sato
True Identity
2024
Pencil on paper mounted on panel
53.0 x 42.0 cm
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Selected work by Hiroto Tomonaga from Hiroto Tomonaga’s ongoing exhibition “In the distance” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA through June 29th, 2024.
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June 1 - June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Hiroto Tomonaga
Plane
2024
Oil, wax, tempera on linen mounted on panel
194.0 x 161.8 cm
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Hiroto Tomonaga’s solo exhibition, “In the distance” is starting from today.

For this exhibition, Tomonaga has provided the following statement.

They measured the intraocular pressure of my eyes as part of the vision test when I went to get a new pair of glasses.
A gust of air was blown at the eyeball, and its stiffness and elasticity were measured based on the depression that was made and the speed with which the eyeball’s original shape was restored.
The air hitting against my eyeball gave me a visceral sense of its existence for the first time.
In this interaction with the outside, there was an internal reaction that pushed back against any pressure or stress.
I feel that when I look at something, I am catching the pressure, rather than the image of the thing itself, and that when I look hard at something unfamiliar, the push back and forth becomes even stronger.

Recently I have gone to view the sea, which is close to my studio.
The dark night, devoid of any fishing fires, obscured the boundaries between sand, water, and sky, a roaring sound the only indication of movement. Staring at the area I presumed to be the horizon, I thought I saw waves in the shape of ambiguous speckles of eye floaters.
A large plane possessing pressure as well as soft spots appeared mixed together in my vision.
The vista off in the distance not immediately visible to me pushed against my eyes with all the more force.

This show presents seven new works.
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June 1 -June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Hiroto Tomonaga
In the distance
2024
Oil, tempera on linen mounted on panel
259.2 x 182.0 cm
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Hiroto Tomonaga’s solo exhibition, “In the distance” is starting from today.

For this exhibition, Tomonaga has provided the following statement.

They measured the intraocular pressure of my eyes as part of the vision test when I went to get a new pair of glasses.
A gust of air was blown at the eyeball, and its stiffness and elasticity were measured based on the depression that was made and the speed with which the eyeball’s original shape was restored.
The air hitting against my eyeball gave me a visceral sense of its existence for the first time.
In this interaction with the outside, there was an internal reaction that pushed back against any pressure or stress.
I feel that when I look at something, I am catching the pressure, rather than the image of the thing itself, and that when I look hard at something unfamiliar, the push back and forth becomes even stronger.

Recently I have gone to view the sea, which is close to my studio.
The dark night, devoid of any fishing fires, obscured the boundaries between sand, water, and sky, a roaring sound the only indication of movement. Staring at the area I presumed to be the horizon, I thought I saw waves in the shape of ambiguous speckles of eye floaters.
A large plane possessing pressure as well as soft spots appeared mixed together in my vision.
The vista off in the distance not immediately visible to me pushed against my eyes with all the more force.

This show presents seven new works.
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June 1 -June 29, 2024
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Hiroto Tomonaga
In the distance
2024
Oil, tempera on linen mounted on panel
259.2 x 182.0 cm
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KOSAKU KANECHIKA is pleased to present Hiroto Tomonaga’s solo exhibition “In the distance” from June 1st to June 29th, 2024.

Hiroto Tomonaga captures transitory moments in which things he is looking at ever so briefly appear to him as something else, and strives to render this in painting. In his work, this change that occurs before his eyes gradually translates into paint on the canvas, becoming fixed on the surface. While the resulting paintings are fixed, they feel as if they might resume moving once again, and express the sense of helplessness the artist himself feels regarding the world he sees before him.

Tomonagaʼs paintings have a distinctive surface texture. He creates a surface that, while not physically thick, possesses depth, building the paint up with the brush, kneading it, or layering it. There seems to be an intensity to the canvas, almost as if it were pulsating or breathing, but also somehow heading towards oblivion, and yet in a way that is by no means subtle. Seeing his paintings with oneʼs own eyes produces a much more powerful impression than seeing them on a screen.
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June 1, - June 29, 2024
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Opening reception: June 1, 5pm - 7pm
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Venue:
KOSAKU KANECHIKA

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Hiroto Tomonaga
Distant Place
2024
Oil, tempera on linen mounted on panel
194.3 x 112.3 cm
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