Inspired by Otogi-zōshi, a collection of short stories written between the Muromachi and Edo Eras (1336 – 1868), Kamei’s pieces in this exhibition have been dubbed Otogi Dolls. Care has been paid to every detail, from their skin color to texture, resulting in a presence that is infinitely eerie, stunning, and awakens the imagination of the viewer. Take a step into an alluring world with Kamei as your guide.
Jun KameiProfile
| Born in Wakayama, Japan in 1969 Works and lives in Wakayama, Japan |
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| Started his career as doll creator in 2000 and named his artworks “Otogi Ningyou” which literally means “Fairy doll” in 2006. | |
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| 【Selected Solo Exhibitions】 | |
| 2017 | “Jun Kamei Sakuhin-ten” (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2014 | “Jun Kamei” (Osaka) |
| 2013 | “Jun Kamei Ningyō-ten” (Wakayama) |
| 2005 | “Yōen, Tanbi, Ningyō: Jun Kamei Art Figure-ten” (Kyoto) |
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| 【Selected Group Exhibitions】 | |
| 2016 | Two persons exhibition “Usuki × Kamei” (Tokyo) “Ayashi no Aquarium-ten” (Tokyo) “Break Zenya-ten” (Tokyo) “Kudoyama Art Week” (Wakayama) |
| 2015 | “Armenia Embassy of Japan Setsuritsu kinen Kōryū tenran-kai” (Kanagawa) Two persons exhibition “Usuki × Kamei” (Tokyo) “MADEinGIAPPONE” (Italy) “YOUKAI TOUR” (Tokyo) “Engimono-ten” (Tokyo) “WAKAYAMA SALONE 2015” (Wakayama) “Nin･gyō-ten” (Tokyo) “Kimi no Festa” (Wakayama) |
| 2014 | “Two persons exhibition “Usuki × Kamei” (Tokyo) “Ningyō Henai Shugi-ten” (Tokyo) “Nin･gyō-ten” (Tokyo) |
| 2013 | “Two persons exhibition “Usuki × Kamei” (Tokyo) “Nin･gyō-ten” (Tokyo) “ART GENT” (Belgium) |
| 2012 | “ART KYOTO 2012” (Kyoto) “Two persons exhibition “Usuki × Kamei” (Tokyo) “Nin･gyō-ten” (Tokyo) “Emerging Director’s Art Fair ULTRA005” (Tokyo) |
| 2011 | “ART KYOTO 2012” (Kyoto) “Nin･gyō-ten” (Tokyo) “Emerging Director’s Art Fair ULTRA004” (Tokyo) |
| 2010 | “Emerging Director’s Art Fair ULTRA003” (Tokyo) “Salon des Beaux Arts” (the Louvre Museum, France) |
| 2006 | “Figure Sakka no Shin Sekai-ten” (Tokyo) |
02/09/2019(mon) - 13/09/2019(fri)
11:00 am - 7:00 pm11:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday and the final day of the exhibition.
The gallery will close on 9/8
Artist in gallery: 9/2 (Mon), 3(Tue), 11(Wed)～13(Fri).