Yashima’s dolls are made from cheap, mass-produced plastic. In contrast to the flimsiness of the material, the figures resemble real life in a way punctures the viewer with the weight and pressure of a needle. However, one could also find encouragement in the figures and their determined visage. This exhibition will take place simultaneously with a solo exhibition at the Ueno Royal Museum and we hope to receive your visit.
Yohei YashimaProfile
| Born in Shimane, Japan in 1985 Lives and works in Hiroshima, Japan |
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| 【Education】 | |
| 2013 | Finished Doctorate at Hiroshima City University graduate school of Arts |
| 2008 | Graduated from Kyoto Saga University of Arts (former Kyoto Saga Junior College of Arts) |
| 【Selected Solo Exhibitions】 | |
| 2020 | Yohei Yashima: Wave Hands (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) The 36th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition Grand Prize Winner Solo Exhibition YASHIMA Yohei (The Ueno Royal Museum Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2017 | Hiroshima City University ”Senbatsu Yoga-ten” (Akitakata Municipal Yachiyonooka Museum of Art, Hiroshima) |
| 2016 | STAY GOLD (NSA, Hiroshima） |
| 2012 | G selection GUNZO: Tadanakani iru (gallery G, Hiroshima) |
| 【Selected Group Exhibitions】 | |
| 2020 | Odes to the Everyday: Works from the Ueno Royal Museum Collection (The Ueno Royal Museum Gallery, Tokyo) A SINGLE ANT BITE (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo; SEIZAN GALLERY TOKYO 凸, Tokyo) KIRINJI 2X2X (gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo) |
| 2019 | The 36th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition (Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo) Spuren des Wandels (Lortzing ART, Germany) |
| 2018 | Imago Mundi project “Hiroshima / Nagasaki” (Luciano Benetton Collection, Italy) |
| 2017 | Something precious (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo, continued in 2018) |
| 2016 | Two persons exhibition “Yuki Teshima and Yohei Yashima” (Tenmaya Hiroshima Hatchobori Art Gallery, Hiroshima, continued in 2018) |
| 2012 | Sato International Cultural Scholarship Foundation 21st Scholar Art Exhibition (Sato museum, Tokyo) Chaos: Asu eno Toikake-ten (Gallery hibiya, Tokyo, continued in 2014, 2016) |
| 【Awards】 | |
| 2021 | The 27th Energia Award (Energia Culture and Sports Foundation, Hiroshima) |
| 2018 | Honorable mention for the 30th National Painting Competition Exhibition IZUBI. (Ikeda Museum of Art in 20th Century, Shizuoka) Grand Prized at the 36th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition (Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo) |
| 2016 | Honorable mention for the 2nd Exhibition GEIBUNKYO 2016 (Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto) |
13/02/2020(thu) - 26/02/2020(wed)
11:00 am - 7:00 pm11:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturdays and the final day of the exhibition.
Artist in gallery:
11:00-19:00, Thursday, 13 February, 2020
11:00-14:00, Friday, 14 February, 2020
11:00-16:00, Saturday, 15 February, 2020