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 Shimane |
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| 【Education】 | |
| 2013 | Completed doctor’s degree 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 | 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) |
| 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) |
| 2012 | Sato International Cultural Scholarship Foundation 21st Scholar Art Exhibition (Sato museum, Tokyo) |
| 【Awards】 | |
| 2018 | The 30th Exhibition of paintings by general public, IZUBI (Ikeda Museum of Art in 20th Century, Shizuoka) The 36th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition (Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo) |
| 2016 | Award for The 2nd Exhibition GEIBUNKYO 2016 (Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto) SHELL ART AWARD EXHIBITION 2016 (The National Art Center, Tokyo), Grand prize |
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