Maito Otake

Born in Tokyo. Completed the Doctoral Program (PhD) in the Sculpture Department at Tokyo University of the Arts.
Through the generation of objects structured by specific systems, the artist materializes “action.” The work is carried out according to predetermined rules; by repeatedly following these instructions, the artist treats their own body as if it were a tool.

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Yukio Nakagawa

Yukio Nakagawa (1918–2012) was a floral artist born in Kagawa Prefecture. Though he originally studied ikebana at the Ikenobo school, he broke away in 1951 following the debut of his work "Blues." From then on, he refused to establish his own school or take on disciples, instead choosing to pursue a singular, independent form of floral expression. He gained international recognition through his participation in a 1998 exhibition at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain and is well known for his collaborations with Butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno.

Houxo Que

Contemporary artist born in Tokyo in 1984. He began graffiti in 1999 and, after encountering it in his teens, started producing murals in urban spaces. He is known for paintings using fluorescent pigments and installations activated by black light, as well as live painting performances that foreground the act of creation as spectacle. Around 2012, he began painting directly onto display screens. Following the presentation of the 16,777,216view series in 2014–15, he has participated in numerous exhibitions and art fairs, gaining recognition in the contemporary art scene.

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Marco Gallery

Marco Gallery seeks to open art as a form of inquiry. Based in Osaka, it attends to the subtle gaps and fluctuations that arise between artists and viewers, ideas and materials, and the individual and society. The gallery treats art as a way to encounter what resists language. Through practices ranging from painting and sculpture to video and performance, it encourages cross-disciplinary exchange and aims to act as a compass for perception, gently reorienting how we see, sense, and think.
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Takemoto Building 1F / 3F / 4F, 4-12-25 Minamisenba, Chuo-ku, Osaka

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