Current Exhibition
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Body
Tomoko Kashiki, Zai Kuning and Tang Dixin 18 Mar - 6 May 2023 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Body”, a group exhibition by Tomoko Kashiki, Zai Kuning and Tang Dixin. This exhibition looks at the ways in which these three artists explore themes related to the human body figuratively and beyond. Tang Dixin’s (b. 1982, China) paintings are often concerned... Read more -
Zhao Yao | Masanori Handa
Zhao Yao, Masanori Handa 25 Feb - 8 Apr 2023 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present a duo exhibition featuring Zhao Yao and Masanori Handa.
Beijing-based artist Zhao Yao will showcase his work for the first time in Japan. In A Painting of Thought III-431 (2014), he visualizes the process of thinking by painting diagrams from business books onto a canvas. A tent in which Tibetan monks meditate in the mountains is imitated in Signals from Heaven – A Call to Men (2018). By playing TED Lectures which represent contemporary intelligence inside the tent, Zhao questions the concept of knowledge that is required in religion and the real world.
Masanori Handa, on the other hand, captures the places that appear as fissures between perception and reality. The four monitors placed around Zhao’s tent showcase Handa's first video work which was shown at the Hawai’i Triennial 2022. Composed of fixed-point videos of seascapes of Hawai’i and Japan, the work impresses with its abstract and poetic beauty through the use of artificial colours.
We invite all to explore the artworks of two artists from Japan and China who are re-examining what it means to know, to think, and to feel. Read more -
Here’s Your Playground
Akira the Hustler 25 Feb - 28 Apr 2023 7CHOME (Tokyo) Last year, a group of people was publicly prosecuted for staging sit-in protests on public roads. This news triggered Akira to think about "liberated areas. Where can we find such places that allow individuals to engage freely? This was a question that came to Akira’s mind only after the COVID-19 pandemic, which was a time of extreme mental and physical stagnation. The exhibition title, "Here's Your Playground" is Akira's message to this exclusive and closed society suggesting that "it is okay to play here". Read more -
MARIA FARRAR
Maria Farrar 4 - 18 Feb 2023 7CHOME (Tokyo) Ota Fine Arts 7CHOME presents four works by Maria Farrar, in celebration of her participation in the group exhibition ‘Thinking about Caring and Motherhood through Contemporary Art – When? Where? By Whom? Why? How?’ at the Art Tower Mito starting from 18 February 2023. Read more -
Ming Wong: Pictures from the Wayang Spaceship
7 Jan - 4 Mar 2023 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Pictures from the Wayang Spaceship', the first solo exhibition by Ming Wong in Singapore in over a decade, featuring new photographic collage prints inspired by his decade-long exploration into the relationship between the history of Chinese opera on stage and screen and... Read more -
This Side Up
¥ouada 10 Dec 2022 - 10 Feb 2023 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'This Side Up', the first solo exhibition by Chinese artist ¥ouada with the gallery. Born in 1987 in Fujian Province and currently based in Hangzhou, ¥ouada mainly works in the field of painting, and his inspirations often come from internet images and fragments... Read more -
Invisible Border
Zai Kuning and Azizan Paiman 5 Nov - 18 Dec 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Invisible Border', a duo exhibition by Zai Kuning and Azizan Paiman. This exhibition celebrates the friendship between the two artists based in Singapore and Malaysia respectively. Separated geographically by just a border and sharing many similarities in regional cultures and histories, Zai... Read more -
「 」
Tetsuya Umeda 29 Oct - 17 Dec 2022 7CHOME (Tokyo) From capturing environments, architectural spaces, sound, light and interactive human behaviour, Tetsuya Umeda's practice covers an extensive range. He remodels and creates on-site installations from everyday objects, engages viewers with performances, and collaborates with musicians on a regular basis. His works have been shown internationally at museums and galleries, as... Read more -
Masayasu Mitsuke
22 Oct - 3 Dec 2022 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to announce Masayasu Mitsuke's first solo exhibition in six years. Mitsuke, who has learned the traditional delicate red enamel overglaze painting of Kutani-yaki, continues to develop his skills to the ultimate level. Mitsuke’s lines and dots, which are drawn so precisely that it is hard... Read more -
Traces
Tomoko Kashiki, Genevieve Leong, and Guo-Liang Tan 16 Sep - 23 Oct 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Traces', a group exhibition featuring three artists: Tomoko Kashiki, Genevieve Leong, and Guo-Liang Tan. The works presented here suggest the presence of a figure or traces of touch through subtle layers and occurrences. This exhibition looks at how each artist creates experiences... Read more -
Recent Works
Tsuyoshi Hisakado 20 Aug - 8 Oct 2022 7CHOME (Tokyo) Ota Fine Arts is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Tsuyoshi Hisakado at our new space 7CHOME, which recently opened on June 18, 2022. Artworks in the shape of wooden frames with a transparent surface are displayed on the walls, showered in a soft but bright light that seeps through... Read more -
River
Tsuyoshi Hisakado 20 Aug - 8 Oct 2022 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to announce Tsuyoshi Hisakado's first exhibition in four years in Tokyo. Having experienced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, Hisakado's artistic practice draws from a consideration of the laws of nature and the universe, which are far beyond human wisdom. Hisakado,... Read more -
Be There
Akira the Hustler, Hilmi Johandi, Jong YuGyong, Nobuaki Takekawa 15 Jul - 4 Sep 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Be There”, a group exhibition featuring four artists: Akira the Hustler, Hilmi Johandi, Jong YuGyong, Nobuaki Takekawa. The exhibition explores how each artist reacts to the history and socio-political situation around them through their artworks. Hilmi Johandi works primarily with painting and... Read more -
Gallery Collection
¥ouada, Tetsuya Umeda, Akira The Hustler, BuBu de la Madelaine + Yoshiko Shimada, Zai Kuning, Hiraki Sawa, Cheng Ran, Takao Minami, Tang Dixin, Hilmi Johandi, Masanori Handa 18 Jun - 6 Aug 2022 Tokyo Read more -
7CHOME
Chen Wei 18 Jun - 6 Aug 2022 7CHOME (Tokyo) Ota Fine Arts is delighted to announce the opening of a new viewing room on Saturday 18th June, located near the National Art Center in 7-chome Roppongi, on the 1st floor of THE MODULE roppongi building (an approximate10-minute walk from the current gallery). Our inaugural presentation will be a solo... Read more -
Fuse
Rina Banerjee, Chen Wei, Masanori Handa, Takao Minami, Tang Dixin 13 May - 3 Jul 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Fuse”, a group exhibition featuring five artists: Rina Banerjee, Chen Wei, Masanori Handa, Takao Minami and Tang Dixin. The exhibition features artworks of various media spanning from drawing, painting and sculpture to photography and video, responding to the relationship between human and... Read more -
A Mermaid’s Territory - Flags and Internal Organs
BuBu de la Madeleine 9 Apr - 4 Jun 2022 Tokyo BuBu de la Madeleine came into renown through Dumb Type’s performance piece S/N which toured to twenty cities in fifteen countries between 1994 and 1996. Especially notable was the last scene played to the sweet melody of 'Amapola.' In it, she reclined on a chair completely nude, slowly moving from... Read more -
Chris Huen: Blossoms in the Shade
12 Mar - 30 Apr 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present London-based artist Chris Huen’s solo exhibition “Blossoms in the Shade”. Huen works primarily with oil on canvas, depicting his surroundings solely from memory. His recent relocation to London from Hong Kong brought about a chance for him to relook at the environment... Read more -
Flame
Akira The Hustler, Liu Chuang, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Tomoko Kashiki, Nam Jun Paik, Yoshiko Shimada, Nobuaki Takekawa, Jong YuGyong, Zai Kuning, Zhang Enli 22 Feb - 26 Mar 2022 Tokyo Read more -
Chen Wei: Jamais Vu
14 Jan - 5 Mar 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Jamais Vu, a solo exhibition by Chinese artist Chen Wei. This presentation will feature a series of photography works as well as an LED light sculpture by the artist. By adopting the term ‘jamais vu’ as the exhibition title, the artist hopes... Read more -
Overseas
Maria Farrar 4 Dec 2021 - 12 Feb 2022 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is pleased to present Overseas, a solo exhibition by Maria Farrar. This exhibition, her second solo presentation in Japan, will feature around 20 new paintings. Born to a Filipina mother and an English father, Farrar lived in Japan from the age of 2 to 15 and now... Read more -
Guo-Liang Tan: Soft Turnings
27 Nov 2021 - 8 Jan 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Soft Turnings, the third solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Guo-Liang Tan. This exhibition will feature Tan’s most recent pieces: five large paintings painted on both sides of a translucent fabric surface and presented as free-standing pieces positioned across the gallery space. Viewers... Read more -
STRANGERS OF THE METAVERSE: Curated by Martin Goya Business
Bai Taotao / CATTIN TSAI + Tsui Honagi / Chen Jingyu / CHILLCHILL / LAZY BACK HOME / Lv Dian / PAPAPEPIA / MELTING WANG / ¥ouada / Zhan Qi / Zhang Wei / Zhu Jinkun 10 Nov 2021 - 8 Jan 2022 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is proud to present the latest group exhibition “Strangers of the Metaverse” curated by Martin Goya Business (MGB). MGB is an experimental platform founded by video artist Cheng Ran in 2017 that is committed to explore unique and diversified art scenes through cooperation with different avant-garde... Read more -
Landscapes & Paradise: Poolscapes
Hilmi Johandi 2 Oct - 20 Nov 2021 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts Tokyo is delighted to present 'Landscapes and Paradise: Poolscapes' by Singaporean artist Hilmi Johandi. This marks the artist’s first solo presentation in Japan, featuring 7 new paintings and 2 recent installation pieces. Hilmi often finds inspiration from found, archival materials of Singapore, extracting familiar motifs from them... Read more -
Dialogue: Rina Banerjee and Zai Kuning
Rina Banerjee and Zai Kuning 2 Oct - 20 Nov 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Dialogue', a duo exhibition by Rina Banerjee and Zai Kuning. This exhibition features recent works on paper by the two artists, which are characterized by their usage of bold colors and multi-layered compositions. While Banerjee's works depict mythical-looking figures painted in acrylic... Read more -
Summer Show
Nobuaki Takekawa, Yayoi Kusama 17 Aug - 25 Sep 2021 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present ‘Summer Show’, a duo exhibition featuring Yayoi Kusama and Nobuaki Takekawa. Kusama recently introduced her latest paintings from the My Eternal Soul series in our previous exhibition ‘I Want Your Tears To Flow With The Words I Wrote’. Subsequently, this exhibition traces back... Read more -
Tsuyoshi Hisakado: Resume
Tsuyoshi Hisakado 14 Aug - 25 Sep 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Resume”, a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Tsuyoshi Hisakado. Well-recognized for his immersive installation works, Hisakado has been actively participating in exhibitions globally in recent years, including “May You Live In Interesting Times”, 58th International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy in 2019 (in... Read more -
Habitat
Cheng Ran, Hilmi Johandi, Takao Minami, Guo-Liang Tan, Tang Dixin 7 Aug - 16 Oct 2021 Shanghai A habitat is simply a home, and can be thought of as a place where living organisms live, eat, breed in, and survive. Encompassing painting, film and photography, “Habitat” explores the varied and inventive approaches taken by 5 leading Chinese, Japanese and Singaporean artists in navigating the complex relationship between... Read more -
I Want Your Tears to Flow with the Words I Wrote
Yayoi Kusama 22 Jun - 31 Jul 2021 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts Tokyo is pleased to present the solo exhibition of Yayoi Kusama, 'I Want Your Tears to Flow with the Words I Wrote'. This exhibition features 33 paintings, which are the latest works from her My Eternal Soul series, as well as the installation piece CLOUDS. Exhibitions of... Read more -
absent / home
Hiraki Sawa 10 Jun - 7 Aug 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'absent /home', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Hiraki Sawa. His works have been exhibited globally, including in Singapore, at the ADM Gallery in 2017 and the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore in 2018. This will be the artist's first solo presentation... Read more -
Idling Garden
Nobuaki Takekawa 15 May - 24 Jul 2021 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'idling garden', Nobuaki Takekawa's (b.1977, Japan) second solo exhibition in China. Takekawa's cat Olympics themed solo exhibition at Ota Fine Arts Shanghai in 2017 remains fresh and memorable in audiences' minds. This new exhibition aims to demonstrate the depth and breadth of... Read more -
The World Falls Apart Into Facts
Samson Young 13 Apr - 5 Jun 2021 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'The World Falls Apart Into Facts', a solo exhibition by Hong Kong artist Samson Young. Young's creations utilize sound, performance, and installation. His practice has been highly-acclaimed both domestically and internationally, and he was selected for the Hong Kong pavilion at the 57th... Read more -
Encounter
Chen Wei, Maria Farrar, Hilmi Johandi, Zai Kuning, Guo-Liang Tan 10 Apr - 29 May 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Encounter', a group exhibition featuring five artists: Chen Wei, Maria Farrar, Hilmi Johandi, Zai Kuning and Guo-Liang Tan. The media in which the artworks featured in this exhibition are made spans from photography to sculpture, drawing and painting, reflecting the diversity of... Read more -
Hiraki Sawa and SHINCHIKA
Hiraki Sawa, SHINCHIKA (Rinshiro Fujiki, Yosuke Fujino, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Toki Katsumura, Shimpei Yoshikawa) 13 Mar - 30 Apr 2021 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present a duo exhibition of artist Hiraki Sawa and creative group SHINCHIKA. SHINCHIKA is a collective founded in 2002 by Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Yosuke Fujino, Rinshiro Fujiki, Shimpei Yoshikawa and Toki Katsumura from the Kyoto City University of Arts. Their name was inspired by the... Read more -
/home
Hiraki Sawa 20 Feb - 3 Apr 2021 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present /home, Hiraki Sawa's first solo exhibition in 7 years. Sawa first attracted attention as an artist in 2002 with his video work dwelling, when he was doing his MFA at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London. The artwork depicted small... Read more -
Works on Paper
Maria Farrar, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Tang Dixin 23 Jan - 6 Mar 2021 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'Works on Paper', an exhibition where paper is used as a common medium among four artists including Maria Farrar, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado and Tang Dixin. Maria Farrar 's (b.1988) pastel drawings are imbued with bright and varied colors. The Covid-19 pandemic... Read more -
YAYOI KUSAMA: RECENT PAINTINGS
Yayoi Kusama 16 Jan - 6 Mar 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “YAYOI KUSAMA: RECENT PAINTINGS”, a solo exhibition featuring 15 monochrome paintings from the artist’s My Eternal Soul series made in 2019-2020, and CLOUDS (2019), a sculpture installation consisting pieces of mirror-finished stainless-steel forms. This will be Kusama’s first solo presentation in Singapore... Read more -
islands
Akira the Hustler, Nobuaki Takekawa, Tang Dixin, Masanori Handa, Hiraki Sawa, Tomoko Kashiki, Yuken Teruya 9 Jan - 13 Feb 2021 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present a group exhibition 'islands', focusing on small works on paper. The title of the exhibition suggests the Asian archipelago which is close in distance to each other while having their own unique cultures. Likewise, this exhibition showcases artists from East Asia who have... Read more -
Float
Cheng Ran, Masanori Handa, Jason Lim, Nobuaki Takekawa, Tang Dixin 28 Nov - 30 Dec 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Float', a group exhibition featuring five artists from China, Japan and Singapore: Cheng Ran, Masanori Handa, Jason Lim, Nobuaki Takekawa and Tang Dixin. Although each of these artists take different artistic approaches, their works all have a sense of appreciation for landscapes... Read more -
Spring
Maria Farrar 11 Nov 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present Spring, a solo exhibition by the London-based painter Maria Farrar featuring 11 new paintings. It will be Farrar's third exhibition with the gallery, and her first in Shanghai. Since completing her Master's degree in 2017, Farrar has received a reputation for her... Read more -
Time
Chen Wei, ChillChill, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Hilmi Johandi, Yayoi Kusama, Guo-Liang Tan 13 Oct 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Time', a group exhibition featuring seven artists from China, Japan and Singapore: Chen Wei, ChillChill, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Hilmi Johandi, Yayoi Kusama and Guo-Liang Tan. Each of these artists have explored concepts of time in their work through different ways, such... Read more -
Singapura
Zai Kuning, Hilmi Johandi, Guo-Liang Tan, Liao Jiekai, Jason Lim 10 Oct - 21 Nov 2020 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts Tokyo is delighted to present 'Singapura', a group exhibition featuring a selection of five artists from Singapore, the city-state known for its diverse mix of cultures. These artists are equally diversified in their own ways - their multi-disciplinary practices span from conventional painting and drawing to performance,... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama: Recent Paintings
Yayoi Kusama 6 Sep - 24 Oct 2020 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present YAYOI KUSAMA: RECENT PAINTINGS, a solo exhibition by Yayoi Kusama featuring 15 monochrome paintings from her My Eternal Soul series and a cloud-based sculpture installation consisting pieces of mirror-finished stainless steel three-dimensional pieces. In 2019, Kusama began working on a group of... Read more -
Flowers Wilting in a New Day
Chris Huen 22 Aug - 3 Sep 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present a solo exhibition by Chris Huen: Flowers Wilting in a New Day. This marks Huen's first solo presentation in Singapore and South East Asia. Featured here are seven of his latest paintings bearing his signature airy brush strokes. Huen's lines travel freely... Read more -
Amigos
Nobuaki Takekawa 15 Aug - 26 Sep 2020 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts Tokyo is delighted to present 'AMIGOS', Nobuaki Takekawa's first solo exhibition in five years. Takekawa continues to be active in both Japan and overseas. His 'Cat Olympics' installation with over 2,000 ceramic cats marching in a stadium, recently shown at 'Roppongi Crossing 2019: Connexions' (Mori Museum, Tokyo),... Read more -
Some of the Many Things That I Want to Remember
Tomoko Kashiki 2 Jul - 15 Aug 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Some of the Many Things That I Want to Remember', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Tomoko Kashiki. This exhibition marks Kashiki's second solo presentation in Singapore, and will feature seven recent paintings as well as a selection of drawings. Kashiki's paintings... Read more -
When many pass one way…
Akira the Hustler, Chen Wei, Jong YuGyong and ¥ouada 20 Jun - 22 Aug 2020 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'When many pass one way...' a group exhibition featuring bold and dynamic artists from China and Japan. The title of this exhibition is referenced from Chinese writer, Lu Xun's famous novel entitled 'My Old Home', where he asserted 'for actually the earth... Read more -
Pet Shop Guys: Lost in Tokyo
ChillChill, PAPAPEPIA, ¥ouada 16 Jun - 1 Aug 2020 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts Tokyo is pleased to present a group exhibition, Pet Shop Guys: Lost in Tokyo, curated by Martin Goya Business (MGB). MGB is an artist collective founded by video artist Cheng Ran in Hangzhou, China, in 2017. They have collaborated with a wide range of artists from play... Read more -
Private Viewing Room
Chen Wei, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Tomoko Kashiki, Yayoi Kusama, Hiraki Sawa, Nobuaki Takekawa 11 Apr - 6 Jun 2020 Shanghai Due to the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) situation, Ota Fine Arts Shanghai's private viewing room will feature works by Chen Wei, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Tomoko Kashiki, Yayoi Kusama, Hiraki Sawa and Nobuaki Takekawa in a private viewing room style. To request a list of works or make an appointment, kindly... Read more -
Post Art Fair
Maria Farrar, Chris Huen, Hilmi Johandi, Yayoi Kusama, Nobuaki Takekawa, Guo-Liang Tan 13 Mar - 25 Apr 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Post Art Fair', a group exhibition featuring a robust selection of our represented artists. In response to the cancellation of Art Basel Hong Kong 2020, Ota Fine Arts invites audiences to experience our presentations alternatively at our gallery spaces in Singapore and... Read more -
Night Falls
Chen Wei 15 Feb - 28 Mar 2020 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present Night Falls, a solo exhibition by Chen Wei (b. 1980, China). This presentation showcases a new installation work comprising of ten LED light boards which are positioned across the gallery space. Various colour patterns appear on each LED board: every spark of light... Read more -
Straits
Nobuaki Takekawa & Tang Dixin 15 Jan - 29 Feb 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Straits', a duo exhibition featuring Nobuaki Takekawa (b. 1977, Japan) and Tang Dixin (b. 1982, China). This exhibition explores the two artists' unconventional ways of art-making as a result of their unique, impromptu and playful collaboration with each other. Takekawa and Tang... Read more -
Wanderers
Cheng Ran, Takao Minami and Hiraki Sawa 11 Jan - 28 Mar 2020 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'Wanderers', a group exhibition that features Chinese artist, Cheng Ran (born 1981), and Japanese artists, Takao Minami (born 1976) and Hiraki Sawa (born 1977). As avid explorers, these artists have embarked on excursions in travel that are made without agendas. Drawing on a... Read more -
Gallery Collection
Nobuaki Takekawa, Akira the Hustler, Chen Wei, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Jason Lim, Zhou Yilun 3 Dec 2019 - 1 Feb 2020 Tokyo Read more -
Chen Wei | Night Falls
Chen Wei 19 Nov 2019 - 4 Jan 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Night Falls', a solo exhibition by Chen Wei (b. 1980, China). This presentation showcases a new installation work comprising of ten LED light boards which are positioned across the gallery space. Various colour patterns appear on each LED board: every spark of... Read more -
Tomoko Kashiki | Stories Told Tomorrow
Tomoko Kashiki 7 Nov 2019 - 4 Jan 2020 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'Stories Told Tomorrow', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Tomoko Kashiki (Kyoto, 1982). The exhibition marks Kashiki's first solo presentation in China, where she will showcase 8 new paintings and sketched drawings. Tomoko Kashiki's paintings pulsate between reality and imagination, confronting the... Read more -
Telling Tales
Liu Chuang, Liao Jiekai, Kiri Dalena 15 Oct - 22 Nov 2019 Tokyo Exhibiting works: Liao Jiekai (Singapore) Bukit Orang Salah, 2013 Kiri Dalena (Philippines) Red Saga, 2004 Liu Chuang (China) Untitled (Festival), 2011 Read more -
Maria Farrar | Too late to turn back now
Maria Farrar 5 Oct - 9 Nov 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Too late to turn back now', a solo exhibition by Maria Farrar. Farrar was born in the Philippines and brought up in Shimonoseki, Japan until the age of 15. She then moved to London, England where she now lives and works. In... Read more -
Greasy Spoon: Made by Martin Goya Business
Bai Taotao, Chai Chai, Chen Gaojie, ChillChill, Da Mian, Nathan Zhou, Nerve CLUB (Zhu Jinkun, Wang Zhangyipeng, Pan Yiliang, He Jiaxuan, Fan Wendi), PAPAPEPIA, TOP30, Wu Junyong, ¥ouada, Yu Hang, Zhang Wenxin, Zhao Rundong, Zheng Tianming, Zhou Yilun 18 Sep - 26 Oct 2019 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is proud to present the group exhibition 'Greasy Spoon', curated by Martin Goya Business (MGB). MGB was founded as an artist collective by video artist, Cheng Ran in 2017. Through collaborations with different artists, the collective is committed to breaking through existing modes of art presentations... Read more -
Too late to turn back now
Maria Farrar 24 Aug - 21 Sep 2019 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'Too late to turn back now' by Maria Farrar, her first solo exhibition in Asia. Farrar was born in the Philippines and brought up in Shimonoseki until the age of 15. She then moved to London, England where she now lives and works.... Read more -
Desert Garden
Akira the Hustler, Etsu Egami, Masanori Handa, Jong YuGyong, 17 Aug - 12 Sep 2019 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'Desert Garden', a group exhibition featuring eight artists from China, Japan, Korea and Singapore. Through the diversity of works presented, the exhibition hopes to create a new landscape, a possible horizon, and a place of beauty and imagination. ¥ouada's (b.1987) whimsical cactus-shaped... Read more -
Hilmi Johandi | Stagecraft: Landscapes and Paradise
Hilmi Johandi 16 Aug - 28 Sep 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Stagecraft: Landscapes and Paradise', a solo exhibition featuring new works by Hilmi Johandi, including 7 paintings and 1 video work. This exhibition marks the artist's first solo exhibition with Ota Fine Arts. Primarily a painter, Hilmi's recent exploration has expanded to include... Read more -
King of Kowloon
Tsang Tsou-Choi 9 Jul - 17 Aug 2019 Tokyo There was a calligrapher who called himself the King of Kowloon. From the mid 1950s until 2007 when he passed away, he wrote his family history and statements claiming the possession of Hong Kong on any and every public space of the country. Ota Fine Arts is delighted to showcase... Read more -
Umeda + Sawa
Tetsuya Umeda and Hiraki Sawa 28 Jun - 8 Aug 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present a duo exhibition featuring works by Japanese artists, Tetsuya Umeda (b.1980) and Hiraki Sawa (b.1977). Tetsuya Umeda's practice is most recognized for his site-specific installations that entail light, movement and sound. In-depth observations of the structure and characteristics of a space paves... Read more -
Fuzz
Tsuyoshi Hisakado 15 Jun - 10 Aug 2019 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'Fuzz', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Tsuyoshi Hisakado (Kyoto, 1981). Hisakado will present his large-scale installation of the same name alongside his 'Crossfades' series of works on paper. Tsuyoshi Hisakado is inspired to discover the uniqueness, beauty and the enduring effects... Read more -
Welcome to the Parade
Akira the Hustler + Jong YuGyong 27 Apr - 29 Jun 2019 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is pleased to announce 'Welcome to the Parade', a duo exhibition by Akira The Hustler (b. 1969) and Jong YuGyong (b. 1991). While Akira was already attracting attention as a young artist during his studies at Kyoto City University of Arts, Jong was just born in Kobe... Read more -
Habitat
Chen Wei, Li Qing, Takao Minami, Tang Dixin, Zai Kuning 27 Apr - 16 Jun 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Habitat', which celebrates the fluid yet grounded relationship between man and nature. This exhibition features Paris-based Japanese video artist Takao Minami's Puppet Study #4 (2010), a video installation which consists of computer-controlled blinds and a video projection. At first, viewers will see... Read more -
Umeda + Sawa
Tetsuya Umeda, Hiraki Sawa 13 Apr - 1 Jun 2019 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present a duo exhibition featuring works by Japanese artists, Tetsuya Umeda (b.1980) and Hiraki Sawa (b.1977). From capturing environments, architectural spaces, sound, light and interactive human behaviour, Tetsuya Umeda's practice covers an extensive range. He remodels and creates on-site installations from everyday objects,... Read more -
Present Progressive
Nobuaki Takekawa, Yoshiko Shimada, Akira the Hustler, Bubu de la Madeleine, Hiraki Sawa, Tang Dixin, Maria Farrar, Andy Warhol, Nam June Paik, Wang Zhibo, other 19 Mar - 20 Apr 2019 Tokyo Exhibited artists: Nobuaki Takekawa Yoshiko Shimada Akira the Hustler Bubu de la Madeleine Hiraki Sawa Tang Dixin Maria Farrar Andy Warhol Nam June Paik Wang Zhibo other Read more -
Side Affects
Chua Chye Teck, Manon de Boer, Tsuyoshi Hisakado 2 Mar - 14 Apr 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Side Affects', curated by artist Guo-Liang Tan and featuring the works of Chua Chye Teck (Singapore), Manon de Boer (Netherlands/ Belgium), and Tsuyoshi Hisakado (Japan). Thinking about Duchamp's concept of 'infra-mince', Tan is interested in how the subtle shifts within things can... Read more -
The Illuminated Mundane
Chris Huen Sin-Kan 26 Jan - 9 Mar 2019 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'The Illuminated Mundane', the first solo exhibition by Hong Kong artist Chris Huen Sin-Kan in Japan. Huen paints entirely from memory, and his works mainly depict his family and everyday environments. With limited brushstrokes, Huen illustrates his subjects remarkably - a technique he... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama: Prints
Yayoi Kusama 25 Jan - 30 Mar 2019 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'Yayoi Kusama: Prints', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama (born 1929, Japan). The exhibition features a set of colored woodblock prints, early mixed media works and 30 recent prints made between 2011 and 2012. These prints were based on small... Read more -
Cheng Ran | The Lament: Mountain Ghost
Cheng Ran 12 Jan - 23 Feb 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'The Lament: Mountain Ghost', a solo exhibition by Chinese artist Cheng Ran. The exhibition presents numerous video works and Cheng Ran's latest body of mixed-media installations. Just like the works presented by the artist, this exhibition aims to create an art experience... Read more -
Tang Dixin
Tang Dixin 30 Nov 2018 - 19 Jan 2019 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present a second solo exhibition by Tang Dixin in Tokyo. Tang is a Shanghai-based artist who belongs to one of the '80-hou' generation, a Chinese term for those who were born during the 1980s and are regarded as liberal. He works mainly with painting... Read more -
Firoz Mahmud: Drawing Reverberation
Firoz Mahmud 16 Nov 2018 - 5 Jan 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Drawing Reverberation, a solo exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and wood carving works made in recent years by artist Firoz Mahmud. While currently based in New York City, Mahmud (b. 1974) continues to draw artistic themes from the history of the Bangladeshi region... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama | THE LONGING FOR MY LOVE ALL BEGAN FROM MY HEART
Yayoi Kusama 7 Nov 2018 - 20 Jan 2019 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'THE LONGING FOR MY LOVE ALL BEGAN FROM MY HEART', a solo exhibition by Yayoi Kusama featuring 34 paintings from her 'My Eternal Soul' series, a peep-in Infinity Mirror Room and several soft sculptures. As an internationally-acclaimed artist, Kusama's practice remains vigorous,... Read more -
The Lament: Mountain Ghost
Cheng Ran 13 Oct - 24 Nov 2018 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'The Lament: Mountain Ghost', the very first solo exhibition of Cheng Ran in Japan. Based in Hangzhou, China, Cheng is well known for his video works which possess cinematic beauty while incorporating Western popular culture as a theme. For this exhibition, Cheng will... Read more -
Ay Tjoe Christine | The Black Side
Ay Tjoe Christine 29 Sep - 31 Oct 2018 Shanghai Ota Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present 'The Black Side' a solo exhibition by Ay Tjoe Christine, one of Southeast Asia's most prominent female painters. For this exhibition, Ay Tjoe presents two new paintings together with four other paintings from her recent retrospective exhibition held at the 21st Century... Read more -
Crossroads
Akira the Hustler, Chen Wei, Cheng Ran, Masanori Handa, Zai Kuning, Yayoi Kusama, Hiraki Sawa, Guo-Liang Tan, Tang Dixin 21 Sep - 3 Nov 2018 Singapore Coinciding with Gillman Barracks Art After Dark x 6th Anniversary Celebrations, 21 September 2018, 7pm till late Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Crossroads', a group exhibition by 9 artists: Akira the Hustler (Japan), Chen Wei (China), Cheng Ran (China) Masanori Handa (Japan), Zai Kuning (Singapore), Yayoi Kusama... Read more -
Geopolitical Grounds
Jong YuGyong, Koh Chaik Hong, Gabriel Leung, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Nobuaki Takekawa 11 Sep - 6 Oct 2018 Tokyo Ota Fine Arts Tokyo is delighted to present 'Geopolitical Grounds', a group exhibition featuring 5 artists from different parts of Asia: Jong YuGyong (Japan / South Korea), Koh Chaik Hong (Singapore), Gabriel Leung (Hong Kong), Chulayarnnon Siriphol (Thailand), Nobuaki Takekawa (Japan). This exhibition aims to showcase each artist's reaction to... Read more
