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Opening Artist Talk
Artists and representatives from Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition will talk about the artists’ work.
*This event is conducted in Japanese with Japanese sign-language interpreting.
| Title | Related Event of "Art Brut 2026 Touring Exhibition
” Opening Artist Talk |
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| Date and Time | Saturday, 10 October 2026, 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
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| Venue | Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Gallery 1 and Gallery 2 |
| Speakers | Hajimari Art Center, KAGAWA Daisuke, SHIMIZU Chiharu (related persons), SUGIURA Atsushi (related persons), TAGUCHI BOSS, HONDA Tadashi, MORI Haruka (Online) |
| Admission | Free |
| How to participate | No advance application required *Please come to the reception when it's time. |
| Inquiry | Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Opening Artist Talk section Email: skdg-event2026(at) mot-art.jp * Please change (at) to @. Tel: 03-5422-3151 |
Speakers
KAGAWA Daisuke
Born in 1981 in Fukuoka Prefecture. Live in Tochigi Prefecture. After journeys that included walking the length of Japan on the income from his paintings, Kagawa established a style all his own. He renders organic patterns and motifs—where the figurative and abstract intermingle—with both precision and boldness. Selected exhibitions: Shinano Primitive Sense Art Festival (various sites in Omachi, Nagano; participating annually since 2011) and the solo exhibition Coil of Living Things (Tsomoriri Bunko, Tokyo, 2024).
KAGAWA Daisuke, Close your eyes, The World, As You Feel It, 2020, Collection of the artist
SHIMIZU Chiharu
Born in 1994 in Miyagi Prefecture. Live in Miyagi Prefecture. After a homeroom teacher in elementary school recognized her distinctive, rounded handwriting, she began preserving the handwritten characters she produced. At home, she also continues to make small boxes. Selected exhibitions: The Nippon Foundation DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS—Museum of Together (Spiral Garden, Tokyo, 2017) and Trying to Become Soft (Hajimari Art Center, Fukushima, 2021).
SHIMIZU Chiharu, Small boxes, Date Unknown, Collection of the artist
SUGIURA Atsushi
Born in 1970 in Saitama Prefecture. Live in Saitama Prefecture. He has been involved with the Minuma Welfare Society, a social welfare corporation, since 1997. He handles photographs he is fond of over many years, until their surfaces and corners wear away into various shapes—each becoming a work in its own right. Selected exhibitions: Sugoi zo, kore wa! (This Is Amazing!) (The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, 2015) and Art Brut from Japan, Another Look (Collection de l’ Art Brut, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2018).
SUGIURA Atsushi, Untitled, Date Unknown, Collection of KOBO-SYU
TAGUCHI BOSS
Born in 1945 in Shimane Prefecture. Live in Kumamoto Prefecture. She retired from work in her seventies and, at 75, began to draw after a change in her life circumstances. Over six years, she produced some 400 works in pen and colored pencil. Selected exhibitions : Nobody Knows (Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, 2022 ) and TAGUCHI BOSS & JIJI : Here and Now, From Here On (Tanabe Gallery, Tokyo, 2025)
TAGUCHI BOSS, Untitled (22-27), 2022, Collection of the artist, Photo by Maki Taguchi
HONDA Tadashi
Born in 1979 in Fukushima Prefecture. Live in Fukushima Prefecture. He began making work at the age of 26. In 2011, he was diagnosed with an intellectual disability and grew interested in disability and art. Selected exhibitions : the solo show Viva! Agri-Culture! Edamame and Radishes ((PLACE) by method, Tokyo, 2023) and Things Told, Things Not Told, Things That Cannot Be Told (Hajimari Art Center, Fukushima, 2023).
HONDA Tadashi, Takuwan (Yellow pickled radish), 2016-2024, Collection of the artist
MORI Haruka
Born in 1988 in Fukushima Prefecture. Live in Fukushima Prefecture. Born with cerebral palsy that limits the use of both hands, she paints from her wheelchair, holding the brush between her toes. Her motifs range widely, from animals and other living creatures to folk crafts. Selected exhibitions: Art Brut Japonais II (Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, France, 2018–2019) and unico file vol.4 : The Mori Haruka Museum I Make Myself (Hajimari Art Center, Fukushima, 2023).
MORI Haruka, Akabeko, 2020, Deposited by Hajimari Art Center
Hajimari Art Center
Hajimari Art Center (Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture) opened in 2014 in a renovated sake brewery—the roughly 140-year-old Juhachikengura Brewery. Founded as a place where anyone can gather, it cherishes “the power of human expression” and “the richness born of human connection.” Its curators—Okabe Kaneyoshi, Kobayashi Tatsuya, and Omasa Ai—present themed exhibitions alongside a range of projects and events. The center is operated by Asaka Aiikuen, a social welfare corporation. It authored and edited the book Hajimari Art Center: A Social Welfare Corporation Exploring Community and Art (Sayusha, 2025).
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