Born in Tokyo in 1993, Sugahara graduated from Tokyo Zokei University in 2016 with a major in sculpture, and completed a master's degree in sculpture at the same university in 2006. With the theme of "texture and tactility", he creates sculptures mainly using FRP (fibre-reinforced plastic) and clay. The works, which emphasise the slight tactility and anonymity of the contemporary body, which is becoming increasingly symbolised in consumerist fashion, encompass the shifting surface of the modern world and its inability to be grounded in reality. His solo exhibitions include "Superficial Sensation" at Gallery FOMO, Taipei (2021), "anonym" at EUKARYOTE, Tokyo (2020) and “invisible” at TAV gallery, Tokyo (2016). Group exhibitions include "An Empty Vessel" at MA2 GALLERY, Tokyo (2021) and "The Metamorphosis" at EUKARYOTE, Tokyo (2019). Gunma Biennale Encouragement Prize in 2017.
PROFILE
| 1993 | Born in Tokyo, Japan |
| 2016 | Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University |
| 2018 | Graduated the masters program at the Tokyo Zokei University of fine arts |
| Currently, based in Chiba, Japan |
SOLO EXHIBITION
| 2021 | “Superficial Sensation” Gallery FOMO, Taipei |
| 2020 | “anonym” EUKARYOTE, Tokyo |
| 2017 | “People of Tokyo” Hideharu Fukasaku Gallery Roppongi, Tokyo |
| 2016 | “invisible” TAV GALLERY, Tokyo |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2021 | “When the Distant Stars Shine” TX Huaihai, Shanghai “An Empty Vessel” MA2 GALLERY, Tokyo |
| 2020 | “KIRINJI” Gallery UG, Tokyo “appropriate distance” GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS ART WALL GALLERY, Tokyo “input /output” GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS ATRIUM, Tokyo |
| 2019 | “Collectors’ Collective vol.1” MEDEL GALLERY SHU, Tokyo “SHIBUYA STYLE vol.13” Seibu Shibuya Art Gallery, Tokyo “The Hidden God” Kiyoshi Art Space, Tokyo “MID CORE” TAV GALLERY, Tokyo “Busan Annual Market of Art 2019” BEXCO, Busan “The Metamorphosis” EUKARYOTE, Tokyo “CVJ Workplace Art Project” Yahoo Japan Corporation, Tokyo |
| 2018 | “Day to Touch Voices in Beauty” GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS ATRIUM, Tokyo “NAKAMA de ART” Imperial Hotel Plaza, Tokyo “Busan Annual Market of Art 2018” BEXCO, Busan “YOUNG ARTIST EXHIBITION 2018” EUKARYOTE, Tokyo “Future Artist Tokyo-Switch Room-” Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo |
| 2017 | “Gunma Youth Biennale 2017” Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Gunma |
RESIDENCE WORK
| 2018 | “CVJ Workplace Art Project” Yahoo Japan Corporation, Tokyo |
ACCOLADE
| 2017 | An encouragement prize of the Gunma Youth Biennale 2017 |
