next exhibition： current exhibition： SHIMABUKU  The Story So Far 2   Jul. 12, Thu.,– Aug. 11, Sat., 2007 Closed on Mon., Sun. and National holidays SHIMABUKU Swansea Jack Memorial Dog Swimming Competition 2003, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea SHUGOARTS is pleased to announce a solo show by SHIMABUKU, “The Story So Far 2” from 12th July to 11th August 2007. SHIMABUKU, who is currently based in Berlin, has been working on his art pieces which are mainly site-specific art projects and performances throughout the world since early 1990s. When he visits a new place, he starts his projects with picking up anecdotes that even the local people had forgotten about or possibilities that are unique to the context, and develops it by involving people, often even animals. With this solo show, he is going to exhibit poetic and humorous art works, e.g. “Disappearance and Appearance of Eyebrow” (1991), “Souvenir” (1992) and so on. These art works suggest us a new possibility for communication, as well as a new value of enriched life for human beings. Following to the exhibition of this spring, "The Door into Summer: The Age of Micropop" at Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki, this show will be a precious opportunity to see representative art works of this mostly shown in abroad artist varied from early 1990s to yet-to-be-exhibited art works in Japan. I wanted to show people that there are many different ways to reach a single destination. I think if I wasn’t an artist probably I would be a travel guide. (A conversation between Jonathan Watkins and SHIMABUKU, exhibition catalog for “Swansea Jack Memorial Dog Swimming Competition”, 2003) SHIMABUKU was born in Kobe in 1969. Lives and works in Berlin since 2004. SHIMABUKU has been mainly working on site-specific art projects and performances at various locations inside and outside Japan.Selected Solo Exhibitions: ”KONNICHIWA”, Nagoya City Art Museum, Japan (1993); ”I'm traveling with 165-metre mermaid”, DAZIBAO, Montreal, Canada (1999); “The Octopus Returns”, Kobe Art Village Center, Japan (2001); “Watching the River Flow : What an artist and a gallery can do together for tomorrow”, SHUGOARTS, Tokyo, Japan (2003); “Swansea Jack Memorial Dog Swimming Competition”, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, U.K (2003); “Catching octopus with self-made ceramic pots”, Air de Paris, France (2004).Selected Group Exhibitions: Biennale of Sydney (1998); “Elysian Fields”, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2000); Yokohama 2001:International Triennale of Contemporary Art, Yokohama, Japan (2001); “Utopia Station”, 50th Venezia Biennale, Italy (2003); Liverpool Biennial, U.K (2006); XXVII Sao Paolo Biennial (2006).He is one of the most expected artists in the world. He is going to actively participate to many exhibitions e.g. an opening exhibition of Okinawa… as well as exhibitions in Korea, China, and U.K. His recent activities are not only art exhibitions in museums or galleries, but varied to children’s picture books, essays, lectures and workshops in all over the world. Artist Books: “In Search of Deer” (Artist’s Private Book); “With Birds at Dawn” (On Sundays); “SHIMABUKU 2001” (Kobe Art Village Center); “Cucumber Journey” (Shogakukan). Artist's Page back to exhibitions Copyright 2003 SHUGOARTS. All rights reserved. contact: SHUGOARTS info@shugoarts.com SHUGOARTS website since2003 designed by Kaori Hoya, Created by Kaneko Osamu