Yuichi Hirako
OVERVIEW
Yuichi Hirako (b. 1982, Okayama, Japan) currently based in Tokyo, graduated Wimbledon College of Arts, UK, with a Fine Art degree in painting. The central theme of his artistic practice is about the coexistence of plants, nature, and humans which starts from the ambiguity or questions rising from these relationships. Deriving from the sense of strangeness felt from the concept of humans controlling plants to create “nature,” as seen in indoor plants and street trees, he explores the boundaries between nature and humans in modern society through his works. Hirako primarily paints, but his works vary in a wide range of mediums such as drawing, sculpture, installation, sound performance, and more. He has been actively exhibiting in Japan and internationally, including shows in London, Rotterdam, Shanghai, and Seoul.

HISTORY
2023
‘THE NATURE’, The Modern Institute, Aird’s Lane Bricks Space, Glasgow, UK
2022
‘Yuichi Hirako × Nerima Art Museum collection inheritance,
metamorphosis, rebirth’, Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
‘FOOTPRINTS’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
‘Fallen Leaves’, BACK_Y, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
‘Mount Mariana’, Gallery BATON, Seoul, Korea ‘GIFT’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2020
‘GROWTH RINGS’, WAREHOUSE, Hong Kong, China
2019
‘Memories’, WAITINGROOM, Tokyo, Japan
‘Dandelion’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2018
‘Leftover’, Dai-ichi Life Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
‘BLOOM’, YIRI Arts Taipei Space, Taipei, Taiwan
‘Project N 71’, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2017
‘SPROUT’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016
‘Our way to the Forest’, Fouladi Projects, San Francisco, USA
2014
‘Wooden Works’, hpgrp Gallery Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2013
‘The Thick Forest’, The Drawing Room, Singapore
‘The Leaf Scar’, WAITINGROOM, Tokyo, Japan
2012
‘Memories of My Garden: Hidden Forest’, INAX GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2011
‘Memories of My Garden : Song’, Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo,Tokyo, Japan
2022
‘Under Current’, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China ‘UNIVERSES 5’, The Hole, New York, USA ‘In search of others’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2021
‘The pulse of modernity’, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China ‘DOMESTICITY’, Volery Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2020
‘TOKYO☆VOCA’, Dai-ichi Life Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2019
‘Look and Talk’, Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan ‘CYGNUS LOOP’, Gallery BATON, Seoul, Korea
‘SUMMERTIME’ 19’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018
‘MUSUBI’, Galerie Da-End, Paris, France
2017
‘New Works’, The Drawing Room, Manila, Philippines
‘Après Toronto’, Galerie Laroche/Joncas, Montreal, Canada
2016
‘Happily ever after’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam,The Netherlands
2013
‘The Present of Art OKAYAMA 2013: Body’, (traveling exhibition) ,
Nagi MOCA, Okayama, Japan
‘GENESIS’, YIRI ARTS Fujin Space, Taipei, Taiwan
‘VOCA Prize 2013’, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
‘Tokyo Painting II: Mindscape between interior and exterior’, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2011
‘Arts Challenge 2011’, Aichi Arts Center, Aichi, Japan
2010
‘The 10th Gunma Biennale for Young Artists 2010’, The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan
‘Tokyo Wonder Wall 2010’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
2009
‘AMUSE ART JAM 2009 in Kyoto’, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Long Museum, China
Powerlong Museum, China
LISSER ART MUSEUM (The VandenBroek Foundation), The Netherlands
Akzonobel Art Foundation, The Netherlands
Japigozzi Collection, Switzerland
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Japan

WORKS
NEWS
KOTARO NUKAGA to participate in “ART SG”
KOTARO NUKAGA will participate in “ART SG” be held in Singapore from January 12 (Thu) to 15 (Sun), 2023.(HP: https://artsg.com/about/the-fair/) The inaugural “ART SG” will be held in Singapore, with more than 150 of the world’s leading galleries participating. The exhibition will consist of four main sections: “GALLERIES,” “FOCUS,” which introduces solo and duo artists,
’Under Current Satellite Exhibition’ at N&A Art SITE
Under Current Satellite Exhibition” will be held at N&A Art SITE (Meguro-ku, Tokyo) from December 3 (Sat) to 17 (Sat), 2022. This exhibition is an abstracted exhibition in Japan of “Under Current,” an exhibition by 16 Japanese artists currently being held at the Powerlong Museum in Shanghai. The exhibition will feature one work from each
’Under Current’, an exhibition of 16 Japanese artists, opens at Powerlong Museum in Shanghai, China
From November 11, 2022 to January 29, 2023, the Powerlong Museum in Shanghai, China will present ‘Under Current,’ an exhibition of 16 Japanese artists. (URL: http://www.powerlongmuseum.com/exhibition_detail/80.html) KOTARO NUKAGA is proud to announce that Yuichi Hirako, Tomona Matsukawa, Mariko Kobayashi and Keita Morimoto participate in this group exhibition. Regarded as the largest private museum in Asia, the
Yuichi Hirako × Nerima Art Museum collection exhibition
Yuichi Hirako will be held Collection Exhibition ‘inheritance, metamorphosis, rebirth[ 遺産、変形、再生]’at Nerima Art Museum from November 18, 2022 (Fri). This exhibition will feature 10 works selected by Hirako himself from the Nerima Art Museum’s valuable collection, as well as new works created by Hirako incorporating various elements through his interpretation and analysis of these 10
Exhibition Announcement - TAIPEI DANGDAI 2022
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to present our exhibition at an international art fair TAIPEI DANGDAI 2022, which will be held from May 20 (Fri) at the Taipei World Trade Center. At this art fair, KOTARO NUKAGA will be exhibiting 19 of two-dimensional and three-dimensional works by 6 artists, including Stefan Brüggemann, Yuichi Hirako and Mariko Kobayashi. Yuichi
Yuichi Hirako, ‘FOOTPRINTS’
From May 21 (Sat) to June 25 (Sat), KOTARO NUKAGA, Roppongi is pleased to present ‘FOOTPRINTS,’ a solo exhibition by Yuichi Hirako. The exhibition title is inspired by the countless footprints made by people gathering around nature, evoking a collective of some kind. In this show, Hirako will create a series of installations in which
Group Exhibition ‘In search of others’
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce that from May 14 (Sat) to June 25 (Sat), 2022, we will be presenting the group exhibition ‘ In search of others’. The exhibition will explore the idea of “the human who exists as an Other”, and will feature 7 artists from both Japan and abroad, including Yuichi Hirako,
Exhibition Announcement - Art Fair Tokyo 2022
KOTARO NUKAGA will be exhibiting at ART FAIR TOKYO 2022, held at the Tokyo International Forum from March 11 (Fri). At this art fair, KOTARO NUKAGA will exhibit works by Tomokazu Matsuyama, Yuichi Hirako and seven other artists. Tomokazu Matsuyama’s new work “People With People,” is a large-scale work from his signature series “Fictional Landscape.”
West Bund Art & Design 2021
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the international art fair West Bund Art & Design 2021 in Shanghai from November 11, 2021 (Thursday). For our first art fair in 2 years, KOTARO NUKAGA will be exhibiting works by six artists, including New York-based artists Tony Matelli and Tomokazu Matsuyama.
Yuichi Hirako's first art book "GIFT HIRAKO YUICHI" went on sale
Finally, Yuichi Hirako’s first art book “GIFT HIRAKO YUICHI” went on sale to the public today. Not only the atmosphere of the exhibition “GIFT” held in January this year, but also the cover and drawings written for this catalogue scattered everywhere, and the artist himself is particular about the details. Please feel free to purchase