TakashiP Solo Exhibition
“HIP FESTIVAL”
May 7, 2008 (Wed) - May 24, 2008 (Sat)
Opening Reception: Friday, May 9, 2008 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Performances @ NY Coo Gallery
#1: Friday, May 9 6:30PM~
#2: Friday, May 16 6:30PM~
#3: Saturday, May 17 3:00PM~
The hippest art exhibition is coming to New York!
NY Coo Gallery in May is proud to present “Hip Festival”, an exhibition of paintings and performances by TakashiP.
The hips as artistic tools… Put paint on the butt… Sit on paper… Rub, smear, turn, squeeze… There you have it, a brilliant butt print.
TakashiP began using his own hips as an artistic motif while studying sculpture at Wako University’s Art Department. After graduating in 2004, TakashiP, a frequent visitor to New York City, continued his creative activities in Japan. Consisting of pertinacious blend of fetishism, narcissism and egotism, his love and obsession for the hips － his own hips in particular － became the source of his inspirations, essences of his creativity. Soon, his fundoshi (traditional Japanese men’s underwear) -clad hips started showing up in public places.
“I can go anywhere in the world and communicate with my butt,” says TakashiP. His art － including public exposure of his hips － is the product of avant-garde/pop art mixed with primitive, instinct-driven creative desires.
People crowd Times Square. They all come with one purpose － to have fun. Times Square is where you can find all kinds of human emotions. “Times Square,” according to TakashiP, “resembles traditional Japanese festivals.”
The exhibition recaptures the essences of traditional Japanese festivals － human-packed sidewalks, street vendors and performers, all that noise and everything… Covering every inch of the wall with Hip Art. Brightest of colors and intriguing shapes combine to create a festive, carnival-like mood. With obvious self-intoxication and cool inner objectivity, TakashiP makes people laugh, stare and think on his way to laugh at himself.
No festival is complete without an attraction or two. So we’ve scheduled three live Hip Paint performances (painting directly on the gallery wall with a “butt brush”) during the course of the exhibition. Don’t miss this fant-ass-tic opportunity to be one of the first people outside of Japan to witness the fine art of Hip Painting. Performance dates are May 9th, 16th and 17th.
NY Coo Gallery
TAKASHIP (賢尻 in Japanese)
2007 Solo Exhibition “TakashiP”, Tokyo
2006 Solo Exhibition “~virgin~”, Tokyo
2004 Graduated from Wako University (Dept. of Humanities, Specialized Degree in Art)
2003 Graduated from Wako University (Dept. of Humanities, BFA in Art)
-------------------------------------------------- News Letter --------------------------------------------------
The opening reception forTakashiP's solo exhibition entitled“HIP FESTIVAL,” featuring a live hip painting performance,washeld on the evening of Friday, May 9th.
Everyone had a great time eyewitnessing what is called Hip Painting where the artist uses his hip as a paint brush. The deliciously concocted original "Salami Pizza" brought inspired laughters from the hungry audience.
There will be two more performances scheduled on 5/16 (6:30pm) and 5/17 (3:00pm). Don't miss them if yo missed the first one!
The exhibition runs through may 24th.
art works
A view of the reception / Hipperformance /Hipperformance-2
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