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MARTIN WHATSON SOLO EXHIBITION
“OKAERI”
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Martin Watson, a street artist from Norway, will host his first full-scale solo exhibition in Japan, "OKAERI".
Martin Watson is a street artist from Norway and one of the world's most prominent writers, especially in Western and North America.
In this exhibition, which will be the first full-fledged solo exhibition in Japan, about 20 pieces of one piece of canvas work drawn with monochrome stencil and colorful and unique tgging, which is his representative style, We will exhibit and sell valuable autographed posters. In addition, edition works in collaboration with Adachi Print Research Institute, a woodcut studio that reprints a number of ukiyo-e prints by Sharaku, Utamaro, Hokusai, Hiroshige and others, and also works on many collaborative works with contemporary artists. Will also be unveiled and sold at the main exhibition hall.
In addition, the artist himself will also come to Norway to visit Nakazai Gallery, live painting and AR production near Shibuya PARCO will also be available.
※Works can be purchased by lottery sales of all works.
For those who cannot come to the gallery in a distance, applications will be accepted until 20:00 on August 28, so please contact GALLERY X by phone or email for details.
August 26, 2022 - September 4, 2022
GALLERY X BY PARCO (Shibuya Parco B1F)
11:00-20:00
※Business hours may be changed or closed due to various circumstances such as infectious disease control and natural disasters.
※Contents are subject to change without notice. Thank you for your understanding.
※Depending on the congestion situation, advance reservations and numbered tickets may be distributed.
Free of charge
ØL Tokyo
Norwegian Embassy / Adachi Traditional Woodcut Technology Preservation Foundation
Profile
MARTIN WHATSON (Martin Watson)
Born in 1984. A young street artist based in Norway. When he was a student studying art in general and graphic design, he met BANSKY and DOLK stencils and started art activities. Currently, Graffiti Prints, which is said to be the new generation of POWs (a web gallery launched by BANKSY), sells all the editions that belong to and sell. Now that DOLK, a leading Norway street art expert, has shifted to contemporary art, it has become quite popular not only in Norway but also in Western Europe and the United States, and has become one of the world's leading street artists.
Since this exhibition was held in Tokyo in 2011 and 2013, this exhibition will be the first large-scale solo exhibition in Japan, and will be visiting Japan for the first time in nine years.
[MARTIN WHATSON (Martin Watson) solo exhibition results]
2011 – Love Tour – Gallery Kawamatsu – Tokyo / Japan
2011 –What have I done? – Black Pop Gallery – Copenhagen / Denmark
2013 – The Beauty of Grey – MSA Gallery – Paris / France
2013 – Transformed – Gallery Kawamatsu – Tokyo / Japan
2013 – Undercover – Reed Projects Gallery – Stavanger / Norway
2014 – Hide & Seek – Rex Romae – London / UK
2014 – Nationalteateret – Nationalteateret – Oslo / Norway
2014 – Square – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2015 – Old News – Galleri-A – Oslo / Norway
2015 – About-Face – Blackbook Gallery – Denver / USA
2016 – Affinity (collaboration with SNIK) – Modus Art Gallery – Paris / France
2017 – REVIVE – Rex Romae Gallery popup – LA / USA
2018 – SOS at Cho Why – Cho Why – Bangkok / Thailand
2018 – The Arctic tour – Bådin Brewry – Bodø / Norway
2018 – The Arctic tour – The Edge Hotel – Tromsø / Norway
2018 – The Arctic tour – Galleri Svalbard – Svalbard / Norway
2020 – Oslo Nowhere / Shoot Gallery – Oslo, Norway
2020 – Free / RexRomae Gallery – Dubai, UAE
