Art Jakarta 2026
October 2 (Fri) – October 4 (Sun), 2026
Gallery SHUKADO presents “Caressing Life”, a three-person exhibition of work by Hitomi Endo, Ai Chuda and Kazuki Yasuo.
Exhibition Information
ExhibitionCaressing Life: Kazuki Yasuo, Hitomi Endo and Ai Chuda
DatesJanuary 24 (Fri) – February 1 (Sat), 2025
VenueGallery SHUKADO
Hours10:00 - 18:00
NotesOpen every day of the exhibition. Admission free.
表面的に明るい作品ばかりがもてはやされる昨今ですが、一方で私達は生きること自体を真底から勇気づけてくれる切実な何かを、表現に求め続けているようにも思われます。この展示はそのことに応えるものとして企画されました。
香月泰男は戦後シベリヤに抑留されて、多くの仲間達が命を落としていく中で生き延びて、山口県の自宅に戻ったあとは、土色と墨色の絵肌を削るようにして、死した仲間たちを、そして生きる花や動物たちを描きました。
もうあの戦争は80年も前の出来事ですが、過酷な現実のなかに生きる喜びを見出す彼の作品は、今も変わらず、生命の原点を伝えています。
香月泰男「花火」
その香月の作品に出会って、同志社文学部から京都造形大に転じた忠田愛は、「いのち」を絵画で描きたいという強い欲求に導かれて芸術の道を歩んできました。人物や動物を土のような地肌の支持体に描く彼女の作品は、力強さと脆さが同居しており、香月の作品がもたらした重みを彼女の肉体を通してさらに次の世代につないでいこうとする試みにも思われます。
忠田愛「Ram」（2024）
遠藤仁美「森の探し物」（2024）
遠藤仁美は夢となって現れた記憶を幾重にも重ねて表現することで、理想のなにか、おそらくは家族のようなものを夢見て生きる力を見出す試みのように見えます。
ふたりの作品に共通することは、生と死のはざまにある「本当の生命」のようなものを掴み取ろうとすることであり、さらにそれらは「家族」の温もりについて語っているようにも思われます。
「いのち」と「家族」。
それは今この社会に求められるもっとも大事なテーマではないでしょうか。
香月、忠田、遠藤の三人の作品が、生きることそのものに触れるものとして、みなさんの心に届くことを祈っています。
2025年は、すべてのものが冬から春に転じ、芽吹き、伸びゆく年になると思います。その季節にふさわしい希望の展示になることを信じています。
Ai Chuda
Ai Chuda was born in Osaka in 1981. After leaving Doshisha University's Faculty of Letters, Department of Cultural Studies, Aesthetics and Art Studies in 2000, she completed a master's degree in Art Expression at Kyoto University of Art and Design in 2007. He received the Chaos Prize and the Dean's Prize at the graduation exhibition, and the Shinsei Prize at the 11th Open Call Shinsei Exhibition in the same year. He has since received numerous awards, including the Excellence Prize at the Kyoto Japanese Painting New Exhibition in 2010 and the Heiwado Foundation New Artist Encouragement Prize in 2012.
Chuda's works are characterized by an expression that seems to dig up the figures lurking in the depths of the picture plane, and they move the viewer deeply. In her portraits in particular, she delicately depicts the mysterious side of life and the essence of eternal life, while also capturing the ephemerality and brilliance that resides in a single moment of everyday life. Her works are imbued with universal themes that transcend time and space, and have a powerful resonance within the viewer. Her unique perspective and expressive power are highly regarded, and her works leave a deep aftertaste in the viewer.
Ai Chuda is one of the artists who continues to create new value in contemporary painting with her unique perspective and solid technique.
1981 Born in Osaka
2000 Left Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Aesthetics and Art Studies
2005 Graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design, Japanese Painting Course
2006 Short-term study abroad in Italy, with works purchased by the university
Solo exhibition, Gallery Kaze (Osaka)
2007 Completed the Graduate School of Art and Design, Kyoto University of Art and Design
2008 Solo exhibition, Gallery Buburindo (Kobe) ('09,'10,'11,'13,'14,'17,'19)
Solo exhibition, gallery neutorn (Kyoto)
2010 Solo exhibition, gallery neutron (Tokyo)
Solo exhibition, Shinseido (Tokyo)
2012 Group exhibition: “The Exhibition of Precious Female Artists Selected by Fuyuhiko Yamamoto” at Mitsukoshi Ginza Store
2014 Solo exhibition at Gallery Ekoin (Tokyo)
2015 Group exhibition: “Takashimaya's Foresight of Beauty”
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka Store ('18)
2017 Publication of a collection of her works by Gallery Bopindo, and exhibition to commemorate the publication of the collection (Kobe)
2020 Solo exhibition, Kuraudou Gallery (Kyoto)
2021 Solo exhibition, Gallery Shimada (Kobe)
2022 Solo exhibition, ippoplus (Osaka)
Four-person exhibition, Takahiro Hara, Eiji Miwa, Tomoyuki Yoshida, Ai Chuda, Kuraudou Gallery (Kyoto)
2024 Solo exhibition, Efu-roku-bun-no-ichi Exhibition Room (Sapporo)
2025 Three-Person Exhibition: Yasuo Kazuki, Hitomi Endo, Ai Chuda “Naderu Inochi” Gallery Shukado (Tokyo)
[Awards]
2005: Encouragement Prize, Graduation Exhibition
2007: Dean's Prize, Graduate School Completion Exhibition; Chaos Prize
2007: Shinsei Prize, 11th Public Call for the Shinsei Exhibition
2010: Excellence Prize, Kyoto New Japanese Painting Exhibition
2012: Heiwado Foundation New Artist Encouragement Prize
[Collections]
Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto University, Benetton Foundation, Otsu City Kita Fire Station
Chuda's works are characterized by an expression that seems to dig up the figures lurking in the depths of the picture plane, and they move the viewer deeply. In her portraits in particular, she delicately depicts the mysterious side of life and the essence of eternal life, while also capturing the ephemerality and brilliance that resides in a single moment of everyday life. Her works are imbued with universal themes that transcend time and space, and have a powerful resonance within the viewer. Her unique perspective and expressive power are highly regarded, and her works leave a deep aftertaste in the viewer.
Ai Chuda is one of the artists who continues to create new value in contemporary painting with her unique perspective and solid technique.
1981 Born in Osaka
2000 Left Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Aesthetics and Art Studies
2005 Graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design, Japanese Painting Course
2006 Short-term study abroad in Italy, with works purchased by the university
Solo exhibition, Gallery Kaze (Osaka)
2007 Completed the Graduate School of Art and Design, Kyoto University of Art and Design
2008 Solo exhibition, Gallery Buburindo (Kobe) ('09,'10,'11,'13,'14,'17,'19)
Solo exhibition, gallery neutorn (Kyoto)
2010 Solo exhibition, gallery neutron (Tokyo)
Solo exhibition, Shinseido (Tokyo)
2012 Group exhibition: “The Exhibition of Precious Female Artists Selected by Fuyuhiko Yamamoto” at Mitsukoshi Ginza Store
2014 Solo exhibition at Gallery Ekoin (Tokyo)
2015 Group exhibition: “Takashimaya's Foresight of Beauty”
Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka Store ('18)
2017 Publication of a collection of her works by Gallery Bopindo, and exhibition to commemorate the publication of the collection (Kobe)
2020 Solo exhibition, Kuraudou Gallery (Kyoto)
2021 Solo exhibition, Gallery Shimada (Kobe)
2022 Solo exhibition, ippoplus (Osaka)
Four-person exhibition, Takahiro Hara, Eiji Miwa, Tomoyuki Yoshida, Ai Chuda, Kuraudou Gallery (Kyoto)
2024 Solo exhibition, Efu-roku-bun-no-ichi Exhibition Room (Sapporo)
2025 Three-Person Exhibition: Yasuo Kazuki, Hitomi Endo, Ai Chuda “Naderu Inochi” Gallery Shukado (Tokyo)
[Awards]
2005: Encouragement Prize, Graduation Exhibition
2007: Dean's Prize, Graduate School Completion Exhibition; Chaos Prize
2007: Shinsei Prize, 11th Public Call for the Shinsei Exhibition
2010: Excellence Prize, Kyoto New Japanese Painting Exhibition
2012: Heiwado Foundation New Artist Encouragement Prize
[Collections]
Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto University, Benetton Foundation, Otsu City Kita Fire Station
Hitomi Endo
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1990, Hitomi Endo graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at Tokyo Zokei University in 2019. She received the Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Fine Art Foundation Prize at the 33rd Nitten Exhibition. Subsequently, she garnered accolades at the International Painting Award and the FACE Exhibition. In 2022, she won the Grand Prize at the Monthly Art Newcomer Award "Debut 2022" and held her solo exhibition Even Today, Horses Dream. That same year, her work was also selected for the Idemitsu Art Award 2022. In 2023, she received the Jury Prize at the muni Art Award 2023, hosted by our company, where her fantastical and profound artistic expression was highly acclaimed. Her unique style explores inner emotions through landscapes, characterized by delicate use of color and complex layered structures that create a distinct brilliance, captivating viewers. She is regarded as one of the next-generation artists to watch.
Kazuki Yasuo