MR.

b. 1969 Japan

After 20 years as Takashi Murakami’s protégé , Mr. has developed a career as an artist by focusing on anime and video game-esque renditions of everyday Japanese girls.

Singlehandedly undoing the stigma of producing paintings or drawings on paper in an anime style, Mr. has proved to be the first of his kind and the number of people following him on Japanese social networking sites like pixiv continues to grow dramatically.

After 20 years as Takashi Murakami’s protégé , Mr. has developed a career as an artist by focusing on anime and video game-esque renditions of everyday Japanese girls.

Singlehandedly undoing the stigma of producing paintings or drawings on paper in an anime style, Mr. has proved to be the first of his kind and the number of people following him on Japanese social networking sites like pixiv continues to grow dramatically.

Mr.’s body of work can be likened to the display of art in one’s own dirty bedroom. In fact, many of the new installation strategies which are emerging in Japan, as seen in events such as Tokyo’s “Chaos Lounge,” drew strong influence from Mr.’s practice.

After years spent laboring in the underground, Mr. is now becoming a major presence in the mainstream.

2019

“A Call To Action” Musée Guimet, Paris
“Mr.’s Melancholy Walk Around the Town” Galerie Perrotin, Paris

2018

“People misunderstand me and the contents of my paintings. They just think they are nostalgic, cute, and look like Japanese anime. That may be true, but really, I paint daily in order to escape the devil that haunts my soul. The said devil also resides in my blood, and I cannot escape from it no matter how I wish. So I paint in resignation. ” Galerie Perrotin, Hong Kong

2017

“FLOATING IN THE AIR IN THE VICINITY OF A CONVENIENCE STORE” Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Hong Kong

2016

“Tokyo, the City I Know, at Dusk: It’s Like a Hollow in My Heart” Galerie Perrotin, Seoul
“Sunset in My Heart” Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY

2015

“lost -Mental sketch modified-” Hidari Zingaro, Tokyo

2014

“Live On: Mr.’s Japanese Neo-Pop” Seattle Art Museum, Seattle

MR.

<div class="article-cv"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12">2019<ul class="article-cv-item"><li>“A Call To Action” Musée Guimet, Paris</li><li>“Mr.’s Melancholy Walk Around the Town” Galerie Perrotin, Paris</li> </ul> 2018<ul class="article-cv-item"><li>“People misunderstand me and the contents of my paintings. They just think they are nostalgic, cute, and look like Japanese anime. That may be true, but really, I paint daily in order to escape the devil that haunts my soul. The said devil also resides in my blood, and I cannot escape from it no matter how I wish. So I paint in resignation. ” Galerie Perrotin, Hong Kong<br></li> </ul> 2017<ul class="article-cv-item"><li>“FLOATING IN THE AIR IN THE VICINITY OF A CONVENIENCE STORE” Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Hong Kong<br></li> </ul> 2016<ul class="article-cv-item"><li>“Tokyo, the City I Know, at Dusk: It’s Like a Hollow in My Heart” Galerie Perrotin, Seoul</li><li>“Sunset in My Heart” Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY</li> </ul> 2015<ul class="article-cv-item"> <li>“lost -Mental sketch modified-” Hidari Zingaro, Tokyo<br></li> </ul> 2014<ul class="article-cv-item"> <li>“Live On: Mr.’s Japanese Neo-Pop” Seattle Art Museum, Seattle<br></li> </ul></div>