GALLERY KOGURE is pleased to announce the solo exhibition “DENATURE” by Kishi Omori (born 1990). Through industrial-looking objects created from metal steel materials (processed steel sheets, bars, and more), as well as prototypes assembled from model kit parts or bronze sculptures cast from model kits, Omori has brought to life the very essence of scale within oneself and the surrounding world. In this exhibition, we focus on the bronze works that Omori has been working on since 2020.

Fragments of diverse origins are combined to create a story, and fused into a metal with a brown appearance. Through the intertwined scenes of history and objects, our perspectives will also be transformed in various ways. It’s astonishing to believe that Omori began working on bronze pieces in 2020 and has achieved such a high level of craftsmanship in just three years. This solo exhibition, primarily centered on bronze, is his first and features entirely unique, one-of-a-kind pieces. We invite you to visit GALLERY KOGURE and experience them for yourself.

GALLERY KOGURE

In Japan, an island nation in the Far East, plastic modeling has undergone a unique development from the post-war era to the present. I have been captivated by the nature of its parts, namely, fragments of various “motifs.” I take these and cast them to “disappear” when combined, transforming them into a “singular” sculpture with representative characteristics of various scales. This is an attempt to materialize the very essence of the scale that surrounds both oneself and the world.

Kishi Omori

1990 Born in Tokyo
2013 BFA on Sculpture, Tokyo University of The Arts, Tokyo, Japan
2015 MFA on Sculpture, Tokyo University of The Arts, Tokyo, Japan
2018 PhD on Sculpture, Tokyo University of The Arts, Tokyo, Japan

■Solo Exhibitions
2014 CASE RED (gallery Gen, Tokyo)
2016 CASE YELLOW (gallery Gen, Tokyo)
2018 Training Day (Tomakomai City Museum of Art, Hokkaido)
2019 EMPIRE OF THE PATCHWORKS (Gallery HIROUMI, Tokyo)

■Group Exhibitions
2013 GEIDAI ARTS IN TOKYO MARUNOUCHI 2013 (Marunouchi building, Tokyo)
2015 STEELERS (Tennoz central tower, Tokyo)
2016 Art and Air (Tomakomai Museum of Art, Hokkaido)
2017 LOVE LOVE SHOW2 (Aomori Museum of Art, Aomori)
2018 GRAVITY (Tennoz central tower, Tokyo)
2018 Port Collective (Hue Universal Gallery [HUG] Hokkaido)
2019 BODY SCALE case01 Tracer (Turner Gallery, Tokyo)
2019 TOKUNSTERLEM (Kunst Academy Munster, Munster, Germany)
2019 Time in contemporary sculpture (The University Art Museum Chinretsukan Gallery, Tokyo)
2020 Public Device – Symbolism and Permanence of Sculpture (The University Art Museum Chinretsukan Gallery, Tokyo)
2020 The 100th Anniversary | Robot and the Arts – Humanoid Crossing boundaries (Tomakomai Museum of Art, Hokkaido)
2021 AOMORI MUSEUM OF ART《Training Day – Patchwork Super Robot》(Aomori Museum of Art/ Aomori)

■Art Fairs
2020　ART OSAKA WALL (Osaka)
2022　Art Stage Osaka (Osaka)
2022　ART OSAKA Expanded Section (Osaka)

■Awards
2013　Mitsubishi Estate Award

Artist Official Instagram