Yoshihiro Kikuchi 菊地良博
Kikuchi’s works focuses on ‘deconstructing specific human characteristics’. Making drawings converted from authorless erotic novels without any subjective judgement of the artist, his work explores our limited perception using shocking photos of corps or porn. In contrast to those works, Kikuchi also examines his subjective beliefs and sensory perceptions with collages using found objects and paintings. Kikuchi has been presenting works that coherently verify his theme from every aspect, from material and the creating process, to its image.
Kikuchi said that to deconstruct the terms “DEAD” “LANGUAGE” “DOXA” “PORN” as a subject of specific human characteristics is a way to deny human nature and to deeply commit to one of human’s most advanced forms of idea, art.
Yoshihiro Kikuchi was born in 1980 in Miyagi and currently works in Miyagi and Tokyo. Recent exhibitions includes “VOCA”, Ueno Royal Museum (Tokyo, 2016) “process” CMAE (Asturias, 2015) “Solo exhibition” AUTOCENTER (Berlin, 2015) “GoldenEyes” AISHONANZUKA (Hong Kong, 2015) “Ethical Split/ Aesrhetic Void" AISHONANZUKA (Hong Kong, 2013).
菊地的作品集中探討「人類特性的解構」。從佚名情色小說轉化為不帶個人主觀思想地創作繪畫，他的作品開啓了觀者對駭人屍體及色情照片的另一觀感。相對之下，菊池亦運用拼貼現成物和繪畫的方式審視自己的個人信念及感知，從作品的物料選取、創作過程及圖像展示等各方面中均清晰體現了展覽主題。
菊地認為解構人類特性的關鍵詞：「DEAD」、「LANGUAGE」、「DOXA」、「PORN」，是對人性本質的否定方式，亦是對人類其一最高層面的思考形式――「藝術」之投入途徑。
菊地良博，1980年生於日本宮城縣，現於宮城及東京工作。近期展覽包括：《VOCA》（上野之森美術館，東京，日本，2016）；《process》（CMAE，阿斯圖里亞斯，西班牙，2015）；《Solo exhibition》（AUTOCENTER，柏林，德國，2015）；《GoldenEyes》（AISHONANZUKA，香港，2015）；《Ethical Split/ Aesrhetic Void》（AISHONANZUKA，香港，2013）
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
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2024 A Fed A, Colloquium, Sendai [JP]
2021 VACCINE, ARTS ISOZAKI, Mito [JP]
2019 Flesh Generates, Gallery TURNAROUND, Sendai [JP]
Super Processor, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong [HK]
2016 Dldap/Enogo/Auxar/Dogaen, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong [HK]
2015 Solo Exhibition + Open Studio, Autocenter, Berlin [DE]
2013 Ethical Split / Aesthetic Void, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong [HK]
2012 Nullized Layers Inside The Institutional Coverups, AISHO MIURA ARTS, Tokyo [JP]
2011 Observations of Institutional Spectrum, AISHO MIURA ARTS, Tokyo [JP]
2010 Replacements and Unreadability, book + cafe BOOOK in Tohoku University, Sendai [JP]
2009 Mickey Mouse Funeral Shit, AISHO MIURA ARTS, Tokyo [JP]
Untitled, TOMORROWLAND NAGOYA Edition, Nagoya [JP]
Untitled, TOMORROWLAND MARUNOUCHI Edition, Tokyo [JP]
2007 Untitled, AISHO MIURA ARTS, Tokyo [JP]
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2021 HELLO KONNICHIWA, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong [HK]
2017 AISHONANZUKA, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong [HK]
2016 VOCA 2016, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo [JP]
2015 process, CMAE, Asturias [ES]
GoldenEyes, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong [HK]
2014 Procedimiento de la Dispersión. II parte, Gloria Heldmound, [ES (online)]
2013 Inaugural Gallery Show, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong [HK]
Brotkatzenkollaboration, (Kommissar Hjuler und Mama baer's worldwide collaboration),
FzKKE, Euskirchen [DE]
2008 Analytic Limits, AISHO MIURA ARTS, Tokyo [JP]
Temptation of a Liquid Age, AISHO MIURA ARTS, Tokyo [JP]
2005 Epson PiezoGraph Media Collection 2005, AXIS Gallery, Tokyo [JP]
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2023 Split EP by Ajinomoto / Yoshihro Kikuchi floppy disk, Picantes Records [AR]
2020 Land of Xenoartificial Ejaculation by Yoshihro Kikuchi & J. Adolphe
C40 cassette tape box set w/ magazine, GERÄUSCHMANUFAKTUR [DE]
2019 Invisible Reflections by Uton + Yoshihro Kikuchi CD album, VIBORA [FI]
2 Minutes Symphonies Part 7 / Part 8 by Eric Lunde / Yoshihro Kikuchi 7” Lathe cut, La Bois Records [DE]
2018 Inflatable Tokyo Sun by Anla Courtis + Yoshihro Kikuchi C55 cassette tape, Cipher Production [AU]
2017 Live Recording Split by Yoshihro Kikuchi /Metasplice C70 cassette tape, Metasplice and Kikuchi Self-released [JP/US]
2015 Collaboration by VOMIR+Yoshihiro Kikuchi, C40 cassette tape, GERÄUSCHMANUFAKTUR [DE]
2014 ROROMANTIQUE by Roro Perrot (Kikuchi plays drums on side B), 7 inch EP, Decimation Sociale [FR]
2012 White Surrealism Nihilisumus by Bryan Lewis Saunders + Yoshihiro Kikuchi
(split cassette tape with Bryan Lewis Saunders + Christopher Fleeger), C90 cassette tape, Stand-Up Tragedy Records [US]
One Intensely Eats Up Another Economic Principle by Yoshihiro Kikuchi, C25 cassette tape, Fragment Factory [DE]
2011 GRAVES AND ORCHESTRA PITS by GRAVES AND ORCHESTRA PITS, CD album, Utech Records [US]
Pharmafabrik label sampler V4, 2xCD compilation album (as Yoshihiro Kikuchi), Pharmafabrik Recordings [SI]
2010 Amplified Punks Hair Funked by OUT OF THE UNKNOWN**, CDr album, Q-tone [DE]
Texts' Absence Optical Gloom Audible Lights by Yoshihiro Kikuchi, C40 cassette tape, Fragment Factory [DE]
Resuming Treatment, compilation CDr album (as Yoshihiro Kikuchi and OUT OF THE UNKNOWN ), Fragment Factory [DE]
2009 Drumming Echo Music Featuring Yoshihiro Kikuchi by SEIDO, CD album, New Art Laboratory [JP]
* GRAVES AND ORCHESTRA PITS is Daniel Vujanic and Yoshihiro Kikuchi.
** OUT OF THE UNKNOWN is Nori Arita and Yoshihiro Kikuchi.
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2024 Perverted Signals, 800 pages full-color laser print, handmade special binding with audio CD, edition.nord [JP] (upcoming)
2020 ARCHIVE 02 JAPAN EDITION, Saint Maison [UK]
2016 VOCA 2016, catalog of the group show VOCA 2016 in Tokyo, Ueno Royal Museum [JP]
2015 process, catalog of the group show process at CMAE in Asturias, Ediciones NIEVA [ES]
2015 GRAMMATICAL LUXATION, 580 pages b&w digital print + offset printed cover, YOSHIHIRO KIKUCHI EDITIONS [JP]
2012 No-title, 40 pages full color digital print, TYCOON BOOKS [JP]
2009 Roman Collage, 30 pages full color offset print, AISHO MIURA ARTS [JP]