Sokyo Annex is pleased to present the upcoming exhibition 'MIKADO2:「Do You Know Me」'. This exhibition is a sequel to the 'MIKADO2: Fugue for Crocodiles' exhibition currently on view at The Triangle, Kyocera Museum of Art, Kyoto (ongoing until December 22, 2024).
MIKADO2 is an artist collective consisting of Shuhei Yamada, Kazuma Koike, and Keisuke Jimba. Active since 2021, MIKADO2’s idiosyncratic practice creates "absences" and "misalignments" in artistic formats, accompanied by actions and attitudes that initially resemble meaningless play.
In the 'Fugue for Crocodile' exhibition, MIKADO2 attempted to visualize an unknown “mythical crocodile” by using various approaches such as painting, sculpture, video, and installation as a “collaborative effort made under a supervisory system”. However, as the “crocodile” changes its form one after another under different approaches, as a result, the image of the crocodile eventually slips away and becomes ungraspable.
'Do You Know Me?' will focus on presenting new works that serve as reinterpretations of the memories from the "journey around crocodiles" by each member of MIKADO2. We hope you will enjoy finding the connections between the 'Fugue for Crocodile' exhibition and this exhibition.
MIKADO2
Artist collective established in 2021. Currently active irregularly with three members: Shuhei Yamada, Koike Kazuma, Keisuke Jimba. Exhibitions include 'Fugue for Crocodiles' The Triangle, Kyocera Museum of Art (Kyoto, Japan) 2024; 'Rivers never cease to flow and,' Takashimaya T8 Gallery (Kyoto, Japan); 'MIKADO2 - My baby collection' TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY (Osaka, Japan); 'MIKADO2', Zuiun-an, (Kyoto, Japan) 2021.
Shuhei Yamada
Currently based in Kyoto. Major solo shows include: 'Just Dance' Der-Horng Art Gallery (Taiwan) 2024; 'Escape, Cancellation, Freedom, Resistance, Deviance, Disconnection, Romance' ARTRO (Kyoto, Japan) 2023; 'Medamayaki' SOKYO ATSUMI (Tokyo, Japan) 2023; 'Untitled yet' Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (London, UK) 2019; 'WISH KISS LOVE HOPE' AISHONANZUKA (Hong Kong). Major group shows include: 'Positionalities' Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @ KCUA (Kyoto, Japan) 2022; 'Taguchi Collection Next World The Power of Dreaming' Iwaki City Museum of Art (Fukushima, Japan) 2021. Awarded the 2003 New Cosmos of Photography Excellence Prize by Canon. Attended the ISCP Residency Program, (New York, U.S.A.) 2017. His works are in the collections of the Taguchi Collection and G foundation.
Kazuma Koike
Born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1980. Currently lives and works in Osaka. Spent his childhood in Buenos Aires and high school years in Barcelona. Graduated in 2004 with B.F.A. in Sculpture, Nihon University College of Art. Major solo shows include: 'Fish Scales and Tiger Dreams' The Fridge (New York, U.S.A.) 2024; 'Paintings and Sculptures' Sokyo Annex (Kyoto, Japan) 2024; 'Prayer' cadet capela (Paris, France) 2023; Omuro Museum (Mie, Japan) 2021. Major two-person shows include: 'In the Year of the Dragon' with Jordy Kerwick, AISHONANZUKA (Hong Kong) 2024; 'Stille' with Henrik Godsk, HAGD Contemporary (Aalborg, Denmark) 2023; 'Djordje Ozbolt and Kazuma Koike' AISHONANZUKA, (Hong Kong) 2023.
Keisuke Jimba
Born in Aichi prefecture in 1985. Currently based in Kyoto. Completed his graduate studies in contemporary art practice at Kyoto University of Art and Design in 2011. Major solo shows include: 'Keisuke Jimba: I'm calling' yamayama (Kyoto, Japan) 2024; 'Natural Outcome #6 (Housing Complex, Personal Experience)' LEESAYA (Tokyo, Japan) 2019; 'Natural Outcome #2 (Appreciation and Interference, Language Ability, Circumferential Orbit)' Gallery PARC (Kyoto, Japan) 2018. Major group shows include: 'When Potatoes Become Fries' VOU (Kyoto, Japan) 2022; 'The Yo-e-ro-sun: Tasuneru' VOU (Kyoto, Japan) 2021; 'Flesh and Veil' Kyoto Art Center (Kyoto, Japan) 2016; 'VOCA' The Uneo Royal Museum (Tokyo, Japan) 2016; 'On the way to the Future, and Now' Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @ KCUA (Kyoto, Japan) 2014.
