Born in Osaka, Japan
Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan

MADSAKI

Diplômé de la Parsons School of Design de New York (BFA, 1996), MADSAKI est né à Osaka, au Japon, et a grandi dans le New Jersey, aux États-Unis. Il se nourrit de ces deux cultures qui ont façonné son esthétique et sa personnalité. Ses œuvres convoquent aussi bien des références à l’argot, au cinéma et au manga, l’artiste explore depuis peu des sujets plus personnels et intimes. Pour l’exprimer visuellement, MADSAKI a développé un style propre, utilisant la peinture aérosol comme un medium classique, n’ayant jamais pratiqué le graffiti de façon illégale dans la rue. L’artiste est particulièrement connu pour sa série Wannabe, qui au premier abord prend pour cible les grands maîtres avec humour, mais dont la signification plus profonde constitue un thème récurrent de sa pratique : une tentative d'utiliser le rire et l'humour à la fois comme une distraction et comme une thérapie pour ses tourments intérieurs.

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education

1996 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

solo shows

2023
- This Used to Be My Playground, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2022
- THE NIGHT IS LONG THAT NEVER FINDS THE DAY, Perrotin, Shanghai, China
- ISLAND LOVE, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2021
- Hello Darkness, My Old Friend (I’ve come to talk with you again), Perrotin, New York

2020
- 1984, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2019
- If I Had a Dream, Perrotin, Hong Kong

2018
- COMBINATION PLATTER, Central Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand
- FRENCH FRIES WITH MAYO, Perrotin, Paris, France
- MADSUCKY WUZ HERE 2018, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2017
- HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- BADA BING, BADA BOOM, Perrotin, Seoul, South Korea

2016
- HICKORY DICKORY DOCK, HidariZingaro,Tokyo, Japan
- WANNABIE’S COLLECTION, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan

2015
- WANABBIE’S, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo
- Please Don't Spit On The Painting, HVW8 Art + Design Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2014
- Oodles of Doodles, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY,Tokyo, Japan

2013
- Write Here Write Now, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY,Tokyo,Japan

2012
- In Between, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY,Tokyo, Japan

2009
- All Day I Dream About Sunsex / paintings, Clear Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2007
- All Day I Dream About Sunsex, Meguro Rice Factory, Tokyo, Japan

2004
- Garden of Re-creation, Riviera Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2003
- 2 in 1, Gas/Dyezu Experiment, Tokyo, Japan

group shows

2023
- ZERO, TEN, Perrotin, Seoul, South Korea
- De Leur Temps (7), FRAC Grand Large, Dunkerque , France

2021
- 2021 Kaikai Kiki Autumn Show, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- Healing, Perrotin, Shanghai, China

2020
- Healing, Perrotin Matignon, Paris, France
- Healing, Perrotin, Seoul, South Korea
- Kaleidoscopes: Contemporary Portraiture, Perrotin, Hong Kong

2019 
- MURAKAMI VS MURAKAMI, Takashi Murakami's solo show, Tai Kwun Contempory, Hong Kong
- Beyond the Streets NYC, New York, USA

2018
- Bubblewrap, Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan 
- Beyond the Steets LA, Los Angeles, USA

2015
- Mad Love, Museum of Arts & Design, Singapore
   
2014
- Side Core, Seibu, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
   
2013
- Tokyo Street, Ikkan Art International, Singapore
   
2010
- The Barnstormers, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
   
2008
- Pressure (RVCA x CINELLI), VASF Gallery, San Francisco, CA
   
2005
- Hysteric Mini 20th Anniversary, Hysteric Glamour, Tokyo, Japan
- The Last for the Place, Gas/Dyezu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- What Happened to Peace, Parco Museum, Tokyo, Japan
   
2004
- FAQQ, Transplant Gallery, New York, NY
- Better Tomorrow, Supreme Trading Annex, Brooklyn, NY
- Small Works by Big People, Carlos Irizarry Gallery, Puetro Rico
   
2003
- Escale a Parisi, Halle Saint Pierre Museum, Paris, France
- Bad Touch V.5, Rose Museum, Boston, MA
- 150 T-Shirts, Daniel Silverstein Galley, New York, NY
   
2001
- No Condition is Permanent Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY

Selected Collaborations and Publications

Selected Collaborations

2004
- Intermission---Jun Takahashi and Madsaki, HK Museum of Medical Sciences, Hong Kong
- Barnstormers, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, NC
- Intermission---Jun Takahashi and Madsaki, Space Force, Tokyo, Japan
   
2003
- Hive Mind Sound System, Lump Gallery/Projects, Raleigh,NC
- Earthism, Sakae Park, Nagoya, Japan
- Smudge Good, CWC Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- Billboards, H&M Space, New York, NY



Publications / Selected Bibliography

2013
- Write Here Write Now, Hidden Champion Inc.

2007
- Sunsex, +81, Vol.37, Autum

2006
- Japanese Art, Juxtapoz Magazine, January

2005
- GAS BOOK 19/ Madsaki x Jun Takahashi, Gas As Interface Co., Ltd

2004
- Intermission-Madsaki x Jun Takahashi, Communion W Limited
- FAQQ, Faqq Publishing

2023

MADSAKI, Takashi MURAKAMI, LEE Bae, Joaquín BOZ, Josh SPERLING, Paola PIVI

2 décembre 2023 - 13 janvier 2024

Séoul

10 Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu

Zero, Ten

2022

MADSAKI

23 septembre 2022 - 22 octobre 2022

Shanghai

3/F, 27 Hu Qiu Road, Huangpu District

The Night Is Long That Never Finds The Day

2021

MADSAKI

29 avril 2021 - 5 juin 2021

new york

130 Orchard Street

Hello Darkness, My Old Friend (I’ve come to talk with you again)

Chiho AOSHIMA, Emi KURAYA, Takuro KUWATA, KYNE, Kasing LUNG, MADSAKI, Mr., Takashi MURAKAMI, Shin MURATA, OB, Otani Workshop, Aya TAKANO, TENGAONE, Yuji UEDA

5 février 2021 - 20 mars 2021

Shanghai

3/F, 27 Hu Qiu Road, Huangpu District

Healing

curateur : Takashi Murakami

2020

Chiho AOSHIMA, Yukimasa IDA, Kasing LUNG, Emi KURAYA, MADSAKI, Takashi MURAKAMI, Shin MURATA, OB, Otani Workshop, Aya TAKANO, Yuji UEDA, TENGAONE

17 octobre 2020 - 23 décembre 2020

paris

2bis avenue Matignon 75008 Paris

Healing

curateur : Takashi Murakami

Takashi MURAKAMI, Mr., MADSAKI, TENGAONE, Kasing LUNG, Aya TAKANO, Chiho AOSHIMA, Emi KURAYA, OB, Otani Workshop, Yuji UEDA, Shin MURATA

23 juillet 2020 - 4 septembre 2020

Séoul

1F 5 Palpan-gil, Jongno-gu

Healing

Hernan BAS, CHEN Fei, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, Izumi KATO, MADSAKI, Eddie MARTINEZ, Barry MCGEE, Mr., Takashi MURAKAMI, Aya TAKANO

20 juin 2020 - 8 août 2020

hong kong

807, K11 ATELIER Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Kaleidoscopes: Contemporary Portraiture

2019

MADSAKI

17 juillet 2019 - 7 septembre 2019

hong kong

50 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, 17TH FLOOR - HONG KONG

If I Had a Dream

2018

MADSAKI

6 septembre 2018 - 22 septembre 2018

paris

10 IMPASSE SAINT CLAUDE 75003 PARIS

French Fries with Mayo

2017

MADSAKI

15 novembre 2017 - 13 janvier 2018

Séoul

1F 5 Palpan-gil, Jongno-gu

BADA BING, BADA BOOM

PERROTIN

Closed for installation

Perrotin Los Angeles is closed for installation through Friday, April 5.

We look forward to welcoming you at our next exhibition, Art 2 by MSCHF. Join us at the opening on Saturday, April 6, 2024 between 3pm to 8pm! The exhibition will continue through June 1.
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