MADSAKI
Profile
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1974, the artist moved to New Jersey in 1980. They spent their formative years in the United States, living there from age 6 to 30, and graduated from Parsons School of Art and Fine Arts in 1996. The artist returned to Japan in 2004.
MADSAKI creates his works based on provocative and satirical phrases and historical masterpieces. In recent years, he has also developed an intimate series of paintings reminiscent of a first-person narrative. His works depict the complexities of an identity forged between Japan and America, which are expressed through his bold use of spray work.
- 2023
This Used to Be My Playground, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo)
- 2022
ISLAND LOVE, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo)
THE NIGHT IS LONG THAT NEVER FINDS THE DAY, Perrotin Gallery (Shanghai)
- 2021
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend (I’ve come to talk with you again), Perrotin Gallery (New York)
- 2020
1984, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo)
- 2019
If I Had a Dream, Perrotin Gallery (Hong Kong)
- 2018
MADSUCKY WUZ HERE 2018, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo)
French Fries with Mayo, Perrotin (Paris)COMBINATION PLATTER, Central Embassy(Bankok)
- 2017
BADA BING, BADA BOOM, Perrotin (Seoul)
HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo)- 2016
- HICKORY DICKORY DOCK, Hidari Zingaro（Tokyo）
WANNABIE’S COLLECTION, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY
（Tokyo）
- HICKORY DICKORY DOCK, Hidari Zingaro（Tokyo）
- 2015
- WANNABIE’S, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY（Tokyo）
Please Don’t Spit On The Painting, HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
（Los Angeles）
- WANNABIE’S, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY（Tokyo）
- 2014
- Oodles of Doodles, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY（Tokyo）
- 2013
- Write Here, Write Now, CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY（Tokyo）
- 2024
POST GRAFFITI, BEYOND THE STREET (New York)
- 2023
Zero, Ten, Perrotin Gallery (Paris)
20 Years of HIDDEN CHAMPION group show, SAI (Tokyo)
- 2022
Roppongi Art Night Group Exhibition, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo)
- 2021
2021 Kaikai Kiki Aurumn Show, Kaikai Kiki Gallery(Tokyo)
Healing x Healing, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo)
Healing, Perrotin Gallery (Shanghai)
- 2020
Healing, Matignon Perrotin Gallery (Paris)
Healing, Perrotin Gallery (Seoul)
KALEIDOSCOPES: CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITURE, Perrotin (Hong Kong)
- 2019
2019 Kaikai Kiki Summer Show, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo)
- 2018
Bubblewrap, Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto(Kumamoto)
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