James Jean

Zugzwang

As you may or may not know, Kaikai Kiki is the artist management company of Mr. Takashi Murakami and is has two networks of exhibition spaces in Tokyo. The spaces there include: Hidari Zingaro - the mainwhite-walled gallery space, pixiv zingaro - a space curated by the company pixiv, which is a social networking service for illustrators in Japan,  Oz Zingaro - a ceramics gallery, Kaikai Zingaro - a show window, Zingaro Space - an event space where are held receptions, parties, performances, and underground theater plays,  and Bar Zingaro - a cafe/bar designed by Murakami.

For the past few months Hidari Zingaro has been holding a new series of exhibition called GEISAI∞infinity which are more on the graphical/street art level. The next show is held by James Jean. He's recently started working more in an art object veign and his new pieces are made with copper and other elements that it takes beyond illustration.

 

この度Hidari Zingaroでは、11月7日(土)より、GEISAI∞infinity 2015年下半期
第四弾として、James Jean個展「Zugzwang」を開催します。

「Zugzwang」by James Jean

The 4th installment of GEISAI∞infinity for the second Half of 2015

 

DATES
Nov 7 – Nov 24 (Tue)
Opening Reception : 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday, November 7
OPEN 12:00-19:00

CLOSED on Wednesday

 

James Jean: Jean was born in Taiwan, raised in New Jersey, and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. He currently and lives and works Los Angeles. Known for this virtuosic ability to work across different genres and mediums, he quickly gained notoriety as the youngest and most awarded cover artist in comics history, garnered numerous industry honors, and has influenced a generation of artists and illustrators with his imaginative and multifaceted approach to making work. Using pictorial conventions from such varied sources as Japanese Woodblock prints, Northern Renaissance paintings and etchings, Shanghai advertising posters, and comics, Jean’s images evoke a sense of fantasy and the subconscious. His vision was an integral part of Prada’s 2008 collection in a global campaign that incorporated murals, fabric prints, installations, and an animated film. Since then, he has given up illustrating in favor of paintings, book projects, and gallery shows, and has held exhibitions of his work in New York, Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong. and Tokyo.