London-based artist Inagaki makes an appearance! We take a closer look at the background of his career, which began with graffiti, and the concept of his black-based works. Art specialty program[MEET YOUR ART]

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This time, London-based artist Inagaki will be appearing on the show.
Inagaki answered the interview at the venue of his currently running exhibition “XTR,” which is his first time exhibiting his work in Japan.

Inagaki became interested in graffiti when he was in junior high school and began to teach himself, gradually becoming interested in murals and public art.
The background of his work in which anonymous people are painted black,
We will also delve deeper into his admiration for Western culture and what he has felt while working as a Japanese person based in London.

The exhibition “XTR” in which Inagaki is participating is currently being held at WALL_alternative in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo.
The exterior walls are displaying mainly two-dimensional works, as well as mural art created specifically for this exhibition.
The exhibition will be on until Saturday, August 31st, so be sure to check it out.

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Period: Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 – Saturday, August 31st, 2024 *Closed on Sundays
Time: 18:00-24:00
Venue: WALL_alternative (1F, 4-2-4 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Address: 4-2-4 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
HP URL:https://avex.jp/wall/exhibition/261/

︎Inagaki

Inagaki is a London-based contemporary Japanese figurative artist born in 1998. Driven by a mixture of repulsion and admiration for Western culture, he became fascinated with graffiti in Tokyo, and this background is reflected in his murals, public art and studio works.

Interested in exploring and understanding urban spaces since he was a child, his figurative paintings often feature creatures, young people and everyday objects found in the city, and these themes are at the center of his research and production. He is currently working on a series of figurative paintings depicting different situations and surreal dramas in major cities, and his experiences living in Tokyo, Moscow and London, as well as his involvement with graffiti and vandalism, have influenced his work, which focuses on tension, liberation, optimism and gentrification in urban environments.

The figures in his paintings are often covered in black, exuding anonymity by concealing their regional and cultural specificity, and are often constructed from artificial materials and depicted as posthuman or humanoid in form. This identity, halfway between organic and inorganic, is a personal expression of the reality faced by a new generation of Japanese people torn between Western influences and a traditionally homogenous society.

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