NANZUKA UNDERGROUND is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Hiroki Tsukuda . This will be Tsukuda’s debut exhibition ; through more than a year of preparation, he produced 4 oil paintings, 5 masks and about 10 prints.

Hiroki Tsukuda is a young artist currently living in Tokyo, who was born in Kagawa 1978, and graduated Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences of Musashino Art University. A number of his works have been presented mainly in commercial creative fields such as in fashion and record jacket. The works attract to a lot of attention mainly by young generation who adhere to Robot animations, SF movies and SF comics that fueled a craze in 70s and 80s.

The title of the exhibition, “ Visionary Sensibility ” is a quote from Tsukuda’s revered Surrealist, Max Ernst. Tsukuda observes Descartes’ philosophy of “I think therefore I am,” casting doubt on all the visible worlds, as what the Surrealists did in the past, and suggesting that there might be such history or the present and the future.

As Tsukuda comments on his works; “like what the great artists did in the past, I always question humans’ visual perception. Human’s power to embrace the illusion or the power which makes humans to embrace the illusion does not necessarily remain in the world of vision. I leave the reasons of my own aesthetics to my vision and other associated sensibilities.”

In conjunction with the exhibition, there will be a talk show and several events. Also, his solo exhibition titled “DOCTRINE” will be held concurrently at “DIESEL DENIM GALLERY AOYAMA,” a new concept shop of DIESEL, an Italian apparel brand, including large scale installation work and projected images. The dates and other detailed information will be announced separately.