<what
is waitingroom?>
waitingroom
is a small gallery space located in an apartment in Sangenjaya,
Tokyo.
We will introduce and exhibit emerging artists in Japan and also from abroad.
There
is a reason why we named our gallery, waitingroom.
"waitingroom" is a place where people wait for the time as well as
a place for the encounter. We would like to support the artists who are waiting
for the time, letting them meet new people and opportunities. We wish that our
gallery, waitingroom, is going to be a place for the new encounters.
It is a
small gallery space, however, we would like to introduce the
work which offers a contrasting touch of art to our everyday
life.
<directors>
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Tomoko ASHIKAWA
Born in Yokohama in 1978. She went to NY in 1999
and graduated from New York University, majoring in Studio
Art, in 2003. She started curating exhibitions while she
was in school and worked as an official curator at AG Gallery
(Brooklyn, NY) through 2003 to 2007. She was also Artists
File Coordinator at Artists Space (NY, NY)
and supported numerous numbers of artists there. She curated
several exhibitions independently at Transplant Gallery,
hpgrp Gallery, PH Gallery and many others. After her return
to Japan, she is working independently, writing for the art
magazine, SOMEONE'S GARDEN, coordinating art events at Tokyo
Wonder Site, directing the exhibition programs at several
other galleries. |
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Shin
YAMAUCHI
Born in Ehime-prefecture in 1978. After graduating
from Hokkaido University, Shin moved to New York and majored
in Museum
Studies and Art History at the City College of CUNY. Mostly
focused on research about street art, he acquired the degree
of MA with his master thesis "Barry McGee: Bombing
from within the System" in which
he examined the cross-point where street art breaks into
the fine art world by going through McGee's works
and attitude.
After doing internship at P.S.1 (NY, NY) and Transplant
Gallery (NY, NY), he worked for Educated Community, a NY-based
street culture magazine as an editorial staff. Shin came
back
to Japan in 2006 and worked at an art management office
while doing editorial works for free art magazine SOMEONE'S
GARDEN. Now Shin works for an ad-maker company as a producer. |
*Logo Design: Rie Hirota, Shin Yamauchi
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