“Eating” (2011/360x720cm)
*This artwork will not be on display.


Focusing on the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy, this exhibition expresses a uniquely Japanese form of hospitality. We are pleased to welcome calligrapher Koji Kakinuma, whose distinctive style, combining traditional calligraphy techniques with an avant-garde spirit, has garnered high acclaim both domestically and internationally, for this solo exhibition. Kakinuma will present an innovative presentation using his signature characters, "ONE" and "一" (ichi), as motifs. Please take this opportunity to enjoy his work.


"Fūrin Kazan" (2007 / 135 x 135 cm)
*This artwork will not be on display.
"Who are you?" (2002 / 80 x 177 cm)
*This artwork will not be on display.


Koji Kakinuma
Born in Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture in 1970. He began practicing calligraphy at the age of five, studying under Suiryu Kakinuma (his father), Yukei Teshima, and Ichijo Uematsu. He graduated from the Department of Arts (Calligraphy), Faculty of Education, Tokyo Gakugei University. In 2006, he was a visiting researcher at Princeton University in the United States. In 2013, he held the first solo exhibition by a living calligrapher at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art. He has received numerous awards, including the Higashikuni-no-miya Cultural Award and the Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition Mainichi Prize. He has also written the title calligraphy for the NHK Taiga drama "Furin Kazan" and the Kitano film "Achilles and the Tortoise."
■ Koji Kakinuma Official Website http://www.kojikakinuma.com/
■Koji Kakinuma's official blog : http://kakinumaism.jugem.jp/

Koji Kakinuma Solo Exhibition "ONE"
January 3rd (Sunday) - January 5th (Tuesday)
Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building 3rd Floor = International Designers