PROFILE
Born in 1973 in Saitama Prefecture. While a student at Tama Art University, he formed the comedy group "Rahmens" with Kentaro Kobayashi. As an actor, he also appears on stage and in TV dramas. In addition, he has been active as a clay sculptor since 1999, holding the "Jin Katagiri absurd art clay works exhibition 'Giri-Exhibition'" at AEON MALL Makuhari Shin Toshin Toshin in 2015 and at AEON MALLs nationwide since 2016, touring 18 cities in 4 years and attracting a total of 78,000 visitors. In June 2019, he will hold his first overseas solo exhibition "Giri-Ten Taiwan". He has received high acclaim for his originality and his style, which is full of originality and attention to detail.
[SPOT1] JamesJarvis Exhibition "Transcendental Idealism
2G Tokyo Nanzuka
A "gallery" by NANZUKA, a "concept store" by Motofumi Ogi‛POGGY‛ and Daytona International, and an "art toy" by MEDICOM TOY.
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03-6452-5003 (MEDICOM TOY)
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It looks like something, but it is nothing.
Have you been to the new Shibuya PARCO before?
Katagiri:I came here just after it was reopened. It was very crowded, so I couldn't enjoy it very much.
So, when you think of "Shibuya PARCO," Katagiri-san, you seem to have a strong impression of the pre-renovation period, don't you?
Katagiri:I used to go to the PARCO Theater often. They were putting on interesting plays. I actually held a solo exhibition there in 2013. I was in the middle of a production at the PARCO Theater at the same time, so it was tough going back and forth between the top and the bottom of the theater.
What was particularly surprising after the renovation was the large number of fashionable young people who came. I think it means that it has become a "place where people try their best to be fashionable.
The theater has been renovated and expanded by about 1.5 times, and it also houses a self-operated gallery. As such, we are trying to focus more than ever on culture, including art, and this "SHIBUYA PARCO ART WEEK" is part of that effort. First of all, the main attraction. Let's take a look at the exhibition by British artist James Jarvis.
This time, you are exhibiting a two-dimensional work using colored acrylic sheets that depicts a "Mosh Pit," a scene at a punk band's live concert where customers violently collide with each other, as well as a sculpture that depicts a skateboarder performing a trick.
Katagiri:He seems like something, but he is nothing. That's the kind of character I'm talking about.
The characters reflect the anonymous contemporary person, with a background of interests ranging from social issues to pop culture.
Katagiri:Some of them are three-dimensional works, but I still get the feeling that they are from two-dimensional objects. I think it means that you were offered the opportunity to make them for this exhibition, but I'd like that too! It's a hassle to make them myself. It costs a lot of money, doesn't it? When I held a solo exhibition in Taiwan the other day, I didn't sell any goods at all! (Laughs)
However, there are moments when you feel the urge to create, aren't there? What are those moments?
Katagiri:Just like in comedy, it's the moment you come up with a gag. For example, the "i" in iPhone stands for "eye," so I created the "eye Phone. I also made a rhino phone in the shape of a rhinoceros, a tai phone in the shape of a tai, and so on, every time I bought a new iPhone (laughs).
