Akahane Fumiaki, Otake Ryuichiro
"Forever Young"

Akahane Fumiaki Otake Ryuichiro

Bambinart Gallery is pleased to announce a joint exhibition by Akahane Fumiaki and Otake Ryuichiro. Entitled "Forever Young", the show runs from January 13th to February 5th.

How can we live in this world?
How can we feel in this meaningless world?
How do we accept this meaninglessness?
Do we live lustfully and meaninglessly?
We, or at least I, don't feel like I have much lust.
I want to feel,to feel alive.
I want to feel my presence, your presence, and our eventual death.
I write verses and make things, to feel.
Although I haven't made much.
Whatelse is there?
Let's face it.
A work is good or bad depending on whether it "fights".
None of us is accepted.
But we still fight, and are fighting.
That's all.

Akahane Fumiaki, Otake Ryuicihiro

Akahane Fumiaki (born 1984, Nagano prefecture) and Otake Ryuichiro (born 1983, Toyama prefecture) are both graduates from Musashino Art University.This exhibition presents their past works under the shared statement: "As Bob Dylan moved from the accoustic to electric guitar, we are not afraid of change." They face their own past works in attempt to continue changing and evolving as artists.

In concurrence, Akahane and Otake's latest works will be exhibited at the island MEDIUM, also in Arts Chiyoda 3331, under the title "Home Alone". Seen together, the two exhibitions will show how their works have changed from "accoustic" to "electric".