J-ART Project Exhibition

J-ART Project selects one Japanese artist as its “push artist.” Each exhibition is planned to feature roughly 5 to 10 works. Unbound by genre — painting, three-dimensional work, and beyond — the series introduces expression and talent worth encountering now, through the singular perspective of Mitsuru Kuramoto. As the exhibition changes each month, every visit offers an encounter with a different artist and a different world view.


Curator: Mitsuru Kuramoto (Broadcast Writer)
A broadcast writer behind numerous popular programs, including “Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji,” “M-1 Grand Prix,” “Takeshi no Banbutsu Souseiki,” and “Jonetsu Tairiku”. Alongside this work, he has long engaged in reading contemporary art through the lens of “humor” via television programs and exhibitions, discovering numerous talents with his own distinctive eye. Through Kuramotoʼs curation — which brings early recognition to artists not yet widely known — the series introduces Japanese contemporary art from a fresh perspective that transcends the boundaries of genre.

October’s Featured Artist
Masaru Shichinohe

Born in February 1959.
After several years in the design department of a major construction company, he left the corporate world to pursue a career as an illustrator. While his initial ambitions in illustration did not come to fruition, his creative practice gradually found its expression in the field of fine art.
Following an exhibition at Aoki Gallery in Ginza, he became active primarily in the East
Asian art market, presenting his work through numerous exhibitions and art projects. Inrecent years, he has increasingly focused on Japan, seeking to deepen his engagement with the domestic art scene.