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2021.08.12
A/W 2021 TOGA / TOGA × TOMOO GOKITA Capsule collection
【 A/W 2021 TOGA Collection 】
" SIMPLIFY, EXPAND, FLATTEN "
On sale from (Fri) 13th August AM11:00(JST) at TOGA ONLINE STORE.
【 TOGA × TOMOO GOKITA Capsule collection 】
The capsule collection of TOGA and Tomoo Gokita, an artist who has received high praise and attention in Japan and abroad and has released many dynamic works, has been completed.
The collection, which incorporates a wide range of art pieces, from monochrome-based works to works that mix a representational and abstract, will appear in all 14 different styles of garment, from coat and shirt wear to stoles and bag accessories.
On sale from (Fri) 13th August AM11:00(JST) at TOGA ONLINE STORE.
【Tomoo Gokita】
Born in 1969 in Tokyo. In the late 1990s, Gokita received acclaim for drawings made with charcoal and ink on paper. His first book Lingerie Wrestling was published in 2000.
Starting with a show in New York in 2006, Gokita has exhibited his works in solo exhibitions internationally. In recent years, he has produced abstract paintings alongside figurative works made in black and white.
In 2012, his work was included in “The Unseen Relationship: Form and Abstraction” held at Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art. In 2014, his solo exhibition “THE GREAT CIRCUS” was held at the same. In April 2018, his solo exhibition “PEEKABOO” was held at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.
His books and exhibition catalogues include Shuffle TetsudōShōka [shuffle railroad songs] (Tokyo: Tennen Bunko, 2010); 777 (Tokyo: 888 Books, 2015); Holy Cow (Tokyo: Taka Ishii Gallery, 2017); and PEEKABOO (Tokyo: Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation, 2018).
He is currently based in Tokyo and has had solo exhibitions at Taka Ishii Gallery in 2008, 2012, and 2017.
Taka Ishii Gallery
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