Exhibition
in Tokyo / Japan
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- Noritaka Tatehana: Sacred Reflections, 2025, metallic pigment, polyethylene terephthalate film, resin, acrylic on acrylic, 50.0 x 50.0 cm, © 2025 Noritaka Tatehana K.K.
Kosaku Kanechika is pleased to announce two solo exhibitions by Noritaka Tatehana, “Sacred Reflections” at our Tennoz gallery from October 4 to November 15, 2025, and “Obsession” at our Kyobashi gallery from October 11 to November 22, 2025.
The two simultaneous solo exhibitions have contrasting characteristics. One embodies the active work of Noritaka Tatehana Studio, which the artist established the year he graduated from university based on a studio approach, focusing on the theme of reconstructing Japanese culture. The other exhibition showcases works rooted in Tatehana’s personal memories and interests.
The “Sacred Reflections” show at the Tennoz gallery features works with waka (traditional Japanese poetry) and mirror motifs with the theme of cultural inheritance. Waka poetry has been passed down since ancient times by being transcribed as it was composed. For this exhibition, Tatehana himself transcribed waka poems selected from the historical poetry anthology Kokin Wakashū, writing with his own brush. By doing so, the beauty and spirituality of the Japanese language is expressed, and the meaning of inheritance is reflected in his works. The mirror motif, applied as the support of the artwork, reflect cultural memories and suggest that the viewers themselves play a part in this inheritance through their interaction with the artworks.
Noritaka Tatehana was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1985. His family ran a public bathhouse called “Kabuki-yu” in Kabuki-cho, Tokyo, while he grew up in Kamakura. As a small child and under the guidance of his mother, a doll artist who practices the Waldorf education method, the artist learned to create with his own hands. Tatehana graduated in 2010 from the Department of Crafts at Tokyo University of the Arts, specializing in textile arts. While researching the culture associated with traditional Japanese courtesans, the artist created “geta” (traditional wooden clogs) and kimonos with yūzen, a traditional Japanese dyeing technique.
Gallery hours Tue-Sat 11 am – 6 pm
Closed on Sun, Mon and National Holidays
Exhibition Duration 04.10. – 15.11.2025
Location:
Kosaku Kanechika
TERRADA Art Complex 5F, 1-33-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku
140-0002 Tokyo
Japan
