Yusuke Kamata Solo Exhibition
「Japanese Houses」

From Saturday, August 30, 2025, Goyo Gallery (TERRADA ART COMPLEX II, 3F) will present the solo exhibition “Japanes Houses” by Yusuke Kamata, with the cooperation of Keiichi Miyagawa of GALLERY SOAP (Kitakyushu).

While walking through the booths of an art fair, the moment I encountered Yusuke Kamata’s work, my immediate impression was simply, “This is a highly skilled artist.” At the same time, however, a subtle sense of unease—something that did not quite settle—made me stop and return to his work once more. As I continued to look, that initial impression gradually moved beyond a purely technical evaluation and transformed into a much deeper question.

Through the architectural form of Japanese houses existing across different regions and historical periods, Kamata excavates the complex layers of history that have connected Japan and the world since the modern era.

His practice does not remain confined to the domestic transmission of memory. Rather, it connects traces of modern Japanese history scattered across multiple regions of the world, resisting historical amnesia while opening a shared space for dialogue with others. When confronting Kamata’s works, viewers are challenged not only with issues pertaining to Japan, but with questions rooted in global history.

For this reason, his work is far more than mere technical mastery; it is a practice that moves constantly between history and the present. As a contemporary artist, Kamata delves into his inner self while persistently reexamining his relationship with the society in which he exists. Both his stance and his works consistently carry a sharp and compelling message.

Our gallery is guided by the principle of presenting the forefront from which Japanese artists can speak on the international stage. In this sense, we are deeply proud to realize an exhibition by Yusuke Kamata. We warmly invite many visitors to experience his works firsthand and to share in the experience of encountering them as an “international crossroads of history.”

▼Artist

Yusuke Kamata(https://www.instagram.com/kamatayusuke/)

Born on November 14, 1984

2011
Graduated from the Department of Intermedia Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

2013
Completed the Master’s Program in Intermedia Art, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

Working across the fields of fine art and architecture, his practice centers on architecture as a subject that both reflects historical and social conditions and functions as a tool for shaping national culture and identity. In recent years, he has undertaken projects that explore the diverse meanings embedded in Japanese houses across different historical contexts and locations, through research into Japanese houses built in Korea and Taiwan under Japanese occupation, as well as the design of “Japanese villages” constructed in the United States for incendiary bomb experiments.

▼Exhibition Information

【Date】2025/8/30 Sat. – 9/20 Sat.
【Open】12:00 – 19:00
【Close】Monday
【Location】TERRADA ART COMPLEX II 3F, 1-32-8 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002