MIEZARUTE
An Artist group based in Tokyo
MIEZARUTE is an artist group based in Tokyo and formed in 2014 by British artist Adam Smith and Japanese artist Lucky Yamada. MIEZARUTE produce projects that highlight, question, and propose alternatives to the power structures of Japanese culture and society. In 2020, they founded Miezarute Art School to help creatives in Japan realise their potential.
見えざる手は東京を拠点に活動する、イギリス人アーティストのアダムスミスと日本人アーティストのラッキー山田のアーティストグループ。見えざる手は、日本の文化や社会の構造に疑問を投げかけ、その代替案を提案するプロジェクトを制作しています。2020年には、日本のクリエイターの可能性を広げるために、見えざる手・アート・スクールを設立しました。
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Adam Smith | アダム スミス
b. Stourbridge, UK
2009年 Chelsea College of Arts, MA Fine Art
2006年 Chelsea College of Arts, Postgraduate Diploma
2005年 PEPOMO.ltd
2002年 Winchester School of Art, BA Fine Art
Lucky Yamada | ラッキー 山田
b. Hokkaido, Japan
2009年 Chelsea College of Arts, MA Fine Art
2006年 Musashino Art University, BA Design Informatics
Selected Exhibitions
2019
5YRSLY VIDEO: Strange Remains, Five Years, London, UK
2017
Art Fair Ongoing, Art Center Ongoing, Tokyo, Japan
Pi10: Come Here Go There, Five Years, London, UK
2016
TWOWT - 6, Tokyo, Japan
The Research Associate Exhibition 2016, Musashino Art University Museum & Library, Tokyo, Japan
7th Independants Exhibition, EARTH+GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2015
SAYONARA | サヨナラ, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan <solo show>
The Research Associate Exhibition 2015, Musashino Art University Museum & Library, Tokyo, Japan
2014
The Research Associate Exhibition 2014」Musashino Art University Museum & Library, Tokyo, Japan
SICF 15, Spiral, Tokyo, Japan
TWOWT - 5, Tokyo, Japan
2013
TWOWT - 4, Tokyo, Japan
TWOWT - 3, Tokyo, Japan
TWOWT - 2, Tokyo, Japan
TWOWT - 1, Tokyo, Japan
Radioactive Radio 4, Tokyo, Japan
2012
Bristol Biennial Community Arts Festival, Bristol, UK
Tovarishch, The Unstitute, London, UK
Radioactive Radio (1-3), Tokyo, Japan
2011
Nakanojo Biennale, Gunma, Japan
Chutney Preserves 5: ‘The School of Chutney’ (Curated by Sarah Sparkes), Camberwell Green, London, UK
Propeller Island 8: ‘Sandwich Islands’, The Victory, London, UK Magnitude Nine, Blackall Studios, London, UK
Propeller Island 6: ‘The Invitation’, SUPERMARKET, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2010
Propeller Island 7: Westward Bound, Dogstar, London, UK
id11, Delft_op_Zicht, op_LOCATIE, Delft, The Netherlands
Open Exhibition, CGP London, London, UK
The Chutney Preserves 4: The Animal Fair (Curated by Sara Sparkes), Camberwell Green, London, UK
Propeller Island 3: The Gossipy Guide, Tenderpixel, London, UK
The Melt (Curated by Katharine Tolladay), London, UK
A3 (Curated by Daniel Lehan), Various venues, London, UK
2009
Garden Project, Dunlace, London, UK
Stranger Things Are Happening, Aspex, Portsmouth, UK
X-Ray at the Perseverance, The Perseverance, London, UK
Propeller Island 2: Power Of A Discord: The Bear Freehouse, London, UK
Propeller Island 1: The Quartet, Brompton Design District, London, UK
2007
TWOWT at Duos Night, Utrophia Project Space, London, UK
TURBOBRUT: TURBOFEST, Horse and Groom, London, UK
2006
TURBOBRUT: ALL LIVE ONE ROOM, Canal, London, UK
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2011
Nakanojo Biennale, Gunma, Japan 2010
id11, Delft_op_Zicht, op_LOCATIE, Delft, The Netherlands 2009
Propeller Island 1: The Quartet, Brompton Design District, London, UK
2008
Arts and Humanities Research Council, Professional Preparation Master’s Scheme Award
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTIONS/LECTURES
2012
Guest Lecturer, ‘Fictional Tourism’, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, UK