Yuqi Shinohara《ブロイラールーム / Broiler Room》2024

ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) is pleased to present “FROZEN SUPERMARKETS,” the 29th exhibition of the “ADF Art Gallery Project” by Yuqi Shinohara, an artist who questions our sensibility with the motif of the relationship between animals and humans, from Saturday 28 September to Saturday 12 October 2024.

Yuqi Shinohara has been creating works on the theme that our lives are made at the expense of other living creatures, especially animals as food. The title “FROZEN SUPERMARKETS” is also symbolic of the unstoppable structure of human consumption of animals. The works presented in this exhibition were created by overlaying the sensations Shinohara has gained through her close involvement with club culture through her musical activities with her own themes. Just as a “no stop” DJ or a ballet pirouette is good to keep spinning, music that can be played over and over again is reminiscent of reincarnation, the cycle of reincarnation.

Yuqi Shinohara《無題》2024

Yuqi Shinohara《無題》2024

Yuqi Shinohara《round and round》2024

Yuqi Shinohara《round and round》2024

At first glance, Shinohara's works appear to be “beautiful,” but they also have a cruel side, such as the use of materials of animal origin. The exhibition will present Shinohara's work as a new sensibility that escapes logical thinking. The way of expression that combines the contradictory elements of “beauty” and “ugliness” can be a circuit that redefines the extremes of “right” and “left” as two sides of the same coin, rather than a dichotomy.

Yuqi Shinohara《0 degrees Celsius》2017

Yuqi Shinohara《All behind the scenes》2014

Yuqi Shinohara《All behind the scenes》2014

Yuqi Shinohara《Banquet》2016

Yuqi Shinohara《The Lonely Funeral on Thanksgiving》2015

In recent years, the relationship between humans and animals has been the subject of much debate, not only over food issues, but also over the use of wool, fur, and leather goods, as well as pet stores and zoos. Various concepts have emerged, such as “vegan” to describe lifestyles that do not consume animals, but Shinohara does not glorify any particular position through her artworks.

Yuqi Shinohara《round and round》2024

Admission to the exhibition is free, so please feel free to drop by.

Yuqi Shinohara, born in 1991, graduated from Hiroshima City University (Faculty of Art) in 2014 and moved to the United States. She also works as a musician under the name Q.i. Her own independent band “Milk Talk” released a full-length album in November 2023. Her retro electro-funk style, which reflects the sensibility of the times, is popular beyond the boundaries of countries and genres. She has provided music for the online game “Fortnite” and Maison Kitsuné's fall/winter collection.

Instagram:  @q.imusic  

Dates：September 28 (Sat) to October 12 (Sat), 2024 *Closed on Sundays and holidays
Time：11:00-18:00
Venue：GARDE Gallery (NBF ALLIANCE Bldg. 4F, 5-2-1 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Fee：free
URL：https://www.art-adf.jp/