Ujino Muneteru graduated from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music in 1988.
In 1993 he created a prototype for a new sound sculptural piece – “LOVE ARM” – which he incorporated into numerous live performances and continues to develop. Ujino teamed up with fellow artist Hiroyuki Matsukage to create the band art unit “GORGEROUS” in 1997.
LOVE ARM was exhibited as part of the 2005 Ars Electronica Festival (Linz, Austria).

Since 2004, Ujino has been working on a new sound sculpture and project – “THE ROTATORS”.
THE ROTATORS was exhibited at the 2006 Biennale of Sydney (Sydney, Australia), where he also performed as a member of UJINO AND THE ROTATORS.

In June 2007, Ujino participated in the exhibition “THERMOCLINE OF ART - NEW ASIAN WAVES” at ZKM (Kalsruhe, Germany).
At this time he also participated in the art fair LISTE 07 (Basel, Switzerland), where he performed live performances

After tastefully designing KanYe’s new album art, Murakami’s latest collaboration comes at a surprise. But with Supreme’s high profile, a collaboration of with Murakami makes total sense. Three decks came out of this collaboration. In addition, long time loyal Murakami assistant “MR.? also does three decks. All six decks drop this Thursday at Supreme worldwide. In addition, US customers will also be able to cop them at the new Supreme Web Store starting 11am est Thursday, September 20th. [Via Freshness Magazine]

Gez Fry, illustrator & concept artist based in Tokyo.

Yasushi Ebihara’s McCauley Caulkin paintings area creepy.

Up now at GR2 is a group art show called, ‘GEISAI Artists at Giant Robot’. The show was put together by legendary Japanese artist Takashi Murakami and Giant Robot founder and owner, Eric Nakamura. Murakami is famously known for his collaboration with Louis Vuitton, creating the multicolor monogram and cherry blossom designs, and most recently creating the album artwork for Kanye West’s new album, Graduation.

Together they’ve picked a hand-full of award winning artists from the GEISAI art show to display their work at GR2. The artists involved are Yasushi Ebihara, Hisashi Kondo, Sashie Masakatsu, Rie Kawashima, Rieko Sakuri, Miki Taira, and Erika Yamashiro. [Via LAist]

Erika Yamashiro:

Brief history

1979 Okinawa prefecture origin (presently, the Tokyo
Nakano Ku residence.)

2002 woman fine arts junior college graduation

2005 セツモードセミナー graduation

Private exhibition

2004 ギャラリーラファイエット (Okinawa)

2005 ギャラリーラファイエット (Okinawa)

2005 S.c.o.t.t (Ginza)

Group exhibition

2001 art school GP exhibition

2002 ‘GEISAI#
’ GEISAI 1 ’ – 2006# 10 ’ to it exhibits with
perfect attendance

2006 NADA art
“カイカイキキブース“being similar fairly, exhibition (Miami)

2007 ‘wander – seed 2007’ (TWSShibuya)

2007 ‘debris project Vo.1’ (Shibuya gallery ルデコ)

2007 ’ 28th graphic artone pot
spreading/displaying’ (the Ginzaguardian garden)

2007 ‘NEXT DOOR Vo.2’ (Roppongi T & G ARTS)

2007 October GEISAI in
GIANT
ROBOT,(GR2,Los
Angeles) being similar,new
work announcement schedule.

Prize winning history

At 2001 art school GP,

Illustration editorial staff scout prize

2005 GEISAI # at 7, Casa BRUTUS prize prize winning

2006 GEISAI # at 10, the fine arts log prize and
GiantRobot prize, perfect attendance prize prize winning

2007 ’ 28th graphic art one pot spreading/displaying ’
acceptance

2007 ’ wander – seed 2007 ’ acceptance

[Via Erika Yamashiro’s Official Site]

It materialized converted original idea cartoonist 駕 basket Sintarou’s delusion inside the brain the “non- hygienic exposition”, position of the paying/inserting cool summer! At severe heat the ? beam encephalon the non- hygiene which furthermore forms pus and makes rot summer celebration opening! Previous publication book and independent production book, many sale such as DVD and special toy!

駕 basket Sintarou/profile

1969 Tokyo origin. 1988, at “the COMIC BOX” magazine you debut.

Later, you read the エロ cartoon magazine mainly on the center and publishing the drill. In 1999 from Ota publication summary serialization on “flamingo” magazine
It is the book ’ shining! It reached the point which touched the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere ’ the eye of the maniac of world to seem, can publish the book constantly.

It participates in also group exhibition positively, at Shinjuku loft plan one laughing スカトロイベント “? is densely festival” opening. In addition it awakes even in solid production, the original ? it is densely selling the toy and the disjointed corpse toy as ガ?ャ?ン.

If when recently the member magazine ’ world which makes 100 cartoonists and the artist concentrate is 100 ? is densely, ’ it does also our expense publication. The ? it is the further evolution type ’ ? of the event it is movie festival ’ it holds densely densely on 2006 April 7th.

Book ’ shining! Slaughter ’ ’ everything good ’ ’ six recognition revolution thought アタラクシア ’ ’ paranoia street ’ ’ アイコ 16 year old ’ ’ super transmission brain パラタクシス ’ before the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere ’ ’ comedy stations ’ it dances! The Kremlin palace ’ ’ shooting shooting grass paper ’ ’ refuse and ? system ’ and so on and so on.

Floating, spherical pop-culture landscapes by Masakatsu Sashie

Grown-ups need colors too.

Japanese skank in full force!

It is in the buildings of the collective Pain O Chokola that was held all the last week end the exposure of the Japanese photographer Yasumasa “Yone” Yonehara. A ton of its personal stereotypes was thus presented for our greater pleasure. One will note, with the passage, two collaborations on photographs, with Parra and Fafi. Small anthology…[Via GLLTN] Also peep more photos.