"東京、トウキョウ、TOKYO"
Kota Hirakawa, Christian Probst

Bambinart Gallery is pleased to present a joint exhibition by artists Christian Probst and Kota Hirakawa.

Titled 『東京、トウキョウ、TOKYO』, which writes "Tokyo" in three different characters, is a project inspired by conversations held between Hirakawa and Probst. In their exchange, both artists came to realize different aspects of the same city that they had never seen before.

The Tokyo written in Chinese characters in the title represents the gaze by Japanese artist Hirakawa, while the Tokyo in English represents Christian's. Capturing the cosmopolitan city through the gaze of two artists with differing cultural backgrounds, the exhibition aims to portray a layered gradation of varying aspects that constitute the Tokyo we live in.

Christian Probst
born 1986, Heidelberg, Germany
Entered the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in 2008 and learned under Karin Kneffel, going on to pursue graduate studies at the Tokyo University of Art under the tutelage of Hirotoshi Sakaguchi. Have participated in exhibitions since 2010, some of which were held at: White Box (Munich), Gallerie T40 (Düsseldorf), and Gallerie Filser und Graef (Munich).

Kota Hirakawa
Born 1987, Saitama Japan
Upon graduating Tama University of Arts, pursued a MA at theTokyo University of Arts, graduating with a Masters in 2013. Often taking upon social themes as subjects for his work, he has also organized numerous exhibitions such as: an exhibition held inside a JR Yamanote line train titled "Train Exhibition", a solo exhibition at the Maruki Gallery for Hiroshima Panels, and "What it means for art to climb a mountain" held at Shaka-ji, a temple of the Buddhist Nichiren sect.