Iyama Kei／Kadokura Takuto "For Winter"
shimokitazawaartsSeptember 5 - 23, 2026
1-7 pm
Closed on Mon, Tue & Wed.
*open on Sep. 21, 22 & 23
*Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa
During the exhibition period, the fifth edition of Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa will take place from September 18 to October 4, 2026. Large-scale contemporary artworks designed to capture attention on social media will be installed throughout Shimokitazawa, while many local shops will offer collaborative products and host related events.
Having attracted approximately 500,000 visitors last year, Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa is one of the area’s most popular art festivals. We hope you will enjoy the festival alongside the exhibition.
Shimokitazawa Arts is pleased to present Iyama Kei / Kadokura Takuto : For Winter.
Iyama Kei, born in Iwate Prefecture in 2001 and based in Morioka, is a promising young artist who received the Iwate Prefecture Art and Culture Award for Fine Arts in 2024. Growing up surrounded by rich natural landscapes and a culture of craftsmanship, Iyama has developed a diverse creative practice spanning painting, sculpture, embroidery and writing. Approaching people and things without distinction, Iyama continues to deepen his own practice while creating with a sense of enjoyment. His works possess a healthy strength born of his natural, unforced approach, along with great warmth and a subtle sense of melancholy.
Kadokura Takuto , born in Saitama Prefecture, graduated from Musashino Art University and subsequently worked as a pattern maker at Comme des Garçons. Under the name 22nd Century Jedi, he attracted attention on social media with works that transformed his beloved anime series Pretty Cure into necklaces. Since becoming independent, Kadokura has exhibited paintings under his own name, using motifs such as flowers, birds, cats, the human body, and automobiles to explore themes of masculinity, fashion, and ornamentation. Characterized by sophisticated compositions and vivid colors, his works combine an interior-like quality that brings color to everyday spaces with an introspective atmosphere, creating an irresistible appeal that draws viewers in. Kadokura is also scheduled to participate in VOCA 2027, to be held at The Ueno Royal Museum in March 2027, following a recommendation by Ishida Tomoko, curator at Takamatsu Art Museum.
Although their backgrounds and artistic careers are quite different, Iyama and Kadokura have deepened their friendship since meeting in Tokyo several years ago. The works born from their warm personalities and keen perspectives on the world are sure to delight and engage viewers.
Exhibition Statement
If we let our guard down, the wind will soon grow cold little by little. It is perhaps time to slowly begin preparing for winter.
We put away memories of coolness from hot summer days, preserve the things that cannot be found in winter, and bid farewell to the sunlight that will soon retreat into the distance for a while.
For Winter.
Iyama Kei
Born in 2001, based in Morioka, Iwate.
Interested in the rich relationships that people and creative works have developed within their environments, Iyama Kei creates and presents paintings and works in various forms, selecting materials that best suit each work as he explores the relationship between the body and its environment.
Favorite artists: Suga Kishio, Funakoshi Takeo, Matsumoto Shunsuke, Yorozu Tetsugoro, Bruno Munari
Solo Exhibitions
2026
Vinculum, Cyg art gallery, Morioka, Iwate
2025
Quiet as it’s kept, Shimokitazawa Arts, Tokyo
2024
The Great Curve, No Title Yet, implexus art gallery, Morioka, Iwate
Iyama Kei Exhibition, Art + half studio, Hachimantai, Iwate
Iyama Kei Feature Exhibition, Cyg art gallery, Morioka, Iwate
2023
Iyama Kei Exhibition, Kawato Gallery, Morioka, Iwate
Iyama Kei Exhibition: HOLE, Commercial gallery Kujira no Hone, Chiba
Unchanging Tone, Turn of Welcome Home, Saigado S-SPACE, Morioka, Iwate
2022
Iyama Kei Exhibition: Growing Vacuum Tube, Commercial gallery Kujira no Hone, Chiba
Iyama Kei Solo Exhibition: Documents of a Distant View, implexus art gallery, Morioka, Iwate
2021
Iyama Kei Solo Exhibition: The Sun in Its Upright Position, implexus art gallery, Morioka, Iwate
2020
RELATIONSHIPs, Saigado S-SPACE, Morioka, Iwate
Group Exhibitions
2026
Kumonodaira Sanso Artist-in-Residence, Kumonodaira Sanso, Toyama
2025
Art Festa IWATE 2025, Iwate Museum of Art, Iwate
Abe Jun/ Iyama Kei / Irinatsu Nanami, KAMAWANAI Gallery, Morioka, Iwate
North wind project Vol.4 Wandering paper: Adventures on Paper, Ishigami no Oka Museum, Iwate Town, Iwate
2024
Bush Bush, Iyama Kei & Morisakorisa, Shimokitazawa Arts, Tokyo
114-Year-Old Conversation, A.R.T shop 2nd YPG ANNEX, Shizukuishi, Iwate
2023
asterisc, Former Ishii-Kenrei Residence, Morioka, Iwate
2022
Christmas Golden Plate Exhibition (co-curated with artist Yuri Shibata), Saigado S-SPACE, Morioka, Iwate
The Heart of Song — Entrusting It to the Paintbrush, Tokyo Kudan Yoh Gallery, Tokyo
Future Artist Tokyo: SHIP, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
2021
Cygnus parade, Cyg art gallery, Morioka, Iwate
Art Field Iwate 2021, Morioka Central Park, Morioka, Iwate
20th Anniversary Exhibition of the Pudding Alliance, Ishigami no Oka Museum, Iwate Town, Iwate
2020
Cyg SELECT 2020, Cyg art gallery, Morioka, Iwate
la eclosion, Gallery AN, Mizusawa, Iwate
Award
2024
Iwate Prefecture Art and Culture Award for Fine Arts
Writing
Currently contributing a serialized column, Keiten, to the Morioka community magazine Tekuri.
2024 Relay Essay: Yuhodō, Iwate Nippo
Past Exhibitions
Iyama Kei Solo Exhibition Quiet as it’s kept — November 15–30, 2025
Iyama Kei & Morisakorisa : Bush Bush — November 2–17, 2024
Kadokura Takuto / 22nd Century Jedi was born in Saitama Prefecture and graduated from the Department of Spatial Design, Fashion Course, Faculty of Art and Design at Musashino Art University. While working as a pattern maker at Comme des Garçons, he began creating necklaces inspired by his beloved anime series Pretty Cure, presenting them under the name 22nd Century Jedi and attracting attention on social media.
After becoming an independent artist, Kadokura began exhibiting paintings under his own name, pursuing themes of masculinity, fashion, and ornamentation through floral motifs. Using uniquely shaped plants, figures, and other subjects, he fills the canvas with sophisticated compositions and striking combinations of color, drawing viewers in with an addictive visual appeal. Another notable body of work is his Bulletin Board Drawing Series, in which he displays his works on the bulletin board in his own home.
Exhibitions
2026
Radiant and Revealed, Goyo Gallery, Tokyo
Everything Has Color, solo exhibition, border, Kagawa
Trust the Great Cats!, solo exhibition, Daikanyama Tsutaya Books, Tokyo
“I Am Not Yet Here”, group exhibition, Yokohama Doll Museum, Kanagawa
Inspection, Maintenance, Balance, solo exhibition, K Art GALLERY, Tokyo
2025
Garden of Faces, group exhibition, Wada Garou, Tokyo
Prêt-à-Porter (Haute Couture Ready-Made Paintings), solo exhibition, TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY, Tokyo
Grand Bouquet, solo exhibition, MELLOWROOM, Okayama
Deconstructive Decoration by Souya Handa, group exhibition, Paichyu, Tokyo
More Is More, solo exhibition, Shimokitazawa Arts, Tokyo
Flowers and Muscles, two-person exhibition, gallery10 [TOH], Tokyo
2024
Land of Hearts, solo exhibition, MELLOWROOM, Okayama
If There Are Ghosts, They’re There, solo exhibition, Wada Garou, Tokyo
Palais idéal du pot, solo exhibition, YIDI ART, Hong Kong
Super Agitate: Mujina Hole, group exhibition, Bazuchika, Tokyo
2023
Speed Requiem, solo exhibition, gallery10 [TOH], Tokyo
Let’s Catch a Big Crow, artist-in-residence exhibition, DOGLEG KARUIZAWA, Nagano
Perfect World, solo exhibition, Shimokitazawa Arts, Tokyo
2022
They’re All Cute in Their Own Way, So I Can’t Pick a Favorite, solo exhibition, WISH LESS gallery, Tokyo
drawing factory, two-person exhibition, Ameyoko Center Building, Tokyo
lovely, group exhibition, oil by Bijutsu Techo, Tokyo
2021
Ideal Pot, solo exhibition, STEIN BOX, Tokyo
Familiae Sylvanian, group exhibition, Art Lab Tokyo / Akiba, Tokyo
Girls in Flowers in a Department Store, solo exhibition, Shibuya Seibu Department Store, Tokyo
The Sun, solo exhibition, private residence, Tokyo
2020
Ritual to Celebrate Myself, solo exhibition, Shinjuku Ganka Gallery, Tokyo
2019
Shibuya Style, group exhibition, Shibuya Seibu Department Store, Tokyo
Past Exhibitions
Kadokura Takuto / 22nd Century Jedi — More Is More, March 14–30, 2025
Kadokura Takuto / 22nd Century Jedi — Perfect World, January 13–29, 2023
