Upcomming / Current Exhibition

Upcomming / Current Exhibition

Masafumi Sanai ‘Raisha (Thunder Photography)’

March 14 (sat.) 2026 - July 12 (sun.) 2026

There's something about these photographs that reminds me of Taro's.

Past Exhibition

‘Melancholy’

October 6, 2004 - December 27, 2004

It is said that you can learn all there is to know about a person from their maiden work. Produced when he was 22 years old, Space can probably be described as being Taro Okamoto’s maiden work and in it we can perceive a condensing of the lyrical melancholy of youth.

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‘Polar Opposites’

July 7, 2004 - October 4, 2004

There are many people who believe premonitions to be vague, formless emotions. However, Taro Okamoto’s premonitions possessed a clear shape. They were lyrically colored, but the drama they contain is described in a language belonging to a different dimension that has never emerged.

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‘Premonition’

April 7, 2004 - July 5, 2004

There are many people who believe premonitions to be vague, formless emotions. However, Taro Okamoto’s premonitions possessed a clear shape. They were lyrically colored, but the drama they contain is described in a language belonging to a different dimension that has never emerged.

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Photographic Exhibition: ‘Mysterious’

January 5, 2004 - April 5, 2004

Taro Okamoto’s photographs do not merely capture subjects that can be seen with the eye. They penetrate the true essence of phenomena to the deep origins of existence.
He possessed a shamanistic nature.

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‘Sad Animals’

October 1, 2003 - December 27, 2003

Why do the eyes of animals appear so sad? They are strong but innocent, their sharp eyes the same as Taro Okamoto’s. Sorrowful. Lonely.

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‘Couples’

July 2, 2003 - September 29, 2003

Taro Okamoto once said, ‘The world perceived by women differs to that of men’. They both look at the world from completely different viewpoints. It is this difference that attracts them to each other and makes them as one.

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‘Sketches for Murals 2’

April 2, 2003 - June 30, 2003

Unusually for a Japanese, Taro Okamoto’s spatial sense was extremely highly-developed. Whether he was working on a mural or a monument, the image he possessed was not limited to the work.

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‘Play Writing 2’

January 5, 2003 - March 31, 2003

‘To draw a black line on a sheet of pure white paper. This act contains the fresh vitality of the human life force. Primeval energy is the power emitted by chaos.

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‘Primeval’

October 2, 2002 - December 27, 2002

Primeval energy is the power emitted by chaos.
Taro Okamoto was the possessor of clear logic, but deep inside his body there existed this chaos.

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