Pre-BIWAKO Biennale 2025 in Tokyo - to be held at two Tokyo galleries: Otherwise Gallery and PAGIC Gallery!

A special pre-event offering an early experience of the BIWAKO Biennale, featuring participating artists from the main exhibition, will be held in collaboration with two galleries in Tokyo.

At PAGIC gallery, Miki Sachiko will present her solo exhibition “Anyway the wind blows”,
and at Otherwise Gallery, Egashira Makoto will hold his solo exhibition “Catch and take”.

※ Please note that the exhibition periods and closing days vary by gallery.

開催概要

Event Overview

《Venue 1》 PAGIC Gallery
09/08 (Sat) – 31/08/2025 (Sat)
Open: 12:00 – 19:00 Days off: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

《Venue 2》 Otherwise Gallery
15/08 (Fri) – 20/09/2025 (Sat)
Open: 12:00 – 19:00 Days off: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

Venues

《Venue 1》PAGIC Gallery
〒151-00611 Tokyo, Shibuya, Hatsudai, Chome-36-1

《Venue 2》Otherwise Gallery
〒107-0062 Tokyo, Minato City, Minamiaoyama, 5 Chome−7−17 B1F

Admission

Free

Host & Co-host

Otherwise Gallery, PAGIC Gallery, Executive Committee of the International Arts Festival BIWAKO Biennale, Japan Arts Council (Independent Administrative Institution), Agency for Cultural Affairs

《Venue 1》PAGIC Gallery: Solo exhibition of Miki Sachiko, "Any way the wind blows".

Miki Sachiko is deeply drawn to the human form and continues to create works based on this fascination.
Her focus is not merely on outward appearance, but on the invisible realms of consciousness, memory, and experience that closely intertwine and influence each other.

Through Miki’s observations, the visible and invisible images of the human being overlap and harmonize, or conversely, highlight gaps between the body and what it contains.
Even elements that may seem separate at first glance reveal deep connections upon closer look.

In this exhibition, she captures the human form through such multifaceted sketches, viewing it as part of a larger flow of “life.” She incorporates new perspectives and materials into her work.
This strongly resonates with the theme of “BIWAKO Biennale 2025 – Flux”, representing an ongoing exploration of human existence amid the flowing passage of time.

《Venue 2》Otherside Gallery: Solo exhibition of Ehashira Makoto, "Catch and take".

At Otherwise Gallery, we present “Catch and take,” a solo exhibition by Egashira Makoto. This exhibition is held as a pre-exhibition of the BIWAKO Biennale 2025, organized with the cooperation of the Biennale.

In this show, Egashira Makoto unveils a new installation featuring materials such as floral-patterned blankets and household items that blend nostalgia with a sense of the absurd. His unique works explore the blurred boundaries between everyday life and memory.

Within the gallery space, creatures made of blankets appear, carrying an oddly nostalgic yet strange presence. Some are hung, some quietly dangle fishing lines, and at times, they seem to move as if responding to the viewer’s presence. The entire space is scattered with fragments of stories, forming a mysterious landscape where author’s memories and imagination intersect.

The title “Catch and take” references the fishing culture term “catch and release” but reflects changes in how we relate to “things,” “memories,” and “others” in modern society. Beneath its humorous and charming appearance lies the artist’s complex questioning, weaving together layers of past and present, acceptance and rejection, individual and society.

Step into this whimsical, dreamlike space and leave with a fresh perspective on shifting values and the things we tend to forget.

Artists

江頭 誠　Egashira Makoto

Born in 1986 in Mie Prefecture. Using floral-patterned blankets, a material that uniquely became popular in postwar Japan, as his primary medium, he creates three-dimensional works and installations.

In 2015, he received the Special Prize at the 18th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art for Jingūji-Miyagata-Yattsumune-zukuri, a work featuring a hearse made of Styrofoam and decorated with blankets.

The following year, he won the Grand Prize at SICF17 for Ohana Batake, a Western-style toilet made entirely of blankets.

In addition to exhibitions, he has contributed artwork to music videos and to GUCCI’s short film Kaguya by Gucci.

三木さちこ　Miki Sachiko

Born in 1974 in Gunma Prefecture. Completed postgraduate studies in sculpture at Tokyo Zokei University in 2001.

Notable solo exhibitions include Sowers of Starlight (Gallery Tsubaki, Tokyo, 2024), Overcoming (Gallery Tsubaki, Tokyo, 2022), TWINS? (Gallery Tsubaki, Tokyo, 2020), Boundary Zone (CASHI, Tokyo, 2017), and The Visitor (Transmission Gallery, California, 2017).

Group exhibitions include Tamashima Collage (Yubi Studio, Okayama, 2023), International Art Festival BIWAKO Biennale 2022 – Origin (Omihachiman and Hikone, Shiga), BIWAKO Biennale 2020 – Cosmic Dance (Omihachiman and Hikone, Shiga), and 5th Japan-U.S. International Artists Exchange Exhibition – Crosscurrent (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 2019).

Artist residencies include SECRET ROOMS (Finland, 2024) and Fresh Winds #6 (Iceland, 2020).