GALLERY MoMo Projects is pleased to announce a group exhibition titled Ysuke Presents, We Love Y! Ysuke is an artist unit consisting of four artists: Yosuke Kobashi, Yusuke Nishimitsu, Yusuke Mashiba, and Yosuke Yamaguchi. They have built friendship for a log time and stared their activities as Ysuke by publishing the first art book in THE TOKYO ART FAIR 2013. This is their first exhibition as the unit. 

The members of Ysuke have worked together for three weeks at the gallery and made collaborated artworks. The installation at the show is created by a harmonious combination of the each different characteristic. They will also exhibit collaborated paintings and film. Their original goods are on sale in the gallery. 

Yosuke Kobashi
The painting of self-portraits is central in the practice of Kobashi. Recently, he has kept distance from the self-portrait and explored his new motifs such as animals, nature and ships. In addition, Kobashi has increased his activities in the artist units, Y-suke and Hajimeten. Yousuke Kobashi was born in Nara, Japan in 1980 and the gallery has been working with Kobashi since 2006. He was exhibited in Kobe Art Annual Project 2003 and had a solo exhibition in Art Tower Mito, Japan in 2006. 

Yusuke Nishimitsu
Yusuke Nishimitsu is photographer who captures a scene of everyday life like snapshots. Looking at his photographs carefully, you might catch various whiffs behind the visual images. The unique whiffs attract people silently and the images get from his works present the existence of reality.
The artist was born in 1976 in Wakayama, Japan and established a self-label named approach. Nishimitsu is also member of artist unit Hajimeten and produces magazines and promotion videos. 

Yusuke Mashiba
Yusuke Mashiba is known as an illustrator. Mashiba draws illustrations for books and magazines while he also creates drawings, installations and video works. His use of soft color and simple line provide retro-inspires and a sense of familiarity. In 2012, Mashiba established silkscreen studio “OYA PRESS” and expand his activities. Mashiba Mashiba was born in 1979 in Kyoto, Japan and started his carrer as an illustrator in 2004.     

Yosuke Yamaguchi
The works of Yosuke Yamaguchi are applied dark colors such as deep green, dark blue and dirty white. The artist depicts people who look gloomy in the imaginary worlds, but he actually aims to place them in a neutral position. Yosuke Yamaguchi was born in Tokyo and work as a graphic designer.

*image (left)
courtesy of Y-suke