Images
Soshiro Matsubara
*1980, Hokkaido, Japan — Vienna

Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020, carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28

Soshiro Matsubara, A Tale of Romance, 2020 (detail), carpet, glazed ceramics, artificial hair, fabric, wood, light sphere, Carpet: 350 × 200 cm, Sculpture ca. 20 × 130 × 90 cm, Lamp ø 28

Soshiro Matsubara, Last Night II, 2020, glazed ceramics, light bulbs, and cable, 25 × 24 × 10 cm

Soshiro Matsubara, installation view True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, 2020

Soshiro Matsubara, Memories, 2020 (detail), found floor lamp, glazed ceramics, found jewelry, wire, 180 x ø 26 cm

Soshiro Matsubara, Portrait of Alma Mahler, 2020 (detail), glazed ceramics, artificial hair, wood, fabric, 153 × 30 × 30 cm

Soshiro Matsubara, The Caresses, 2020, oil on canvas, 67 × 135 × 2 cm

Soshiro Matsubara, installation view You Are In My Veins, 2019, Kunsthal Aarhus/Kvindemuseet, Aarhus, Denmark

Soshiro Matsubara, installation view You Are In My Veins, 2019, Kunsthal Aarhus/Kvindemuseet, Aarhus, Denmark

Soshiro Matsubara, Engagement, Tolerance, Hospitality, 2019, Glazed ceramics, rabbit fur, polyester, metal, wood, epoxy clay, leather, oil paint, 160 × 100 × 26 cm Installation view Paris International 2019

Soshiro Matsubara, Engagement, Tolerance, Hospitality, 2018, ink on paper, 48 × 32 cm, 54 × 39 × 3 cm framed Installation view Paris International 2019

Soshiro Matsubara, Engagement, Tolerance, Hospitality, 2018, ink on paper, 48 × 32 cm, 54 × 39 × 3 cm framed Installation view Paris International 2019

Soshiro Matsubara, Kiss painting XVI, 2019, Oil on linen, handmade frame, 25.5 × 31.5 cm

Soshiro Matsubara, installation View, LoveSick, 2018, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, photo by Schiefe Zähne / Hannes Schmidt

Soshiro Matsubara, installation View, LoveSick, 2018, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, photo by Schiefe Zähne / Hannes Schmidt

Soshiro Matsubara, installation View, LoveSick, 2018, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, photo by Schiefe Zähne / Hannes Schmidt

Soshiro Matsubara, installation View, LoveSick, 2018, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, photo by Schiefe Zähne / Hannes Schmidt

Soshiro Matsubara, left: kiss VIII, right: kiss IX, both 2018, Oil and acrylic on linen mounted on wood, 24 × 30 cm each, photo by Schiefe Zähne / Hannes Schmidt

Soshiro Matsubara, installation View, LoveSick, 2018, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, photo by Schiefe Zähne / Hannes Schmidt

Soshiro Matsubara, installation View, LoveSick, 2018, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, photo by Schiefe Zähne / Hannes Schmidt

Soshiro Matsubara, installation View, LoveSick, 2018, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, photo by Schiefe Zähne / Hannes Schmidt

Soshiro Matsubara, Lovers (Oskar Kokoschka & Alma Mahler), 2016, Acrylic on carved wood, 129 × 87 cm

Haus der Matsubara, Installation View Apropos l’Hiver, 2017, Bel Ami, Los Angeles

Haus der Matsubara, Installation View Apropos l’Hiver, 2017, Bel Ami, Los Angeles
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Soshiro Matsubara
*1980, Hokkaido, Japan — Vienna
Co-founder of XYZcollective, Tokyo
Education
2005
BA in fine art, Tama Art University, Tokyo
2014 – 2016
Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Union Pacific, London (upcoming)
2020
Caresses, MACRO, Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome
True Romance, Croy Nielsen, Vienna
Haus der Matsubara, Brennan & Griffen, New York
2018
Engagement, Tolerance and Hospitality, Croy Nielsen, Vienna
Lovesick, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin
2017
Sleeves of Desire II, Brennan & Griffen, New York
2016
Sleeves of Desire, XYZcollective, Tokyo
Soshiro Matsubara, Paramount Ranch, LA 3 w. XYZcollective
2013
Awake or Asleep, sprout curation, Tokyo
2010
Confidence, Casaasia, Barcelona
2008
Missing Mass III, space 23 G, Tokyo
2007
Missing Mass II, hiromiyoshii, Tokyo
2005
Soshiro Matsubara, hiromiyoshii, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions
2021
Working hours, Auto Italia, London (upcoming)
2020
The Sentimental Organization of the World, Crévecœur, Paris
2019
Autumn Sale of Dreams and Love, Haus der Matsubara feat. Kazuna Taguchi, Significant Other, Vienna
Form and Volume, Cristina Guerra, Lisbon
Is there something I should know, Vinifero, Vienna
Duo show with Naoki Sutter-Shudo, XYZ collective
Kiki Buh Bye, SORT Vienna, hosted by Stiege 13, Vienna
You are in my Veins, Kvindemuseet / Kunsthalle Aarhus
Okey Dokey III: Fenster, Max Mayer, Düsseldorf
2018
Fabric Faces, Powder Phrases, Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, Amsterdam
Vergänglichkeit, privat, mit Kätzchen, Dependance für Zeitgenössischer Kunst, Vienna
Carved and Shaped by Proximity, pina, Vienna
Münster Sculpture Project in Sagamihara, Kanuma Park, Kanagawa
Happy Mind Natural High, MISAKO & ROSEN, Tokyo
Kiss in Tears, XYZCollective at Freedman Fitzpatrick, LA
Let’s See Action, Curated by MISAKO & ROSEN, Pollock Gallery, Dallas
2017
Post-Formalist Painting, statements, Tokyo
Apropos l’Hiver, Bel Ami, LA
Madame, Justice, Vienna
sylvanian families biennale 2017, XYZcollective, Tokyo
By the lakeside : organized by Yui Yaegashi, Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago
SAYONARA Jupiter, Curated by MISAKO & ROSEN together with XYZcollective, 356mission, LA
2016
there’s hell in hello but more in goodbye, LambdaLambdaLambda at Galeria Dawid Radziszewski, Warsaw
Commodus Operandi, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago
Stealing Eyes (Imprisoned, Jailbreak, Imprisoned, Jailbreak), cupsule, Tokyo
2015
I’m sorry please talk more slowly, Hikarie, Tokyo
2014
PLUGGS, Karma International, Zürich
XYZcollective at Brennan & Griffen – Man & Play, Brennan & Griffen, NY
The Way of PAINTING, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
2013
Blue Valentine, XYZcollective, Tokyo
19516 kilometers from Milwaukee or 12126 miles, MISAKO & ROSEN, Tokyo
Imprisoned, Jailbreak, XYZcollective, Tokyo
2014
GIVEN / LOST, SPROUT Curation, Tokyo
2013
Cross counter, XYZcollective and capsule, Tokyo
2012
Non-dejavu humming, Gell Alterna, Tokyo
2011
FAMILY AFFAIR, XYZcollective, Tokyo
REISSUED WOMEN, SPROUT Curation, Tokyo
The Adventure of Alter-Japan: Zen and Psychedelic, SPROUT Curation, Tokyo
Good Night MIHOKANNO, akibatamabi, Tokyo
2010
Melon float and shop, Château 2F, Tokyo
Tokyo Story, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo
2009
Hello! MIHOKANNO, Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya, Tokyo
Imaginary Museum of O collection-Alternative (Post) Modern, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo
2008
FAXINATION, LOYAL, Stockholm
Virshaba through Mithuna, curated by Soshiro Matsubara, hiromiyoshii, Tokyo
2006
AFTER THE REALITY, curated by hiromiyoshii, Deitch Projects, New York
2005
Gallery Artist Show, hiromiyoshii, Tokyo
Zone-Poetic Moment, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo
2004
Art@Agnes, The Agnes Hotel And Apartments Tokyo, Tokyo
AFTER THE REALITY, hiromiyoshii, Tokyo
Performance
2018
song of ○ and △ by Toru Takemitsu, soshiro matsubara + kenji ide, Bel Ami, LA
song of ○ and △ by Toru Takemitsu, soshiro matsubara + kenji ide, LambdaLambdaLambda, Pristina