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SHUN SUDO

Born in Tokyo in 1977, Shun Sudo currently lives and works in Tokyo,
Japan. Sudo moved to the U.S. in his 20s and taught himself art techniques while traveling around the world. 
Sudo’s artistic practice, centered on painting, is composed of an extremely diverse range of multiple elements, including elements inherited from the Japanese and American pop and street cultures that deeply influenced him in the process of growing up, such as skateboarding, graffiti, manga, and anime, as well as elements inspired by Japanese painting and sumi-e (ink painting), traditionally developed in Japan and the Orient, which are related to his own roots, and elements taken from past art movements and art trends through independent study of the history of modern and contemporary art, particularly in the West. In Sudo’s work, these elements are intermingled in a harmonious way, while retaining their remarkable heterogeneity.
In this sense, his works embody the possibility of a new type of “fine art” that transcends the conventional dichotomy between “high art” and “low art.” In addition, Sudo’spaintings, which at first glance appear to be descended from Pop Art, contain a criticality toward social and political situations, which has tended to be avoided in conventional “Pop Art,” through his unique perspective.
cultural studies scholar  Hiroki Yamamoto


Solo Exhibitions

2023
“ART LAND” solo exhibition,Spiral Garden,Tokyo,Japan
2021
“ARTdemic” solo exhibition,MU GALLERY,Tokyo,Japan
2021
The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon x SHUN SUDO Solo Exhibition ‘Patio’
2020
“2020” solo exhibition, ANB Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2019
“SOLITUDE” solo exhibition, Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
2018
“INNOCENT FOREST” solo exhibition, NY, USA
2017
“Paint Over” solo exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2016
“Paint Over” solo exhibition, NY, USA
2015
“Paint Over” solo exhibition, NY, USA
Group Exhibitions / Art fairs

2022
“Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary” GR Gallery,Miami, FL, USA
2021
“PRIDE ART 2021” Clifford Chance, Tokyo, Japan
“Art Fair Tokyo” Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
2020
“SUMMER GATHERING” group exhibition, GR Gallery, NY, USA
2019
“ARCUS PRIDE ART 2019” Clifford Chance, Tokyo, Japan
2018
“Art Miami” Miami, FL, USA
“Miami Design District” Mural, FL, USA
“pop & street” Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
2017
“Art New York” NY, USA
“pop & street” Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
2016
“Aqua Art Miami” Miami, FL, USA
2015
“SCOPE Miami Beach” Miami, FL, USA
2015
“Bushwick Open Studios” Brooklyn, NY, USA
Projects

2022
”Taycan Soul Canvas”Porsche - Art car project,Tokyo,Japan
2022
“GINZA SONY PARK PROJECT” Mural,Tokyo,Japan
2021
“Olympic - TOKYO 2020” Mural, Tokyo, Japan
2021
“The mural project - Let’s Spring” Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
2020
“GINZA SONY PARK PROJECT” Mural, Tokyo, Japan
2019
“Live session” STARBUCKS RESERVE®ROASTERY TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan
2019
“TOKYO CREATIVE GUILD - Key visual” Apple Marunouchi store, Tokyo, Japan
2017
“NIKE AIR FORCE 1: 35 Anniversary - Jump Around” NIKE KICKS LOUNGE, Tokyo, Japan