Sekilala

SHIMURABROS. (JPN)

11 September - 24 October 2010
Screen Space

SHIMURABROS. are the sister/brother duo of Yuka and Kentaro Shimura. Yuka was born in 1976 in Yokohama and graduated in 2006 from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design London. Kentaro was born in 1979 in Yokohama and graduated in 2003 from Tokyo Polytechnic University, College of Art, Department of Cinema. They have been collaborating since 1999 and are known for incorporating elements of sculpture, installation and avant-garde filmmaking. SHIMURABROS. works have been shown at the The National Art Centre, Tokyo (2010); Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (MUMOK), Vienna (2009); International Festival for Arts and Media Yokohama (2009); BANK ART Under 35 selection of the Yokohama Triennale (2008); International Film Festival Cannes (2007) and the Berlin International Film Festival (2003). In September they will present a new installation piece as their first solo exhibition for Taka Ishii Gallery, Kyoto.

SHIMURABROS. are represented by Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo.