Born 1960 in Japan. Residing in New York since 1993. Hirakawa is an internationally known contemporary artist. He has created numerous works in photography, video, dance, installation, and performance and have been exhibited over 300 times at museum, art center, galleries all over the world including “Venice Biennale Aperto”,”Istanbul Biennale”,”Site Santa Fe Biennale.” Also, he has worked on several collaborations with artists in other fields, such as poet, musicians, choreographers and architects and presented at Das TAT, Frankfurt, Danse Montpellier and Fondation Cartier. Hirakawa believes human activity forms the culture in which we live. Art proposes to extend the capacity of human perception for furthering this culture. Within this framework, Hirakawa is pushing the boundaries of perception, altering aesthetic views for the future.

1. Chi-Wen Gallery
3rd Floor / Number 19 / Lane 252 / Tun-Hua South Road / Section 1 / Taipei / Taiwan
T / +886.2.87713372 / F / +886.2.87713421 / E / htpg@ms27.hinet.net

2. Noritoshi Hirakawa / The Unfold Universe
/ Exhibition Dates / 09 / 12 to 10 / 17 / 2009
/ Opening Reception / Saturday / 09 / 12 / 2009 / 3 00 to 6 00 PM
Chi-Wen Gallery
3rd Floor / Number 19 / Lane 252 / Tun-Hua South Road / Section 1 / Taipei / Taiwan
T / +886.2.87713372 / F / +886.2.87713421 / E / htpg@ms27.hinet.net

4. Noritoshi Hirakawa / The Approval of Atainment / Silver Gelatin Print / 34x55.5cm / 2009

6. Noritoshi Hirakawa / The Unfold Universe / Silver Gelatin Print / 37.5x55.5cm / 2009

7. Woman as She is / 33x48cm / Silver Gelatin Print / 2002

8. Tanja’s World / 33x52cm / Silver Gelatin Print / 1999

9. Les temps de rien a Montpellier –L’Opera / 40x50cm / C-Print / 2001

10. Les temps de rien a Montpellier –Le Musee II / 40x50cm / C-Print / 2001

11. Les temps de rien a Montpellier –Le Poete III / 40x50cm / C-Print / 2001

12. Les temps de rien a Montpellier –Un Jour II / 40x50cm / C-Print / 2001

13. Les temps de rien a Montpellier –Un Jour / 40x50cm / C-Print / 2001

14. Noritoshi Hirakawa

15. Noritoshi Hirakawa
Born 1960 in Japan. Residing in New York since 1993. Hirakawa is an
internationally known contemporary artist. He has created numerous works in
photography, video, dance, installation, and performance and have been
exhibited over 300 times at museum, art center, galleries all over the world
including “Venice Biennale Aperto”,”Istanbul Biennale”,”Site Santa Fe Biennale.”
Also, he has worked on several collaborations with artists in other fields, such as
poet, musicians, choreographers and architects and presented at Das TAT,
Frankfurt, Danse Montpellier and Fondation Cartier.
Hirakawa believes human activity forms the culture in which we live. Art
proposes to extend the capacity of human perception for furthering this culture.
Within this framework, Hirakawa is pushing the boundaries of perception, altering
aesthetic views for the future.

17. Chi-Wen
Gallery