Chu Enoki

 

 

Chu Enoki
Born in Zentsuji, Kagawa in 1944. Lives and works in Kobe, Hyogo.

He started his career in the late 1960s, mainly in the Kansai region. Following his involvement with the avant-garde group ‘JAPAN KOBE ZERO’ (1970-76), he began organising exhibitions by himself, starting with finding venues in the city.
His unconventional forms of expression include works such as Going to Hungary with HANGARI (a Half-Shave) (1977), in which he shaved off all the hair on one side of his body, and Bar Rose Chu (1979), in which he disguised himself as a female bar owner, as well as works involving guns and cannons, and those that breathe new life into scrap metal. He has also created works involving guns and cannons, as well as pieces that breathe new life into scrap metal. Not restricted to the realm of museums and galleries, he continues to be active in Kobe.

Selected exhibitions include: “One Man Show by Enoki Chu” Kirin Plaza Osaka, Osaka (Solo; 2006), “Gyu and Chu: Ushio Shinohara and Chu Enoki” Toyota Municipal Museum, Aichi (2007), “Unleashing the Museum: Chu Enoki” Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Hyogo (Solo; 2011), “Group Show” Koyasan Temple, Wakayama (2015), “Busan Biennale 2016 Part I: an/other avant-garde china-japan-korea” Busan Museum of Art, Busan, Korea (2016), “Chu Enoki” BB Plaza Museum of Art, Hyogo (Solo; 2017), “MADE IN KOBE” Gallery Shimada, Hyogo (Solo; 2018), “Travelers Through a Hundred Ages” ART BASE MOMOSHIMA, Hiroshima (2018), “RPM-1200” ANOMALY (Solo; 2020), “Chu Enoki Exhibition”city gallery 2320, Hyogo (Solo; 2021), “Pumice” Gallery Nomart, Osaka (Solo; 2022).

 

Collection

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Hyogo, Japan
Miyanomori International Museum of Art, Sapporo（MIMAS）, Hokkaido, Japan
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan
Takahashi Ryutaro Collection

 

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