Gajin Fujita
Gajin Fujita K2S KGB | |
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ガジン・フジタ | |
| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Education | UNLV |
| Alma mater | Otis College of Art and Design |
| Movement | Graffiti |
| Website | gajinfujita |
Gajin Fujita (ガジン・フジタ; born 1972) is a contemporary artist from East Los Angeles. He is a member of LA graffiti crews K2S (Kill 2 Succeed) and KGB (Kids Gone Bad).
Background and education
He was born in 1972 to Japanese parents. Fujita holds an MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design.[1]
Career
Fujita's work has been widely exhibited at galleries and museums such as Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (Kansas City), L.A. Louver Gallery and several international venues in Switzerland, Greece, Australia and Belgium. He is represented by L.A. Louver[2] in Venice, CA.
Style
Fujita blends Eastern techniques (anime, partitioned screens, ukiyo-e), and elements (geishas, warriors, demons), with Western, urban imagery (Latino graffiti, U.S. pop culture imagery).[3] His works embody the cultural and class contradictions that are an integral part of urban Los Angeles.[1]
In 2005 he exhibited with Pablo Vargas-Lugo at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[4] In 2012, five of his works were shown at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California.[3]
Solo exhibitions
2026 Gajin Fujita, ADAA Fair 2026, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY, 12 November - 16 November 2026
2024 Gajin Fujita: Blessings and Curses of this World, Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Germany, 13 September - 9 November 2024
2023 Gajin Fujita: True Colors, L.A. Louver, Venice, CA, 29 March - 6 May 2023 (catalogue)
2019 Gajin Fujita, Frieze Los Angeles, Paramount Pictures Studio, Los Angeles, CA, 14 February - 17 February 2019
2015 Warriors, Ghosts and Ancient Gods of the Pacific, L.A. Louver, Venice, CA, 27 May - 3 July 2015
Gajin Fujita, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN, 10 April - 7 June 2015
2014 Gajin Fujita: Drawings, L.A. Louver, Venice, CA, 13 March - 26 April 2014
2012 Gajin Fujita: Ukiyo-e in Contemporary Painting, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA, 20 April - 7 October 2012
2011 Made in L.A., L.A. Louver, Venice, CA, 13 October - 26 November 2011 (catalogue)
2008 Pacific Tsunami, Haunch of Venison, London, 25 April - 25 May 2008 (catalogue)
2006 Twilight Blush, L.A. Louver, Venice, CA, 16 November - 30 December 2006
Zephyr: Paintings by Gajin Fujita, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO, 8 September - 5 November 2006 (catalogue)
2004 Gajin Fujita, Galerie Rolf Ricke, Cologne, Germany, 28 October - 14 December 2004
2003 Gajin Fujita, Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, NY, 18 October - 29 November 2003
2002 Gajin Fujita: Wicked Beauty, L.A. Louver, Venice, CA, 12 September - 12 October 2002
2001 Gajin Fujita: Wicked Beauty, L.A. Louver, Venice, CA, 12 September - 12 October 2002
2000 Gajin Fujita, Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, NY
1999 Gajin Fujita, Archie Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
See also
References
- 1 2 "Otis College of Art and Design: Gajin Fujita". Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ Gajin Fujita at L.A. Louver
- 1 2 Wada, Karen (May 6, 2012), "Passion for ukiyo-e", Los Angeles Times: E2.
- ↑ "LACMA: Exhibitions 2005". www.lacma.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2008-08-29.