Masahito AGAKE

安掛正仁

Masahito Agake was born in Tokyo in 1969, and works professionally as an architect. In the early 90s Agake began shooting casually while scuba diving, and after coming across the work of Aleksandr Rodchenko and W. Eugene Smith in 1996, he took up photography more seriously. He had his first exhibition at Tokyo’s Place M gallery in 2003, and since then has exhibited his work in different galleries in Tokyo. Most recently he has been exhibiting his work at Third District Gallery in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Chronology

1969 - Born in Tokyo, Japan. 1991 - Encounters photography through diving activities. Since then, he has been photographing underwater and on land in any field.
2008 - Participates in the photography coterie magazine Asphalt No. 1.
2009 - Participated in the launch of the Third District Gallery

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2003 - ‘Shinjuku Eyes’, Shinjuku Nikon Mini Gallery, Shinjuku
2004 - Utsushisei ha Yume (Utsushisei is a Dream), Place M, Shinjuku
2005 - ‘Was the sea blue then?’, Kodoji, Shinjuku
2005 - ‘Oh, I wonder where I am going’ Place M, Shinjuku
2008 - ‘Kigenbetsu’ Agajibebe, Agajibebe
2008 - ‘Red shot’, Gs Bar, Shinjuku
2008 - ‘Hail Bullets’ Sokyu-sha, Shinjuku
2010 - ‘GAW Exhibition Part VII’, former pizza delivery shop, Nishiwaki, Hyogo, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007 - ‘Kuroyukihime and the two sea monks’ group exhibition, Agadjibebe, Shinjuku
2008 - ‘agua de Party’ group exhibition, Agadjibebey.
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