Artist Collective Chim↑Pom from Smappa! Special collaboration between Group and musician Tetsuya Komuro
Chim↑Pom from Smappa! GroupThe artist collective was formed in Tokyo in 2005.
He has participated in exhibitions around the world through projects that intervene in contemporary society.
His major solo exhibitions include Mori Art Museum, Dallas Contemporary, MoMA PS1, and Saatchi Gallery.
His major works have been exhibited at Asian Art Biennale, Manchester International Festival, Alkantara Festival, Biennale of Sydney, Busan Biennale, São Paulo Biennial, Shanghai Biennale, and Biennale de Lyon.
His main collections include Centre Pompidou, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Hammer Museum, M+, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.
He has won the Best Emerging Artist of the Year award at the Prudential Eye Awards (2015).
In addition, various independent projects and art spaces are developed.
Profile image: Photographed by Seiba Yamaguchi
Image: Photographed by Michael Pollard
Chim↑Pom from Smappa! Group_CVTetsuya KomuroBorn on November 27, 1958 in Tokyo. Musician. Music producer, lyricist, composer, arranger, keyboardist, synthesizer programmer, and mixing engineer. In 1983, he formed TM NETWORK with Takashi Utsunomiya and Naoto Kone, and debuted in 1984 with "Friday Lion". As the leader of the unit, his musical talent blossomed from an early age. Since then, he has worked with a wide range of artists as a producer, and the total number of songs he has produced to the world has exceeded 1,600. Japan is a rare hitmaker whose total single sales have entered the TOP 5 in all fields of lyrics, composition, and arrangement, and more than 20 songs have won million-sellers.
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https://www.instagram.com/tk19581127_official/?hl=ja A special collaborative work by the artist collective Chim↑Pom from Smappa! Group and the musician Tetsuya Komuro
Chim↑Pom from Smappa! GroupArtist collective formed in Tokyo in 2005. The group has participated in exhibitions all around the world with projects that interfere with contemporary society.
Major solo exhibitions include Mori Art Museum, Dallas Contemporary, MoMA PS1, and Saatchi Gallery.
Major group exhibitions include Asian Art Biennale, Manchester International Festival, Alkantara Festival, the Biennale of Sydney, Busan Biennale, São Paulo Biennial, Shanghai Biennale, and the Biennale de Lyon.
Major collections include Centre Pompidou, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Hammer Museum, M+, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.
Prizes include the 2015 Best Emerging Artist of the Year at the Prudential Eye Awards.
The group has also developed a variety of independent events and art spaces.
Profile credit:Photo by Seiha Yamaguchi
Artwork credit:Photo by Michael Pollard
Tetsuya KomuroBorn on November 27, 1958 in Tokyo. Musician, music producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, keyboardist, synthesizer programmer, and mixing engineer. Formed TM Network with Takashi Utsunomiya and Naoto Kine in 1983. The band made its debut with the song “Kinyobi no raion” (“Friday’s Lion”) the following year. As leader of TM Network, Komuro’s musical talent blossomed early on. After working with a wide range of artists as a producer, he has released a total of over 1,600 songs. In addition to creating top five songs in every field as lyricist, composer, and arranger that are among the all-time best-selling singles in Japan, Komuro is an extraordinary hitmaker who has released more than twenty million-selling songs.