Thelonious

1969年東京生まれ。 Born in 1969 in Tokyo. 90年代後半に鉛筆、木炭やインクで紙に描いたドローイング作品で注目を集め、2000年に作品集「ランジェリー・レスリング」を出版。ニューヨークでの展覧会を皮切りに、これまで国内外で多数の個展を開催。近年は白と黒の色彩で描く人物画など、具体的なモチーフを見せつつも抽象的なペインティング作品を手がけている。2012年にDIC川村記念美術館の「抽象と形態：何処までも顕れないもの」展に参加し、2014年同館にて個展「THE GREAT CIRCUS」、2018年4月には東京オペラシティ アートギャラリーにて個展「PEEKABOO」を開催。『シャッフル鉄道唱歌』天然文庫刊（2010年）、『777』888ブックス刊（2015年）、『Holy Cow』タカ・イシイギャラリー(2017年)、『PEEKABOO』公益財団法人 東京オペラシティ文化財団(2018年)などの作品集、展覧会カタログを出版。2008、2012、2017年にタカ・イシイギャラリーにて個展を開催。現在東京を拠点に活動。 In the late 1990s, Gokita received acclaim for drawings made with charcoal and ink on paper. His first book Lingerie Wrestling was published in 2000. Starting with a show in New York in 2006, Gokita has exhibited his works in solo exhibitions internationally. In recent years, he has produced abstract paintings alongside figurative works made in black and white. In 2012, his work was included in “The Unseen Relationship: Form and Abstraction” held at Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art. In 2014, his solo exhibition “THE GREAT CIRCUS” was held at the same. In April 2018, his solo exhibition “PEEKABOO” was held at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. His books and exhibition catalogues include Shuffle Tetsudō Shōka [shuffle railroad songs] (Tokyo: Tennen Bunko, 2010); 777 (Tokyo: 888 Books, 2015); Holy Cow (Tokyo: Taka Ishii Gallery, 2017); and PEEKABOO (Tokyo: Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation, 2018). He is currently based in Tokyo and has had solo exhibitions at Taka Ishii Gallery in 2008, 2012, and 2017.