【LURF GALLERY】KAZUSA MATSUYAMA Solo Exhibition "CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES" to be Held at LURF GALLERY from Friday, May 22, 2026

LURF GALLERY is pleased to announce the solo exhibition “CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES” by KAZUSA MATSUYAMA.

KAZUSA MATSUYAMA has consistently evoked diverse meanings and stories in viewers, using human figures and everyday landscapes as motifs.

In this exhibition, her second solo show at this venue, the abstraction of human outlines invites a relationship between the viewer's memory and experience.

We sincerely hope you will enjoy KAZUSA MATSUYAMA’s new artistic developments.

EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

KAZUSA MATSUYAMA Solo Exhibition "CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES"

Dates｜Friday, May 22, 2026 〜 Sunday, June 28, 2026 Venue｜LURF GALLERY 1F・2F

Hours｜11:00 - 19:00

Address｜Roob1, 28-13 Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0033

Opening Reception

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 18:00 - 20:00

*No reservation required・Admission free

*Artist scheduled to be present

For inquiries regarding artworks, please contact here.

LURF GALLERY Official Website

STATEMENT

CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES

KAZUSA MATSUYAMA has consistently depicted the “relationship between the artwork and the viewer” through human figures. The figures appearing in her works, while evoking specific individuals, are simultaneously portrayed as anonymous presences.

In this exhibition, “CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES,” the outlines of figures are further abstracted, depicting presences that emerge as silhouettes and vestiges from layers of color.

These ambiguous afterimages sometimes appear as silhouettes, creating new images as they overlap with each viewer's experiences and memories.

In KAZUSA MATSUYAMA's paintings, figures are not mere portraits; they exist as a “place” where layers of time, memory, and emotion intersect.

Within spaces constructed by color, figures with ambiguous outlines drift between past and present, reality and memory. They are simultaneously glimpses of someone else and fragments of the vestiges remaining within ourselves.

Through this exhibition, tracing the traces of humanity that emerge through color and silhouette, we hope that viewers' own memories and senses will be quietly awakened.

KAZUSA MATSUYAMA

Anonymous Portrait -Small Driver-, 2026, Oil, acrylic on canvas, H162×W130 cm

Anonymous Portrait -In a red jumper-, 2026, Oil, acrylic on canvas, H162×W130 cm

PRODUCT

Original products by KAZUSA MATSUYAMA × LURF GALLERY will be available for purchase from Friday, May 22, 2026, 11:00, at the venue and on the website.

T-shirt (¥5,940 tax included)

Long-sleeve T-shirt (¥7,480 tax included)

T-shirt (1 type, S-XL, ¥5,940 tax included), Long-sleeve T-shirt (1 type, S-XL, ¥7,480 tax included)

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PROFILE

KAZUSA MATSUYAMA

Born in Tokyo in 1992.

She creates the "Anonymous Portraits" series, exploring the essential beauty hidden beneath superficial emotions of joy and sorrow through distorted expressions and abstract depictions.

Her works allow for diverse interpretations and room for imagination, based on each viewer's sensations and memories.

In addition to solo and group exhibitions in Japan, she has expanded her activities to exhibitions and art fairs in the United States, China, and Taiwan, steadily gaining international recognition.

In recent years, she has actively participated in public art projects in front of Shibuya Station and social contribution projects. She has also collaborated with numerous luxury brands, including holding exhibitions at Barneys New York Roppongi and providing artworks for Rolls-Royce events, continuing to fascinate many people while expanding the possibilities of painting expression.

Solo Exhibitions

2025 "FLOWING TIME" (Kyoto Takashimaya / Kyoto) 2025 "NOWHERE" (BARNEYS NEW YORK / Tokyo・Roppongi)

2024 "THE FAR SOUND" (LURF GALLER...