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BUG, operated by Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., is pleased to present Fruit Basket鈥攁 solo exhibition for Yasutaka Yano, winner of the 2nd BUG Art Award Grand Prize鈥攚hich will open on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Yano creates self-portraits and works that depict familiar motifs. He won the 2nd BUG Art Award Grand Prize with the work See-through, which combined paintings with a list of vocabulary he came across during the creative process. The judges praised the artist鈥檚 flexibility in adjusting the exhibition format for his work in response to ideas generated on-site, and the ingenuity behind how the work was ultimately exhibited within the BUG space.

Yano has used a range of media鈥攊ncluding acrylic paints, crayons, oil pastels, digital software鈥攖o create works treating everyday motifs that catch his attention: fruit spotted in town, underpants that have been cut open, or the sea as visible from his place of work. In recent years, he has been working on installations that combine paintings with flashcards and embracing personal themes such as his own body and masculinity.

The words on the flashcards blend examples consciously gathered from everyday life with those encountered by chance. Each has its meaning written out, as interpreted by Yano himself, which helps serve as a guide for appreciating the work.

This exhibition will take advantage of the full venue space to present new works that explore the relationship between painting and words. We cordially invite you to come see this solo exhibition, which Yano has been preparing for the past year since winning the Grand Prize.