Kenta Cobayashi

Kenta Cobayashi 1992 born in Kanagawa, Japan Since Jan. 2013 until Jan. 2015, I’d lived an artists run space called SHIBUHOUSE. Since Jan. 2015 I’m running a shared studio called PALAST. I’m running MMGGZZNN project, which is publishing mega-size hand-made zines in collaboration with artists. (mmggzznn.com) — Awards — 2015 Tokyo Frontline Photo Award: Grand prize — Selected Group Exhibitions — 2015 Gestaltkreis, HAGISO, Tokyo The Devil May Care, Noorderlicht Photogallery, Groningen, Netherlands hyper-materiality on photo (Photo London), Somerset House, London, UK hyper-materiality on photo, G/P gallery shinonome, Tokyo New Japanese Photography, DOOMED GALLERY, London, UK NEW VISIONS #1, G/P+g3 gallery, Tokyo 2014 TOKYO FRONTLINE PHOTO SELECTION #1, AXIS GALLERY, Tokyo Multi(Multi)(ple(s)), The Container, Tokyo THE EXPOSED #7, G/P+g3 gallery, Tokyo 2013 THE NEW BLACK, UltraSuperNew Gallery, Tokyo GIGMENTA 2013, HIGURE 17-15 cas, Tokyo — Book Fairs — 2015 Offprint London ,Newfave, Tate Modern, London, UK 2014 Offprint Paris, Beaux-Arts de Paris, France I Never Read, Art Book Fair Basel, STAY ALONE, Basel, CH STRAY BOOKS, STAY ALONE, London, UK Unseen Photo Fair ,Newfave, Amsterdam, Netherlands THE PHOTO/BOOKS HUB. TOKYO 2014, MMGGZZNN, Space-O,Tokyo 2013 PanoraMarket, HAGISO, Tokyo — Organized Exhibition — 2014 PICTURE-PARTY 2, TAV gallery, Tokyo 2013 MEGA MAX GIGA GREAT ZERO ZILLION NEBULA NOVA, TANA Gallerybookshelf, Tokyo — Artist Books — 2014 Daydreaming, self published, Tokyo Friends Forever, self published, Tokyo — Selected Articles — 2015 Goto Shigeo “The Hyper-Materiality of Photography” hyper-materiality on photo, Tokyo “New Japanese Photography” Photo World Magazine, China 2014 Daisuke Yokota, “Most Interesting Photobooks of 2014” Emaho Magazine, India Kohei Oyama, “Interview” Parapera, Tokyo — Projects — 2014- Stricker: Designer, Tokyo 2013- MMGGZZNN: Founder, Tokyo 2013-2015 SHIBUHOUSE: Member, Tokyo — Education — 2015 Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Bachelor of Fine Arts