【LURF GALLERY】KAZUSA MATSUYAMA Solo Exhibition "CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES" to be Held at LURF GALLERY from Friday, May 22, 2026
LURF GALLERY will host KAZUSA MATSUYAMA's solo exhibition "CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES" from May 22 to June 28, 2026. This exhibition features new works that abstract human figures, connecting with viewers' memories and experiences. An opening reception will also be held, and original products will be available for sale.
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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.
This exhibition, her second solo show at this venue, opens up a relationship with the viewer's memories and experiences as the contours of human figures become abstracted.
We hope you will enjoy KAZUSA MATSUYAMA's new artistic development.
■ EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
KAZUSA MATSUYAMA Solo Exhibition "CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES"
Period｜Friday, May 22, 2026 〜 Sunday, June 28, 2026
Venue｜LURF GALLERY 1F・2F
Hours｜11:00 - 19:00
Address｜Roob1, 28-13 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0033
Opening Reception
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 18:00 - 20:00
*No reservation required, free admission
*Artist expected to be present
Inquiries regarding artworks here
LURF GALLERY Official Website
■ STATEMENT
CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES
KAZUSA MATSUYAMA has consistently depicted the "relationship between artwork and viewer" through human figures. The figures appearing in her works evoke specific individuals while simultaneously being portrayed as anonymous presences.
In this exhibition, "CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES," the contours of human figures are further abstracted, depicting presences that emerge as silhouettes and vestiges from layers of color.
Figures in our memories lose their contours over time, leaving only events and emotions like colors.
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, human figures are not mere portraits but exist as a "place" where layers of time, memory, and emotion intersect.
Within spaces constructed by color, figures with ambiguous contours stand as if drifting between past and present, reality and memory. They are simultaneously someone's form and fragments of vestiges remaining within ourselves.
Through this exhibition, we hope that by tracing the traces of people that emerge through color and silhouette, 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 sale from 11:00 on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the venue and on the website.
T-shirt (tax included 5,940 yen)
Long-sleeve T-shirt (tax included 7,480 yen)
T-shirt (1 type, S〜XL, tax included 5,940 yen), Long-sleeve T-shirt (1 type, S〜XL, tax included 7,480 yen)
Product sales page here
■ PROFILE
KAZUSA MATSUYAMA
Born in Tokyo in 1992.
She creates the "Anonymous Portraits" series, exploring the essential beauty hidden beneath superficial joys and sorrows through distorted expressions and abstract depictions.
Her works presuppose the viewer's individual senses and memories, encompassing diverse interpretations and room for imagination.
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 engaged in social initiatives such as presenting works in public art projects in front of Shibuya Station and participating in 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, continuously expanding the possibilities of painting expression and captivating many people.
Solo Exhibitions
2025 "FLOWING TIME" (Kyoto Takashimaya / Kyoto)
2025 "NOWHERE" (BARNEYS NEW YORK / Tokyo, Roppongi)
2024 "THE FAR SOUND" (LURF GALLER
KAZUSA MATSUYAMA has consistently evoked diverse meanings and stories in viewers, using human figures and everyday landscapes as motifs.
This exhibition, her second solo show at this venue, opens up a relationship with the viewer's memories and experiences as the contours of human figures become abstracted.
We hope you will enjoy KAZUSA MATSUYAMA's new artistic development.
■ EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
KAZUSA MATSUYAMA Solo Exhibition "CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES"
Period｜Friday, May 22, 2026 〜 Sunday, June 28, 2026
Venue｜LURF GALLERY 1F・2F
Hours｜11:00 - 19:00
Address｜Roob1, 28-13 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0033
Opening Reception
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 18:00 - 20:00
*No reservation required, free admission
*Artist expected to be present
Inquiries regarding artworks here
LURF GALLERY Official Website
■ STATEMENT
CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES
KAZUSA MATSUYAMA has consistently depicted the "relationship between artwork and viewer" through human figures. The figures appearing in her works evoke specific individuals while simultaneously being portrayed as anonymous presences.
In this exhibition, "CHROMATIC SILHOUETTES," the contours of human figures are further abstracted, depicting presences that emerge as silhouettes and vestiges from layers of color.
Figures in our memories lose their contours over time, leaving only events and emotions like colors.
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, human figures are not mere portraits but exist as a "place" where layers of time, memory, and emotion intersect.
Within spaces constructed by color, figures with ambiguous contours stand as if drifting between past and present, reality and memory. They are simultaneously someone's form and fragments of vestiges remaining within ourselves.
Through this exhibition, we hope that by tracing the traces of people that emerge through color and silhouette, 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 sale from 11:00 on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the venue and on the website.
T-shirt (tax included 5,940 yen)
Long-sleeve T-shirt (tax included 7,480 yen)
T-shirt (1 type, S〜XL, tax included 5,940 yen), Long-sleeve T-shirt (1 type, S〜XL, tax included 7,480 yen)
Product sales page here
■ PROFILE
KAZUSA MATSUYAMA
Born in Tokyo in 1992.
She creates the "Anonymous Portraits" series, exploring the essential beauty hidden beneath superficial joys and sorrows through distorted expressions and abstract depictions.
Her works presuppose the viewer's individual senses and memories, encompassing diverse interpretations and room for imagination.
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 engaged in social initiatives such as presenting works in public art projects in front of Shibuya Station and participating in 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, continuously expanding the possibilities of painting expression and captivating many people.
Solo Exhibitions
2025 "FLOWING TIME" (Kyoto Takashimaya / Kyoto)
2025 "NOWHERE" (BARNEYS NEW YORK / Tokyo, Roppongi)
2024 "THE FAR SOUND" (LURF GALLER