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From Friday, August 1 to Saturday, August 9, 2025, GARDE Gallery will host “Overwrite,” a solo exhibition by artist HARUNA SHIKATA.

This exhibition features a series of mixed media works exploring the theme of “overwriting information, emotions, and personal experiences.” SHIKATA attempts to reconstruct memory and thought in a positive light through layered visual expression.

This exhibition, “Overwrite,” presents a series of works born from an approach that emphasizes affirmative “editing” and “reprocessing” of the experiences and memories that accumulate within us. Rather than denying the past, artist HARUNA SHIKATA embraces the idea of constructively reshaping it.

Drawing from her own lived experiences, SHIKATA explores how unchanged, unprocessed information stored in the brain can sometimes trigger negative emotions. Her method involves deliberately “overwriting” these internalized elements by hand, transforming them into something newly meaningful through artistic expression.

The works are composed using a layered process that blends photography, text, illustration, and drawing, combining analog and digital techniques. Materials such as silver leaf, UV inkjet printing, and hand-painted details are applied in multiple stages. This process reveals the visual reconstruction of memory, offering viewers new perspectives and emotional resonance.

The act of “overwrite” proposed in this exhibition is not an erasure of memory or data, but a creative endeavor to inscribe new meaning and value upon them. It invites reflection on the potential for positive self-transformation in contemporary society, where the past becomes a canvas for healing and reinterpretation.

Artist Profile – HARUNA SHIKATA

Born in 1996 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
HARUNA SHIKATA began her artistic career after graduating from Kuwasawa Design School in 2022. Her work centers on the concept of “Overwrite”—the affirmative editing and reprocessing of information, emotions, and personal experiences.

Through mixed media works, she explores the reconstruction of memory and the potential for self-transformation. Using materials tied to her own experiences and emotions—such as photographs, text, and drawings—she applies layered techniques that include silver leaf, UV inkjet printing, and paint, creating pieces that symbolically “overwrite” emotional memory and meaning.

Exhibitions & Awards

June 2025 – Tone, YOD KYOTO
April 2025 – tagboat ART FAIR 2025
April 2025 – ART@FUKUOKA
January 2025 – What You See Underneath, YOD TOKYO
January 2025 – 100 Artists 10 – Jury Award
June 2024 – Solo Exhibition Trajectry, gallery201
December 2023 – WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.32 – Award
November 2023 – Origin of Beauty 2023 – Encouragement Prize
August 2023 – Independent Tokyo 2023 – Tagboat Special Award

Collaborations
June 2024 – Quarter Room
December 2023 – MUSTARD HOTEL SHIMOKITAZAWA

Exhibition Overview: HARUNA SHIKATA Solo Exhibition “Overwrite”

Dates: August 1 (Fri) – August 9 (Sat), 2025
Hours: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Closes at 4:00 PM on the final day)
Venue: GARDE Gallery
NBF ALLIANCE Building 4F, 5-2-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Admission: Free
Exhibition Details: https://tinyurl.com/46w4d5yb
Sales Page : https://www.art-adf.jp/

GOCA by Garde, GARDE’s first overseas art gallery, serves as a hub for introducing Japanese and Asian artists to a global audience, showcasing a wide variety of works including paintings, sculptures, and ceramics.
We’re pleased to bring you a glimpse of our solo exhibitions and participation in art fairs held in May and June, reporting directly from Chelsea, New York.

Ibuki Minami Solo Exhibition “Gei-Kaku Ichinyo”

In May—when New York’s art scene reaches its peak—GOCA by Garde held a solo exhibition by Ibuki Minami titled Gei-Kaku Ichinyo at its Chelsea gallery space, running from May 8 to June 28.
The exhibition drew not only collectors, gallerists, curators, and artists fresh from the city’s major art fairs, but also curious New Yorkers eager to discover something new. A mix of English and occasional Japanese filled the space, leaving a strong impression of GOCA’s growing global presence.
You can view highlights from Ibuki Minami’s Gei-Kaku Ichinyo solo exhibition at the link below.
https://www.gardedesignmagazine.com/goca-ibuki-minami-gei-kaku-ichinyo-report-en/

Future Fair 2025

Future Fair 2025 was held from May 7 to 10 at Chelsea Industrial (535 W 28th Street) in New York’s Chelsea district. GOCA by Garde participated with a dual exhibition featuring artists Aya Kawata and Yuta Okuda, under the theme Neo Japanese Pulse: Reimagining a Cultural Loop.
Since its launch in 2020, Future Fair has grown into a highly curated platform that emphasizes selectivity, equity, and dialogue. It serves not only as a launching ground for emerging galleries but also as one of the most influential stages shaping the next generation of the global contemporary art scene.
Among the 67 carefully selected galleries from around the world, GOCA by Garde was the only participant from Japan.
For more details on the exhibition, please see the link below.
https://www.gardedesignmagazine.com/goca-future-fair-2025-en/

At GOCA by Garde, we will continue to host solo and group exhibitions at our gallery, alongside planned participation in upcoming art fairs.
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GOCA by Garde

GOCA by Garde is an art gallery created by GARDE, located in New York’s Chelsea district and dedicated to showcasing contemporary art from Japan and Asia. Through paintings, sculptures, and ceramics, the gallery introduces both emerging and established artists, aiming to foster cultural exchange and dialogue.
Chelsea is renowned as one of the world’s leading centers of art and culture, currently home to around 200 galleries. The neighborhood offers a diverse range of exhibitions, from internationally acclaimed artists to experimental works by rising talents.
In this vibrant setting, GARDE brings together its expertise in spatial design and its strong network of artists to create a place where art lovers can gather, engage, and connect. GOCA by Garde aspires to generate new inspiration and possibilities—ultimately contributing to a more positive society through the power of art.