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Jason Hirata (born 1986, Seattle, WA)[1] is an artist who has shown internationally. Hirata's work can be described as institutional critique.[2] He lives and works in Princeton, New Jersey.[1][3]
Jason Hirata | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Visual artist |
Life and education
editHirata was born in 1986. He received a BFA in photography from the University of Washington in 2009.[4][5] In 2015 he received the Brink Prize for emerging artists working in the Cascadia region.[6]
In addition to making his own artwork, Hirata works as a videographer for other artists.[7]
Exhibitions
editHirata was included in an exhibition at Artists' Space in 2020[8] where his work was unfavorably reviewed as a "slacker gesture".[3] He had a solo show at 80WSE gallery in New York City in 2020 that consisted of work by Hannah Black, Adjua Greaves, Trajal Harrell, New Red Order & Jim Fletcherm Carissa Rodriguez and Hito Steyerl that Hirata had worked on and documentation of those artworks. Hirata considers the conveyance of the experience of being in the exhibition the work itself.[9] Hirata has also shown at Svetlana, New York (2019); Veronica Project Space, Seattle (2019); Kunstverein Nuremberg (2019); Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (2016); and Muscle Beach, Portland (2016).[10] He has also shown at Calicoon Fine Arts.[11]
Collaborators
editHirata frequently works collaboratively with or as a paid assistant to other artists.[12] These artists include Levi Easterbrooks,[5] Carissa Rodriguez,[9] Hannah Black,[13] Hito Steyerl, New Red Order.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "JASON HIRATA'S "MINUTES" OMINOUSLY SPEAKS THROUGH SHADOWS AT ULRIK GALLERY | THE UNTITLED MAGAZINE". 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries Right Now". Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ a b Farago, Jason (2019-12-12). "Artists Space Re-emerges as an Enduring Downtown Alternative". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ "James Harris Gallery | Jason Hirata". jamesharrisgallery.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ a b "Jason Hirata at Svetlana (Contemporary Art Daily)". contemporaryartdaily.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ "The Brink: Jason Hirata - Henry Art Gallery". henryart.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ "Jason Hirata's "Sometimes You're Both" - Features - art-agenda". www.art-agenda.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ Kitnick, Alex. "Alex Kitnick on Jason Hirata". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ a b "Art As Negotiation: Jason Hirata Interviewed by Joseph Lubitz - BOMB Magazine". bombmagazine.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ "Danica Barboza, Jason Hirata, Yuki Kimura, Duane Linklater". artistsspace.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ Lubitz, Joseph (2019-05-01). "Overture". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ America, Art in (2020-02-21). "Jason Hirata on the Art of Assisting Other Artists". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ a b "Jason Hirata: Sometimes You're Both - 80 Washington Square East Galleries - NYU Steinhardt". research.steinhardt.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-03.