Biography
Akira the Hustler Cloud Man (each/together) 2017-2019 FRP, acrylic, wood, steel 240x239x71cm
Akira the Hustler was born in Tokyo in 1969. He launched the "Living Together Project" to bring awareness to the HIV affected community and other minority groups in 2004. His recent exhibitions include "STREET JUSTICE: Art, Sound and Power", Galaxy - Gingakei, Tokyo (2018), "Reborn Art Festival 2017", Ishinomaki (2017), "Love's Body-art in the age of AIDS", Tokyo metropolitan museum of Photography, Tokyo (2010). Public collections include Collection Lambert, France and The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan.
Works
Akira the HustlerTools of Hope: Grab Your Hope, 2021Acrylic on canvas30 x 21.5 cm- Akira the HustlerTools of Hope: Silence ≠ Life, 2021Acrylic on canvas30.2 x 21.7 cm
- Akira the HustlerIslands (And People) in an Ocean Current, 2020monotype print, oil pastel, oil on paper72.5 x 84.2 cm
- Akira the HustlerIndividualist (The peaks we're climbing), 2020Wood, stone modeling clay, acrylic gouacheDimension variable
- Akira The HustlerEACH / TOGETHER, 2019Woodblock print on paper84.6 x 84.6 cm (paper) / 110.5 x 110.5 cm (frame)A.P. Edition of 3
- Akira The HustlerTools of Hope: No Hate Under The Rainbow, 2018Acrylic on canvas215 x 148 cm
- Akira The HustlerCloud Man (each / together), 2017 - 2019FRP, acrylic, wood, steelDimensions variable (sculpture size: H240 x 239 x 71 cm)
- Akira The HustlerUnceasing Anger, (Fountain), 2017
Installation shots
Akira The Hustler, individualists, islands, Ota Fine Arts Tokyo, 2021
Video
DJ TASAKA 『Bass of Hope』Video Mix
”Individualists” by Akira the Hustler | Shot by yui hasegawa | Edited and Directed by DJ TASAKA | from the album 『Goodie Bag』| UpRight Rec.(URRCD-002) 2 Oct 2021”Individualists” by Akira the Hustler Shot by yui hasegawa Edited and Directed by DJ TASAKA from the album 『Goodie Bag』 UpRight Rec.(URRCD-002)Read more
Akira the Hustler | Individualist | 2020
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Exhibitions
Being
Akira the Hustler, BuBu de la Madeleine, Tomoko Kashiki, Nobuaki Takekawa, Ming Wong22 Mar - 14 May 2025SingaporeOta Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Being', a group exhibition featuring Akira the Hustler, BuBu de la Madeleine, Tomoko Kashiki, Nobuaki Takekawa and Ming Wong. These artists, in...Read moreAnimal Garden
Maria Farrar, Akira the Hustler, Hilmi Johandi, Yayoi Kusama, BuBu de le Madeleine, Soe Yu Nwe, Chris Huen Sin-Kan, Tomoko Kashiki13 Dec 2024 - 25 Jan 2025TokyoOta Fine Arts is delighted to announce our winter group exhibition, 'animal garden' . Closely connected to our lives, some animals live as pets that are as intimate as family,...Read moreHere’s Your Playground
Akira the Hustler25 Feb - 28 Apr 20237CHOME (Tokyo)Last year, a group of people was publicly prosecuted for staging sit-in protests on public roads. This news triggered Akira to think about "liberated areas. Where can we find such places that allow individuals to engage freely? This was a question that came to Akira’s mind only after the COVID-19 pandemic, which was a time of extreme mental and physical stagnation. The exhibition title, "Here's Your Playground" is Akira's message to this exclusive and closed society suggesting that "it is okay to play here".Read moreBe There
Akira the Hustler, Hilmi Johandi, Jong YuGyong, Nobuaki Takekawa 15 Jul - 4 Sep 2022SingaporeOta Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Be There”, a group exhibition featuring four artists: Akira the Hustler, Hilmi Johandi, Jong YuGyong, Nobuaki Takekawa. The exhibition explores how each...Read more
News
Akira the Hustler
Talk and Book Signing "A Whore Diary" Republication, On Sundays, Tokyo, Japan 7 Dec 20242000年に初版（ワタリウム美術館／OTA FINE ARTS）、2018年に韓国（SUNNY BOOKS）でも出版された、アキラ・ザ・ハスラーの『売男日記 / A Whore Diary』がリニューアル復刊されることを記念し、トーク＆サイン会を開催します。 新刊『売男日記 / 妓男日記 / 남창 일기 / A Whore Diary』 日本語、中国語（繁体字）、韓国語、英語 サイズ：138mm × 210mm、ページ数：160p 税込価格：3,300円 タイトル： アキラ・ザ・ハスラー『売男日記...Read moreAkira the Hustler
Talk and drag show event at Koiwa BUSHBASH, Tokyo 9 Oct 2024Akira the Hustler will participate in a talk and drag show event 'こどくにおどるクィアの集い３' as a drag queen MELODIAS. Title: 'こどくにおどるクィアの集い３ ' Dates: 2024.10.19(Sat.) Open/Start 18:00...Read moreAkira the Hustler
Talk "Love Positive 30 Art of AIDS in Yokohama 1994→2024”, ZOU-NO-HANA TERRACE, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 21 Aug 2024Akira the Hustler participates in a talk programme, 'Love Positive 30 Art of AIDS in Yokohama 1994→2024', at ZOU-NO-HANA TERRACE, Yokohama Title: 'Love Positive 30...Read moreAkira the Hustler
"This is our playground." tata bookshop / gallery, Koenji, Tokyo, Japan 26 Aug 2022Akira the Hustler participates in the two artists show, 'This is our playground.' with Rody Shimazaki at tata bookshop / gallery in Koenji in Tokyo...Read more
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