AHHI CHOI

Ahhi Choi was born in Hyogo Prefecture Japan in 1983. The curvilinear movement in the work of Ahhi Choi is both buoyant and ecstatic, expressing the innate sense of adventure the artist possesses. He gained recognition after showing in New York in 2014 and has since exhibited internationally including in the United States, France, Italy, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. Choi’s work can be perceived as reflection of his subconscious mind. After studying in Los Angeles he traveled through the Western United States. During that trip, Choi explored the expansive network of National Parks, from Death Valley, the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone. It was during this stateside excursion that the artist developed an intimate bond with the grandeur and majesty of nature. Upon his return to his home city of Kobe, a malaise set in for Choi and it was the cramped and overcrowded lifestyle of urban Japan that was causing him to feel nostalgic. Taking the flashes of inspiration that the artist experienced in day-to-day life he began to take ink to paper forming an abstract diary of his adventures. Letting his hand move organically across the page, Choi would interpret the silhouettes, pictures, words and letters from the well of his memory into energetic lines that are ubiquitous in throughout his work. In addition to painting, the artist has also extensively engaged in other artistic creations, including the design of shoes, skateboards, fabrics, wine labels, cell phone cases, CD covers, and even musical instruments (didgeridoo). In 2020, dedicated his work “Naka-ima” (meaning “present time as a succession of the age of God, in Japanese mythology) to Ashiya Shrine and created votive pictures in collaboration with the shrine (sold out 200 editions immediately). He started also the creation of hanging scrolls in collaboration with a long-established Kyoto-style mounting brand “Kanouunkindou”.

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Ahhi Choi and Land Rover Defender Collaboration

October 4, 2022
Kobe, Japan

Ahhi Choi’s Pop-up Exhibition at Whitestone Ginza Gallery

June 3, 2022
Tokyo, Japan

AHHI CHOI Collaboration Goods on Sale at BARNEYS NEW YORK

March 16, 2022

AHHI CHOI: Inside vol.2

Karuizawa Gallery2, 3
June 4 - July 11, 2021

AHHI CHOI: Trigger

Ginza New Gallery
February 26 - March 20, 2021

AHHI CHOI: Inside

Karuizawa Gallery3
September 5 - September 30, 2018

AHHI CHOI: Inside

Taipei ZhongXiao
February 10 - March 25, 2018

EXHIBITIONS

2021: Inside vol.2 (Whitestone Gallery Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan)
Trigger (Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo)
2019: Diversity for Peace! (Karuizawa New Art Museum Venice Branch, Venice,Italy)
Party×Party (Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo)
2018: Solo Exhibition (Whitestone Gallery Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan)
Solo Exhibition (OKANO-Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan)
Solo Exhibition (Whitestone Gallery Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan)
KIAF Korea International Art Fair 2018 (Seoul, Korea),
“My Eyes Vol.7” (Gallery World Times, Hyogo, Japan)
2017: My Eyes Vol.6, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
Solo Exhibition, SAMTOH GALLERY (Seoul, KOREA)
2016: My Eyes Vol.5, Gallery World Times (Hyogo,JAPAN)
Solo Exhibition, Gallery Space 776 (Brooklyn, New york)
Nu Chayamachi (Osaka, JAPAN)
2015: My Eyes Vol.4, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
The Hotel & Residence Roppongi (Tokyo, JAPAN)
2014: My Eyes Vol.3, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
My Eyes in New York, BCS Gallery (New York, USA)
Long Island University Solo Exhibition (New York, USA)
Untitled love, White Labs (Milano, ITALY)
2013: My Eyes Vol.2, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
100 Artist Exhibition, Ouchi Gallery New York (New York, USA)
2012: My Eyes Vol.1, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
Enge, Wakanoura Art Cube (Wakayama, JAPAN)

Ahhi Choi and Land Rover Defender Collaboration

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