简历
Kan-ichi Kichikawa a.k.a. Matsuri Taro
Born in Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan in 1977
Lives and works in Sapporo, Japan
他戴着兔子的耳朵，身上穿着职业摔跤手的戏装，一个劲地不断地保持着「守势」（柔道的技法），他呈现在大家面前的是一个叫「口上」的，模拟日本电影里的主人公「寅次郎」的角色。在可笑的虚伪中渗出人生的悲哀和不合理的同时，他的表演释放出能量，鼓舞观众去试着超越虚构和现实的境界。
展览
2008
[Solo exhibition] Matsuri Taro no Obon-dayo Zen-in Shugo (Matsuri Taro’ s Obon Festival), CAI 02, Sapporo, Japan
2007
Started his career as a ring announcer for the Hokuto Pro Wrestling
2006
Fix•Mix•Max! The Frontline of Contemporary Art, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
2005
Views from Abroad, Stadgalerie, Kiel, Germany
2003
Schau der Meisterklassen, CAI-Contemporary Art International, Hamburg, Germany
A ★ MUSE ★ LAND 2003, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
2002
RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL in EZO, Ishikari Bay New Port, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan
CITY PROJECT, an official program of DEMETER: Tokachi International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
