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mulhee

#ART

Made in 1983 Born in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Currently resides in Nagoya. Creates illustrations, music, and animation. On the edge of nursing.
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Yume Nomura

#ART

Born in 1986, he launched She is with Takenaka in 2017 while at CINRA, where he served as editor-in-chief, before going independent together as me and you in 2021. He mainly edits and writes. Co-edited “Me and You: A Collection of Dialogues for a Little Light” and “Diary Correspondence of me and you,” and writes a web series of YUKI FUJISAWA's production diary. She loves her grandmother and knitting. She explores poetic moments in daily life.

Takuya Nagamine

#ART

Born in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Likes fishing and photography. Lately also likes mountains.
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Mami Hidaka

#ART

Graduated in 2018 from Tama Art University, Department of Painting, Oil Painting Major, and received the prize for excellence in graduation work. Based on his interest in social issues, he conducts research and creates sound and two-dimensional works and installations combining words, etc. In April 2006, as part of his research, he began working with words across domains, including advertising, magazines, books, and television. He plans and writes mainly for cultural media such as the web version of Bijutsu Techo, ARTnewsJAPAN, tattva, and BRUTUS. Major exhibitions include “Tranquil Light, Form of Swimming” (Sta.) in 2020.

Mika Kosugi

#ART

After majoring in Western art history, I worked in a small theater in Tokyo. My favorite glide is "seared ribs x 5". My favorite painters are Georges de La Tour and Leon Spilliart. I am of the school that drizzles olive oil on natto.

Shimanuki Taisuke

#ART #STAGE

Art writer and editor, born 1980 in Kanagawa. Based in Kyoto and Beppu, he also travels to Tokyo, writing, editing, and planning for CINRA.NET, Tokyo Art Beat, Bijutsu Techo, etc. From the fall of 2022, he will hold the performance event "Small Onsen Art Festival Yunoue FOREVER! The second event is scheduled to be held in the fall of 2023.

Rika Tomomatsu

#ART

Born in Gifu Prefecture and currently resides in Tokyo. He is a photographer, filmmaker, and a member of the publishing unit "(TT) press".

Haruya Nakajima

#ART

Born in 1989 in Kanagawa Prefecture. He has been involved in a wide variety of activities as an independent artist, such as contemporary art, writing, and rap music, while engaging with a variety of places and people. Lecturer at "Contemporary Art Kitchen Gate" at the School of Aesthetics. Member of the project team "Nozarashi. Major solo exhibitions include "Breathe Tokyo through your nose and dance" (gallery αM, 2019-2020), curated "SURVIBIA!" (NEWTOWN, 2018), group exhibition "RE : FACTORY" (Terada Warehouse G1 Building, 2023), album "From Insect Cage" (Stag Beat, 2016), and book "Oil on Townscape" (Ronsosha, 2022).

Narika Niihara

#ART #MUSIC #OTHER

Writer and editor, born in Kagoshima in 1991, graduated from the Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University. After working in Kagawa (Teshima) and Tokyo, currently lives in Osaka. After working as a staff member at an art museum and as an editorial assistant for the web version of "Bijutsu Techo", she became a freelance writer. In addition to producing articles focusing on interviews, planning and editing, book writing, and various other work related to writing, she also independently produces books of essays and tanka poems.

Masaru Yokota

#MUSIC #ART #BOOK

Editor and creative director. After working as an editor for books, magazines, and web media, and creating advertisements mainly for websites, he became independent and established Camp Inc. in 2017, a creative company that "creates tolerance in the world with eccentricity. He has been involved in NiEW as a director since the launch of the site.

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