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Captive of “Toronto”

Captivated by “Toronto”, or rather captivated by “Toronto”? Well, I actually bought my return ticket in August, so the reality is that I still have to stay here for a while, so I'm being detained or I'm staying here on my own, but well. As for the atmosphere, it has a ``captive'' feel to it.

That's why "I`m in TORONTO". (Even though he doesn't explain anything, he just blows the wind)
My life here is pretty modest, and I go to a place like a language school and do my homework.
At the same time, I've been dabbling with mechanical pencils on paper every night, trying to find a way to turn this strange situation into a work of art.

Still, I still go out to the entertainment venues once in a while, and the club I went to recently was super interesting.
We went together as a group of 5 at the invitation of my share mates, a Canadian couple (a female stewardess and a Cuban thug*, but they're super nice guys) and a gay couple who live next door.
Before going there, I asked him what the place was like, and he said, ``It's a very traditional club that has a lot of drag queens and gay people and plays South American music.'' . Well, there are a lot of factors. .
Drink before the place drinks you! So, when I arrived and quickly drank three shot beers, I felt like I was in a complex place with many elements.
(*=meaning thug, thug)

First of all, the South American dancehall music that is being played there is complicated.
From a salsa four-on-the-floor arrangement to a 90's South Chitty Chitty beat with flamenco vocals on it, it sounds like Teppou-bushi, and just when you're thinking, "This is crazy," the DJ comes up with a whimsical song that sounds like an old Thai song. When I put on something that sounded like a psychedelic dub, the expert-looking guys who were watching it on the floor with their arms folded were doing a great job with salsa steps. . Awesome, you guys are serious.

I was a little confused, but said, ``Wow, this club is great!'' When I turned back to the gay couple with me, I saw a tan-colored muscular boy wedged between the two of them, and the three of them were rubbing their bodies together, making fun. . That's fine, as long as you guys have fun.

Anyway, do you mean my beautiful eyes like jet black marbles are all about context? Discover various histories and stories.

For example, the name of this club is ``el convento rico'' in Spanish, or ``the beutiful convent'' in English, or ``Beautiful Women's Convent'' in Japanese? When I think about the gathering of drag queens, I feel like it's a tradition of feminism.

Suddenly, someone grabbed my shoulder, and when I turned around, I saw a beautiful woman who looked like Monica Bellucci, but when I looked closer, she was as big as Jumbo Tsuruta in his heyday.

He was a very likable guy who taught me some dance steps, and when I bought him a shot, he put his face close to my ear and said, ``Jaarastafarai!*'' and left. (*=The name of the king of Ethiopia. The ideology and religious thought that is the basis of reggae)

I don't really know what that means, but it feels good. That person is like the drag queen from the lyrics of ``Walk on the Wild Side.'' RIP Lou Reed, and RIP Jumbo Tsuruta.

As I was immersed in emotion, a South American woman with bleached blonde hair came running from the back and showed me her T-shirt.
Surprisingly, Osomatsu-kun's character ``Chibita'' is printed on the T-shirt. When I reacted with the words I had just learned, ``It's tremendous!'', the lady was grinding her hips while turning the accelerator of her bike. .

After that, an event that looked like an after-party for a wedding reception suddenly started, and I thought someone wearing a RoboCop costume did a robo-dance, but then one of the guests, an old man with a weak body, carried him like a princess and walked off the stage. All the guests behaved selfishly until the morning came.

To me, it seemed like a place to destroy all the stories that had accumulated in society.
For example, ever since I read it in a novel, I find myself always with that character, and it's like a place where I can kill that character. If you just read this, you might think it's just a strange space. .
In any case, this place was more than just a gas station, it was a strangely creative festival.
It was very helpful, thank you to the people of ``el convent lico''.

[Link below for reference]

The club's homepage If you look at it like this, it looks like Ina. .
http://www.elconventorico.com/

↓Is this what you mean by “chiki chiki”?

↓When you think of flamenco vocals, this is it.

↓ "Teppo-bushi" It seems that Oda Nobunaga gave the name of the gun, which is cool.

↓I'm sure you're familiar with ``Walk on the Wild Side.''

CHIBA Masaya
Born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1980. painter

[Main solo exhibitions]
2011
“The wonderful world I was able to see because I was alive” Shugo Arts (Tokyo)
“An endlessly comfortable life” 16 Bungee (Seoul)

2008
“Three Boundaries” Shugo Arts (Tokyo)

[Main group exhibitions]
2013-2014
"Mono No Aware. Beauty of Things. Japanese Contemporary Art" Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg)
"Roppongi Crossing 2013 Exhibition: Out of Doubt - For the Landscape to Come" Mori Art Museum (Tokyo)

2013
“If there is art II” Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery (Tokyo)
"2013 California-Pacific Triennial" Orange County Museum of Art (Newport Beach, California)
"Re:Quest - Japanese Contemporary Art since the 1970s" Seoul National University Museum of Art (Seoul) "Tokyo Painting II" Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo)

2012
“Kunisaki Peninsula Art Project” Kunisaki Peninsula (Oita)
“Sculpture by Other Means” ONE AND J. GALLERY (Seoul)

[Future plans]
December 16, 2015 - March 6, 2016 (Discordant Harmony) Exhibition at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art