History
| 1984.8 | Galerie Sho Contemporary Art was established in Nihonbashi, Tokyo |
| 2014.8 | Galerie Sho Contemporary Art was restructured and renamed, divided into two entities: Shoichiro, a salon-style gallery, and ProjeKcts by ProjeKcts, which focuses on exhibitions |
| 2015.10 | Galerie Sho Contemporary Art was closed |
| 2017.9 | SHO PLUS 1 CO. LTD. was incorporated |
| 2021.3 | Art Gallery Sho＋1 was opened in Ueno, Tokyo |
Exhibitions and Activities (selected)
Galerie Sho Contemporary Art
| 1984 | “Selected Works from California-Based Artists” focusing on works on paper by Robert Bechtle Cooperation: Crown Point Press, San Francisco |
| 1986 | The distributor in Japan for Andy Warhol’s limited-edition prints, “Cowboys and Indians” Cooperation: Fred Dorfman Gallery and Gautney Klineman Fine Arts, New York |
| 1986 | The distributor in Japan for Keith Haring’s limited-edition prints, “Andy Mouse” Cooperation: George Mulder Fine Arts, New York |
| 1987 | The distributor in Japan for Andy Warhol’s limited-edition prints, “Beethoven” Cooperation: Herman Wunsche, Bonn, Germany |
| 1988 | The distributor in Japan for Keith Haring’s limited edition-prints, “Growing” Cooperation: Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, Los Angeles |
| 1989 | Production and publication of limited-edition prints by Rupert Jasen Smith as an “Homage to Andy Warhol” Edition: 100 Cooperation: Fred Dorfman Gallery, New York / Published by Galerie Sho Multiples, Tokyo |
| 1992 – 1993 | Creation and publication of limited-edition prints from the Big Nudes, newly photographed by Helmut Newton Edition: 15 each Published by Galerie Sho Multiples, Tokyo |
| 1993 | “Abstract Works” by Andy Warhol and Rupert Jasen Smith Including a 76 x 52 in. Shadow painting, listed in The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne Volume 06A, No. 4171, All Shadow unique prints (F&S 204-209, 210-215, 216-221. 222-223, 224-225) |
| 1993 | “Computer Graphics Based on Theme of Virtual Reality” and a demonstration of interactive music by Todd Rundgren Edition: 3 each Cooperation: Eric Gardner (Panacea Entertainment) |
| 1993 | “Drug, Armani, and The Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat” Cooperation: Larry Warsh and Jane Rankin Reid |
| 1994 | “New Editions and Retrospective Prints” by Helmut Newton Cooperation: Davide Manfredi, Milan and Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Berlin |
| 1994 | “Kaiju Cemetery”, featuring nine life-size monster costumes based on Ultraman series arranged within the gallery space Cooperation: Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. Tokyo |
| 1995 | “Chambre Close” by Bettina Rheims, featuring selected Japanese models, along with the production and publication of limited-edition prints Cooperation: Gina Kehayoff Edition: 15 each Published by Galerie Sho Multiples |
| 1997 | A second “Jean-Michel Basquiat” exhibition in conjunction with the retrospective show, planned by Galerie Enrico Navarra at Mitsukoshi Museum, Tokyo |
| 1997 | “Selected Works by Edwin Schlosberg” Cooperation: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York |
| 1998 | “Project for Japan and USA” by Ingo Gunther |
| 2001 | “Collaboration Painting” by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol |
| 2003 | “Two Black Artists” by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Raymond Saunders Cooperation: Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco |
| 2004 | “Recent Works: 2002-2004” by Yoshihiko Ueda |
| 2004 | “Homage to His Soul 01232004” upon Helmut Newton’s Passing |
| 2005 | Sho Project I with “Selected Works by The Artists from Jack Shainman Gallery” Cooperation: Jack Shainman Gallery, New York |
| 2005 | “The First Solo Exhibition in Japan” by Richard Pettibone Cooperation: Barbara Castell at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York |
| 2005 | “The First Solo Exhibition in Japan” by Jonathan Seliger who is a member of the Finish Fetish Movement Cooperation: Jack Shainman Gallery, New York |
| 2006 – 2011 | The gallery’s emerging artists project, which ran from 2006 to 2011 Participating Artists: Clara Desire (France), John Lurie (USA), Betty Tompkins (USA), Trever Sutton (UK), Amy Ellingson (USA), Ayana V. Jackson (USA), Guido Argentini (Italy), Antonio Redaelli (Italy), Toni Meneguzzo (Italy), Hiroto Murakami (Japan), MASAKO (Japan), Mikiko Azuma (Japan, Asuka Ito (Japan), Ken Matsuyama (Japan), TANKA (Japan), Masaya Yoshioka (Japan), Motoko Otsuki (Japan) |
| 2006 | “The First Solo Exhibition in Japan” by Miya Ando |
| 2007 | Sho Project II with “Publications by Edition Schellmann” |
| 2007 | “Characters, Numbers, and Symbols” by Rene Magritte, Antonin Artaud, and Glenn Ligon |
| 2007 | “Fake Gallery” by Sturtevant, Richard Pettibone, and Mike Bidlo |
| 2008 | “A German Week” by A.R Penck, Gerhard Richter, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Jorg Immendorf, Nobert Bisky |
| 2009 | Sho Project III with “Extraordinary Printmaking Technique by Durham Press” |
| 2009 | A New Series, “Faces” by Bishin Jyumonji |
| 2010 | “Tribute to Wallace Ting” |
| 2011 | “Comparative Exhibition” by Helmut Newton’s Private Property vs Richard Prince’s Nurse” |
| 2012 | “American Hyper Realism” by Robert Bechtle, John de Andrea, Richard Estes, John Kacere, Mel Ramos, Randel Rosenthal, and Paul Wonner Cooperation: Louis Meisel Gallery, New York |
| 2013 | “Face Paintings”, including the portrait of Lucian Freud, Antonin Artaud, Francis Bacon by Makoto Saito |
| 2013 | “Time Machine” including the works by Jeppe Hein, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Zhang Dali, Tseng Kwong Chi, Fred Tomaselli, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Jackson Pollock |
| 2014 | “Dead Animals” by Richard Misrach |
| 2015 | “Another Barbie Painting” by Andy Warhol |
Galerie Sho+1 Office
| 2021 | Philip Colbert “New Collaboration Paintings +” Dongi Lee “Redux Atomaus” Group Exhibition “Scopes” Group Exhibition “Diversity of Perspective” Clara Desire Solo Exhibition “Muse Incorruptible | Everlasting Muse” “Reality and Virtuality” |
| 2022 | “EROS / Guido Argentini Selected Works from 1996” Group Exhibition “Inside and Outside of Pop Art” Group Exhibition “Destined Encounters” Naoki Kimura “nagi on the edge of Milestone”（Fireking Café） “Illusion of Reality”（GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS FOAM CONTEMPORARY） Mitsuru Sakurai “BP” Katsuhiko Brian Sato “AFRO GAME”（Fireking Café） Katsuhiko Brian Sato “the perfect view from the planets” |
| 2023 | Group Exhibition “2023 WINTER to SPRING” Naoki Kimura “the tranquility as lullscape — ‘nagi’ In praise of shadows” MItsuru Sakurai “BP”（Kyoto OKAZAKI TSUTAYA Gallery EN Wall） fusengirl® × Shizuka Ando “moment” Guido Argentini “Whisper of Florence” Group Exhibition “new age entropy” |
| 2024 | Dongi Lee “Multiplied Atomaus“ Naoki Kimura Solo Exhibition “KOIN – a time flies as lullscapes” Clara Desire Solo Exhibition “Child Oddity” Group Exhibition “Foresight and Insight” Group Exhibition “Fascination” |
| 2025 | fusengirl® Solo Exhibition “Chorus of Memory” Reon Otsuka and 1 Second Angel 9 “Frenzy or Entropy?” Kenji Misawa and Jonathan Seliger ”Material and Substance” Group Exhibition “Faces – Expressions Through the Face” |
Art Fair Participation History
Galerie Sho Contemporary Art
| 2004 | Art Chicago |
| 2006 | Palm Beach |
| 2006 | Art Cologne |
| 2007 | Art@Agnes |
| 2007 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2007 |
| 2008 | Art@Agnes |
| 2011 | Art Hong Kong |
| 2012 | The Armory Show |
| 2012 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2012 |
| 2012 | Art Platform Los Angeles |
| 2013 | The Armory Show |
| 2013 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2013 |
| 2013 | TOKYO PHOTO 2013 |
| 2014 | TOKYO PHOTO 2014 |
| 2015 | Art Stage Singapore |
| 2015 | Art Chicago |
| 2015 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2015 |
Galerie Sho+1 Office
| 2019 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2019 |
| 2020 | artTNZ |
| 2021 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2021 |
| 2022 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2022 |
| 2022 | art stage OSAKA |
| 2022 | 3331 ART FAIR |
| 2023 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2023 |
| 2023 | ART FAIR Asia Fukuoka |
| 2023 | artKYOTO |
| 2023 | Art Collaboration Kyoto |
| 2024 | ART FAIR TOKYO 2024 |
| 2024 | Art Collaboration Kyoto |
| 2025 | ART FAIR TOKYO 19 |