Hanayo
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese musician
and artist
. She is known for her playful and subversive artwork, often deeply rooted in Japanese culture. Hanayo currently lives and works in Berlin
.
in Tokyo
, publishing an account of the experience in her 1991 book, Oshakuchan No. 1.
Together with Japanese noise musicians Masami Akita (Merzbow
) and Masaya Nakahara (Violent Onsen Geisha
) she formed the band Muscats in 1992. Later that year Hanayo was featured on the cover of The Face
magazine's December issue in full geisha attire. In 1993 she modeled for a Jean Paul Gaultier advertising campaign.
In 1995 Hanayo finished her geisha work and moved to Europe. In 1997 she joined German director/performance artist Christoph Schlingensief
for several projects: She portrayed Yoko Ono
in the performance Mein Filz, mein Fett, mein Hase (English
: My Felt, My Fat, My Hare) at documenta X
in Kassel
. She took part in Schlingensief
's performance Passion Impossible at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus
in Hamburg
and had a role in his theatre play Die letzten Tage der Rosa Luxemburg (English
: The Last Days of Rosa Luxemburg) at the Berliner Ensemble
. In 2000 Hanayo starred in Shane O'Sullivan
's film Second Generation.
Hanayo's single Joe le taxi
has been featured on many compilations, including 2 Many DJs with Soulwax
. She has performed with musicians and bands such as Violent Onsen Geisha
, Red Crayola, Vapid Dolly, Black Dog
, Jun Miyake
, Merzbow
, Woodman, Kai Althoff
, Terre Thaemlitz
, The Panacea, Pain Cake (with Locust Fudge) and Ponpons. Her most recent project is the Berlin-based band Wooden Veil.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. She is known for her playful and subversive artwork, often deeply rooted in Japanese culture. Hanayo currently lives and works in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Career
In 1989 Hanayo began training as a junior geishaGeisha
, Geiko or Geigi are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.-Terms:...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, publishing an account of the experience in her 1991 book, Oshakuchan No. 1.
Together with Japanese noise musicians Masami Akita (Merzbow
Merzbow
is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic...
) and Masaya Nakahara (Violent Onsen Geisha
Violent Onsen Geisha
Violent Onsen Geisha is a Japanese noise music group, distinctive among many noise acts for frequently displaying a bizarre, sarcastic, and mischievous sense of humor...
) she formed the band Muscats in 1992. Later that year Hanayo was featured on the cover of The Face
The Face (magazine)
The Face was a British music, fashion and culture monthly magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan.-1980s:Logan had previously created the teen pop magazine Smash Hits, and had been an editor at the New Musical Express in the 1970s before launching The Face in 1980.The magazine was influential in...
magazine's December issue in full geisha attire. In 1993 she modeled for a Jean Paul Gaultier advertising campaign.
In 1995 Hanayo finished her geisha work and moved to Europe. In 1997 she joined German director/performance artist Christoph Schlingensief
Christoph Schlingensief
Christoph Maria Schlingensief was a German film and theatre director, actor, artist, and author. Starting as an independent underground filmmaker, Schlingensief later began staging productions for theatres and festivals, which often were accompanied by public controversies...
for several projects: She portrayed Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
in the performance Mein Filz, mein Fett, mein Hase (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: My Felt, My Fat, My Hare) at documenta X
Documenta
documenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
in Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
. She took part in Schlingensief
Christoph Schlingensief
Christoph Maria Schlingensief was a German film and theatre director, actor, artist, and author. Starting as an independent underground filmmaker, Schlingensief later began staging productions for theatres and festivals, which often were accompanied by public controversies...
's performance Passion Impossible at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus
Deutsches Schauspielhaus
The Deutsches Schauspielhaus is a theatre in the St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany. With a capacity for 1192 spectators, it places it as Germany's largest theatre...
in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and had a role in his theatre play Die letzten Tage der Rosa Luxemburg (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: The Last Days of Rosa Luxemburg) at the Berliner Ensemble
Berliner Ensemble
The Berliner Ensemble is a German theatre company established by playwright Bertolt Brecht and his wife, Helene Weigel in January 1949 in East Berlin...
. In 2000 Hanayo starred in Shane O'Sullivan
Shane O'Sullivan (filmmaker)
Shane O'Sullivan is an Irish writer and filmmaker, based in London. He is best known for his work on the assassination of Robert Kennedy. His feature documentary is the first theatrical documentary on the case since Ted Charach's The Second Gun twenty-five years ago. His book on the case, Who...
's film Second Generation.
Hanayo's single Joe le taxi
Joe le taxi
"Joe le taxi" is a French song written by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil for French singer Vanessa Paradis. It was later included in her debut album, M&J, which was released in 1988....
has been featured on many compilations, including 2 Many DJs with Soulwax
Soulwax
Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
. She has performed with musicians and bands such as Violent Onsen Geisha
Violent Onsen Geisha
Violent Onsen Geisha is a Japanese noise music group, distinctive among many noise acts for frequently displaying a bizarre, sarcastic, and mischievous sense of humor...
, Red Crayola, Vapid Dolly, Black Dog
Black dog
Black dog may refer to:* Black dog , a ghostly dog in the folklores of the British Isles* Black dog , a coin in the Caribbean, starting under the reign of Queen Anne* Black Dog , a 1998 film...
, Jun Miyake
Jun Miyake
Jun Miyake is a Japanese composer and trumpeter.-External links:* - official website...
, Merzbow
Merzbow
is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic...
, Woodman, Kai Althoff
Kai Althoff
- Life and work :Kai Althoff was born in Cologne, Germany. He is a multimedia artist and a painter.He has shown work in exhibitions including the 2004 Venice Biennale, Drawing Now at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Chère Paintre, Liebe Maler, Dear Painter at the Pompidou Centre in Paris and A...
, Terre Thaemlitz
Terre Thaemlitz
Terre Thaemlitz is a musician, public speaker, and owner of the record label. His work critically combines themes of identity politics - including gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity and race - with an ongoing critique of the socio-economics of commercial media production...
, The Panacea, Pain Cake (with Locust Fudge) and Ponpons. Her most recent project is the Berlin-based band Wooden Veil.
Discography
- Makka Na Shizuku (1995), produced by Jun Miyake, discogs entry
- Dang Dong (1995), discogs entry
- Sayonalala (1996), (featuring The Black DogBlack Dog ProductionsThe Black Dog was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner. Widely regarded as legends, the group are pioneers who, along with acts like Autechre, Aphex Twin, µ-ziq and LFO, came to define the techno movement known as intelligent dance music in the early 1990s.-Early career:In...
and Hair StylisticsViolent Onsen GeishaViolent Onsen Geisha is a Japanese noise music group, distinctive among many noise acts for frequently displaying a bizarre, sarcastic, and mischievous sense of humor...
) discogs entry - Queen Of Pseudo Psychos (1997) / as a member of Vapid Dolly
- Hanayo in Panacea, with The Panacea (1999), discogs entry
- Gift (2000), featuring guest appearances by MerzbowMerzbowis the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic...
, Kai AlthoffKai Althoff- Life and work :Kai Althoff was born in Cologne, Germany. He is a multimedia artist and a painter.He has shown work in exhibitions including the 2004 Venice Biennale, Drawing Now at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Chère Paintre, Liebe Maler, Dear Painter at the Pompidou Centre in Paris and A...
, Terre ThaemlitzTerre ThaemlitzTerre Thaemlitz is a musician, public speaker, and owner of the record label. His work critically combines themes of identity politics - including gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity and race - with an ongoing critique of the socio-economics of commercial media production...
, Woodman etc., discogs entry - Joe le taxi (2002), discogs entry
Solo exhibitions
- Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo (1996)
- Gallery Institute, Berlin (1997)
- Hanayo: Utsushi-Umekuni, Parco Gallery, Tokyo (2000)
- Hanachambre-winter kinder spielplatz, Kunst-Werk, Berlin (2000)
- Galerie Binz & Krämer, Köln (2001)
- Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo (2002)
- Hanayo, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2002)
- Habitat Repubulique Store, Paris (2002)
- agnes b's LIBRAIRIE GALERIE, Hong Kong (2003)
- agnès b., Ginza, Tokyo (2003)
- APC shop, Berlin (2004)
- miss HECKER, Berlin (2006)
- Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo (2008)
Books
- Chiisa na geisha san: Oshakuchan No.1 , Tokyo: Media Factory, 1991, ISBN 4-88991-259-2
- Hanayome: Hanayo shashinshū / Hanayome. Tokyo: ShinchōshaShinchoshais a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.-Monthly:* ENGINE* Foresight* nicola*Shinchō-External links:*...
, 1996. ISBN 4-10-602420-9. Photo book. - Dorīmumumumumu...bukku / Dreammmmm Book. Tokyo: Little More, 2000. ISBN 4-89815-034-9. Photo book.
- Hanayo artist book 2004. Tokyo: Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2004. ISBN 4-309-90540-4. Photo book.
- Magma. Tokyo: Akaka Publishing, 2008. ISBN 4-903545-25-3. Photo book.