BIEN

born in 1993, in Tokyo, Japan.
Lives and works in Tokyo.

BIEN is an artist that uses abstract line drawing influenced by animation and street culture as a prime means of expression.
His artistic practice revolves around animation, focusing on the outlines of characters, symbols, and other elements. He deconstructs and reconstructs the shapes and meanings, creating abstract works. In recent years, his artistic expression has expanded across various media, including video, sculpture, instruction, and installation, while constantly questioning the notions of representation. Additionally, BIEN’s artistic approach often incorporates diverse cultural contexts, which has become a distinctive characteristic of his expression.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2026
In a Grove of Lights, SEASON 4 EPISODE 6, London, UK

2024
Magic Lantern Phase, gallery trax, Yamanashi, Japan
そこにある魔法：The Magic that exists around there, Island Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Solo Exposition de BIEN, Les Ateliers d’Artistes de Belleville, Paris, France

2023
PlanetesQue: The Case of B, PARCEL, Tokyo, Japan
PlanetesQue: The Case of Y, People, Tokyo, Japan

2022
Green Green Grass of Home, HAITSU Nishiogikubo, Tokyo, Japan

2021
DUSKDAWNDUST, PARCEL, Tokyo, Japan
DUSKDAWNDUST, HARUKAITO by island, Tokyo, Japan

2018
WOOZY WIZARD, BLOCK HOUSE, Tokyo, Japan
2016
Living,Daylights,Room, ANAGRA, Tokyo, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026
　 Re-editing the Narratives of the Public, Museum of Imaginary Narrative Arts, Tokyo, Japan
Things Near, Things Dear, kohtoh, Tokyo, Japan
Skipping Stones, UNION PACIFIC, London, UK

2025
　 Fantasy in the Unexpected, WWNN, Seoul, Korea
Cut a Log – Vou 10th Anniversary book – Exhibition, VOU, Kyoto, Japan

2024
　 INTANGIBILITY, HVW8 Gallery, Berlin, Germany
A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
(Lakeside) + (Site-specific) + (?)一夏休みの美術館観察 , Ichihara Lakeside Museum, Chiba, Japan
PlanetesQue: The Case of O – Yambaru Art Festival 2023-2024, Okinawa, Japan

2023
BAYSIDE STAND, BLOCK HOUSE, Tokyo, Japan
JUNK’S PORTS, ANOMALY, Tokyo, Japan

2022
APERTO 17 SCAN THE WORLD [NEW GAME], Kanazawa 21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan
Reborn-Art Fesetival, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi, Japan
SIDE CORE – 路・線・図 II- (A・Route・Map II), Gallery Trax, Yamanashi, Japan
Planet Samsa, Former Site of Odaka Bookbinding Company, Tokyo, Japan
Light Line, OIL by Bijutsutecho Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2021
BIEN + AKIRA “LAND”, Gallery Trax, Yamanashi, Japan
WH-012 / SALADBAR, WHITEHOUSE, Tokyo, Japan
AFTER APOX. by BIEN, DIEGO and GASIUS, CALM & PUNK GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
SCAN THE WORLD [STAGE: TELEPHONE GAME], Gallery 10, Tokyo, Japan
-Inside the Collector’ s Vault, vol.1- 解き放たれたコレクション , WHAT, Tokyo, Japan

2020
working/editing 制作と編集, akibatamabi21, Tokyo, Japan
Summer Group Exhibition, L+/ Lucie Chang Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Power of one painting, HARUKAITO by island, Tokyo, Japan

2019
Reborn-Art Festival , Ishinomaki City, Miyagi, Japan

2018
SCAN THE WORLD [STAGE: COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR], FL田SH, Tokyo, Japan
変容する周辺 近郊、団地 (Transforming Surroundings Suburb, Apartment Complex), Yashio Projects, Tokyo, Japan
理由なき反抗 – Rebel Without A Cause, Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan

2017
SIDE CORE – 路・線・図 – (A・Route・Map), Gallery TRAX, Yamanashi, Japan