A Humorous Exploration of Our Relationship with Food

ADF (Aoyama Design Forum) is pleased to present the 43rd edition of its “ADF Art Gallery Project,” the four-person exhibition Generic Foods by shiraki, ZENZABURO, Tamaki Miyase, and Momo Matsuno, at GARDE Gallery in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, from June 5 to June 19, 2026.

松野もも「Fruits」926×726 タイル、MDF、木材

松野もも「strawberry」「Blueberry」326×426 タイル、MDF、木材

Bringing together four artists active across different creative disciplines, the exhibition examines contemporary food culture through the shared question of how modern society prioritizes reproducibility and standardization in what we eat. Each artist approaches the subject from a distinct perspective. shiraki creates installations and fashion-based works that reconsider existing values and perspectives; ZENZABURO describes his paintings as “interior paintings,” depicting familiar scenery with a unique touch while exploring the psychological comfort generated by integrating art into daily life; Tamaki Miyase applies knowledge of information engineering to create wearable works that respond to their environment, exploring visions of future humanity; and Momo Matsuno, while working as a freelance designer, produces tile-based artworks inspired by food motifs.

白木優羽「Reproduction」250×250×70　桐、蜜蝋など

白木優羽「Reproduction」250×250×70　桐、蜜蝋など

The title Generic Foods reflects the contemporary condition in which food circulates and is consumed primarily as a commodity, endlessly reproduced through a culture of copy and paste. Today, especially in urban environments, people are surrounded by an overwhelming variety of foods and routinely consume standardized products without knowing much about how they were produced or processed. Many ingredients have become anonymous, and every bite relies on trust in countless unseen individuals involved in the chain behind it. The homogenization of food is shaped by industrialization, globalized distribution networks, long-term preservation technologies, and the blending of cultures across borders. To think about food, therefore, is also to think about the era in which we live.

ZENZABURO「マスカットとティーの朝食」410mm × 318mm. アクリル絵の具

ZENZABURO「マクドナルドのセット」333mm×242mm　アクリル絵の具

ZENZABURO「Breakfast for me」333mm×242mm　アクリル絵の具

Rather than simply criticizing the disconnect between producing and consuming food in contemporary society, the exhibition humorously explores the relationship between symbolic food, eating habits, flavors, and ourselves through the distinct methodologies each artist has cultivated. The exhibition invites viewers to reconsider the acts of “making,” “exchanging,” and “consuming” food. By reexamining the contours of food through these works, everyday supermarkets and dining tables may begin to appear slightly different than they did before.

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shiraki

Currently enrolled in the Global Art Practice master’s program at Tokyo University of the Arts, shiraki also studied at coconogacco while attending Musashino Art University. Focusing on the beauty and fascination of overlooked everyday objects and things that have lost their original roles, the artist questions established systems of value and perception. With an emphasis on the relationship between artwork and viewer, shiraki primarily works through installation and fashion.

2025: Produced promotional work for “FREITAG STUDENT CAMPANE”
2025: Solo exhibition Fuzzy Fun (Shimokitazawa Reload Entrance)
2024: Excellence Award, Musashino Art University Graduation Exhibition
2024: SICF2025 at Spiral (with Tamaki Miyase)
2023: Finalist, Fashion Frontier Program

ZENZABURO

Graduated from the Department of Spatial Design at Musashino Art University. Viewing his work as “interior paintings,” ZENZABURO depicts familiar landscapes through a distinctive perspective and painterly touch. His practice explores the psychological comfort that emerges when paintings become part of everyday life.

2026: SICF27 (Spiral)
2025: Solo exhibition interior shop5 (Higashi-Nakano)
2025: Solo exhibition interior shop4 (Shinjuku)
2025: Solo exhibition interior shop3 “Remote island” (Shimokitazawa)
2024: Solo exhibition interior shop2 (Takanodai)
2022: Solo exhibition interior shop (Nishi-Ogikubo)

Tamaki Miyase

Currently studying Information Experience Design at the Royal College of Art. During graduate studies in Japan, Miyase researched and developed wearable expressions that respond to the surrounding environment using knowledge of information engineering. Through wearable objects, the artist explores and materializes possible images of future humanity.

2024: Selected for “Mitsui Mirai Challengers”
2024: SICF2025 at Spiral (with shiraki)
2023: Gakugei Undo — University of Tokyo Exhibition
2023: voidage — University of Tokyo Exhibition

Momo Matsuno

Graduated from Nagoya University of the Arts and completed a master’s degree at the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS). Alongside working as a freelance designer, Matsuno studied at coconogacco from 2021 to 2025. Currently active as both an artist and designer, Matsuno also produces artwork for fashion brands.

February 2026: Pretend play at oh studio hiroshima (Hiroshima)
June 2025: Frame out at TOUIWAKI GALLERY (Osaka)
August 2023: Gocco at Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store Art Capsule+ (Tokyo)

Group Exhibitions

May 2026: SICF27 at Spiral (Tokyo)
August 2023: lemonade constellation at Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store Art Capsule+ (Tokyo)
August 2022: Born to Love at KAHOO GALLERY (Tokyo)