ASANO Miyabi

aaploit

2026

Artist Statement

Asano Miyabi works in oil painting and installation, addressing the structural continuity between nude representation in Western art history and the contemporary sex industry. Adopting the compositions of Titian and Palma il Vecchio, she subverts the sexual and economic structures that classical painting concealed beneath mythological rhetoric. Mythological signs are replaced with economic ones.

At the root of her practice is mischief and anger. Through sustained dialogue with sex workers, she remains within the structure and makes it visible from inside. Asano's work brings viewers discomfort—and the unmistakable sensation of having been had.

Thank You, December 31st, 2025

Undergarments (camisoles), emails, and CRM notes inherited from a sex worker; smartphones; hangers

Venus and Her Number One in a Landscape, 2025

Oil on canvas

2090 × 1180 mm (82.3 × 46.5 inches)

A Woman with Beautiful Eye, 2025

Oil on canvas

775 × 641 mm (30.5 × 25.2 inches)

Biography

Asano Miyabi works in oil painting and installation, addressing the asymmetry of the gaze as it has persisted throughout Western art history. Adopting the compositions of Titian and Palma il Vecchio, she mischievously subverts the sexual and economic structures that classical painting concealed beneath mythological rhetoric. Her work is grounded in sustained dialogue with sex workers, confronting their lived experiences. At the root of her practice is anger toward the misogyny that pervades both art history and contemporary society. MFA, Aichi University of the Arts. Born in 2000 in Aichi, Japan.

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EDUCATION

2023

BFA, Oil Painting, Aichi University of the Arts

2025

MFA, Oil Painting and Printmaking, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Aichi University of the Arts

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2025

Asymmetrical Gaze, aaploit, Tokyo

Annual Young Adult, New Ginzado, Gifu

2024

Underground Manga Museum, vinyl tape, Kyoto

Seiryu 2024, Gallery Sai, Nagoya

Annual Young Adult, New Ginzado, Gifu

CROSS OVER Vol.45, Senso art gallery cafe, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

2023

Meta Vision, YEBISU ART LABO, Nagoya

Al-Hamra, Nagoya City Archives, Nagoya

ART FAIRS

2025

Incheon Art Show 2025, Incheon, South Korea (aaploit)

Copyright & Usage

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