kazuhiro hori

HIDEAWAY

solo exhibition

November 20th, 2025 - January 4th, 2026

Closing Reception: First Friday, January 2nd 2026

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Arch Enemy Arts presents HIDEAWAY by Tokyo-based artist Kazuhiro Hori, seven paintings set in the artist’s signature adolescent dreamworld. In Hori’s work, gorgeously rendered portraits of teenage girls sit before pale backdrops, surrounded by bizarre ephemera of a child’s nightmare. These young women take poses that are loosely erotic—and deeply sad—as they navigate the cruel complexity of growing up. 

 

“My themes center on the environment faced by young people in contemporary Japan, particularly young girls, and the resulting anxieties, conflicts, and contradictions between ideals and reality. The stuffed toys, sweet confectionery, fresh cream, and strawberries I habitually employ serve as symbols for childishness, evoking an image of escapism from the process of growing into adulthood.” - Kazuhiro Hori

 

We love Hori’s use of large, elongated 2:1 canvas ratios, which make up the bulk of works in this series. For HIDEAWAY, he’s composed both panoramic and oblong shapes, emphasizing his provocative subjects with dramatic visual impact. These formats look incredible on salon walls breaking up grids, or they can be used to fill narrow spaces between windows or in long hallways. Each piece is an arresting moment, painted in Hori’s captivating style of effortless realism, transporting us to a place that’s at once enticing, terrifying, beautiful, and surreal. 

 

Kazuhiro Hori (b.1969) is based in Tokyo, Japan. An established and internationally recognized artist, he graduated from Kanazawa College of Art in Japan and has received several prestigious awards for his dark and complex work. Hori began showing with Arch Enemy Arts in 2017, and HIDEAWAY is his second solo feature with the gallery.

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HIDEAWAY will be on view from November 20th, 2025 - January 4th, 2026
Sold works will begin to ship the week starting January 11th, unless other rush arrangements have been made.

Payment plan options are available on most works.

All items marked with a red dot have been sold. 

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