W1 Curates x Nanzuka Present - Hajime Sorayama

Hajime Sorayama has established himself as a legendary artist, both within Japan and internationally, for his extensive oeuvre centered on the ongoing pursuit of beauty regarding the human body and the machine.
His signature body of work, the "Sexy Robot" series (1978–), integrates the aesthetic beauty of the female body with the context of the robot. This series has significantly influenced the development of robotic imagery. Notable examples of Sorayama’s influence include the designs for Paul Verhoeven’s celebrated film RoboCop and Thierry Mugler’s 1995 fashion collection.

Sorayama has continued to receive high international acclaim for his many projects, such as collaborating with Sony on the concept design for their entertainment robot AIBO in 1999, providing artwork for the cover of Aerosmith’s 2001 album Just Push Play, and working with designer Kim Jones on the 2018 Dior Men collection. In 2023, Sorayama also collaborated with The Weeknd and F1 driver Lewis Hamilton.

Most recently, he held his largest retrospective to date, "Light, Reflection, Transparency," at NANZUKA ART INSTITUTE in Shanghai, which concluded with great success.

In addition to his works being housed in the permanent collections of museums including the
Museum of Modern Art in New York and M+ in Hong Kong, Sorayama has exhibited widely in numerous prestigious exhibitions worldwide, such as Unorthodox (The Jewish Museum, New York, 2015), Desire (Larry Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch, Miami, 2016), The Universe and Art (Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2016 / Art Science Museum, Singapore, 2017), Cool Japan(Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, 2018), and Post Human (Jeffrey Deitch, LA, 2024).