December 2009, Berlin art space "Kunstraum Richard Sorge" presents a large exhibition of Brooklyn-based Japanese artist Hiroki Otsuka's paintings and murals, titled "Everything to More".



Hiroki (a.k.a. Pirontan), a well-known erotic Manga artist for more than 13 years, currently cooperates on Jeremy Wade's Manga-inspired Berlin theater production "there is no end to more," which will be presented at the NY Japan Society later this fall. On November 28, a day after the premiere performances of the piece in Berlin, Hiroki's exhibition will be unveiled at Kunstraum Richard Sorge.



In his drawings and paintings, Otsuka makes an elegant transition from Manga to erotic fine art, applying intriguing gender twists to his uninhibited explorations of sexuality. His works "delve into our own experiences of the carnal; whether straight, gay, trans-gendered or otherwise, these works speak to the diversity of sexuality," Warhol Museum curator and expert for Japanese modern art Eric C. Shiner has written.