The Gallery Harajuku in Harajuku will host a solo exhibition by ANI from hip-hop group Scha Dara Parr, titled "Scha Dara Parr ANI Exhibition," starting February 13, 2026.
ANI SOLO EXHIBITION "Scha Dara Parr ANI Exhibition"
On February 13, 2026, The Gallery Harajuku, operated by Yasumasa Yonehara, will present a solo exhibition by ANI.
The Gallery Harajuku will host the "Scha Dara Parr ANI Exhibition," a solo exhibition by ANI.
STATEMENT
There's a room in an apartment near the Aburamenkōsaten intersection on Meguro Street that serves as SDP's (Scha Dara Parr's) workspace, filled with records and equipment. It's been our creative hub for decades where we make music.
In the past, we could work and make noise late into the night, but as times changed, the building's rules evolved, and we could no longer play loud sounds at night. Our working style changed accordingly, and we shifted to daytime hours. That said, we don't always make music there, and with technological advances, we can now create tracks without gathering together, so we meet less frequently than before. Still, writing rap lyrics works better in that room, so I ride my electric bicycle there during the day to work on lyrics.
When I hit a wall with rap lyrics, I'd use magazines lying around or flyers from the mailbox to make collages on notebooks or spare record jackets, waiting for new ideas to emerge. But the collage work itself became more enjoyable, and I found myself going to the workspace not to write lyrics, but just to cut and paste with scissors, a cutter, and glue. Since our music is sampling-based, the process of finding material, combining it, and processing it isn't so different from making collages. I seem to really love the idea of finding material, combining it, and transforming it into something different. Plus, there's this desire I don't fully understand myself to mix in elements of Showa-era special effects (mainly modified humans) and K-POP girl groups to create something new.
My old friend Yonehara (nicknamed Yone-chan) discovered this work, which led to this exhibition. Thank you all for your support.
ANI (Scha Dara Parr) profile
As an MC for Scha Dara Parr, ANI's activities span acting, narration, and DJing, with his presence, position, and movements constantly drawing attention from various industries.
As a group, they released the album "Shin Scha Dara Daisakusen" in 2020.
In April 2024, they released "Bugi・Baku・Baby," their first collaboration with Ozawa Kenji in 30 years.
In May of the same year, they released "Pointless 5 (feat. PUNPEE)" under the name Scha Dara Parr & STUTS, followed by "Konya wa Boogie Back (LUVRAW REMIX)" in November.
In 2025, marking their 35th anniversary, they held commemorative performances in Tokyo and Osaka in May, releasing "Beat-dō feat. Robo Sora" and "B-Men feat. Tagaryu."
On September 2, they held "5th WHEEL 2 the COACH 30th LIVE" at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA.
On December 6, they concluded their 35th anniversary year with a main event "YOKOHAMA UNITE Music Festival 2025 presents Champion Carnival - Scha Dara Parr 35th Anniversary Series Finale -" at Yokohama BUNTAI, featuring Denki Groove and Rekishi.
In 2026, they will hold another main live event at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA in May.
Official Website
https://www.instagram.com/sdp_ani
@sdp_ani
From Curator Yasumasa Yonehara
I remember ANI handing me "Summer Jam 95" by Scha Dara Parr, saying, "This is a song we're releasing soon."
So my relationship with ANI goes back more than 30 years.
Back then, what were we doing? We didn't have any grand goals. We'd just bring together "hobby projects" we'd been making individually and show each other, asking "What do you think?" It was a pretty niche pastime.
Not to present to the world, not to seek recognition. Just making things we found interesting and sharing them.
That alone was enough to get us excited back then.
A while ago, I learned that he was still quietly creating alongside his main work. I wasn't surprised. It was more like, "Ah, of course he is."
ANI hasn't changed since those days. He's the type of person who continues making things alone in a space separate from music, without anyone asking him to.
What's different between then and now is that these activities we enjoyed late at night in a room with just our friends can now be placed in a proper "exhibition" space where anyone can see them.
What I want to convey here is that ANI is a very "hobby-driven person." And as far as I know, for over 30 years, he's continued doing the same sorts of things with essentially the same energy. Even as trends change, environments shift, and titles accumulate, that initial impulse of "I like this" has remained virtually unchanged.
That's actually quite rare. This exhibition isn't a musician's side project or byproduct. It's simply the visualization of a "hobby's extension" that one person has accumulated over a long time. ANI's work remains interestingly ANI-like even after all these years of creation. I want everyone to see this rare talent of continuous creation.
And I hope you'll think about ANI's unchanging attitude.
ANI SOLO EXHIBITION "Scha Dara Parr ANI Exhibition"
Location: The Gallery Harajuku
Period: February 13 (Fri) to February 22 (Sun), 2026
Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays
Hours: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Opening Reception
Date: February 13 (Fri), 2026, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: The Gallery Harajuku
About The Gallery Harajuku
For me, The Gallery Harajuku is operated with the hope that it becomes a first step for artists to sell their artwork.
I check SNS daily and visit galleries regularly, always approaching talented artists I encounter there.
When I do, follower counts and exhibition history don't matter at all.
What matters is whether I genuinely think "I want to see this artist's exhibition."
That's my only criteria. I call this place "a place for zero-to-one beginnings."
The Gallery Harajuku
150-0001
Bellwood Harajuku 1F-C, 3-20-21 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
5-minute walk from Meiji-jingumae Station
Web: http://thegallery-harajuku.com
Instagram: @the_gallery_harajuku
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Curator / Yasumasa Yonehara
Producer / Yasumasa Yonehara
