Holistic view of a meal by cook mal
cook mal

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Asia Pop – NRW-Forum Düsseldorf

Eröffnung: 16. September 2026, ab 19 Uhr · Laufzeit: 6 Monate

Wir zeigen unsere Installation im Museum NRW-Forum in Düsseldorf. Die Ausstellung Asia Pop eröffnet am 16. September ab 19 Uhr und läuft anschließend über 6 Monate.

Mit dabei sind: Emil Adam, Chim↑Pom, Choy Ka Fai, cook mal (Soya Arakawa & Marie Ogoshi), Liza Dieckwisch & Julia Gruner, FAMEME, Cao Fei, Corina Gertz, Akihiro Higuchi, Jae Ho Jung, Taka Kagitomi, Helena Parada Kim, Lisa Mayer, Miho Nozaki, Takumi Ogata, Bart Seng Wen Long, Oliver Sieber, Katja Stuke, Kayan Tam, Hiroki Tsukuda, Sin Wai Kin.

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About cook mal

"cook mal" is an artist cooking collective based in Düsseldorf, led by Marie Ogoshi and Soya Arakawa. So far, they have created meals tailored to specific events, such as exhibitions and theater performances. At the Nippon Performance Nights held at FFT Düsseldorf, they also crafted ceramic tableware to complement the theater production and served meals using these pieces.

Members

Soya Arakawa

(*1984 in Hamamatsu, Japan) is an artist based in Krefeld. He studied sculpture at Kanazawa College of Art and at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Rita McBride, graduating as a Meisterschüler (master student). His practice spans sculpture, drawing, painting, and performance, and includes collaborative works in which he takes part as a singer, dancer, and instrumentalist. In his works, choreographic processes unfold into spatial arrangements. He develops what he calls Performance Scores, which appear as objects or actions and function simultaneously as independent works and as the basis for performances. His works have been shown at, among others, the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, the Kunsthalle Münster, Haus Esters, and Cabaret Voltaire. In 2024, he presented the solo exhibition AKECHAN at the Pulverhaus of Schlosstheater Moers.

Marie Ogoshi

(*1984 in Kyoto, Japan) is an artist whose works are site-specific and shaped by a constructivist approach. Her pieces are typically closely tied to the site of exhibition. Her art opens up new perspectives that stand out clearly from everyday surroundings. She studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Professor Didier Vermeulen. From 2018 to 2022, she served as a board member of the artists' association Markasten. Her works have been exhibited at various venues.

Portrait of Marie Ogoshi and Soya Arakawa
Marie Ogoshi & Soya Arakawa

Contact

For inquiries and collaborations, please contact Soya Arakawa.

soya@tacolv.org

@cookmal.mosa