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Mori Yu Gallery Kyoto
4-19, Shougoin-rengezou-cho,
Sakyo-ku,Kyoto-shi,
Kyoto, 606-8357, Japan map *
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Born in 1944 in Kyoto. Lives and works in Paris
Against the tradition of art hierarchy, Aki Kuroda was highly approved as the youngest artist in Japan, who held his solo exhibitions in Tokyo Modern Art Museum in 1993 and National Museum in 1994. This event was quite sensational at that time, accomplished such major events in such early stage of his art career. Since then his art activities has been accelerated even more powerful than ever.
Aki Kuroda is not necessarily limited in 2-D to express himself. Even though he was primary recognized as one of the most exquisite Japanese painter in the European art scene. Its impression was established internationally since when he signed up with the Gallery Maeght in Paris, the initiator of the modern art gallery and also patronized the remarkable artists such as Matisse, Miro, and Giacometti. (¡ÆThe Maeght Collection¡Ç had shown at Yokohama Art Museum in 1994.) This happened almost simultaneous with his first participation for the Paris Biennale. However, with his versatilities, and richness in sensitivity, he has involved with so many other media or method. For instance he directed the stage art of the legendary Russian ballet piece, ¡ÆParade¡Ç, which first performed in 1917 with the members of Jean Cocteau, a scriptwriter, Erik Satie, a music supervisor, Pablo Picasso as an art director. The current piece was for the Opera, Paris and for Avignion International Theater Festival in 1993.
He also has been in charge of editing and publishing of an art-literature magazine, ¡ÆNOISE¡Ç contributed by several philosophers and lately published art magazine, ¡ÆCOSMISSIMO¡Ç with more private concept. The works of such as Wim Wenders and Sonia Rikiel were appeared, collaborating with paintings of Aki Kuroda in pages.
No doubt about Aki Kuroda being an artist who confront with himself through painting. But at the same time, he is the one who swiftly but accurately marks his footstep in such unpredictable world of art.
The current exhibition of his, ¡ÆLost Garden¡Ç at Mori Yu Gallery, in Kyoto is conceptually extended space from the previous theme of his, ¡ÆCosmo Garden¡Ç. With its theme, ¡ÆProliferating garden and proliferating paintings¡Ç, Kuroda is challenging the impact of 2-D paintings in the 3-D installation.
Also humorous Kuroda¡Çs wit keeps activating in this garden. By him sending his drawings daily from Paris and each of then will be displayed one after another, ¡ÆLost Garden shows its never ending proliferating.
Exhibitions: 1978 "Line performance/Stone" Kunsthalle, Bremerhaven, West Germany 1979 "Ligne/Ténbres" Vrije Universiteit, Brussels 1980 "Les ténèbres" Galerie Maeght, Paris 1982 "Les ténèbres" Centre Culturel, Tarbes, France Galerie Maeght, Pari 1983 Galerie Takagi, Nagoya, Japon "Conti/NUIT/"-N1 Studio, Nagoya, Japan 1984 Galerie Maeght, Paris Galerie Georg Nothelfer, Berlin, Germany. 1985 Galerie Beaumont, Luxembourg Galerie Art Aktuel, Basel,Switzerland 1986 Galerie Axe Actuel, Toulouse, France Gallery Takagi, Nagoya, Japon Muse du Chteau-Fort, Sedan, France Galerie Beaumont, Luxembourg 1987 State Gallery, Sarrebruck, Germany Galerie Maeght, Basel, Switzerland Galerie La Main, Brussels, Belgie 1988 Nishimura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Galerie Beaumont, Luxembourg Galerie Aeblegaarden, Holte, Denmark 1989 Galerie La Main, Brussels, Belgique 1990 Mayor Rowan Gallery, London, Grande-Bretagne Galerie Aeblegaarden, Holte, Denmark Galerie Egelund, Copenhague, Danemark Galerie Gutsch, Berlin, Germany 1991 Bndicte Saxe Gallery, Los Angeles, USA SAGA, Booth of Galerie Gutsch, Paris 1992 Tchcoslovaquie National Gallery Galerie Mdium, Ècole des beauxarts de Bratislava, Tchcoslovaquie "Angel's feathers whisper" Chateau du Roi Ren, Tarascon, France Tokyu Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo Galerie 17, Clemont-Ferrand, France 1993 "Parade" Villa de Noailles, Toulon, France "Autour de Parade" Galerie Maeght, Paris "Noise" Socit Pernod, Paris, France Art Multiple, Galerie Richter,Dsseldorf,Allemagne "Corridori Metamorphosis" The National Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan 1994 "Corridor Metamorphosis" The National Art Museum, Osaka, Japan Institut Franais, Zagreb, Croatie Institut Franais, Sofia, Bulgarie Musée des Beaux Arts, Clermont Ferrand Théâtre municipal de Roanne, France Galerie La Tour des Cardinaux,I'lsle sur la Sorgue France Biennale de Sao Paulo, Brazil Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, Irland Casa Frace-Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Gallery HAM, Nagoya, Japan Gallery Proarta, Zurich, Switzerland Gallrery Maeght, Barcelona, Spain Mori-yu Gallery, Kyoto Japan. 2003 "Richard George Rogers" (Kuroda was in charge of all the art works of South Yama-shiro village elementary school, which won RIBA international award), Sout h Yama-shiro village, Kyoto 2005 "Cosmogarden 3" Lyon Biennale, Resonnace 2006 "Cosmogarden 5"¡¡The museum of Kyoto.
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