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Leiko Ikemura is a Japanese-Swiss painter, graphic artist and sculptor and is considered one of the most important contemporary artists. In her paintings and works, the cultures of Western and Japanese art meet. She often thematizes the fear of losing cultural identity or being a stranger between cultures.
- Date of Birth: August 22, 1951
- Birthplace: Tsu, Japan
- Nationality: Japanese, Japanese Art
- Studies: State University Osaka Japan, Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría Sevilla
- Similar Artists: Chiharu Shiota
- Era: Contemporary Art
- Style: painting, sculptur
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Leiko Ikemura Drawing Waves - Wind - Essence
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Exhibitions
- 20.11.21 - 20.02.22 Kunst & Hallen Kunstsinn Über Mauern Hinweg: Die Kunsthalle Rostock in Den Reinbeckhallen Berlin - Reinbeckhallen, Berlin.
- 26.09.21 - 16.01.22 Beings – from the Museum Collection – Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skarhamn.
- 18.09.21 - 14.11.21 Voice-Over: Museum Reopening Commemorative Exhibition – The Museum of Modern Art Shiga.
- 01.08.20 - 01.07.22 KölnSkulptur #10 "ÜberNatur – Natural Takeover" – Skulpturenpark Köln, Cologne.
- 30.04.20 - 27.06.20 L'Invitation au voyage - ESTHER SCHIPPER Berlin.
- 04.05.20 - 13.08.20 Leiko Ikemura - In Praise of Light - Stiftung St. Matthäus Kirche, Berlin.
- 15.02.20 - 10.01.21 So wie wir sind 2.0 – Weserburg – Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen.
- 07.11.19 - 04.01.20 Zone dangereuse - Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg.
- 03.07.19 - 06.07.19 Frieze Sculpture London 2019 - Frieze London.
- 26.05.19 - 06.10.19 Blickachsen 12 - Blickachsen Bad Homburg.
- 11.05.2019 - 01.09.2019 LEIKO IKEMURA. NACH NEUEN MEEREN - Kunstmuseum Basel / Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel.
- 03.07.2019 - 06.10.2019 Frieze Sculpture London 2019 - Frieze London.
- 03.11.2017 - 25.02.2018 Leiko Ikemura. Märchenwald - Hetjens-Museum, Dusseldorf.
- 03.09.2016 - 20.11.2016 Sammlung Opitz-Hoffmann - Kunstsammlung Jena.
- 01.07.2016 - 13.08.2016 Leiko Ikemura - mindscape - Kenji Taki Gallery, Nagoya.
- 29.04.2016 - 28.05.2016 Leiko Ikemura - Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin.
- 26.09.2016 - 28.02.2016 Leiko Ikemura. ALL ABOUT GIRLS AND TIGERS - Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne.
- 09.03.2013 - 16.06.2013 Leiko Ikemura. i-migration - Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.
- 20.01.2012 - 22.04.2012 Leiko Ikemura. Korekara oder Die Heiterkeit des fragilen Seins - Museen Dahlem, Berlin.
- 08.11.2011 - 22.01.2012 Leiko Ikemura - The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
- 27.03.2011 - 19.06.2011 Leiko Ikemura. Wusstest du ich habe zwei versteckte Fluegel - Burg Wissem Bilderbuch Museum der Stadt Troisdorf.
Awards
- 1981: Prize of the Foundation for Graphic Art in Switzerland.
- 1988: Prize of the Jury of the International Triennial for Original Graphics.
- 2001: German Critics' Prize for Visual Arts, Association of German Critics, Germany.
- 2007: Iserlohn Art Prize, Bürgerstiftung der Sparkasse Iserlohn / Wessel-Verein, Germany.
- 2008: August-Macke-Prize of the Hochsauerlandkreises.
- 2013: JaDe-Priez of the JaDe Stiftung.
- 2014: Cologne-Fine-Art-Prize, Cologne.
- 2015: Sparda-Art Prize NRW.
Literature
- Leiko Ikemura. Paintings, Holger Liebs (Publ.), Berlin 2019.
- Leiko Ikemura. Nach neuen Meeren, exhibition catalog, Anita Haldemann (Publ.), Basel Munich 2019.
- Leiko Ikemura. Our Planet. Earth & Stars, exhibition catalog, Mitsue Nagaya, Mina Hisamatsu & Shiori Takano (Publ.), Tokyo 2019.
- Im Altelier Liebermann. LEIKO IKEMURA im Dialog mit Donata & Wim Wenders, exhibition catalog, Barbara Nierhoff-Wielk, Evelyn Wöldicke & Phil Miller (Publ.), Cologne 2018.
- Leiko Ikemura. Märchenwald, Deutsches Keramikmuseum (Publ.), Dusseldorf 2018.
- Ikemura und Nolde, exhibition catalog, Dr. Katrin Arrieta (Publ.), Berlin 2017.
- Leiko Ikemura. No No Noh, exhibition catalog, Ute Eggeling & Michael Beck (Publ.), Dusseldorf 2017.
- Leiko Ikemura. Woman of Fire Dancing with Tree, exhibition catalog, Galerie Karsten Greve (Publ.), Cologne 2016.
Own Writings
- Leiko Ikemura. Our Planet. Earth & Stars, Leiko Ikemura, Tokyo 2019.
Collections
Germany
- Dusseldorf - Museum Kunstpalast
- Nuremberg - Kunsthalle Nürnberg
France
- Paris - Centre Pompidou
Japan
- Osaka - The National Museum of Contemporary Art
- Tokyo - The National Museum of Modern Art
- Tokyo - Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein - Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
Austria
- Linz - LENTOS Kunstmuseum
Switzerland
- Basel - Kunstmuseum Basel
- Bern - Kunstmuseum Bern
Weblinks
- Leiko Ikemura Kunstaspekte Exhibition and collection overview.
- Offizielle Website Biography and exhibitions.
