Aki Kuroda (黒田 アキ, Kuroda Aki, 4 October 1944), real name Akihiko Kuroda (黒田 明比古, Kuroda Akihiko), is a Japanese painter based in Paris, France.

Aki Kuroda
Aki in his atelier
Born
黒田アキ

(1944-10-04)October 4, 1944
NationalityJapanese
Known forPainting, Printmaking

Aki Kuroda, well known for his silhouettes and figures painted with line strokes, which has been considered like a symbol of "passage" to the labyrinth. Since 1992, he has continued to produce a fluxional interactive art spectacle/installation named "COSMOGARDEN" (the cosmic garden).

Biography

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Aki Kuroda's father was a professor of economics at Doshisha University. As the only child, Aki Kuroda was raised in a family open to European culture. He began painting at a very young age.

In 1994, Aki Kuroda participated in an exhibition as part of the São Paulo Biennale.[1]

He has created murals for the Leonardo da Vinci University Center, the Japanese cultural House in Paris, the café of the Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Strasbourg, for the city of Paris in 2000 and for the École nationale des douanes in Tourcoing (a work registered in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments in 2009).

He designed the sets for the ballet Parade for Angelin Preljocaj at the Paris Opera and the Avignon Festival in 1993. He collaborated with architects such as Tadao Ando and Richard Rogers to create relief paintings in Japan.

Exhibitions

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Année
2021 Yoyo Maeght Gallery, Paris[3]
Galerie Louis Gendre, Chamalières, Clermont Métropole[4]
2020 Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, États-Unis[5]
2019 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres, Chartres[6]
Musée Lapidaire, Avignon, curated by Yoyo Maeght
Salle des Dominicains, Saint-Emilion[7]
2018 Aquarium de Paris, curated by Yoyo Maeght[8]
Hangar Art Center, Bruxelles, Belgique[9]
2016 Galerie Louis Gendre, Chamalières, Clermont Métropole[10]
2015 Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris[11]
Galerie Louis Gendre, Chamalières, Clermont Métropole[4]
Centre d’Art des Sablons, Neuilly sur Seine[12]
2014 Galerie Alexandre Lazarew, Paris[13]
Biwako Biennale, Japon[14]
2013 KH Gallery, Tokyo, Japon[15]
2011 Nori Yu Gallery, Tokyo, Japon[16]
2010 Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris[17]
Centre d’Art de Saint-Emilion[2]
2008 Doland Museum, Shanghai, Chine[18]
2007 TS1 Museum, Beijing, Chine[2]
Beijing Imperial Museum, Chine[2]
2004 Espace culturel des Arts, Trèbes[19]
2002 Musée Château de Bellecour, Pithiviers[20]
2001 Scène Nationale d’Orléans[21]
1998 Galerie Ham, Nagoya, Japon[2]
Galerie Proarta, Zurich, Suisse[2]
1997 Casa França-Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil[2]
La Manufacture des Œillets, Ivry[22]
Otemae Art Center, Kobe, Japon
1978 Kunsthalle, Bremerhaven, Allemagne[2]

Books

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  • COSMOGARDEN COSMOJUNGLE (ed.) Seigensha, Japan, 2007.ISBN 978-4-86152-104-1 website
  • KURODA, (ed.) Maeght, France, 2002. ISBN 2-86941-307-6 website
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Footnotes

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  1. ^ https://www.nautiljon.com/people/kuroda+aki.html
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Kuroda - Biographie". Yoyo MAEGHT (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ {{Lien web https://yoyomaeght.com/blogs/kuroda}}
  4. ^ a b "Aki Kuroda" (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Aki Kuroda | Richard Taittinger Gallery". Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Aki Kuroda". www.chartres.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Exposition de peintures AKI KURODA - Mairie de Saint-Emilion". www.saint-emilion.org. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  8. ^ "ExpositionAquacity by Aki Kuroda". L'Aquarium de Paris (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  9. ^ Out.be. "Aki Kuroda (Hangar Art Center)". Out.be (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Aki kuroda". Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. ^ "AKI KURODA, « COSMOBANG 2015 », GALERIE NIKKI DIANA MARQUARDT". INFERNO (in French). 7 February 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Aki Kuroda". Théâtre des Sablons (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Newsarttoday - Aki Kuroda". News Art Today (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  14. ^ "ART" (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  15. ^ ""Aki Kuroda 'Space Garden = Cosmogarden' + Hiroko Koshino" appeared in The Sankei Shinbun. | KH GALLERY". www.kh-gallery.com. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Cosmogarden | Aki Kuroda | ARTISTS | MORI YU GALLERY". www.moriyu-gallery.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Ari Kuroda". Maison Européenne de la Photographie. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Biografie von Aki Kuroda – Aki Kuroda auf artnet". www.artnet.de. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  19. ^ eazel. "eazel | exhibitions beyond limits". eazel.net. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Biographie de Aki Kuroda – Aki Kuroda sur artnet". www.artnet.fr. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Aki Kuroda Biography – Aki Kuroda on artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  22. ^ Leslibraires.fr. Catalogue aki kuroda, cristal hasard, - LA MANU... - Manufacture des oeillets - Actes Sud (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.