Exhibition YANAGIMOTO Akiko

Selected by NISHIDA Kazumi, Member of CAS

Sat. 12 May. 2012 - Sat. 2 Jun. 201 14:00-19:00　(Close:Wed. and Thu.)

Opening reception: Sat. 12 May. 17：00～（500JPY with one drink )
Artist Talk YANAGIMOTO Akiko, NISHIDA Kazumi: Sat. 2 Jun. 16：00～（500JPY）

YANAGIMOTO Akiko livelily brings out stories embedded in everyday life through colorful embroidery. Narratives told through embroideries made on transparent sheets incorporate the exhibition space and start to generate new stories. Recently, Yanagimoto has produced a piece of work conceived from sounds while collaborating with Manchester based collective “Kinokophone”, who collect and compose sounds, stories and imagery from around the world. This is the first solo exhibition in the Kansai region for YANAGIMOTO, who has mainly shown her work in Tokyo and the Netherlands.

YANAGIMOTO Akiko
born in Saitama, Japan
1998-2002	Tama Art University, Ceramic department,Tokyo
2003-2005	Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Ceramic department, Amsterdam

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2006	The Wall House#2, Groningen, The Netherlands
2007	European Ceramic Work Center, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
2009	Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009	Harajuku Subtropical, Manuela CAFE, Tokyo, Japan
2008	HAPPY BAD☆LUCK, CONTRASTO GALLERIA, Tokyo, Japan
2007	Domestic Story, Yuka Sasahara Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2007	Sublimation of a moment of intimacy, Remonstrantese Church, Groningen,The Netherlands
2006	Floating on the Wall, The Wall House #2, Groningen, The Netherlands

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011	Adding Value, Material Xperience 2011, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2010	Lucky Fortune, Yuka Sasahara Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2009	Ceramics & Architecture, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2009	weavingscapes-紡景 Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan
2008	Gallery Artists, Yuka Sasahara Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2007	DAAGS, Gallerie 37 Spaarnestad, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2007	Daikokuya Contemporary Art Raise Exhibition, Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya, Tochigi , Japan
2007	U-35 International Exchange Collaboration Exibition, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Japan
2005	Nieuwe Aanwinsten, CBK zuidoost, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004	Goud Omrand, De Nederlandshe, Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004	POINT of VIEW-heimwee mndaal, De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands