Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (2023) award
Takashi Kuribayashi
くりばやし たかし
Kuribayashi Takashi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-08-01 （Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Nagasaki Prefecture (birthplace) → Germany (residence) → Yogyakarta, Indonesia (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- Contemporary artist, Visiting professor, Installation artist
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- Musashino Art University (Visiting Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musashino Art University | Faculty of Art and Design | Department of Nihonga (Japanese painting) | — | 〜1993 | Japan |
| Kunstakademie Düsseldorf | — | Meisterschüler (master class) | — | 〜2002 | Germany |
Musashino Art University
Faculty of Art and Design
/ Department of Nihonga (Japanese painting)
Period:
〜1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Japan
Moved to Germany after graduation
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Meisterschüler (master class)
Period:
〜2002
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
Germany
Completed Meisterschüler program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Musashino Art University Ashihara Yoshinobu Award (7th) | — | — | Musashino Art University | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Art Encouragement Prize / Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (2022/2023) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT | 受賞 |
Musashino Art University Ashihara Yoshinobu Award (7th)
2011
Organization:
Musashino Art University
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize / Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (2022/2023)
2023
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Vortex: A Letter from Einstein
2015 InstallationA large-scale chandelier-like installation composed of glass alphabet letters. It questions the boundary between visible and invisible phenomena.
boundariesvisible vs invisiblewater and vortex
principal office
2014 Installation (environmental work)A work that freezes a principal's office to below -30°C to visualize the air of the room, making viewers aware of spatial and thermal boundaries.
boundariesvisualization of spacetemperature
Sumpf Land
2012 InstallationAn installation evoking marshes and waterfronts; part of the Towada Art Center collection.
water-land boundarysymbols of nature
Mountain range
Sculpture / InstallationA large-scale landscape-like installation/sculptural work held by Tokyo Midtown Yaesu (detailed year unknown).
landscapeartificial vs natural
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Conceptual-art approachInstallation-focused practiceMaterial-driven (glass, ice, water)
- Recurring Motifs
- boundaries (land/water, visible/invisible)animal motifs such as seals and penguinsalphabet/letters as material
Legacy
A contemporary artist working across media to explore boundaries and the unseen. His works are held in museums domestically and internationally; he has participated in major exhibitions and biennales and contributes to education as a visiting professor.
Museums
- Towada Art Center Towada, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Singapore Art Museum Singapore
- Tokyo Midtown Yaesu (collection) Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Kachidoki View Tower (public installation) Kachidoki, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Trivia
- His father is Kei Kuribayashi, a photographer and filmmaker specializing in insect photography.
- After graduating from Musashino Art University he moved to Germany; his time there influenced his work.
- Since 2016 he has served as a visiting professor at Musashino Art University.
- Resident in Yogyakarta, Indonesia since around 2013.