biography of Leiko IKEMURA (1951)
Personal data
Birth : 1951 - Tsu, Japan
Sex : F
Nationality/Affiliation : Japan
Address
Cologne, GermanyEducation
1970 – 1972 : Osaka Art University – Osaka, Japan
1973 – 1978 : Art College of Granada – Granada, Spain
Professional data
Work and Life
1985:Lives and works in Köln, Germany
1972:Moves to Europe
Other professions
1991 : Professor
HdK Hochschule der Künste Berlin – Ernst Reuter Platz 10 – Berlin, Germany
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting :
Sculpture-Volume :
Photography :
Drawing-Watercolor :
Subject
human beingimagination
nature
opposition/conformity
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2002
Kunstmuseum – Vaduz, Liechtenstein
2002 – 05/12/2002
2001
Galerie Haas & Fuchs – Berlin, Germany
2001
Les années lumières / Lichtjahre
Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts – Lausanne VD, Switzerland
2001
2000
Le rire silencieux de Miro
Galerie Karsten Greve – Paris, France
2000
The Memory of Innocence
Morat Institute – Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
2000
1999
Migration
Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art – Marquette University – Milwaukee WI, United States
1999
Galerie Pablo Stähli – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1999
1998
Satani Gallery – Tokyo, Japan
1998
Van Laere Contemporary Art – Antwerp, Belgium
1998
1996
Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art – London, United Kingdom
1996
Galerie Karsten Greve – Paris, France
1996
1995
Being
Galerie Ham – Nagoya, Japan
1995
Galerie Volker Diehl – Berlin, Germany
1995
1994
Résidence des Anges
Galerie Karsten Greve – Paris, France
1994
1992
Salzburger Kunstverein – Salzburg, Austria
1992
1991
Hase und Paprika
Galerie Karsten Greve – Paris, France
1991
1990
Alpen Indianer
Satani Gallery – Tokyo, Japan
1990
1989
Kunstverein Saarbrücken – Saarbrücken, Germany
1989
1988
Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts – Lausanne VD, Switzerland
1988
Kunstverein & Kunsthalle Lingen – Lingen, Germany
1988
1987
Museum für Gegenwartskunst – Basel BS, Switzerland
1987
Forum Kunst – Rottweil, Germany
1987
1985
Kunsthalle Waaghaus – Winterthur ZH, Switzerland
1985
1984
Kunsthalle Nürnberg – Nuremberg, Germany
1984
1983
Bonner Kunstverein – Bonn, Germany
1983
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman – Adamgasse 7a – Innsbruck, Austria
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – Via Maistra 4 – Saint Moritz GR, Switzerland
2003
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Stähli Köln – Neusser Strasse 46/48 – Cologne, Germany
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie & Edition Artelier – Glockenspielplatz 4/1 – Graz, Austria
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – 5 rue Debelleyme – Paris, France
KUNSTKÖLN 2003 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
04/05/2003 – 04/09/2003
Represented by : Stähli Köln – Neusser Strasse 46/48 – Cologne, Germany
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – 5 rue Debelleyme – Paris, France
Art Forum Berlin, n° 7
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
09/26/2002 – 09/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Haas & Fuchs – Niebuhrstrasse 5 – Berlin, Germany
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – 5 rue Debelleyme – Paris, France
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Frameworks Verlagsgesellschaft mbH – Gumpendorfer Strasse 89 – Vienna, Austria
Art in CASO
CASO Contemporary Art Space Osaka – Osaka, Japan
04/25/2002 – 04/29/2002
Represented by : Gallery Ham – Ginnosuke bld B1F, 1-3-8 – Nagoya, Japan
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – Via Maistra 4 – Saint Moritz GR, Switzerland
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – Drususgasse 1-5 – Cologne, Germany
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Van Laere Contemporary Art – Verlatstraat 23-25 – Antwerp, Belgium
KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – Drususgasse 1-5 – Cologne, Germany
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – Drususgasse 1-5 – Cologne, Germany
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galerie Ryszard Varisella – Tanusstrasse 45 – Frankfurt, Germany
Group exhibitions
2008
Anatomie – Les peaux du dessin
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Picardie – Amiens, France
10/10/2008 – 01/17/2009
2000
Visage
National Museum of Modern Art – Tokyo, Japan
2000
1999
Signs of Life – 1st Melbourne International Biennial
The Ian Potter Museum of Art – Melbourne VIC, Australia
05/14/1999 – 06/27/1999
1998
Der unendliche reum dehnt sich aus
Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden – Baden-Baden, Germany
1998
Nontime Meditation
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts – Tochigi, Japan
1998
1997
Befragung der Räume
Kunstmuseum Kloster unser lieben Frauen – Magdeburg, Germany
1997
1996
Female Identity
Okayama Prefectural Museum – Okayama, Japan
1996
Wiederbegegnung mit Unbekannten
Diozesanmuseum – Cologne, Germany
1996
Intangible Childhood
Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan
1996
1995
Das Lied von der Erde
Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein – Munich, Germany
1995
1994
Hauttief
Helmhaus – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1994
Jeder Haus ein Kunsthaus
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1994
Haupt und Nebenwege
Künstlerwerkstatt – Munich, Germany
1994
When the body becomes Art
Itabashi Art Museum – Tokyo, Japan
1994
1993
Adam and Eve
Museum of Modern Art – Saitama, Japan
1993
Gesichte
Museum zu Allerheiligen – Schaffhouse SH, Switzerland
1993
Sie nenne es Liebe
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien – Berlin, Germany
1993
1991
Silent Passion
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts – Tochigi, Japan
1991
1989
Colour and/or Monochrome
National Museum of Modern Art – Tokyo, Japan
1989
Drawing as itself
The National Museum of Art Osaka – Osaka, Japan
1989
Das Verhältnis der Geschlechter
Bonner Kunstverein – Bonn, Germany
1989
1988
Hara Annual
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art – Tokyo, Japan
1988
Exhibition of Contemporary Swiss Art
The Seibu Museum of Art – Tokyo, Japan
1988
1987
Offenes Ende – Junge Schweizer Kunst
Institut für Moderne Kunst – Nuremberg, Germany
1987
Stiller Nachmittag
Kunsthaus – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1987
1985
Vom Zeichen
Frankfurter Kunstverein – Frankfurt, Germany
1985
Räume heutiger Zeichnung
Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden – Baden-Baden, Germany
1985
1983
Aktuell 83 – Kunst aus Mailand, München, Wien und Zürich
Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1983