Kyoji Takubo
OVERVIEW
Kyoji Takubo (b. 1949, Ehime, Japan) studied painting at Tama Art University. He started his career as an artist in 1971, exhibiting 5 series of solo shows ‘Image Judgement’at the galleries in Tokyo. In 1980s he focused on the creation of assemblage, and represented Japan in the 41st Venice Biennale.Furthermore, in collaboration with architect Ryoji Suzuki and photographer Shigeo Anzai, he produced the project ‘Absolute Scene – 1987’ showing viewers the process of tearing down two old houses. This project took him far in his artistic odyssey to explore works involved with architecture which arose with memories and history ingrained in a specific place. From 1989, moving to Normandy, France, with his family, he devoted 11 years to the restoration of a small abandoned chapel. For the project of ‘La Chapelle des Pommiers’ , Takubo received Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Minister of Culture.
After returning to Japan, he has been undertaken the restoration of the whole sanctuary of Kompira-san shrine in Shikoku, produced mosaic wall painting for Global Plaza Entrance of University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, offering many paintings of various plants to Auberge “The HIRAMATSU Karuizawa Miyota” opened in March, 2001 and many other projects producing ‘Landscape Art’ that will live even after the disappearance of the artist.He has exhibited at galleries and museums including Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo and Ohara Museum. His work is in the permanent collections of The National Museum of Art, Osaka, The Museum of Art, Ehime, etc.Visiting professor in Tama Art University（2012～21), Distinguished Guest Scholar in University of the Sacred Heart Tokyo.
HISTORY
2021
‘Camélia’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2019
‘Sensory Cell 2019’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2012
‘The World of Takubo Kyoji’, The Museum of Art Ehime,
Ehime, Japan
2011
‘Takubo Kyoji-Landscape of Kurashiki-‘, Ohara Museum of Art,
Okayama, Japan
‘Kyoji Takubo Scenery Art’, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo,
Tokyo, Japan
2001
‘TAKUBO 1974-2001 DE L’ OBJET AU PAYSAGE’,
The Museum of Art Ehime, Ehime, Japan
1991
‘Takubo-Project of Chapelle de Saint-Vigor-de-Mieux and Recent
Works’, Chateau de la Fresnaye, Calvados, France
1988
‘Kyoji Takubo’, The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Kanagawa, Japan
1986
‘Kyoji Takubo’, Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1984
‘[Paris-Tokyo] Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition’,
Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France
‘Kyoji Takubo’, Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1982
‘OBELISK’, Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1980
‘OBELISK’, Tokiwa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1976
‘PACK EVENT’, Gallery Nirenoki, Tokyo, Japan
1975
‘Joint Event〈The Story of Drinking Up a Bottle of Bourbon〉’,
Maki Gallery：Snack Keshigomu,Tokyo, Japan
1974
‘Display of Arts Objects’, Gallery Nirenoki, Tokyo, Japan
1973
‘Image Judgement-V’, Tokiwa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
‘Image Judgement-Ⅳ’, Gallery Nirenoki, Tokyo, Japan
1972
‘Image Judgement-Ⅲ’, Muramatsu Gallery, Tamura Gallery,Tokyo, Japan
2021
‘The Past in Motion’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo
2018
‘New Wave: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1980s’,
The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
2016
‘Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum’ s 90th Anniversary Exhibition
Dialogue with Trees-Five Stories of Rebirth and Renewal’, Tokyo
Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2008
‘KONPIRA-SAN Sanctuary of the Sea – Treasures of Japanese
Painting’, Guimet Museum, Paris, France
‘The Mural Art of Kotohira-gu Shrine’, Mie Prefectural Art Museum,
Mie, Japan
2007
‘The 30th Anniversary:Collection of the National Museum of Art’,
The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
1995
‘1945-1995 Japanese Culture: The Fifty Postwar Years’,
(traveling exhibition) , Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
1993
‘Exhibition of Landes Region Partners’, Aquitaine Regional Council,
Gironde, France
‘Exhibition of Landes Region Partners’, Musée Despiau-Wlérick,
Mont-de-Marsan, France
1992
‘AVANGUARDIE GIAPPONESI DEGLI ANNI 70’, Museo d’ Arte
Moderna di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
‘My Home Sweet Home in Ruins The Urban Environment and Art in
Japan’, Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1991
‘FIAC’ 91(Foire internationale d’ art contemporain)’, Paris, France
1987
‘Absolute Scene-1987’, Construction site of FRU:X Gaien, Tokyo, Japan
‘The Tenth Anniversary Exhibition / PAINTING 1977-1987’,
The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
‘Art in Japan since 1969 / MONO-HA and POST MONO-HA’,
The Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
‘Contemporary Icon’, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan
1986
‘Contemporary Art・The Pioneers and The Present-From The Ohara
Museum of Art Collection’, Tsukashin Hall, Hyogo, Japan
‘For New Development of ‘Space, Material, Expression’ ‘,
Institute Français, Tokyo, Japan
WORKS
NEWS
Gentaro Ishizuka・Mariko Kobayashi ・Kyoji Takubo | CADAN Yurakucho
KOTARO NUKAGA will hold the exhibition “Gentaro Ishizuka / Mariko Kobayashi / Kyoji Takubo by KOTARO NUKAGA” at CADAN Yurakucho from June 28 (Tue) to July 17 (Sun), 2022. Gentaro Ishizuka has traveled to polar regions such as Iceland and Alaska with a large format film camera to photograph nature and the man-made structures and
Exhibition Announcement - Art Fair Tokyo 2022
KOTARO NUKAGA will be exhibiting at ART FAIR TOKYO 2022, held at the Tokyo International Forum from March 11 (Fri). At this art fair, KOTARO NUKAGA will exhibit works by Tomokazu Matsuyama, Yuichi Hirako and seven other artists. Tomokazu Matsuyama’s new work “People With People,” is a large-scale work from his signature series “Fictional Landscape.”
Group Exhibition ‘The Past in Motion’
KOTARO NUKAGA, Tennoz will be pleased to announce a group exhibition by nine artists, ‘The Past in Motion’ from August 7th (Sat) to September 11th (Sat), 2021. Learn more Exhibition Outline Title : The Past in Motion Artist : Jean-Eugéne Atget, Darren Almond, Gentaro Ishizuka, Hirofumi Isoya, Ritsue Mishima, Man Ray, Kyoji Takubo, Kouichi Tabata, Tomoko Yoneda Date : August 7 (Sat) – September 11(Sat), 2021
Kyoji Takubo “Camélia”
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce “Camélia” by Kyoji Takubo from April 17 through May 22. In this solo exhibition, we will be showcasing 13 pieces of cut-outs that dynamically expresses yabutsubaki (Japanese camellia). Learn more Exhibition Outline Title : Camélia Artist : Kyoji Takubo Date : April 17 – May 22, 2021 Open Hours
Kyoji Takubo “Sensory Cells 2019”
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to present Kyoji Takubo’s solo exhibition “Sensory Cells 2019” from August 24 to October 5. This retrospective traces Takubo’s creative journey to realize what he calls ‘Sensory Cells’through works from every stage of his career, including the early objets d’art in the 1970s and the original paintings for the late project