Aki Kuroda


Aki Kuroda, real name Akihiko Kuroda, is a Japanese painter based in Paris, France.
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".

Biography

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

Books

  • COSMOGARDEN COSMOJUNGLE Seigensha, Japan, 2007.
  • KURODA, Maeght, France, 2002.