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Basic Data
Leiko Ikemura is a Japanese-Swiss painter, graphic artist and sculptor and is considered one of the most important contemporary artists. In her paintings and works, the cultures of Western and Japanese art meet. She often thematizes the fear of losing cultural identity or being a stranger between cultures.
- Date of Birth: August 22, 1951
- Birthplace: Tsu, Japan
- Nationality: Japanese, Japanese Art
- Studies: State University Osaka Japan, Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría Sevilla
- Similar Artists: Chiharu Shiota
- Era: Contemporary Art
- Style: painting, sculptur
Leiko Ikemura Art For Sale
Leiko Ikemura prices
| Artist: | Title: | Price: | Type: | Size: | Edition: | Handsigned: | Numbered: | Date: |
| Leiko Ikemura | Wellen – Wind – Wesen II | 3400 Euro | unique artwork | 11.69 x 14.57 in | yes | no | 16.07.2019 | |
| Leiko Ikemura | Wellen – Wind – Wesen III | 3400 Euro | unique artwork | 11.69 x 14.57 in | yes | no | 16.07.2019 |
Biography
Leiko Ikemura was born on August 22, 1951 in Tsu (Mie Prefecture), Japan. At the age of 21, the young woman leaves her parental home to devote herself first to the study of Spanish literature at the Foreign Languages University in Osaka. For the deepening of her studies, she moved to Salamanca and Granada. From 1973 to 1978, Ikemura studied painting in Seville at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría (later part of the Universidad de Sevilla).
After graduating, the artist moved to Switzerland. Today, Ikemura describes this move as a great cultural and mental contrast. In Switzerland, she was quickly able to leave a lasting impression on the art scene and create the basis for her international career. She made her first public appearance with a solo exhibition in Bonn. Further exhibitions follow throughout Germany. She becomes a city artist in Nuremberg (1983-84), where she also creates her first sculptures. Then she moved her life and work center in the mid-1980s to Cologne.
In 1991 to 2015, the Japanese-Swiss painter followed an appointment as professor of painting at the University of the Arts. In 2014, she served as a professor in Japan at Joshibi University of Art and Design. The artist, who has received numerous honors and awards, now lives and works in Cologne and Berlin.
Leiko Ikemura works in a variety of media, such as painting, drawing, sculpture or even installations and photographs. In doing so, the artist sees herself in a very characteristic way as a "border crosser" between occidental and Japanese art and thus found her way to an unmistakable visual language. Her paintings are vivid and at the same time irritating, telling of struggles and conflicts or human dreams. "Imagination is the strongest force in my art," Ikemura once declared herself.
Exhibitions
- 20.11.21 - 20.02.22 Kunst & Hallen Kunstsinn Über Mauern Hinweg: Die Kunsthalle Rostock in Den Reinbeckhallen Berlin - Reinbeckhallen, Berlin.
- 26.09.21 - 16.01.22 Beings – from the Museum Collection – Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skarhamn.
- 18.09.21 - 14.11.21 Voice-Over: Museum Reopening Commemorative Exhibition – The Museum of Modern Art Shiga.
- 01.08.20 - 01.07.22 KölnSkulptur #10 "ÜberNatur – Natural Takeover" – Skulpturenpark Köln, Cologne.
- 30.04.20 - 27.06.20 L'Invitation au voyage - ESTHER SCHIPPER Berlin.
- 04.05.20 - 13.08.20 Leiko Ikemura - In Praise of Light - Stiftung St. Matthäus Kirche, Berlin.
- 15.02.20 - 10.01.21 So wie wir sind 2.0 – Weserburg – Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen.
- 07.11.19 - 04.01.20 Zone dangereuse - Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg.
- 03.07.19 - 06.07.19 Frieze Sculpture London 2019 - Frieze London.
- 26.05.19 - 06.10.19 Blickachsen 12 - Blickachsen Bad Homburg.
- 11.05.2019 - 01.09.2019 LEIKO IKEMURA. NACH NEUEN MEEREN - Kunstmuseum Basel / Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel.
- 03.07.2019 - 06.10.2019 Frieze Sculpture London 2019 - Frieze London.
- 03.11.2017 - 25.02.2018 Leiko Ikemura. Märchenwald - Hetjens-Museum, Dusseldorf.
- 03.09.2016 - 20.11.2016 Sammlung Opitz-Hoffmann - Kunstsammlung Jena.
- 01.07.2016 - 13.08.2016 Leiko Ikemura - mindscape - Kenji Taki Gallery, Nagoya.
- 29.04.2016 - 28.05.2016 Leiko Ikemura - Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin.
- 26.09.2016 - 28.02.2016 Leiko Ikemura. ALL ABOUT GIRLS AND TIGERS - Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne.
- 09.03.2013 - 16.06.2013 Leiko Ikemura. i-migration - Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.
- 20.01.2012 - 22.04.2012 Leiko Ikemura. Korekara oder Die Heiterkeit des fragilen Seins - Museen Dahlem, Berlin.
- 08.11.2011 - 22.01.2012 Leiko Ikemura - The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
- 27.03.2011 - 19.06.2011 Leiko Ikemura. Wusstest du ich habe zwei versteckte Fluegel - Burg Wissem Bilderbuch Museum der Stadt Troisdorf.
Awards
- 1981: Prize of the Foundation for Graphic Art in Switzerland.
- 1988: Prize of the Jury of the International Triennial for Original Graphics.
- 2001: German Critics' Prize for Visual Arts, Association of German Critics, Germany.
- 2007: Iserlohn Art Prize, Bürgerstiftung der Sparkasse Iserlohn / Wessel-Verein, Germany.
- 2008: August-Macke-Prize of the Hochsauerlandkreises.
- 2013: JaDe-Priez of the JaDe Stiftung.
- 2014: Cologne-Fine-Art-Prize, Cologne.
- 2015: Sparda-Art Prize NRW.
Literature
- Leiko Ikemura. Paintings, Holger Liebs (Publ.), Berlin 2019.
- Leiko Ikemura. Nach neuen Meeren, exhibition catalog, Anita Haldemann (Publ.), Basel Munich 2019.
- Leiko Ikemura. Our Planet. Earth & Stars, exhibition catalog, Mitsue Nagaya, Mina Hisamatsu & Shiori Takano (Publ.), Tokyo 2019.
- Im Altelier Liebermann. LEIKO IKEMURA im Dialog mit Donata & Wim Wenders, exhibition catalog, Barbara Nierhoff-Wielk, Evelyn Wöldicke & Phil Miller (Publ.), Cologne 2018.
- Leiko Ikemura. Märchenwald, Deutsches Keramikmuseum (Publ.), Dusseldorf 2018.
- Ikemura und Nolde, exhibition catalog, Dr. Katrin Arrieta (Publ.), Berlin 2017.
- Leiko Ikemura. No No Noh, exhibition catalog, Ute Eggeling & Michael Beck (Publ.), Dusseldorf 2017.
- Leiko Ikemura. Woman of Fire Dancing with Tree, exhibition catalog, Galerie Karsten Greve (Publ.), Cologne 2016.
Own Writings
- Leiko Ikemura. Our Planet. Earth & Stars, Leiko Ikemura, Tokyo 2019.
Collections
Germany
- Dusseldorf - Museum Kunstpalast
- Nuremberg - Kunsthalle Nürnberg
France
- Paris - Centre Pompidou
Japan
- Osaka - The National Museum of Contemporary Art
- Tokyo - The National Museum of Modern Art
- Tokyo - Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein - Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
Austria
- Linz - LENTOS Kunstmuseum
Switzerland
- Basel - Kunstmuseum Basel
- Bern - Kunstmuseum Bern
Weblinks
- Leiko Ikemura Kunstaspekte Exhibition and collection overview.
- Offizielle Website Biography and exhibitions.
