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Sculptor
Ken’ichiro Taniguchi
Sapporo, JP, 1976
Studio Manager
Ayako Taniguchi
Sapporo, JP, 1978
Live and work in Berlin and Sapporo
- 2023
- Hecomi Study #49, Higashikawa Arts Exchange Center CentPure, Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
- Hecomi Study #48, JR ARTBOX, Sapporo, Japan
- Hecomi Study #46 – Street Art, Sebastian Fath Contemporary, Mannheim, Germany
- 2022
- Hecomi Study #45 – Melkkoppad, Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- 2021
- Hecomi Study #44, Temporary Space, Sapporo, Japan
- Hecomi & City Study #43, Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- 2020
- Hecomi & City Study #42, Sebastian Fath Contemporary, Mannheim, Germany
- 2019
- Hecomi & City Study #41, LUXELAKES・A4 Art Museum, Chengdu, China
- Hecomi & City Study #40, Mikiko Sato Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
- 2018
- Hecomi & City Study #39, N2 GALERIA, Barcelona, Spain
- 2017
- Hecomi Study #37, Krankenhaus Hedwigshoehe, Berlin, Germany
- Hecomi Study #36 – Rotterdam, Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Hecomi Study #35, IAM ARTS, Munich, Germany
- Hecomi Study #34, ART FORMOSA – Admira Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- Hecomi Study #33, Sebastian Fath Contemporary, Mannheim, Germany
- Hecomi Study – Taipei and Mine city, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan
- 2015
- Hecomi Study #31, Hongo Shin Memorial Sculpture Museum, Sapporo, Japan
- 2014
- Hecomi Study #30, N2 GALERIA, Barcelona, Spain
- Hecomi Study #28, Temporary Space, Sapporo, Japan
- 2013
- Hecomi Study #26 – Hecomi Casting, MIET AIR, Beers, the Netherlands
- Hecomi Study #25, Mikiko Sato Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
- 2012
- Hecomi Study #24, EC Gallery, Chicago, USA
- Hecomi Study #22, Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- 2011
- Hecomi Study #20, N2 GALERIA, Barcelona, Spain
- 2010
- Hecomi Study #19, Temporary Space, Sapporo, Japan
- Hecomi Study #18, Kik, Meppel, the Netherlands
- 2009
- Hecomi Study #17, Souterrain, Berlin, Germany
- Hecomi Study #16, Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Hecomi Study #15, AD & A gallery, Osaka, Japan
- 2008
- Hecomi Study #14, Mikiko Sato Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
- Hecomi Study #13, Duende, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- 2007
- Hecomi Study #12, Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- 2005
- Hecomi Study #10, CAI contemporary art international, Hamburg, Germany
- Hecomi Study #9, Temporary Space, Sapporo, Japan
- Hecomi Study #8, Temporary Space, Sapporo, Japan
- 2004
- Hecomi Study #4, Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- 2003
- Hecomi Study, Temporary Space, Sapporo, Japan
- 2002
- The Illustrated Hecomi Map of the World, LEDECO, Tokyo, Japan
- 2001
- The Illustrated Hecomi Map of the World, Ausstellungsraum Taubenstrasse 13, Hamburg, Germany
- Hecomi Installation 2001, MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS, Tokyo, Japan
Solo Exhibitions
- 2023
- FUTURE PRESENT CONTINUOUS, EVA STEYNEN.DEVIATION(S) gallery, Antwerpen, Belgium
- The 10th Hamburg Architecture Summer 2023 “Hecomi & City Study for Hamburg, #47” Mikiko Sato Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
- Embossed and Tossed, The House of Paper Museum, Berlin, Germany
- Treffen in der Unendlichkeit, Project space R52L, Berlin, Germany
- 2022
- Daejeon Art and Science Binnale 2022: Future of Cities, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, South Korea
- Nature!, Sebastian Fath Contemporary, Mannheim, Germany
- RIGHT SIZE XL, Galerie Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- 2021
- Tokyo Express, AN+ Art & Design Center, Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China
- Conversing with Nature, Higashikawa Arts Exchange Center CentPure, Hokkaido, Japan
- Duo Exhibition with Joan Salo / Zenithal landscapes, N2 GALERIA, Barcelona, Spain
- 2020
- The Bomb – 75 years after Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japanmuseum SieboldHuis, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Linking Transformations – Positionen japanischer und norddeutscher Gegenwartskunst, Stadtgalerie Kiel, Germany
- 2019
- Aufbrechen, Barlach Halle K, Hamburg, Germany
- MONOCHROM, Sebastian Fath Contemporary, Mannheim, Germany
- 2018
- Wissel Aziatisch Paviljoen 2018, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- 2017
- Ube no sato Art Festa, Former Kibe elementary school, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
- What Remains, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
- 2016
- It really, really, could happen., TAV Barry Room Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- Datte Muchu Nandesu!, Tokiwa Museum, Kosui Hall, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
- THE SPRING EXHIBITION 2016, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Land-Scape / Land-Mark / Land-Shape, Mikiko Sato Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
- 2015
- The 26th UBE Biennale, UBE tokiwa Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan
- No Walles, Slaakhuys, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Rikuo Ueda and Ken’ichiro Taniguchi, Mikiko Sato Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
- UBE Biennale at Shibuya Hikarie, Tokyo, Japan
- 2014
- Kabinett #26, Hannover, Germany
- The 26th UBE Biennale Model Exhibition, Tokiwa lake Hall, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Sapporo International Art Festival 2014, Sapporo, Japan
- Miniature Museum Ria and Lex Daniels, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, the Netherlands
- 2013
- Mapping, NIU Art Museum, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
- Das kleine Format, Mannheimer Kunstverein, Sebastian Fath Contemporary, Mannheim, Germany
- 2012
- Souvenir – Herinneren als object, 38cc, Delft, the Netherlands
- 1000 Jaar Rotterdam, Museum Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Auf-Brechen, Mannheim, Germany
- 2011
- REACTION&REFLECTION, De Sassenpoort, Zwolle, the Netherlands
- 2010
- Moeglichkeit III, Radi-um von Roentgenwerke AG, Tokyo, Japan
- 2009
- TWINISM, Kunsthaus, Hamburg, Germany / AD&A gallery, Osaka, Japan
- My First Art Collection, CBK, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Thieme Art Award, KunstRAI, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- 2008
- The 11th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art, Taro Okamoto Museum, Kawasaki, Japan
- 2007
- linie+RAUM Mannheimer, Kunstverein, Mannheim, Germany
- 5-7-5, Kunsthaus Barlach Halle, Hamburg, Germany
- Junge Kunst aus China-Japan-Korea, Galerie F92, Berlin, Germany
- 2006
- Hecomi Study #A plan for a kitchen, R.T.Hansen Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
- Hecomi Study #11 show with Toshiya Kobayashi, a href=”http://www.fath-contemporary.de/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Sebastian Fath Contemporary, Mannheim, Germany
- 16-61-2006, Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- MINIMAL ILLUSIONS, villa MERKEL, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
- Ding-Dong! Kunstfestival, Altona, Hamburg, Germany
- BEST OF, Sebastian Fath Contemporary, Mannheim, Germany
- 2005
- B.R.T/Northern Europe Biennial Hamburg05, HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany
- Views from abroad, Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- 2004
- STEPPING ACROSS BORDERS, Modern Art Museum of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
- Yokoku 2005, CAI contemporary art international, Hamburg, Germany
- Ein Tag, ein Bild, ein Raum, Sebastian Fath Contemporary, Mannheim, Germany
- 2003
- Feine Ware(I-III) Plattform Taubenstrasse, Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Harburg, Germany
- Art of Sapporo 2003 19+1, Citizen Gallery of Sapporo, Sapporo, Japan
- 2002
- Your Private Sky (after R. Buckminster Fuller), Phoebus Rotterdam, KunstRAI, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- LIBRARY PROJECT, Media Tak Sendai, Sendai, Japan
- Huku Kita Kita, Modern Art Bank WALD, Fukuoka, Japan
- 2001
- Anstiftung zu einer neuen Wahrnehmung, NEUES MUSEUM WESERBURG BREMEN, Bremen, Germany
- 7 Rooms-ART MEETS 2001, Free Space PRAHA, Sapporo, Japan
- 2000
- Contemporary Art Fair, Nagoya Citizen Gallery of Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan
- 1999
- Kunst in handgepaeck, Fundbureau, Hamburg, Germany
- 1998
- International Snow Sculpture Festival, Kemi, Finland
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2023
- Paper Art Award, Bronze, Berlin, Germany
- Grant from Asahi Shimbun Foundation, Japan
- Grant from Nomura Foundation, Japan
- 2022
- Grant from Stiftung Kunstfonds NEUSTART KULTUR, Germany
- 2020
- Grant from Pola Art Foundation, Japan
- Grant from Nomura Foundation, Japan
- 2019
- Artist in Residence A4 Museum, Chengdu, China
- 2017-2018
- Grant from The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, NY, USA
- 2016
- Artist in Residence Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2015
- Grant from Asahi Shimbun Foundation, Japan
- 2014
- Artist in Residence Hangar, Barcelona, Spain – Barcelona Hecomi Map Project
- Grant from Nomura Foundation, Japan
- Grant from Asahi Shimbun Foundation, Japan
- The 26th UBE Biennale, nominated (selected as work for full size production, 2015), Japan
- The 1st Hongo Shin Memorial Sculpture Award, 1st prize, Japan
- 2013
- Artist in Residence MIET Air, Beers, the Netherlands – Hecomi Casting Project
- 2012
- Grant from Shiseido, Japan
- 2011
- Grant from Asahi Shimbun Foundation, Japan
- 2010
- Stichting KiK Art Program, Kolderveen, the Netherlands – Milk Factory Hecomi Map Project
- 2009
- Thieme Art Award, nominated, the Netherlands
- 2008-2010
- Grant from Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan
- 2008
- Artist in Residence Duende, Rotterdam, the Netherlands – Rotterdam Hecomi Map Project
- The 11th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art, nominated, Japan
- 2001
- Art documents Support Program by Shiseido, Japan
Awards, Grants and Residencies
- 2018
- Hecomi Study -The exploration of Sapporo′s shape 2018-, SAPPORO COMMUNITY PLAZA, Japan
- 2015-2018
- Hecomi Study for Kotoni-River, Sapporo, Japan
- 2012
- Hecomi Study for CJIB #21, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
- 1999
- orange, Sapporo, Japan
Public Sculpture
- 2023
- Hamburg City-Assembling, supported by Nomura Foundation
- 2022
- Catalogue Daejeon Art and Science Binnale 2022: Future of Cities, publisher Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, South Korea
- 2020
- Catalogue LINKING TRANSFORMATIONS, publisher Stadtgalerie Kiel, Germany
- 2019
- Catalogue Hecomi & City Study #41, publisher LUXELAKES・A4 Art Museum, China
- Luxes’Island Hecomi Map, publisher LUXELAKES・A4 Art Museum, China
- 2018
- Catalogue Kenichiro Taniguchi, publisher N2 Galeria, Spain
- 2015
- Catalogue Hecomi Study for Sapporo, publisher Sapporo Art Foundation, Japan
- 2014
- Barcelona Hecomi Map, supported by Nomura Foundation, ASAHI Shimbun Foundation
- Catalogue Hecomi Study 2002-2014, publisher Phoebus Rotterdam, ISBN:978-90-75593-18-1
- 2013
- Catalogue Kenichiro Taniguchi, publisher MIET AIR, the Netherlands
- Brochure Hecomi Study #25, publisher MIKIKO SATO Gallery, text Hajo Schiff, Germany
- Calendar 2013, publisher MIKIKO SATO Gallery, Germany
- 2010
- Kolderveen Milk Factory Hecomi Map, publisher Kik, the Netherlands
- 2009
- Berlin Mitte Hecomi Map, the Netherlands
- Rotterdam Hecomi Map, publisher Phoebus Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- DVD The Trail to Hecomi, publisher AD&A gallery, Japan
- 2008
- Catalogue Hecomi Study 2003-2008, publisher MIKIKO SATO Gallery, Germany
- Brochure Hecomi Study #14, publisher MIKIKO SATO Gallery, text Hajo Schiff, Germany
- 2006
- Hamburg Altona Hecomi Map, publisher Senseo, Germany
Publication
- 2023
- Newspaper Hokkaido shinbun 20.09.2023, text: Michika Cho, Japan
- 2019
- Book Tanz der Dinge/Things that dance text: Holger Hartung, Germany
- Magazine O.tone Vol.124, text: Eri Yamauchi, Japan
- 2018
- Magazine Aziatische Kunst Jaargang 48, Nr.3, text: Ching-Ling Wang, the Netherlands
- Magazine Revistart No.189, text: Andrea Krafft, Spain
- Newspaper Hokkaido shinbun 27.10.2018, text: Hideki Kyusai, Japan
- 2017
- Magazine FOCUS 28 Oct + Nov, text: Yiyi, Li Yin-Qi, Taiwan
- Art journalbeelden, text: Etienne Boileau, the Netherlands
- 2016
- Newspaper Asahi Shimbun 23.03.2016, text: Ayako Hiizumi, Japan
- 2015
- Newspaper Hokkaido shinbun 20.10.2015, text: Takashi Kamata, Japan
- Magazine O.tone vol.83, Japan
- Newspaper Mainichi shinbun 30.06.2015, text: Michiko Sato, Japan
- Newspaper Hokkaido shinbun 04.03.2015, text: Toshio Nakamori, Japan
- 2014
- Book Bruch – Shnitt – Riss text: Katharina Alsen/Nina Heinsohn, Germany
- Newspaper Hokkaido shinbun 22.07.2014, text: Shigeyuki Iwamoto, Japan
- 2013
- Magazine Die Kunst szene oT Juni-Juli, text: Hajo Schiff, Germany
- Newspaper De Gelderlander 20.08.2013, text: Jaap Bak, the Netherlands
- 2012
- Newspaper LEEUWARDER COURANT 23.02.2012, text: Peter Karstkarel, the Netherlands
- 2011
- Book RISING – YOUNG ARTISTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON!, DAAB MEDIA GMBH, Germany
- Newspaper La Vanguardia.Sumplemento-Culturas 09.02.2011, text: Noelia Hernandez, Spain
- Magazine Eikyo Influencias Japonesas #01, text: Natalia Sanz, Spain
- 2010
- Newspaper Hokkaido shinbun 26.07.2010, text: Nobuo Yamamoto, Japan
- Newspaper De Stentor 13.04.2010, text: Heleen Geilenkirchen, the Netherlands
- Magazine Fensterplatz -Strasse, text: Ann-Cathrin Drews, Germany
- 2009
- Magazine sleek -magazine for art and fashion- Autumn, Germany
- Magazine KUNSTBEELD No 3, text: Roos van Put, the Netherlands
- Newspaper het financieele dagblad 21.2.2009, text: Anne Berk, the Netherlands
- 2008
- Magazine Artforum December, text: Wolf Jahn, USA
- Web-magazine PEELER, interviewer: Aoi Kisaka, Japan
- Magazine Art magazine 11.2008, Germany
- Web-magazine Art -Das Kunstmagazine 9.2008, text: Barbara Hein Germany
- 2006
- Newspaper Mannheimer Morgen, text: Susanne Kaeppele, Germany
- 2005
- Newspaper Querschnit, text: Marek Storch, Germany
- Newspaper WELT, text: Katja Engler, Germany
Article
Collection
Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel, GermanyDKV Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
olor VISUAL collection, Barcelona, Spain
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, the Netherlands
Museum Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Bijzondere Collecties Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Maeght Foundation, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
Javier Marin Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico
Krankenhaus Hedwigshoehe, Berlin, Germany
Higashikwa town, Hokkaido, Japan
Haus des Papiers, Berlin, Germany