Natsuki Kurimoto
Japanese laquer "URUSHI"
Member of Kyoto Kogei Association
1961: Born in Osaka, Japan
1987: M.F.A Kyoto City University of Arts, Department of Crafts
2000: Fellowship to study in England under the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists (one year)
PRESENT: Professor of Kyoto City University of Arts, Department of Crafts
Contact: kurimotonatsuki@icloud.com
Statement
Under the theme of "Japanese lacquer URUSHI - The Rebirth of Life," I have been working to regenerate various objects by applying Japanese lacquer, transforming them into works of art. In recent years, I have been creating lacquer sculptures using gourds and stones.
At this exhibition in Denmark, I will be exhibiting works made from a variety of materials, primarily gourds and stones.
Selected Exhibitions
2022 Urushi Forms and Hope-Lacquer Art in Southeast Asia-
The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of Arts
2020 Collection of Otani Memorial Art Museum, Hyogo
2019 HARD BODIES, Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, Florida. U.S.A.
2018 CONTEMPORARY LACQUER FROM JAPAN, ESH Gallery, Milan, Italy
2017 HARD BODIES, Minneapolis Institute of Art, U.S.A.
2016 Craft Arts: Innovation of “Tradition and Avant-Garde,” and the Present Day
2015 Contemporary Arts and Crafts from Japan, ESH Gallery, Milan, Italy
Solo Exhibition at Akasaka Yu Gallery, Tokyo
2011 PLAY/PRAY, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi
2009 SOFA NEW YORK, New York. U.S.A.
2008 SOFA CHICAGO, Chicago, U.S.A.
2006 The International Asian Art Fair, New York. U.S.A.
2004 Solo Exhibition at Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo, Kyoto
2001 VISION, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi
1996 The Vision of Contemporary Art, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
1995 Japanese Studio Crafts, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, U.K
1994 Koshimizu, Kurimoto-Beyond the Sculpture, Form and Color,
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Hyogo
Japanese Design, Philadelphia Museum of Art, U.S.A.
1992 Solo Exhibition at Gallery Kouki, Paris, France
Public Collections
・Victoria & Albert Museum
・Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
・Boston Minneapolis Institute of Art
・Philadelphia Museum of Art
・The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
・Otani Memorial Art Museum
・Oita Prefectural Art Museum
・Kyoto City University of Arts
・Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
The works shown are for reference only and may differ from the works for the exhibition.
