Born 1951, Tokyo, Japan
Graduated from the Department of Oil Painting, Tama Art University
Lives and works in Tokyo
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Hiroo, Japan, Berengo Akatsu Collection, May 18 - June 19, 2010
2009
"METAMORPHOSIS - Objects today Vol.4 Yuichi HIGASHIONNNA," Exhibition on the 80th Anniversary of Musashino Art University, gallery αM, Tokyo, September 12 - October 10, 2009
Tokyo, Japan, Nihonbashi Takashimaya Art Gallery X, 2009
Shizuoka, Japan, The Sculpture Garden Museum VANGEI MUSEO, 2009
2008
Marianne Boesky Gallery Project Space, New York, October 9 – November 1, 2008
"Chandelier," Galerie Jean-Luc & Takako Richard, Paris, October 11 – November 29, 2008
"Refract," Calm & Punk Gallery, Tokyo, May 16 – June 5, 2008
"White Light, White Heat," Yumiko Chiba Associates, April 2 – 28, 2008
"dazzling & doodling," GALLERY at lammfromm, Tokyo, March 7 – April 21, 2008
2007
"FLOWERS," Viewing Room Ginza/Yumiko Chiba Associates, Tokyo "FLOUNNESENT," Mizuho Oshiro Gallery, Kagoshima, Japan
2006
"mille miroirs," H.P.France Window Gallery Marunouchi, Tokyo
2005
Inart, Osaka, Japan
Guild, Osaka, Japan
YAMAMOTO GENDAI, Tokyo
2004
Galerie Jean-luc & Takako Richard, Paris
2003
Morimoto, Tokyo
Setagaya Art Museum (corridor), Tokyo
2002
Ise Foundation, New York
Shibuya Seibu Art Gallery, Tokyo
Yumiko Chiba Associates, Tokyo
Inart Gallery, Osaka
2001
Amus, Osaka
Cassina Inter-Decor, Tokyo
Inart Gallery, Osaka
Gallery 101, Ottawa, Canada
2000
NADiff, Tokyo
Gallery NW House, Tokyo
1998
Tokyo University Komaba Dormitory, Tokyo
Gallery NW House, Tokyo
1997
Play Bill, Tokyo
1996
Gallery NW House, Tokyo
1994
Gallery NW House, Tokyo
1992
Gallery NW House, Tokyo
Tokyo Design Center, Tokyo
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
"Use & Mention", curated by John Chilver, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, London, Jan 26th - Feb 26th 2010
London, Southbank Cantre, Hayward Gallery, The New Decor, June 18 - September 5, 2010. Travels to Moscow, The Garage, Center for Contemporary Culture, October, 2010 - January 2011.
2009
LIGHT ON!, Johyun Gallery, Seoul, Korea, December 23, 2009 - January 25, 2010
"Flowers," Utrecht/NOW IDeA, Tokyo, November 24 – December 6, 2009
"Second nature," Rundetaarn, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 8 - Sepember 20, 2009
"Discoveries : Artists," selected artists' exhibition by three curators at "Sh Contemporary Art Fair 2009," Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, September 10 –13, 2009
"Constructivismes," Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, January 22 – February 27, 2009
2008
"Chinese and Japanese Contemporary Paintings from Zeit-Foto Collection," Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, May 6 – 27, 2008
"The Masked Portrait ," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, January 10 – February 9, 2008
2007
"magical museum tour|room2 hugashionna & ohba & mishima", Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo, Tokyo
"THIS PLAY!" 21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo
"Roppongi Crossing 2007 Future Beats in Japanese Contemporary Art," Mori Art Museum 53F, Tokyo
2006
"Enjoyable House," Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan 2005
"Busan Biennale 2006-Sea Art Festival-'Living Furniture" Busan, Korea
Dover Street Market, Tokyo by Comme des Garçons,Tokyo
2005
"Architipes," The Embassy of Canada, Tokyo
2004
"Architypes," Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, Canada/Sydney, Australia
"Officina Asia," Galleria d'arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy
2003
"Zone," Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo
2001
"Hiroshima Art Crossing" Hiroshima
"OP Trance! " Kirin Plaza Osaka, Osaka, Japan
2000
"Kindergarten," Sumida Kindergarten, Tokyo
"J-WAY," Lydomar Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden
1999
"ART / DOMESTICS Temperature of the Time," Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo
1998
"Asia Avant-garde, " CHRISTIE'S, London, UK
1997
"Bird House Art," Yamanashi
1996
"The Studio Show," Artist's studio, Tokyo
1995
The Studio Show," Artist's studio, Tokyo
"Ripple Across the Water" Curated by Jan Hoet, Tok
1993
"The Floating Gallery," Tokyo
CATALOGUES AND PUBLICATIONS
2009
"Yuichi Higashionna: Flowers," True Ring Ltd., Tokyo, 2009
2008
"Yuichi Higashionna," Shinjiro Nishino, Tokyo, 2008
2007
"Enjoyable House" (Group Exhibition), Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Aichi, 2007,
１st pp.18-19, pp.54-55, 2nd pp.10-13、p93; in English & Japanese
"Roppongi Crossing 2007 Future Beats in Japanese Contemporary Art" Group Exhibition), Mori Art Museum 53F, Tokyo, 2007, pp.113-118, p309; in English & Japanese
2006
"Living Furniture″ Sea Art Festival
p.50, pp.103-104, pp.116-117; in Korean
Noi Sawaragi, "What Happened to Art? 1992 – 2006," Kokusho Kanko-kai (publishers),
2006, pp.92-93
2004
Minoru Shimizu, "Politics of a new Optical Art – Yuichi Higashionna's recent works"
"Flowers", Galerie Jean-Luc & Takako Richard, Paris, France 2004; in English & French
2001
"Untitled Works of Yuichi Higashionna", Postcard Gallery Amus 2001
2000
Hina-gata, Nadiff, Tokyo, 2000, in English & Japanese
Kindergarten (Group Exhibition), Sumida Kindergarten, Tokyo, 2000; in English and Spanish
1999
Takashi Azumaya: "Uncomfortable Place," Art/Domestic Temperature of the Time (Group Exhibition), Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, 1999; pp.42-44
1997
"101 Little Match Girls," 101 limited edition, 1997
1995
Ripple Across the Water (Group Exhibition), On Sundays, Tokyo, 1995, p.287
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009
Higashionna, Yuichi. Contributer, T Magazine, October, 2009
2008
Vilades, Pilar. "White Castle," T Magazine, October 2008
Higashiona, Yuichi. "Japanese Monster," NY Arts, September/October, 2008
2007
"More Art to Life! Buy Art in a Hotel Room? Go to Art Fair!" SPUR Art Complex, A Guide to Arty Life, SPUR, No. 210, April 2007, pp.414-415
Yuichi Higashionna's Chandelier, Fujin Koron, April 2007, p.77
My Dream Department Store '03, Taro Nasu x Art Events, TITLE, July 2007, pp.116-117
Yuichi Higashionna and Ukawa Naohiro Channeling the myriad contradictions of reality into their art , Art it, Fall/Winter 2007, pp60-68 in English & Japanese
2006
Maya Nago, "Dover Street Market Tokyo and Michael Kostiv's World Archive,"
Departments (column), high fashion, No.312, December 2006, p.15
Yayoi Kojima, "Three Artists around Black," Art (column), "Ryuko Tsushin 2nd Renewal Project, Wind, Rock, and United Arrows," 2006, p.154
Gallery Pick-Up, Weekly Pia, December 14, 2006, p.154
ELLE Loves Art (column), ELLE Japan, No. 265, Nov. 2006, pp.226-227
2005
Yoshio Kato:
Mari Hashimoto, "A dazzling circle that has shone on all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality," ART Bit (column), Asahi Shimbun: WEEKLY AERA, March 21, 2005
"Play with Skirt",Ryuko Tsushin No.500、February, 2005 pp.60-61
Mikiko Kikuta: o-cube No.117, February, 2005 pp.1-4
GQ Japan No.22, March,2005 p.115
2004
Chie Sumiyoshi: Brutus, No. 555, September 15th, 2004 pp.42-43
2003
Takashi Azumaya: "Vanitas," Studio Voice, No.325, Jan 2003, pp152-157
Sumau (Morimoto), No.006, May 2003, pp02-05
Tamaki Saito: < essay on "Light Bright Picnic" >, Yomiuri News, Aug. 15, 2003
2001
Akiko Miki: < exhibition review of "Vent d' Est" >, Studio Voice, Feb. 2001, p.75
Hisako Hara: < exhibition review of Amus >, Nikkei News, Feb. 15, 2001
Chie Sumiyoshi: Ginza, Jun. 6, 2001, p.136
Chie Sumiyoshi: Casa Brutus, Jun. 2001, p.157
Emiko Kato: < exhibition review of "Hiroshima Art Crossing" >, Studio Voice, Jul. 2001, p.85
Chie Sumiyoshi: "Close to bad taste, but fascinating "Tokyo Gothic style.'" Brutus, No. 482, Jul. 15, 2001, p.81 in English & Japanese
Takashi Azumaya: "OP Trance!," BT, No.808, Jul. 2001, pp.54-56
Chie Sumiyoshi: "Space-Jacker," Ryuko Tushin, No.458, Sep 2001, p.61
Noi Sawaragi: "Meaning of Darkness Hidden in the Outside 'Fancy,'" < do. >, Esquire, Jun. 2001, p196
2000
L.J. "News Tokyo," Flash Art, October, 2000 p.43 in English
Monty Dipietro: "Brit's brainchild is a small wonder to behold,"
< exhibition review of "Kindergarten" >, Asahi Eveing News, Aug. 16, 2000 in English
Takashi Nihmi: < exhibition review of Gallery NW house >, BT, No.796, Dec.2000,p.197
Emiko Kato: < exhibition review of "J-Way" >, Studio Voice, Dec. 2000, p.100
Yuko Ozawa: "A Day on Earth 45 Exhibitions 28 Countries 1 Day," < exhibition review of "Hina-gata" >, Contemporary visual arts, Issue 29, 2000 pp.37-38 in English
Dipietro Monty: "Installation launches attack on grandma," < do. >, The Japan Times, March 11, 2000 in English
kentaro Ichihara: "Melancholic smell," < do. >, The Book Review Press, Apr. 29, 2000
1999
Dipietro Monty: "Color, light, sound, but not much heat,"
kentaro Ichihara: "Between 'Art' and 'Domestic',"
Takashi Shinkawa: "Far away from a haze called 'Context',"
1998
Erimi Fujihara: "When you stop and see objects or images around you…," Brutus, No.407, Apr. 15, 1998, p.112
1997
Erimi Fujihara(interview): "Exquisite Corpses," BT, No.745, Aug. 1997, pp.103-120
1995
Erimi Fujihara: "Yuichi Higashionna -A Light, Ironic Sampling," JA, Nov. 1995, p.1
1991
Chie Kaihotsu:
Erimi Fujihara: "Negative portraits on a detached view of newspaper fliers by Higashionnna Yuichi," Brutus, Oct. 1, p.15
1990
Noi Sawaragi:
AWARDS
2008
Bombay Sapphire Prize