kimiko yoshida - my sculpture - self-portraits
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KIMIKO YOSHIDA
My Sculpture. Self-portrait
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www.kimiko.fr
Born in Tokyo, Japan (1963). Lives in Europe since 1995.
university education
Bachelor of Arts, Faculty of Literature, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan (1986) ; - Tokyo College of Photography, Japan (1995) ; - Studio national des arts contemporains-Le Fresnoy, France (1999)
selected solo shows
2014 M. I. A. Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA: Something Blue The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, England: Masterpiece Galerie Pierre-Alain Challier, Paris, France: Why Venice ?
2013 Festival internacional de la Imaginen, UAEH, Hidalgo, Mexico: Women Galerie Tanit, Beirut, Libanon : There Where I Am Not
2012 Katara Arts Center, Doha, Qatar : Brides The Dali Internatoinal Photography Festival, Dali, China : My Paintings Musée du Pavillon Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence, France : Paintings, Mirrors
2011 RuArts Gallery, Moscow, Russia : There Where I Am Not Grand Palais, Paris, France: Solo Show at Art Paris Art Fair
2010 MEP (Maison Européenne de la Photographie), Paris, France : Là où je ne suis pas Passage de Retz Art Center, Paris, France: Self-portraits
2009 MMH (Modemuseum Hasselt), Hasselt, Belgium: Monumental Mao
2008 Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke, Belgium : Sacred Mirror Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China: The Brides of the World
2007 Museum das Artes, Madeira, Portugal: Tudo o que não seja eu Fotoespaña 2007, Madrid, Spain: Todo lo que no soy Grand Palais, Paris, France: Solo Show at Art Paris Art Fair
2006 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel: All That’s Not Me… RuArts Gallery, Moscow, Russia : Mary Me ! Grand Palais, Paris, France: Solo Show at Art Paris Art Fair
2005 Broel Museum, Kortrijk, Belgium : Birth of a Geisha Tribeca Issey Miyake, New York, USA: Incarnations
2004 Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France : Marry Me !
2003 Maison des Arts, Malakoff, France : Marry Me !
2002 Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France : Solo Show at Paris Photo
2001 CNP (Centre National de la Photographie), Paris, France : Tokyo, vite !
2000 MUSEUM OF ART, Herzylia, Israël : Jérusalem, Tokyo, Venise, vite !
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My Sculpture. Self-portrait
KIMIKO YOSHIDA
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This series of sculptures is made from moldings of originals belonging to museum collections. It is the face, invariably that of
Kimiko Yoshida, that turns them into self-portraits.
ISTATUARY
Marie-Antoinette Reheaded as a Geisha(Wengmuller, 1770, Musée de Sèvres). Self-portrait, 2009
Laminated polyester resin, florescent acryl paint, UV coating, 91 x 66 x 43 cm
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Self-portrait of the Artist as the Sun King Louis XIV by Bernini(1665, Château de Versailles), 2010
Laminated polyester resin, florescent acrylic paint, UV coating110 x 110 x 43 cm
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Self-portrait of the Artist as the Captive Negresse by Carpeaux(1872, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC), 2014
Reconstituted marble, 59 x 45 x 35 cm
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Self-portrait of the Artist as Casanova (Lemoyne, 1730, Musée du Louvre),2014Terracotta, white enamel, 67 x 45 x 45 cm
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Self-portrait of the Artist as Medusa by Henri Perlan(door leaf of the former City Hall of Paris set on fire during the Commune,
1653, Musée Carnavalet), 2013Laminated polyester resin, florescent acrylic paint, UV coating
91 x 66 x 43 cm
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Self-portrait of the Artist as a Faune by Germain Pilon(chimney-jamb of Château de Villeroy, circa 1575, Musée du Louvre), 2013
Laminated polyester resin, iridescent metallic lacquer, 128 x 28 x 31 cm
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Self-portrait of the Artist with Chimeras and Grotesque Motifs(circa 1575, Château de Blois), 2013
Laminated polyester resin, iridescent metallic lacquer, 36 x 190 x 5,5 cm
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Self-portrait of the Artist as Bathing Diane by Allegrain (1778, Musée du Louvre), 2013
Laminated polyester resin, iridescent metallic lacquer, 170 x 77 x 100 cm
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Absence en gloire. Autoportrait, 2013Laminated polyester resin, iridescent metallic lacquer,
diameter 117 cm, thickness 20 cm
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II
The following series of hand-blown Murano glass mirrors is irresistibly entitled Senza Immagine (’’without image’’ in Italian).
The mirror returns the light but reflects no image !
Far from wanting to create an optical illusion, these without image mirrors aim at deceiving the gaze by giving to see the want-to-be in the representation.
These sculptures are still self-portraits,but the image has gone: Senza Immagine.
Following double-page spread : Senza Immagine, installation of mirrors &
Hanamatsuri (Flower Festival fo Buddha’s Birthday Celebration), 2007
MURANO BLOWN GLASS
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Senza ImmagineHand-blown Murano glass mirrors, variable diameter,
pièces uniques, 2009-14
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Following pages :
Hand-blown Murano glass letters, 2003-09 Pièces uniques blown at the size of the artist’s face, circa 21 cm each
Successively :
The Ashes of My Art. Self-portrait, 2007
Monogold. Self-portrait, 2007
Remembering James Lee Byars. Self-portrait, 2008-09
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Sakura / Vanity, 200440 silkscreened mirrors
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Tomb of Glass, 2005-06[18 Murano blown glass letters composing the epitaph of Cardinal Barberini
(Rome, 1646) : PULVIS, CINIS ET NIHIL «Dust, Ashes and Nothing» in Latin] 35 x 90 x 180 cm
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Double-page spread:Endormie, Remembering Brancusi. Self-portrait, 2005-14
Series of hand-blowned Murano glass heads, pièces uniques, life size, circa 35 cm each
Following double-page spread :
Amaterasu’s Sacred Neckless. Self-portrait, 2009
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Steam. Self-portrait, 2004Sakura, 2004
Steam of Buddha, 2007The ’’Who Are You ?’’ Mirror. Self-portrait, 2005
View of the artist’s studio in Paris, France
Next page, silkscreened, installation of mirrors:Sakura, 2004
The ’’Who Are You ?’’ Mirror. Self-portrait, 2005Facing the Future. Self-portrait, 2005
120 x 120 cm each
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Hanamatsuri (Flower Festival fo Buddha’s Birthday Celebration), 2007Silkscreened toughened glass and on mirror, acryl, 39 x 122 x 122 cm
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Ohanami (Cherry Blossom Contemplation), 2004Silkscreened toughened glass and on mirror, acryl, 44 x 122 x 122 cm
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III
VARIA
Brith of a Geisha, 2003, video projection
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The Monumental Mao Bride (Red Guard Red). Self-portrait, 2009Mode Museum Hasselt (MMH), Belgium, 2009
10 x 10 meters
Left page :Monumental Writing (Silence by Yves Klein). Self-portrait, 2010
Val d’Enfer, Baux-de-Provence, France, 20128 x 8 meters
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L’Instance de la lettre, 2003-04Broel Museum, Kortrijk, Belgium, 2005
Series of abstract photographs with a text rising tone on tone and dealing with light, truth, want-to-be, representation...
High reflection Ilfochrome paper, 120 x 120 cm each
Left page :The Japanese Bride. Self-portrait, 2003Flag, Baux-de-Provence, France, 2014
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Exhition view, Museu das Artes, Madeira, Portugal :Tudo o que não seja eu, 2007
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Amaterasu’s Sacred Mirror, 2008Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
Mirror and acryl, diameter 146, thickness 30 cm
Reverse page on the back : Facing the Future. Self-portrait, 2005
Silkscreened mirror, 120 x 120 cm
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