Bunpei Kado1978-

A characteristic of Kado's work is to begin production by creating stereotyped objects using materials at hand. If they were not stereotypical, they could not function as 'signs', but would signify something more.

Another peculiarity is his generation of new meaning by combining objects into forms like jigsaws, and creating a divergence between the original function and the new meaning. The Human Nest series, combining houses and cranes, tactfully expresses the instability of our contemporary urban residential environment. It is fascinating how Kado's work clearly looks interesting as an object as a result of a combination of familiar objects. The oscillation of meaning generated by this method has broadened in scope over the past few years.

Biography

1978 born in Fukui
2002 BA in Metal Craft at Industrial and Craft Design Department, Musashino Art University

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Solo Exhibitions

2022 "Ark of Space" Shibuya Hikarie / Tokyo
2021”The garden / Secret room”　Art Front Gallery / Tokyo
2018 "Fountain / Sleep", Art Front Gallery / Tokyo
2016 "Bunpei Kado : Proto-Planet", Art Front Gallery / Tokyo
2014 "Bunpei Kado - SCAPE", Art Front Gallery / Tokyo
2012 “NEST”, Art Front Gallery / Tokyo
2011 Galerie Steine / Nagano
2010 “Share A Table”, space cafe at Pole Pole Za / Tokyo
2008 Diorama, Metal Art Museum, Hikarinotani / Chiba
2006 CUBIC GALLERY / Osaka
2003 ”SKY FISH in GARASHA” Gallery＋cafe Garasha / Tokyo
2002 GALERIE SOL / Tokyo（'03 '05 '07 '11）

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Group Exhibitions

2024 ART SG 2024 / Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre / Singapore
2023 Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival vol.3 / UNION Osaka / Osaka
2023 Connectivity Construction / Asia Culture Center（ACC） / Korea
2023 Luo Shan Feng Art Festival / Seaside Gallery / Taiwan
2023 Saitama Triennale 2023 / Saitama
2023 Kiaf SEOUL / Korea
2023 ART SG / Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre / Singapore
2022 Dream/Lands @Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery / Kanagawa
2022 SPACE SYMPHONY@PARADISE ART SPACE / SEOUL
2022 Kiaf SEOUL / SEOUL
2022 25th Taro Okamoto Art Award Exhibition, Taro Okamoto Museum of Art / Kanagawa
2020 Sanwacompany Art Award 2020 Art in The House2020, Sanwacompany showroom /Tokyo
2019 Reborn -Update for future- II　inventing the future, Fukui Fine Arts Museum / Fukui
2019 Roppongi Art Night 2019 open call Project, Roppongi west Park/ Tokyo
2019 20th anniversary of Taro Okamoto museum special exhibition, "Archive exhibition of past: Art and Society Contemporary Artists", TARO OKAMOTO MUSEUM of ART,KAWASAKI/ Kanagawa
2017 Oku-Noto Triennale: SUZU 2017 / Ishikawa
2017 Certains Regards a Paris / Bureau de Représentation du Département du Hyôgo / Paris
2015 KANAZ Forest of Creation / Fukui
2014 Rokko Meats Art 2014 / Kobe
2014 International Art Festival Ichihara Art x Mix / Chiba
2013 Setouchi International Art festival 2013 / Kagawa
2011 “Koluri’s Doll Room”, Ma Kosumi /Tokyo
2011 SICF 12, SPIRAL / Tokyo
2010 “Sculpture Works”, Roof Gallery at Tamagawa Takashimaya / Tokyo
2010 Galerie Steine / Nagano
2007 “The 10th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art”, Taro Okamoto Museum of Art / Kanagawa
2007 Open Air Art Exhibition “Trolles in the Park 2007”, Zunpukuji Park / Tokyo
2007 CENTRAL EAST TOKYO 2007 ”NIGHT×GALLERY×STREET”, Agata Building 6F / Tokyo
2007 Digital Art Festival Tokyo 2007, Panasonic Center TOKYO /Tokyo
2006 “The 9th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Memorial Award for Contemporary Art” , Taro Okamoto Museum of Art / Kanagawa
2005 “2ndJCI Concrete Art Museum”, Nagoya International Convention Center / Nagoya
2004 “Sculpture Works”, Roof Gallery at Tamagawa Takashimaya / Tokyo
2004 “COLOR”, Jeollanamdo Okgwa Art Museum / Gwangju, Korea
2003 Art Site Ojiya 2003 / Niigata
2002 “circuit circus”, Plaza Gallery / Tokyo

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Awards

2020 Grand Prize Sanwacompany Art Award 2020
2013 Grand Prize Art in office 2012 CCC AWARDS　
2012 Tokyo Midtown Award 2012 selected for Award
2008 Paris Prize at Musashino Art University
2007 Special Prize for the 10th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art
2006 Special Prize for the 9th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Memorial Award for Contemporary Art
2005 Fine Work Prize for The Annual Convention fo JCI NAGOYA
2003 The Prize of Uonuma Fishery for The Art Site Ojiya 2003

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Collection / Public Art

CCC Calture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

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