Shimpei SAKAKURA


Biography
Shaking the Light Source of Orange-3 Source of Red
Tree and inside Light-Morning untitled It plays on the moon
Wind from the sea Almuñécar the light House on the mountain-2
Water Colour 86 Melody of red Eastern-Sound of the rising sun
Untitled-5 Untitled-2 Untitled-6
Sumi 15 Sumi 10 Sumi 12
Water Colour 28 The Sea in August Summer energy
Blue dazzling PATMOS Wind VAL D'OR White road-PATOMOS
   
Biography of Shimpei SAKAKURA
1934 Born in Hashima, Gifu
1960 Modern Art Association, Acquired New Artist Prize
1962 Graduated from Bunka-Gakuin(Fine Arts)
1963 Went to Paris
1981 Returned to Japan
2004 Died in Ninomiya, Kanagawa
   
[Selected Solo Exhibitions]
2024 “Shinpei Sakakura Exhibition-New Light”, Galerie Chêne Tokyo, Tokyo
2023 “Shinpei Sakakura –Simple and Profound”, Museum Haus Kasuya, Kanagawa
  “Artist -The trajectory of Shinpei Sakakura–Hashima, Paris, Ninomiya”, Fuji Takehana Machiya Gallery, Gifu
2018 Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu
2009 Galleria Grafica Tokio, Tokyo ['07 '06 '05 '03 '02 '00 '99 '98 '96 '94 '92 '90 '89 '87 '84 '82 '81 '79 '76 '72]
2008 Kamakura Drawing Gallery, Kamakura ['01]
2007 LIBRE, Tokyo
2003 Nakajimashoundo Gallery, Gifu [ '95 '93 '88 '85]
Crosswaves in Art/Shimpei Sakakura-Source of Light(with Hiroo Amano) Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu
Niigata Eya, Nigata ['02]
2002 Gallery Yabuki, Okayama ['01 '95]
1997 Garando Gallery, Nagoya ['92]
1995 Mokuseido, Kamakura
Gallery Saka, Tokyo ['89]
1991 Takashimaya, Gifu ['87 '83]
1988 Asuka Gallery, Okayama ['85 '82 '81 '77]
1984 Ryokuinshosha Gallery, Tokyo ['81]
1980 Galerie Horn, Luxembourg ['77 '75 '71 '69]
1979 Galerie Jacob, Paris ['76]
1968 Gifu City Culture Center, Gifu
1965 Galerie Mouffe, Paris
   
[Selected Grouop Exhibitions]
2024 "Conversation with the silent thing-Flower, Frouts, Space", Fuji Takehana Machiya Gallery, Gifu
  "Japanese Painters in France", Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu
2019 “Blooming of individuality I -something small and good”, Musée Le Vent Karuizawa, Nagano
2011 “Blooming of individuality -something small and good”, Musée Le Vent Karuizawa, Nagano
2003 16th, 23 th, 25th Exhibition of Excellent Works of Japan, Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Tokyo ['01 '94]
2001 Musée Le Vent Karuizawa, Nagano
Museum Haus Kasuya, Kanagawa
“5 th, 6 th, 7 th International Contemporary Art Festival, Japan (NICAF)", Tokyo ['99 '97]
1998 Gallery Saka, Tokyo ['96 '93 '92]
1996 Galerie Jacob, Paris ['85 '80 '79 '78 '76 '75]
1995 "L.A.INTERNATIONAL", Moss Gallery, Los Angeles
1993 “Today's Artists V-'93 Shinpei Sakakura 'Katsura Funakoshi", Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
1990 "Prints of Contemporary Artists", Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
1988 "Modern Prints in Japan 1950-1980", Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
1986 Galerie Lea Gredt, Luxembourg ['85]
1978 Réalités Nouvelles, Paris ['77 '76 '74]
1974 Salon d'Automne, Lyon
1972 "Exposition pour 3 personnes", Galerie Gilles Corbeil(Key Sato, Ado Sato,), Montréal
1970 Galerie Argos, Nantes
Cité Universitaire, Paris ['68]
Musée de Fontainebleau, Paris ['68]
1969 "Exposition 1969", Châ teau d'Ancy-Le-France, Auxerre
1967 Galerie Cimaise Bonaparte, Paris ['66]
   
[Public Collection]
Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura/Sezon Museum of Art, Nagano/The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu/Setagaya Art Museum /Hashima City Hall/Gifu Civic Auditorium/Fuji Takehana Machiya Gallery, Gifu/Karuizawa MUSEE LE VENT, Nagano/Gifu City Culture Center/Gunma Oizumi-Machi Bunkamura"Shogai Gakushu Center"/Kanagawa Prefectural Government/Okayama Southern Institute of Health/Tokyo Green Palace