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 Arts, Metalwork, Department of Industrial, Interior and Craft Design, College of Art and Design, Musashino Art University

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Solo Exhibitions

2025 "Dream House" MetaGallery LaLuna / Seoul
2022 "The Ark in 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 "Housing" E&C Gallery / Fukui, Japan
2014 "Bunpei Kado - SCAPE" Art Front Gallery / Tokyo
2012 “NEST” Art Front Gallery / Tokyo
2011 "Artificial forest" Galerie Steine / Nagano, Japan ('18)
2010 “Share A Table” Space & Cafe at Pole Pole Za / Tokyo
2008 "Diorama" Metal Art Museum, Hikarinotani / Chiba, Japan
2006 CUBIC GALLERY / Osaka
2003 ”SKY FISH in GARASHA” Gallery＋cafe Garasha / Tokyo
2002 GALERIE SOL / Tokyo（'03 '05 '07 '11 '15 '17）

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Group Exhibitions

2024 "Spiral Xmas Market 2024" SPIRAL / Tokyo
2024 The 5th Achievement Exhibition “This Wild Mutation” Sono Aida #Tokyo Midtown Award / Tokyo
2024 "Hyakunengo Art Festival- Uchiboso Art Fest -" Uchida Mirai School, Former Satomi Elementary School / Chiba, Japan
2023 "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival vol.3" UNION Osaka showroom / Osaka
2023 “Connectivity Construction” Asia Culture Center (ACC) / Gwangju, Korea
2023 "Luo Shan Feng Art Festival" Seaside Gallery / Taiwan ('24)
2023 “Saitama Triennale 2023” Bonsai Art Museum / Saitama, Japan
2023 “ART SG” Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre / Singapore (‘24 ‘25)
2022 “Dream / Lands” Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Gallery / Kanagawa, Japan
2022 "SPACE SYMPHONY" PARADISE ART SPACE / Seoul
2022 “Kiaf SEOUL” COEX / Seoul (’23 ‘24)
2022 “The 25th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art” Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki / Kanagawa, Japan
2020 “Sanwacompany Art Award / Art in The House 2020” sanwacompany Tokyo showroom /Tokyo
2019 “Reborn - Update for the Future Part II, Creating the Next Stage” Fukui Fine Arts Museum / Fukui, Japan
2019 "Roppongi Art Night 2019, Open Call Project" Roppongi-Nishi Park/ Tokyo
2019 20th anniversary of Taro Okamoto museum special exhibition, "Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki 1999-2018" Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki / Kanagawa, Japan
2017 “Oku-Noto Triennale 2017” Bonkouji’s warehouse / Ishikawa, Japan
2017 KAAT EXHIBITION 2017 “The Poetry” KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre / Kanagawa, Japan
2017 “1. Certains Regards a Paris” Bureau de Représentation du Département du Hyôgo / Paris
2016 “The Railway Art Museum” Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki / Kanagawa, Japan
2015 “The story starting in a forest” KANAZ Forest of Creation / Fukui, Japan
2014 “Rokko Meets Art 2014” Rokko International Musical Box Museum / Hyogo, Japan
2014 “International Art Festival Ichihara Art x Mix” Former Satomi Elementary School / Chiba, Japan
2013 Shinjuku Creators Festa 2013 “Humor of City” Shinjuku Monolith / Tokyo
2013 “Roppongi Art Night 2013” Tokyo Midtown / Tokyo
2013 “Setouchi Triennale 2013” Ogijima / Kagawa, Japan
2012 “Tokyo Midtown Award 2012 Award-Winning Works Exhibition” Tokyo Midtown / Tokyo
2011 “Koluri’s Doll Room” Ma Kosumi /Tokyo
2011 "SICF 12" SPIRAL / Tokyo
2010 “The Memory of Abandoned Line” Galerie Steine / Nagano, Japan
2007 “The 10th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art” Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki / Kanagawa, Japan
2007 Open Air Art Exhibition “Trolls in the Park 2007” Zenpukuji Park / Tokyo
2007 CENTRAL EAST TOKYO 2007 ”NIGHT×GALLERY×STREET” Taigaku 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, Kawasaki / Kanagawa
2005 “The 2nd Concrete Art Museum in Nagoya” Nagoya Congress Center / Aichi, Japan
2004 “Sculpture Works: Play and Molding” Roof Gallery at Takashimaya Tamagawa Store / Tokyo ('10)
2004 “COLOR” Jeollanam-do Okgwa Art Museum / Gwangju, Korea
2003 "Art Site Ojiya 2003" Kappo Tochu / Niigata, Japan
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 2nd “Concrete Art Museum in Nagoya”
2003 The Prize of Uonuma Suisan for The Art Site Ojiya 2003

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Collection / Public Art

CCC Calture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

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