Kotani Yasuko
WORKS
BlueDarkness no.1
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Outline
| 1962 | Born in Nishinomiya, Japan |
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Prize
| 1992 | Kirin Plaza Osaka Contemporary Award '92 Prize in photography, Kirin Plaza Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
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| 1996 | Hyogo Art Encouragement Prize |
| 1999 | Excellence Award, Tokyo International Photo-Biennale -Fragments of Document and Memory, Tokyo Metropolitan of Photography |
Solo Exhibition
| 2020 | From Fragments in Blue to Blue Darkness. Gallery Shimada, Kobe, Japan |
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| 2019 | Blue Darkness. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 1998 | Fragments in blue. VERSO Photo Galley, Tokyo, Japan Blue Self-portrait. SHINJUKU PARK TOWER Gallery 1, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1996 | Pendulation in blue. Prinz, Kyoto, Japan Destruction of blue. Kirin Plaza Osaka Plaza Gallery, Osaka, Japan |
| 1995 | Destruction of blue. Gallery Equivalence, Kobe, Japan |
| 1994 | Silence of blue. Gallery Equivalence, Kobe, Japan |
| 1993 | Illusion of blue. Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka, Japan |
Selected Group Exhibition
| 2000 | An earthquake disaster and expression "Distraction of Blue". Ashiya City Museum of Art & History, Ashiya, Japan |
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| 1999 | The 3rd Tokyo International Photo-Biennale -Fragments of Document and Memory. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1998 | VOCA'98 The prospects of the contemporary art "The new artists of the plane". Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan '98 New and Powerful Art Selection Exhibition. Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan Award Film Festival. Kirin Plaza Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| 1997 | Hyogo Art Week in Tokyo "The art that was born after the earthquake". SHINJUKU PARK TOWER Gallery 1, Tokyo, Japan International Print Triennial Cracow Oktagon+1. Cracow, Poland Sea breeze art. Kaibundo Gallery, Kobe, Japan The 4th Rokko Island modern art outdoors exhibition. Rokko Island marine park, Kobe, Japan |
| 1996 | Photographs 1.17 "Give it to all thought to the earthquake disaster". Gallery Equivalence, Kobe, Japan '96 Phase of photographic expression "CAMERA Current reality". Gallery HILLGATE, Kyoto, Japan Private Room "Daily life as the photograph". Art Tower Mito Contemporary Art Gallery, Mito, Japan Award Festival. Kirin Plaza, Osaka, Japan Digital Photo Collection. Digital Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan ART NOW '96 "To the root of being". Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kobe, Japan |
| 1995 | Report on Going through January 17. Gallery La Fenice, Osaka, Japan |
| 1994 | Exhibition by three young female photographers. Kirin Plaza Osaka, Osaka, Japan Artful Kobe '94. Kobe Hankyu, Kobe, Japan |
| 1993 | Kobe International Fashion Photography exhibition '93. Some venues in Kobe, Japan Absolute Nudes 2 Photograph Exhibition. La Foret Museum Espace, Tokyo, Japan Artful Kobe 93. Kobe Hankyu, Kobe, Japan |
| 1992 | '92JPS Exhibition. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan 10 People's Gaze Penetrating Light. ICAC Weston Gallery, Tokyo, Japan From A, the Art, Grand Prix in Photography. Spiri Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1991 | 20 Promising Photographers. Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1990 | '90JPS Exhibition. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1988 | Selected Japanese Arts Exhibition. Tokyo Central Annex, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1987 | Photographic art exhibition Japan Week. Netherlands |
Workshop
| 2000 | Workshop "About Self-portrait". Ashiya City Museum of Art & History, Ashiya, Japan |
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| 2019 | Workshop "Self-portrait to find the inside of the heat. Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya, Japan |
Publication
| 2019 | Blue Darkness. Kyoto: Akaaka Art Publishing Inc. |
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Public Collections
| Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan |