Yasumasa Morimura

(http://i1.exhibit-e.com/luhringaugustine/ab1e7494.pdf 5-7-09)BORN: 1951, Osaka, Japan. Lives in Osaka.1978 B.A. Graduated from Kyoto City University of ArtAWARDSThe International Research Center for the Arts, Kyoto, artist-in-residence FellowSOLO EXHIBITIONS:2008“Yasumasa Morimura - Requiem for the XX Century. Twilight of the Turbulent Gods,” Galerie ThaddaeusRopac, Paris, France.“Yasumasa Morimura,” Curated by Filippo Maggia, Byblos Art Gallery, Verona, Italy.2007“Yasumasa Morimura: Reflections,” John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.“Yasumasa Morimura - Requiem for the XX Century. Twilight of the Turbulent Gods,” FondazioneBevilacqua La Masa, Venice, Italy.“Yasumasa Morimura - Requiem for the XX Century. Twilight of the Turbulent Gods,” Luhring Augustine,New York.“Yasumasa Morimura: Los Nuevos Caprichos,“Shugo Arts, Tokyo“Yasumasa Morimura: My Life Through A Looking-Glass,” Reflex New Art Gallery, Amsterdam, TheNetherlands.2006“An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo,” Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Inc., Moscow, Russia (catalogue)2005"One Artist's Theater," Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow, Russia“Los Nuevos Caprichos,” Galerie Taddeus Ropac, Paris, FranceGaleria Juana De Aizpuru, Madrid, Spain“Los Nuevos Caprichos,” Luhring Augustine, New York“Los Nuevos Caprichos,” SHUGOARTS, Tokyo, Japan2003“Barco Negro on the table”, MEM, Osaka“The Artist’s Treasures” Shugoarts, Tokyo“Polyhedron of Yasumasa Morimura / Kalei de Scope” B Gallery, Osaka Seikei University2002“Yasumasa Morimura” Galeria Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid“A Story of M’s Self-Portraits” Kawasaki City Museum, Kawasaki“A Photographic Show of Murmur and Hum” Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo“Inside the Studio, Yasumasa Morimura,” Japan Society, New York (talk)SITE SantaFe, Santa Fe, New Mexico“Self-Portraits”, Ca di Fa, Milan, Italy“An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Self-Portraits), Gallery Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid, SpainYasumasa Morimura22001“Story of M’s Portrait” Museum Eki, Kyoto“Self-Portraits: An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo,” Luhring Augustine, New York“Self-Portraits: An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo,” Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France“Gallery Talk,” Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden, North Salem, NY“ A Hundred Polaroids,” Rice Gallery by G2, Tokyo, Japan2000PhotoEspana, La Fabrica, Espacio de Cultura, Madrid“Fundacion Telefonica:Yasumasa Morimura Historia Del Arte,” Madrid, Spain1999“New Bronze Works”, Nagai Gallery, TokyoWhite Cube, London“The Time with No Name, The Self with No Name”, The Art Center of Academic Resources,Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok“Daughter of Art History”, Luhring Augustine, New York“Yasumasa Morimura: The Name with no Name, The Self with no Name”, The Center ofAcademic Resources, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok1998“Morimura”, Studio Guenzani, Milano“Self-Portrait As Art History”; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; National Museum of ModernArt, Kyoto; Marugame Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, KagawaGalleria Severiarte, Arte Contemporanea, Bologna1997“Monochrome”, Soh Gallery, Tokyo“Kokoro o Kill”, Soh Gallery, TokyoArt&Public, Geneve“Yasumasa Morimura, Actor/Actress”. The Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, The McKinneyAvenue Contemporary, DallasThaddeus Ropac Gallery, Paris, France1996“Leg”, Soh Gallery, Tokyo“Beauty unto Sickness,” Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama“From van Gogh to Marilyn”, Satani Gallery, Tokyo“Actress Series”, Soh Gallery, Tokyo“Sharaku”, Soh Gallery, Tokyo“Self-portrait as art History 1-3”, Nishida Gallery, Nara“Actress Series”, Marugame Genichiro Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art“Hands”, Soh Gallery, Tokyo“Actress and Art History”, Center for Contemporary Photography, MelbourneYokohama Museum of Art, YokohamaLuhring Augustine, New York1994“Psychoborg,” The Ginza Art Space, Shiseido, TokyoYasumasa Morimura3“Psychoborg”, The Power Plant, Toronto; Walter Philips Gallery, Branff, Alberta“Rembrandt Room”, Hara Art Museum, Hara1993“9 visages,” Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Jouy-en-Josas (exh. cat.)“Beauty unto Sickness 1-5”, Nishida Gallery, NaraFoundation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, Jouy-en-Josas1992“Options 44,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The Carnegie Museum of Art,Pittsburgh (exh. cat.)“Sculptures”, Shugo Satani Art Room, Tokyo (exh. cat.)The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh“Homage to Spanish Still Life by Morimura and Fukuda”, Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya(with Miran Fukuda)Shugo Satani Art Room, Tokyo1991Thomas Segal Gallery, BostonLuhring Augustine,