Mami Kosemura is a Tokyo-based contemporary artist whose early photographs and animations reference traditional subjects taken from classical European motifs and Japanese painting by exploring the confluence between painting and filmmaking.
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Mami Kosemura was born in 1975 in Kanagawa. In 2005, she graduated from the Tokyo National University of the Arts with a D.A. in painting. In addition to solo exhibition at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan, 2018, she has participated in many group exhibitions in Japan and abroad. In Japan, these include the MOT Annual 2004 (Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo), NIHONGA Painting (Yokohama Museum of Art, 2006) and SELF and OTHER: Portrait from Asia and Europe (National Museum of Art, Osaka, Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama, 2009). Overseas exhibitions include Projected Realities: Video Art from East Asia (Asia Society Museum, NY, 2006), East of Eden (The Freer and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington DC, 2007), International Incheon Women Artists’ Biennale (Korea, 2009), Mind as Passion (Taipei Fine Art Museum, 2009), Now Japan (Kunsthal KAdE, Netherlands, 2013), and Kuandu Biennale 2014 (Taipei). Kosemura has been extending the range of her activities to include, for example, a collaboration with composers at Carnegie Hall for a 150th anniversary event in New York in 2017.
Major awards received by the artist include Nomura Award from the Nomura Arts and Culture Foundation (2004) and the 26nd Gotoh Cultural Award of the Gotoh Memorial Foundation (2015).
Kosemura’ s art is included in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, The University Art Museum of Tokyo National University of the Arts, Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, Asia Society Museum (New York) and Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts (Taipei).
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小 瀬 村 真 美 M a m i K O S E M U R A
【Education】
1975 Born in Kanagawa
2005 D.A. in Painting, Tokyo University of the Arts
2001 M.A. in Mural,Tokyo University of the Arts
2001 Image Forum, Experimental Film School, Tokyo
1999 B.A. in Painting Department,Tokyo University of the Arts
【Selected Solo Exhibitions】
2018 "Mami Kosemura: Phantasies Over Time", Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
2016 "Pendulum", Dillon + Lee, New York
2015 "Tenkei", un petit GARAGE, Tokyo
2015 "Still", Ai Kowada Gallery, Hanare, Tokyo
2012 "The Collector", ROPPONGI HILLS A/D Gallery, Tokyo
2011 "The Bird in The Darkness, The Ashen White Shadow", Yuka Sasahara Gallery, Tokyo
2007 "Miniature Garden", Yuka Sasahara Gallery, Tokyo
2004 "Flowering Plants of the Four Seasons -spring-", ASK? art space kimura, Tokyo
2003 "episodeⅡ episodeⅢ", art point gallery, Tokyo
2003 "Sweet Scent", Futaba Gallery, Tokyo
2002 "episode Ⅱ", Futaba Gallery, Tokyo
2001 "Message From Body 2 - to the isolation space -", Pepper's Gallery, Tokyo
2016 “Plants, Trees, and Landscapes”, Seimiya Naobumi and Works by Other Artists in the Museum Collection, Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, Japan
2016 “In and Out of Context : Asia Society Celebrates the Collections at 60”, Asia Society and Museum NY, USA
【Selected Group Exhibitions】
2019 “Cross Domain Sino-Japanese Youth Art Exhibition”, Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum, China
2018 “Mami Kosemura / Naoko Sekine / Aiko Tezuka”, MA2 Gallery
2018 "RECALL", MA2 Gallery, Tokyo
2016 "Past Forward, video showing for The Hotel That Time Forgot composed by Paola Prestini†[Performed by American Composers Orchestra]", Carnegie Hall, New York
2016 "Plants, Trees, and Landscapes” Seimiya Naobumi and Works by Other Artists in the Museum Collection, Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, Japan
2016 “In and Out of Context: Asia Society Celebrates the Collections at 60.”, Asia Society and Museum NY, USA
2015 "Art of Life", The Museum Modern Art, Gunma
2015 "The Screening for China-Japan-South Korea Summit", National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Korea
2014 "Kuandu Biennale 2014", Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
2014 "Crossing Views" - Preview of Combaz 7 Artist in Residence in Switzerland -, Regent Center, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
2014 "Crossing Views" - Preview of Combaz 7 Artist in Residence in Switzerland -, Nicolas G. Hayek Center, Tokyo
2013 "Now Japan" Kunsthal KAdE, Holland
2012 "GTS Project : The Video Festival", Asahi Art Square/Asahi Beer, Tokyo
2012 "KAIGASHIKOU -In-service teacher- 2012"」GEIDAI Art Plaza, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
2012 "The NEWS", Painting bld. 1F Art Space, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
2012 "MOT Collection New Acquisitions", Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo
2012 "EDO TO VIDEO : JAPANESE SCREEN MAKING", Dillon Gallery, NY
2011 "2.46 and Thereafter", Edison Place Gallery, Washington D.C
2011 "VILLA TOKYO", organise by Raster Gallery, Redevelopment District in Kyobashi, Tokyo
2011 "Trick & Humor", Yokosuka Museum of Art, Kanagawa
2010 "RA Forum 'Diana BALMORI : Landscape Manifest'",Royal Academy of Arts, London
2010 "Hi! Sansui", Korean Cultural Center, Beijing
2010 "Art Tengoku - Toranomaki - ", Sento Matsuno-Yu, Tokyo
2010 "New Tokyo Contemporaries 3" , Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. (NIKKEI) SPACE NIO, Tokyo
2009 "Art Asia Miami- International Asian Contemporary Art'Truly Truthful'", Soho Studios Miami (Wynwood Convention center), Miami
2009 "2009 INTERNATIONAL INCHEON WOMEN ARTISTS' BIENNALE - So Close Yet So Far Away- ", Incheon Art Platform、Korea
2009 "Mind as Passion：A video art exhibition featuring 17 new-generation artists from Taiwan and Japan", Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
2008 "Yokohama Art & Home Collection", Yokohama Home & Art Collection, Kanagawa
2008 "Self and Other ：Portrait from Asia and Europe", The National Museum of Ethnology・The National Museum of Art, Osaka・The Fukuoka Asian Art
Museum・The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama
2008 "The 6th Vladivostok International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries - Pacific Meridian-", Vladivostok, Russia
2008 "NEW TOKYO CONTEMPORARIES" the New Marunouchi Building, Tokyo
2007 "Tradition and New Age -The Ink, a Monochrome World- "organized by Tokyo University of the Arts, Former Sakamoto Elementary School of Taito-Ward,
Tokyo
2007 "Sustainable Art Project 2007 KOTONOHA" organized by Tokyo University of the Arts, Former Iwasaki Residence, Tokyo
2007 "East of Eden : Gardens in Asian Art", Freer & Sackler Galleries/Smithsonian, Washington D.C
2006 "NIHONGA Painting : Six Provocative Artists", Yokohama Museum of Art
2006 "Projected Realities : video art from east asia", Asia Society and Museum, NY
2005 "The country art exhibition in Ashigara", Former Seto Residence、Kanagawa
2005 TAP2005 Satellite gallery Vol.2, "Suzuki Minoru ＋ Kosemura Mami", TAP Satellite gallery, Ibaraki
2005 "Mirage on a Summer Day -Reflections on Nature by Contemporary Artists-", Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, Gunma
2004 "Picture in Motion", Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Tochigi
2004 "Seeing explains itself",Tokyo Zokei University Yokoyama Memorial Manzu Art Museum, Tokyo
2004 "eco&ego" Former Shibazaki Residence, Kawaguchi-City, Saitama-Prefecture, Japan
2004 "MOT Annual 2004 -Where do I come from? Where am I going?-", Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
2003 Vision's Program exhibition, "Kosemura Mami ＋ Sawanobori Kyoko", Vision's Gallery, Tokyo
2003 "Filmfestival Nippon Connection 2003 "organized by Mori Art Museum, Station gallery at Mousonturm, Germany
2002 "Heikougeizyutu exibition Vol.17" Ohara-ryu Building, Tokyo
2002 "Junge Video -Kunst aus Japan- Eine Ausstellung in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Mori Arts Center, Tokyo", Museum of East Asian, Germany
2002 "Green Space - Tokyo National University of Arts and Music ＋ Bauhaus-University Weimar -" , Tokyo University of the Arts, Toride, Ibaraki
2002 "Young Video Artist Initiative Group Show ♯2" organized by Mori Art Museum,THINK ZONE, Tokyo
2002 "Off on HOLIDAYS",exhibit LIVE [laiv], Tokyo
2002 "FILIP MORRIS K.K. ART AWARD 2002 THE FIRST MOVE",Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
2002 "Ongoing Vol.1", Former Mikawadai junior high School, Tokyo
2001 "SAIZON ART PROGRAM ART-ING TOKYO 2001" Former Ushigome-Haramachi Elementary School, Tokyo
2001 "The 1st Gunma Biennale for Young Artists 2001" The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
1999 "Kiryu Saien 5 - a try in a town - ", Former Industrial Building of Shimizu, Gunma
1997 "Kiryu Saien 4 - a try in a town - ", Former Industrial Building of Shimizu, Gunma
【Selected Screenings】
2018 "The 25th. Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart", Germany
2016 "Cinematic Prism" Video screening by AIT×TAKANAWA Unlimited, Daikanyama AIT Room, Tokyo
2016 "Armory Night Screening Event in JART7TH", WAH Center, New York
2016 Talk & Screening with Diana Lee "Drop Off", Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, New York
2016 "LIGHT YEAR 14: “Japan Parade", Manhattan Bridge, Pearl Street Triangle, New York
2013 "Re・Born -The sixth Sense that an image stirs up-", the Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki
2010 "MAM SCREEN" Project: Mori Art Museum, Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
2010 "Can't go on like this! @ Japanese artist's videos", Map Office, Hong Kong
2010 "New Tokyo Contemporaries 3", SPACE NIO, Tokyo
2009 "Yebisu International Festival for Art and Alternative Visions", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
2008 "O.V.L. 2", ZAIM, Yokohama,Kanagawa
2007 "Animation - Adventures of "Moving Picture", Yokohama Museum of Art, Kanagawa
2006 "The second Experimental Cinema in Japan" The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris , France
2005 "The first Experimental Cinema in Japan" Centre culturel la Clef , France
2005 "EXiS2005" Seoul Art Cinema & space Cell , Korea
2005 "Image Forum Festival 2005 " Shinjuku Park-Tower-Hall etc. Japan
2005 "art on film – picture / film" Yokohama Art Museum , Kanagawa
2004 "Photo Document 2004" photo-city Sagamihara , Tokyo
2003 "Japan meets TRICKY WOMEN", Image Forum, Tokyo
2003 "25hrs", El Raval Sports Pavillion, Spain
2003 "MIND THE GAP! Holland Animation Film Festival in Japan", Image Forum, Tokyo
2002 "Radical Imagination -technique of animation-", Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo
2001 "Cinematheque Time in a Room", Image Forum, Tokyo
2001 "The 3rd Bangkok Experimental Film Festival: Digit O", Project304, Thai
【Cooperation】
2013 Public Viewing at Cool Japan Fund Inc., Roppongi Mori Tower, Tokyo
2012 Public Viewing at Anjin in TSUTAYA "T-SITE”, Tokyo
2006 Public Viewing at Yokohama Landmark Tower
2006 Lecture by Ms. Terry Satsuki Milhaupt "Visual Poetry: Four Seasons in Japanese Art" Grace Rainey Rogers auditorium in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
2006- Video Library in Yokohama Art Museum
2004 SONY WEGA-AIRTACT
Workshop, Residence, and Lecture
2019 Workshop for Students at Course for Prospective Museum Workers, Gakushuin University, Tokyo
2019 Interview about “Shohaku Soga” - Special Lecture at The Open University of Japan -, The Open University of Japan (Broadcast), Tokyo
2018 Workshop for Students at Course for Prospective Museum Workers, Gakushuin University, Tokyo
2018 Screening, Lecture, and Workshop in the Lifelong Learning Program at Machida-city, Tokyo
2016 Artist-in-Residency "Residency Unlimited", Brooklyn, New York
2015 Workshop for children at ”
