As someone who was raised by my parents to be reverent, I have always felt a longing for the foolish and vulgar. There are many such things that surround me in daily life and give me inspiration. As such, creating artworks is, for me, not a special act but more akin to a diary.
The overarching theme of my life has been antinomy and the belief that the world contains more than that which is right or beautiful. All circumstances and human beings are multifaceted, and all of us will alternate at points between the majority and the minority.
Furthermore, I see nothing wrong with such imperfection. Living things are most charming to me in their natural form. My sculptures are thus a reminder to observe with generosity and humor the weaknesses and contradictions that we all possess. ——— Kumiko Negami
Profile
| Born in Fukushima, Japan in 1982 Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan |
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| 【Education】 | |
| 2008 | Received master’s degree at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture |
| 2006 | Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Sculpture |
| 【Selected Solo Exhibitions】 | |
| 2024 | Kumiko Negami: A Headgear Named Desire (SEIZAN GALLERY TOKYO 凸, Tokyo) |
| 2023 | Hormone to Jounetsu no aida (Nichinan Art Museum, Tottori) No Hormone No Life (Okayama Tenmaya, Okayama) |
| 2020 | Monosugoku kudaranakute Arienaihodo hinganai (Gallery Hanakagesho, Tokyo) |
| 2011 | Romantic ga tomaranai (Unseal Contemporary, Tokyo) |
| 2010 | Zagin de Shhhh Suuuu o (CASHI, Tokyo) |
| 2009 | Star darakeno (Gallery MoMo, Tokyo) |
| 【Public Collections】 | |
| Museum of International Folk Art（Santa Fe, NM, USA） Nichinan Art Museum (Tottori) |
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