Sometimes fanciful, sometimes humorous, Ruiji Aiba is a ceramic artist devoted to artworks that implant themselves in the memory of those who view them. From pieces that can be enjoyed for their mysterious universe of tricks and surprises to those that reflect the artist’s own unique view of “beauty in utility”, the exhibition will feature a wide range of objects on display. We invite you to immerse yourself in the extraordinary universe of Ruiji Aiba.
Ruiji AibaProfile
| Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1964 Lives and works in Aichi, Japan |
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| 【Education】 | |
| 1992 | Graduated from Aichi Prefecture Vocational School, Major in Ceramics |
| 1988 | Graduated from Osaka Gakuin University |
| 【Selected Solo Exhibitions】 | |
| 2023 | Ruiji Aiba: Dancing With An Octopus (SEIZAN Gallery, New York) Ruiji Aiba: Innocence (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2022 | Ruiji Aiba: Zuiju-tan (Tale of The Four Symbols) (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2021 | Ruiji Aiba: Aominazuki (Tuboya Gallery, Kyoto) Ruiji Aiba: Zuiju-tan (Gallery Kenbishi, Aichi) Ruiji Aiba: Kiku-Jidō (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2020 | Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Jidō (Gallery Kenbishi, Aichi) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Shuka (Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Wakaran (Paragpn Japan International Art Gallery, Kanagawa) Online Exhibition “Ruiji Aiba: LOTUS” (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2019 | Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Mirages (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Renge (Gallery Kenbishi, Aichi) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Minazuki (Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Gekka (Azuma-do, Saga) |
| 2018 | Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Reborn (Gallery Kenbishi, Aichi) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Rasen (parabolica-bis, Tokyo) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Tabisuru Chawan (Syunju Sanso) |
| 2017 | Ruiji Aiba: Wakaran (Tokyu Kichijoji, Tokyo) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Shunjitsukyoso (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2016 | Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Awakening Cats (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Genei (Gallery Kenbishi, Aichi) |
| 2015 | Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Tensei (Gallery Kenbishi, Aichi) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Teuchu (Ginza Mitsukoshi, Tokyo) Ruiji Aiba Pottery Exhibition: Wakaran (Azuma-do, Saga) |
| 【Selected Group Exhibitions】 | |
| 2023 | ART MIAMI (SEIZAN Gallery Booth, Miami, FL) |
| 2021 | BEDTIME STORIES (SEIZAN Gallery, New York) |
| 2020 | JO SAI SHO FUKU (Ward off Calamities, Invite Good Luck: Gods and Yōkai in Time of Pandemic (online exhibition, SEIZAN Gallery Tokyo & New York) |
16/01/2019(wed) - 26/01/2019(sat)
11:00-19:00※ Close at 17:00 on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and the last day.
Artist will be in the gallery from Wed, Jan 16 to Sun, Jan 20, 2019.