![]() From the beginning, she drew on the theatrical sensibility she had inherited from her parents. Besides the obvious advantages, this kind of upbringing can also bring huge pressure, but she used her background as a springboard to launch herself on her own career in photography. Growing up in a family where so many of her close relations had successful careers in the creative arts clearly had a profound impact on Ninagawa’s own life and career. There is no doubt that she grew up in an unusually rich creative home environment. Born to the internationally renowned theater director Ninagawa Yukio and the actress Mayama Tomoko, she also counts actresses Ninagawa Yuki and Ninagawa Miho, both cousins, among her extended family. Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education, Kumamoto City Board of Education, Kumamoto Ken Bunka Kyokai (Cultural Association of Kumamoto), Kumamoto Ken Bijutsuka Renmei (Artists' Union of Kumamoto), Kumamoto International Convention and Tourism Bureau,, J:COM, FM-Kumamoto, FM791 With cooperation of:įUJIFILM Imaging Systems, TOKYO Lithmatic Corporation, Frameman Co., Ltd., TOKYO STUDIO Co., Ltd.Any discussion of Ninagawa Mika and her work must start with her background. HP Japan Inc., LION, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Sonpo Japan Nipponkoa, Light and Licht Ltd. Organized by:Ĭontemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto (Kumamoto City and Kumamoto Art and Culture Promotion Foundation), The Yomiuri Shinbun, The Japan Association of Art Museums, KKT Presented with the sponsorship of: ※ We participate in the Jokamachi Kumamoto Yukata Matsuri (July 28th and 29th), the ticket price goes half for those who wear Yukata in two days. ※ The admission given in parentheses are for group tickets with one-day ticket for tram or bus, etc. She is one of the executive board members of the 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.įor more information on the artist, please see the following URL. In 2016, her extensive solo exhibition in MOCA Taipei gathered by far the greatest number of visitors in the history of the museum and solo exhibition “Mika Ninagawa” in Shanghai, 2017 earned favorable reputation. published her monograph MIKA NINAGAWA in 2010 which drew a great attention around world. In 2008, the traveling solo exhibition “Mika Ninagawa: Earthly Flowers, Heavenly Colors” attracted a total of 180,000 visitors in several museums throughout the country. She has also directed a number of video works including the film “Sakuran” (2007) and “Helter Skelter” (2012). Mika Ninagawa has been awarded numerous photography awards, such as the most prestigious Kimura Ihei Award. ![]() © mika ninagawa, Courtesy of Tomio Koyama Gallery Mika Ninagawa ![]() This exhibition provides an unparalleled opportunity to totally immerse oneself physically in her artistic world. These are complemented by trans-kyoto, which offers a new way of presenting geisha and their apprentices.Īttuned to the leading trends of the times, Mika Ninagawa is open to all opportunities for artistic expression as she pursues her creative activities. Other exhibits include The days were beautiful and PLANT A TREE, both of which broke new ground. They encompass the depictions of brightly colored flowers in Everlasting Flowers and Sakura collections with which Ninagawa’s name is synonymous, as well as her Portraits of the Time portraying individuals such as celebrities and sports stars regarded as the faces of their day. This exhibition hones in on the essence of the artist’s photography via the theme of “fiction and reality.” It brings together an array of photographic works created and portrayed from a wide range of perspectives. Mika Ninagawa’s diverse range of activities transcends the bounds of the photographer’s art to span multiple fields of endeavor irrespective of genre, including moviemaking, design, and fashion. ![]() We are pleased to introduce you the exhibition Mika Ninagawa - into Fiction/Reality. ![]()
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