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Solo Show "Eternal Bubble"
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December 2019
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15 - 26 October 2019
Exhibition "After Fukushima" Opening, October 15 at 5:30 pm
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27 April - 31 October 2019
Jumièges - à ciel ouvert/ Jumièges - open air exhibition Abbey of Jumièges, General Council of Seine-Maritime, France Opening, May 9, at 5 pm
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February - April 2019
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February 7 - 20, 2019
Exhibition of the Collection of Ms Reine Bud Printems Gallery ICONOCLASTES 20, rue Danielle Casanova, 75002 Paris |
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2018
ART PROTECT 2018 (organization of the association AIDES and Yvon Lambert) Library Yvon Lambert, 14, rue des Filles du Calvaire - 75003 --------- Exhibition of the collection, organization of the Museum of Suzuhiro-Kamaboko July - September Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan |
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2017
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2016
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Finistère - Domain of Trévarez --------- ART PROTECT (organization of the association AIDES and Yvon Lambert, Espace Fondation EDF) --------- Workshop at the Jules Verne Primary school, Châteany-Malabry, France |
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December 2015
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University of Arts, Japan --------- Artist Talk - Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Japan December 12, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Grand lounge, '72 bld. |
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2015
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September 2015
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April 12 - October 13, 2014
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Shigeko Hirakawa's Artwork Water Footprint  In the Trévarez Domain, the project "Water Footprint" is composed of the installations "Water in a Bubble","Water Footprint" and of the performance "Follow the Water". 1800-ton-colored Water Performance : - Festival of Rhododendron, 10 to 11 May, - Rendezvous in the Gardens, 31 May to 1st June, - European Heritage Days,20 to 21 September 2014  Water in a Bubble (detail) photo: Shigeko Hirakawa  Installation "Water Footprint" Photo: Shigeko Hirakawa  Performance "Follow the Water" Photo: Shigeko Hirakawa  Trévarez Domain, Saint Goazec, Finistère, France |
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October 2013
Guest professor - Okinawa University of Fine Arts, Japan |
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October 26, 2013 - February 24, 2014
" Beyond My Dreams " Group show Royal Monastery of Brou, Museum of Brou City of Bourg-en-Bresse, France Exhibition in the framework of the Lyon Biennale 2013, Résonnance General Commissioners : Magali Briat-Philippe, Fabrice Bassemon Scientific Commissioner : Maris Deparis  Site specific Installation "Angel of Fire" in the nave of the Royal Monastery of Brou, Shigeko Hirakawa 2013 Royal Monastery of Brou 63 boulevard de Brou 01000 Bourg-en-Bresse, France www.bourgenbresse. fr Centre des monuments nationaux  Royal Monastery of Brou, national monument of France Review on Franceinfo Radio, November 30, 2013 Review : Chroniques du chapeau noir, Claude Guibert |
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September 14 - December 14, 2013
THE LABYRINTH OF VERSAILLES FROM MYTHOLOGY TO PLAY Organization of the City of Versailles, with the exceptional support from l'Etablissement public du Château de Versailles City Library - Galerie des affaires etrangères 5, rue de l'Indépendance américaine 78000 Versailles, France |
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July 30 - September 29, 2013
Muzeum Sztuki i Techniki Japonskiej manggha/ Museum of Japanese Art & Technology organizes l'exhibition "Common Earth" Shigeko Hirakawa, Wela/ Elisabeth Wierzbicka ul. M. Konopnickiej 26 30-302 Krakow, Poland Tel: 012 267 2703 & 012 267 3753 www.manggha.krakow.pl  Red Trees Shigeko Hirakawa
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April 27 - October 31, 2013
| Jumièges - A ciel ouvert In the framework of the 2nd Normandie impressionniste Organization: General Council of Seine-Maritime Commissionner of exhibition: Jean-Marc Barroso Contact & Information: Every day through to September 15, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. From September 16, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 24, rue Guillaume le Conquérant 76480 Jumièges Tel. +33 (0) 2 35 37 24 02 www.abbayedejumieges.fr www.normandie-impressionniste.fr Artwork’ｓ page |
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 Forgotten Mandala - labyrinth of meditation June 2013 photo:S.H. |
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February 14, 2013
- Lecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts of Versailles in the framework of "the life and its energy" organized by the INRA - Member of Jury, competition "Le vivant et son énergie" organized by the INRA (Jan.) |
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December 1er - 8, 2012
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OF LOTS DECEMBER 1st TO 8, 2012 AUCTION: SATURDAY DECEMBER 8 AT 2 P.M. THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAISON DES ARTS OF MALAKOFF Commissioners Aude Cartier, Pierre Vialle 105 AVENUE DU 12 FEVRIER 1934 92240 MALAKOFF FRANCE +33 (0) 1 47 35 96 94 http://maisondesarts.malakoff.fr |
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October 2012
Conferences at universities in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto, Japan |
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July 1st - September 2012
l'atelier des EPHEMERES/ The Studio of "EPHEMERES" Artists: Dominique Bailly, Jean-Luc Bichaud, Sébastien Bourg /Sandra Aubry, Michel Brand, Betty Bui, Costa, Marco Dessardo, Christophe Doucet, François Fréchet, Ibaï Hernandorena, Shigeko Hirakawa, Paul Hossfeld, Cornelia Konrads, Jean-François Noble, Didier Trenet, Jeanne Tzaut, Nils-Udo, Laurent Sfar, Jacques Vieille, Dimitri Xénakis Pavillon culturel du château de Monbazillac, France Organization of Les Rives de l'Art Association http://www.lesrivesdelart.com/agenda2012/avenir.html |
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June 16 - September 2012
Saint Privat Festival of Contemporary Art Star's Field- Way of St. James -Artists: Dominique Blaise Shigeko Hirakawa Perrine Lacroix & Véronique Vincent Openning reception: June 16, 11 a.m. St Privat d'Allier, Haute-Loire, France Organization of Les Contemporaines de Saint-Privat d'Allier http://www.contemporaines-stprivat.fr/   Grande Ourse Banc (Shigeko Hirakawa photo:S.H.) |
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April - November 7, 2012
 Program 2012, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire (French) Center of Arts and Nature (French)  Celestial Fruit Tree (Shigeko Hirakawa) The grounds of Goualoup |
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October 22 - December 11, 2011
ART DOCUMENT "Air in Peril - Forest of Photosynthesis"One person show Shigeko HIRAKAWAOrganization of Kanaz Forest of Creation in JapanVideo playlist of work in progress in Kanaz Forest of Creation     Opening: October 22, 2011 Artist Talk: October 22, 2011 Workshop: October 23, 2011 Kanaz Forest of Creation
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September 17 - October 29, 2011
Gallery Pascal Polar in Brussels presents: Group ShowEmmanuel Barcilon (fr)Godfried Donkor (ghana) Didier Hagege (fr) Eduardo Infante (sp) Lance Letscher (usa) Musa (fr-sudan) Alberto Reguera (sp) Chéri Samba (congo) Miguel Sancho (fr-sp) Shigeko Hirakawa ( jp) Karl Waldmann (de) GALERIE PASCAL POLAR 108 chaussée de Charleroi 1060 Bruxelles Open Tuesday - Saturday 2-7pm & upon request tel: +32 (0)2 537 81 36 fax: +32 (0)2 537 81 61 www.pascalpolar.be |
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June 25 - September 18, 2011
Ve BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE D'ART CONTEMPORAIN DE MELLE/THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN MELLE
Artists: Christian Boltanski, Céline Boyer, Gilles Clément, Pascal Colrat, Thierry Fontaine, Ha Cha Youn, Mona Hatoum, Shigeko Hirakawa, Gary Hill, Jason Karaïndros, Kôichi Kurita, Sébastien Laval, Claude Lévêque, Cristina Lucas, Adrian Paci, Mathieu Pernot, Dominique Robin, Massinissa Selmani, Chiharu Shiota, Kristina Solomoukha, Max Streicher, Barthélémy Toguo, Paul Virilio, Fang Wen. Ainsi que la chorégraphe Claire Servant et l’écrivain François Bon. City Hall of Niort Max Streicher exhibits "Dung Beetle". Commissioner: Dominique Truco Exhibition: Open Hour from Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. - 19 p.m. Entrance free Information: Tourism Office Tel: +33(0)5 49 29 15 10 City of Melle, France contact@ville-melle.fr www.biennale-melle.fr  Human Rainbow 2011 (11 m high) Shigeko Hirakawa  World's Change 2011 (3.8 m x 2.8 m) Shigeko Hirakawa |
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June 2 - July 28, 2011
Spring ExhibitionGallery Pascal Vanhoecke presents gallery's artists.Michaël BURGES Rober GLIGOROV Hervé SZYDLOWSKI Olivier de CAYRON José-Manuel BALLESTER François CALVAT Frédéric LECOMTE Philippe ANGOT Daniel LACOMME Shigeko HIRAKAWA Jean-Jacques GUIONNET Galerie Pascal Vanhoecke 14 bis, rue du Docteur Gosselin 94230 Cachan, France www.galeriepascalvanhoecke.com |
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January 27 - 30, 2011
 Solo show "Hélioflore" in Marseille In the framework of the International Year of Chemistry 2011 designed by the U.N.E.S.C.O., the French Union of Chemical Industries (U.I.C.) organize four events in four large French cities. Shigeko Hirakawa's new arrtwork "Helioflore" was realized for the first event of the Year 2011 and exhibited in the City of Marseille. L'Art en la Matière, Artwork in Marseille   Hélioflore/ Fleur photovoltaïque 2008 - 2011: 4m high, 6.2m in diameter, solar panels and technical equipement, painted iron, plexiglas, LED, lightening conductor |
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October 22 - 25, 2010
CHIC ART FAIR The First CHIC Contemporary Art Fair Cité de la mode et du design 34, quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris Information |
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October 13 - December 15, 2010
Solo Show "Human Rainbow"Shigeko HirakawaMaison des Arts d'Antony Organization of the City of Antony Hauts de Seine, France  Human
Rainbow: 12m high, 2.7m in diameter
Photo: Shigeko Hirakawa Maison des Arts d'Antony Parc Bourdeau 20, rue Velpeau 92160 Antony FRANCE Information: +33(0)1 40 96 31 50 Web site of the City |
July 3 - August 29, 2010
Exhibition "Rouen impressionnée""When Contemporary Art Takes over Landcapes" Organization of the City of Rouen
Further information: www.rouenimpressionnee.fr Project "Appel d'air"of Shigeko Hirakawa in the Jardin des Plantes in Rouen: Opening June 26, 2010  Photo:
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February 1 - 4, 2010
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Workshop Jean Ray Elementary School in the Bugue, France Supported by the Education Nationale of France |
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August 28 - September 6, 2009
Exhibition "Altering Landscapes"Place: Around Quai des Forces Motrices in Genève, Swiss Organization: Health and Climate Foundation (Head Office in Washington DC, USA)  Air, Lung in Genève photo: Shigeko Hirakawa  |
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August 1st - September 30, 2009
Exhibition "Ephémères"Tour through the six villages : Saturday, August 1st 2009, at 14:30 in Cadouin in Dordogne, France Opening reception : August 1st, at 19:00 Organization: Association "Les Rives de l'Art" contemporary art www.lesrivesdelart.com   Winged Tree in Alles en Dordogne photo:shigeko Hirakawa Thanks to: Mayors of the six municipalities Departmental Council of Dordogne Country of the Grand Bergeracois, France Leader + and the European Union |
June 4 - June 30, 2009
Solo Show - Shigeko Hirakawa"Dream of Tree - Samar"Organized by the Luois Pasteur Junior High-school in Noyon, France Within the framework of thier first residency program (stay for the residency from May 10 to the beginning of June, 2009)  Commissioner: Fred Faraüs Supported by the Department Council of Oise, France Gallery and open-air space Louis Pasteur Junior High-school Rue de Sablière 60400 Noyon, France |
March - June, 2009
Shows and WorkshopsWorkshops organized by the Artothèque of the Aisne, Francefrom March through to June Exhibitions from June 13 to 26, 2009  Shigeko Hirakawa's Workshops: Louis Sandra Junior High School in Anizy-le-Château, Paul Claudel High School in Laon Commissioner: Martine Viet, Association Arène Collecion/ Artothèque de l'Aisne Supported by the Regional Council of Picardie, the Department Council of the Aisne, the Comunities' Educational Directions, etc. |
March 4 - May 6, 2009
The
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September 16 - October 31, 2008
Solo Show - Shigeko Hirakawa"New York Multi-divers(c)ity"Photo Documentary Exhibition Organized by the Multimedia Library and the City of Choisy-le-Roi, France Within the framework of "Amérique Toutes!"  Multimedia Library/ Médiathèque Louis Aragon 94000 Choisy-le -Roi, France Information: +33 (0)1 48 92 44 60 |
May 29 - June 27, 2008
Solo Show - Shigeko HirakawaPresented by Gallery Pascal Vanhoecke Environmental Art - photos & videos of installations Within the framework of the Biannual of the City of Cachan, France On the theme of Sustainable Development Opening, May 29, 2008, at 6 p.m. Exhibition, May 29 to June 27, 2008 Opening hours, Tuesday to Friday, 2p.m. to 6 p.m.  Tree of Photosythesis Shigeko Hirakawa Galerie Pascal Vanhoecke 14bis, avenue du Docteur Gosselin 94230 Cachan, France RER B, Arcueil-Cachan |
June 8 - 18, 2008
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The 11th Fête de l'Eau / Festival of Water in Wattwiller (Alsace in France) "En eaux troubles" June 8 through to June 18, 2008 Opening : Sunday, June 8, 2008, at 11 A.M. Installations' sites are open every day from 2p.m. to 7p.m. Free guides for the show available  Luminous Water Shigeko Hirakawa Artists : François Bénard Bernadette Delrieu Shigeko Hirakawa Armand Lestard Natacha Nisic Francisco Ruiz de Infante et Christian Sébille Gwenaël Stamm Compagny Studios of spectacle : Jean-Pierre Larroche, Jeanne Gailhoustet, Balthazar Daninos, Thomas Lanette Trainees of the IEAC of Guebwiller with Anne-Marie Schoen Students of the Quai of Mulhouse with Jan-Claire Steven (Thierry Heinz and Nicolas Brobecker, Jonathan Naas, Erik Avert, Angélique Kerval, Eve Simon, Clotilde Azam and Alicia Scott-Zibret, Cécile Collin, Efi Granklaten ) Artists' educational interventions for children and their works are presented during the exhibition : o François Bénard and CM1 of Agnès Nuss in Uffholtz. o Shigeko Hirakawa and CP of Wattwiller with Dominique Ackermann o Gwenaël Stamm and CM1 with Marie-Paule Ermel of Tilleuls de Cernay. o Kindergarden's children of Wattwiller with Sylvie de Meurville. o Eléonore Dumas with le périscolaire Les sourcinelles of Wattwiller o Collective la Lucarne (Fanny Munsch, Eléonore Dumas et Céline Helderlé) with a group of youth of the Institut St André in Cernay with Eva Carat on the theme of Wild Dreams Commissioner of exhibition and press contact : Sylvie de Meurville fetedeleau@wanadoo.fr www.fetedeleauwattwiller.org |
March 25 - April 6, 2008
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Exhibition "Need of Air" Reception, April 1st, 2008, at 6:30pm City Hall of the 18th District of Paris Artists and artworks: Shigeko Hirakawa, "Air, Lung", "Connected Air" Samuel Rousseau, "Diver"  Connected Air Shigeko Hirakawa Exhibition organized in the framework of "Paris fait sa comédie!" Exhibitions in parallel at the six city halls in Paris: V, VI, IX, XI, XII and XVIII districts City Hall of the 18th District of Paris 1, place Jules Joffrin 75877 PARIS cedex 18 Standard: +33 (0) 1 53 41 18 18 Métro: Jules Joffrin Open hours : Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm Thirsday, 8:30am to 7:30pm Saturday, 9:00am to 0:30pm http://www.mairie18.paris.fr |
October 3 - October 13, 2007
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Artotheque Arene Collection (Laon, France) Presents New Collection  Tree of Photosythesis Shigeko Hirakawa la Maison des Arts et Loisirs place Aubry 02000 LAON CHABERT Cyprien, CUECO Henry, DEBRE Olivier, ERRO, FROMANGER Gérard, HIRAKAWA Shigeko, LEVISTE Delphine, NEMOURS Aurélie, NILS-UDO, PRAS Bernard, STOCKMAN Marc, TITUS-CARMEL Gérard, TROUVE Tatiana, WATTEL Adriana Supported by : City of Laon, Regional Council of Picardie, Departement Council of l'Aisne, France Contact : Association Arene Collection 41, rue du Colombier 02000 LAON, France Tél: 33 (0)6 79 58 28 56 |
September 29 - November 17, 2007
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Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (New York, U.S.A.) Presents "Jamaica Flux" WORKSPACE & WINDOWS 2007
September 29, 2007 through November 17, 2007 Companion exhibition at JCAL: September 29, 2007 through January 12, 2008 Opening Reception with Artists' and Curators Talks: Saturday, September 29, 2007, begins 10:00AM Artists On/Megumi Akiyoshi, Grimanesa Amoros, Shelly Bahl, Aileen Bassis, Lishan Chang, Jon Cuyson, Stephanie Dinkins, Shigeko Hirakawa, Leslie Hewitt & William Cordova, Christopher K.Ho, Akiko Ichikawa, Soon Jin Jo, Susan Kleinberg, Haejae Lee, Diane Meyer, Carol Pereira, Jenny Polak, Ruey-Shiann Shyu, Lisa C. Soto, Anna Stein & Athena Robles, Steed Taylor, Wei Weng & Heather Hart, Saya Woolfalk, The Rider Project (featuring Michele Gambetta, Landon Jones, Adam Lister, Mary Pinto and Mark Rentschler) Curators Project Director/Curator: Heng-Gil Han Co-Curator: Koan Jeff Baysa, Juliana Driever, Olu Oguibe Curatorial Assistant: Aniko Erdosi Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning 161-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432, U.S.A. Tel: 1-718-658-7400 http://www.jcal.org  JCAL |
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July 10 － September 30, 2007
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The City of Fontenay-le-Comte, France, organizes Parcours
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June 15 － September 30, 2007
Solo Show - Shigeko Hirakawa
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April 19 － June 10, 2007
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Vers Paris/ To Paris, Dream of Painters for One Hundred Years
Museum of the Tokyo
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February 24 - March 23, 2007
"Japanese Painting"Opening: February 24 at 5pm Organization of the Saint Quentin City, France 10 artist group show Performances Gallery Saint-Jacques 14, rue de la Sellerie - 02100 Saint Quentin, France Entrance free Open hours: week day from 1pm to 6pm Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 6pm Japon Creation, Centre d'Art Actif Lesur & Yamaha M.B.K. |
October 9 - December 2, 2006
Solo Show - Shigeko HirakawaOrganized by the Direction of Cultural Development of the City of Argenteuil in France "Tree of Photosynthesis" - new artwork(Realization with the full support of the City of Argenteuil) Tree of Photosynthesis in daylight, Grounds of the City of Argenteuil October 2006 Tree of Photosynthesis "Tree of Photosynthesis" has been produced for the first time in Argenteuil. "Tree of Photosynthesis" is the key element of the project « Air in Peril » which was conceived in 2004 - in the same year I produced "Molecule of Oxygen" in New York. The 20-meter-high tree tries to revive photosynthesis, coloring the forests with 1500 plastic discs which contain photochromic pigments. The plastic leaves with photochromic pigments react in proportion to the quantity of ultraviolet rays and are violet while receiving solar rays but become translucent milky-white by night. This startling "Tree of Photosynthesis" might make people reflect for a moment on the relationship between nature and human activities. (S. H.) Grounds of the City Hall of Argenteuil 12-14, Bd Léon-Féix 95100 Argenteuil DDC of the City Tel : +33 (0)1 34 23 44 70 Access : RER C, 10 - 20mn from St Lazarre Stn. to Argenteuil 10mn walk from Argenteuil Stn. to the City Hall Open (Grounds and Park) : Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm Video of the project (10mn) in the City Hall Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm, Saturday 8:30am to noon Review "Shigeko Hirakawa à Argenteuil"  sunset time |
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September 9 to 23, 2006
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Inaugural Exhibition of the new space in Paris of Gallery Pascal Vanhoecke presents the artists of the gallery.  |
July 2006 - July 2007
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation (NY, U.S.A.) Grant Holder |
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June 10 - end of September 2006
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organizes the open-air Exhibition "Poetic Spaces" at the Chateau of Jehay. Commissioner of Exhibition: Philippe Hoonaert  Winged Trees 2006 Site specific installation: conception in February 2006, realization in May-June 2006 5 wings from 4m to 9m, installation for three trees Certain trees produce seeds equipped with a wing of thin skin. The wing permits seeds to go far away in the wind. The wing of the seed of maple is so well shaped that it looks like the wing of dragonfly. Could the rooted trees dream to fly themselves? I will try to make their dream come true." Inspired by a winged seed of maple, I conceived this project of site specific installation in February 2006 and realized it in May-June 2006 at the Chateau of Jehay in Belgium. (Shigeko HIRAKAWA) Château de Jehay tel: + 32 (0) 85 82 44 00 info@chateaujehay.be Cultural Service of the Province of Liege, Belgium ep.culture@prov-liege.be http://culture.prov-liege.be |
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May 20 - 21, 2006
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May 5 - July 2, 2006
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Gods' Slide 2006 The whole of our planet has been transformed into a gigantic economic garden, in which everything is considered in terms of monetary value. In the meantime, the planet has been suffering from its evil effects such as greenhouse effects and climate changes, threatening lives on Earth. I have been working with the French environment for more than two decades; the global vision described above, however, makes me and my work turn more and more toward larger, planetary environmental concerns. In Japan, the garden was originally a secluded place where people, wishing to cultivate the fields successfully in the midst of savage nature, prayed to calm the soul of nature. Once upon a time, we had 8,000,000 gods. Amongst these were two gods of the garden – one was NIWATSUHIKO and the other was his brother, NIWATSUHINOHIKO, the sun of the garden. Both of them were the sons of the god of agriculture and helped people to maintain morale. In order to calm our fear faced with the anger of nature and bring peace to our souls, I have decided to create a landmark which would guide and help the gods in descending to earth. It is well known that Gods came down to earth from their country TAKAMAGAHARA with the help of high trees. I thus came to the idea of making a large-scale slide suspended on high trees with which the gods would came down more easily. It took me two and a half days to find two suitable high trees for the project in the domain of Tecomah (School of Environment). They are about 30m high. The length of the Gods' Slide, calculated from the dimension of the trees, is 66m. The vertical dimension of the installation is 20m x 10m. Two sorts of technical fabrics (aluminium and PVC) are used. Other materials are 100 hoops, ropes etc. I conceived the Gods' Slide concept in winter 2004 and realized it in 2006 over two and a half months. The exhibition was held by the School of Environment as the Biennial of Contemporary Art "With and In Nature" from May 5 to July 2, 2006. Gods' Slide: conception in November 2004, realization in March-April 2006 66m long in total, technic fabrics (aluminium, pvc) for agriculture, 100 hoops Installation: two trees 30m high, |
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September 23 - November 6, 2005
| Monos Gallery
presents Michael BURGES (D) Shigeko HIRAKAWA (J) Invited artist :
partial view of the exhibition Monos Gallery |
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February 25 - March 27, 2005
| Mining Museum in the Nord/Pas de Calais, France, Presents Shigeko Hirakawa's show
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January 15 - February 26, 2005
One person Show"Air & Water"Gallery Parisud Gallery Parisud   installation "Sky - Water"
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Novembre
17, 2004
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October
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| ARTPARIS Louvre Carrousel With C.I.A.C.C. Gallery Pascal Vanhoecke |
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June
27 - July 19, 2004
| Artist in Residence at Art Omi New York, U.S.A. Outdoor installation : Molecule of Oxygen 2004 25m long, inflatable element with 4 ventilators, bubble machine (Opening Day, July 18, 2004)    inflatable structure 2.2m high x 1.8m of diameter    Indoor installation : Air in Danger Drawings of Molecule of Oxygen, Tree of Photosynthesis and Bubbles Inflatable sculptures, etc. (Opening Day, July 18, 2004)     |
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"invited artists 2004" page
Shigeko Hirakawa thanks so much to all the people who she met at Art Omi for the excellent
experience as well as the encounters she could do.
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June
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country "des toiles et des astres" opening : june 4, 2004  Solar System 2004  Solar System 2004, partial view Maison Pierres & Nature Le Bourg - 35420 Mellé France Tél: 02 99 17 14 25 Des Toiles et des Astres |
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June
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16 finalists (the contemporary art competition for the "Forêt de Sénart")  photomontage for "Air Wheel"  drawing for "Molecule of Oxygen" Office National des Forêts La Faisanderie Forêt de Sénart France |
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September
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