Tomoaki Suzuki
Born in Ibaraki, Japan, 1972
Lives in London
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1992-1997 Tokyo Zokei University
1998-1999 MA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London
2000-2002 MA Sculpture, City & Guilds Art School, London
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- Solo Exhibitions
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2022
Corvi-Mora, London
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2019
Corvi-Mora, London (with Imran Qureshi)
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2018
Ushaw College Gallery, Durham
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2017
Corvi-Mora, London
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2016
Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, Mexico City
Centro Roberto Garza Sada, Monterrey -
2014
“Icons”, Corvi-Mora, London
CAPC Contemporary Art Museum of Bordeaux, Bordeaux (cat) -
2013
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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2012
Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York
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2011
Museo Marino Marini, Florence
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2010
Towner, Eastbourne
SCAI The Bathhouse, Shiraishi Contemporary Art Inc., Tokyo -
2008
“Friends”, Corvi-Mora, London
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2004
“Lucy and Simba”, Corvi-Mora, London
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2003
Leo Koenig Inc., New York
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2002
Corvi-Mora, London
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2001
Michael Janssen Gallery, Köln
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- Group Exhibitions
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2023
“Singular Views: 25 Artists”, Rubell Museum, Washington
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2021
"The day I saw you, selection of portraits of AMMA Collection", Museo de la Cancillería, Mexico City
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2020
NGV Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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2019
"On danse ?", Mucem, Marseille
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2018
"Clues for Art Appreciation", Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Fukuoka
"Heads Roll", Graves Gallery, Sheffield
"Malevolent Eldritch Shrieking", Attercliffe™, Sheffield
"Another Banana Day for the Perfect Fish", Palais de Tokyo, Paris -
2015
“Sculpture in the City 2015”, City of London, London
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2013
“Postwar Sculpture: Focus on Material”, The National Museum of Art, Osaka
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2012
“Lilliput”, High Line, New York
The Mews Project Space, London -
2010
"BigMinis", CAPC Musée d'art Contemporain, Bordeaux
“Jerwood Contemporary Makers”, Jerwood Space, London -
2009
“Size DOES Matter”, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York
“Le Sort Probable de L’Homme Qui Avait Avalé le Fantome”, Centre des
Monuments Nationaux in partnership with the Festival du Centre Pompidou, Paris (cat) -
2008
“20”, Dazed and Confused Gallery, London
“Legende”, Centre d’ Art Contemporain, Chamarande, France
“Attention to Detail”, FLAG Art Foundation, New York (curated by Chuck Close) -
2006
“Personne ne Veut Mourir”, Arquebuse, Geneva
“The Youth of Today”, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt (cat) -
2005
“First We Take Museums”, Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki (cat)
“Wunderkammer: The Artificial Kingdom”, The Collection, Usher Gallery & City and County Museum, Lincoln, UK -
2004
“A New Christmas Crib”, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
“If You Go Down To The Woods Today”, Rockwell, London
“Now is Good (ne travaillez jamais)”, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Arts, Sunderland, UK -
2003
“The Square Show”, Bloomberg Space, London
“Bad Touch”, Keith Talent Gallery, London -
2002
“The Galleries Show: Contemporary Art in London”, The Royal Academy of Arts, London
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2001
“Jam: Tokyo-London”, Barbican Gallery, London; Tokyo Opera Art Gallery, Tokyo
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2000
“Juicy”, MA Show, Goldsmiths' College, London
“New Contemporaries 2000”, Milton Keynes Gallery touring to Cornerhouse, Manchester and Inverleith House, Edinburgh
“The Songs I Like”, Galerie Michael Janssen, Köln
“Shadow of Glamour”, One in the Other, London -
1999
“Japan Centre: Art Vision", Dinonis Road, London
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1996
“Garden”, Harajuku P.A.P Factory, Tokyo
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- Publications
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2020
“NGV Triennial 2020”, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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2019
“The Flag Art Foundation 2008 – 2018”, Gregory R. Miller & Co., p.244
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2014
"Tomoaki Suzuki", CAPC Musée d'art Contemporain de Bordeaux, Bordeaux & Museo Marino Marini, Firenze
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2009
“Le Nouveau Festival”, Centre Pompidou, Paris
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2008
Alexis Vaillant, “Legende”, Sternberg Press, Berlin
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2007
Judith Collins, “Sculpture Today”, Phaidon, p.391
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- Selected Bibliography
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2021
Peter Hill, “Pirates at large in Melbourne’s NGV Triennial”, The Financial Times, March 24
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2018
Alexis Da Silva, “On a vu : L’exposition « Encore un jour banane pour le poisson-rêve » au Palais de Tokyo”, vl media, July 8
Rachel Conner-Hill, “Ushaw’s new exhibition shows stunning detail of artist Tomoaki Suzuki’s miniature figures”, Northern Echo, July 5
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2017
“Tomoaki Suzuki at Corvi-Mora, London”, Blouinartinfo.com, January 30
“Ten to see – London”, ArtReview.com, January 27
“Tomoaki Suzuki”, Wsimag.com, January 16 -
2015
Nicholas Forrest, "Sculpture in the City 2015 Transforms London's Square Mile", UK.BlouinArtInfo.com, July 13
Martin Coomer, "Outsider art", Time Out London, May 26, p.98
"London's best new public art", TimeOutLondon.com, May 21 -
2014
Camille Carrau, “En plein coeur de Londres”, Direct matin Bordeaux 7, April 3
Anna Maisonneuve,”Archeo du present”, Sud-ouest, April 3 -
2013
Dale Eisinger, “Tomoaki Suzuki’s Incredibly Lifelike Woodcarvings”, Complex, October 27
“Tomoaki Suzuki’s urban icons”, ArtDiscover, October 22
“Miniature Urban Youth Sculptures by Tomoaki Suzuki at the Art Institute of Chicago”, Monarch Daily (blog), August
“Miniature woodcarvings of urban youths by Tomoaki Suzuki”, designboom, August 5 -
2012
Holland Cotter, “Art in Review: Tomoaki Suzuki”, The New York Times, November 30, p.C28
Katya Kazakina, “Chelsea Galleries Reopen With Chernobyl, Tiny People”, Bloomberg.com, November 21
“Artists’ Artists”, Frieze Masters, Issue 1, October, p.89
Piper Marshall, “High Line Art”, Kaleidoscope, Issue 16, October, pp.8-13
Ken Johnson, “Eye Candy or Eyesore?”, The New York Times, August 23
“The High Line Hosts Art Treasure Hunt”, Phaidon.com, April 25
Madeline McLean, “Engaging a Community with Public Art on The High Line”, dailyserving.com, April 25
Mathew Katz, “Teeny-Tiny Art Exhibit Debuts on the High Line”, DNAinfo.com, April 19 -
2011
“Tomoaki Suzuki Solo Exhibition at Towner”, Artface, January
Ossian Ward, “Tomoaki Suzuki”, The World of Interiors”, January, pp.116-117 -
2010
“Tomoaki’s Graven Images to Street Style”, Esquire, December 9
Edward Alington, “In Some Small Way”, Frieze, January/February, pp.98-101 -
2008
Sandra Rehme, “Tomoaki Suzuki”, Time Out, March 20-26, p.68
Zoë Blackler, “Figuratively Speaking”, Crafts, March/April, pp.22-23
Emily Pacey, “Winners of Arts Foundation Award Announced”, Design Week, January 25 -
2006
Laura Gascoigne, “Miniature Miracle”, The Tablet, December 16-23, p.46
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2004
“Crib Notes”, Time Out, December 15-22, p.10
Stephen Bates, “Sculptor Wins Contest to Replace Nativity Damaged by Rugby Fans”, The Guardian, December 17
Richard Cork, “Away with the Manger”, The Times, November 20, pp.18-19, pp.26-28
Charles G. Beyer, “New York, New York”, Flash Art, January/February, p.67 -
2003
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, “Rachel Campbell's Best London Shows”, Play (The Times), August 9, p.25
Fisun Güner, “Creative Space”, Metro, August 5, p.19
“Tomoaki Suzuki”, Luca, no 2, p.80
“Scoop: Behind the Scenes”, Vogue Nippon, February, p.89
Dick Onians, “Ideas in the Making”, Wood Carving, January/February, pp.17-20 -
2002
Sally O'Reilly, “Tomoaki Suzuki”, Time Out, December 11-18, p.50
Fisun Güner, “Compact and Bijou”, Metro, November 8, p.22
Rose Aidin, “Tokyo Rising”, Vogue, November, pp.75-78
Pernilla Holmes, “RA Modern”, ArtReview, September, pp.50-65 -
2001
Jessica Lack, “JAM: Tokyo-London”, The Guide (The Guardian), May, p.32
Ekow Eshun, “Fish & Chips”, The Face, April -
2000
Dave Beech, “New Contemporaries 2000”, Art Monthly, October, pp.25-27
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- Awards
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2008
Arts Foundation Fellowship
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2003-2004
Crafts Council Development Award