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Leiko Ikemura | |
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| Born | 22 August 1951 Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese/Swiss |
| Alma mater | Academia de Bellas Artes, Spain |
| Known for | Melbourne International Biennial 1999 |
| Style | painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, prints, and photography |
| Website | www |
Leiko Ikemura (イケムラレイコ, Ikemura Reiko, born 22 August 1951 in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese-Swiss artist who works in a variety of mediums, including oil painting, sculpture, and watercolor. She divides her time between Cologne and Berlin, teaching painting at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin. Active on the international art scene since the 1970s, she is known for her work within the Neo-Expressionism movement of the 1980s, as well as her continually evolving style. Much of her oeuvre features elements of symbolism, involving the creation of magical universes blend elements of her animals, humans, and plants.[1] Her work has been featured in a number of solo exhibitions in Japan and Europe, and is held in the permanent collections of major institutions such at the Centre Pompidou, Kunstmuseum Basel, Kunstmuseum Bern, Kunsthaus Zurich, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.[2] In 2023, she had her first solo exhibition in Mexico at the Museo de Arte de Zapopan.[3]
- ^ "Ikemura, Leiko". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Leiko Ikemura - Aqui Estamos/Here We Are. Dortmund: Verlag Kettler. 18 July 2022. p. 142.
- ^ "Leiko Ikemura. año del usagi (Year of the Usagi)". Leiko Ikemura Official Website. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.