Osamu KANEMURA
金村修
Chronology
1964 - Born in Tokyo, Japan.
1993 - Graduated from Tokyo College of Photography, Yokohama, Japan.
1993 - Graduated from Tokyo College of Photography, Yokohama, Japan.
Publications
2023 -“Medeia 2.0 ISSUE N°03 Osamu Kanemura” INDIGO CO., LTD.
2023 -“Tombstone Pile Driver” LibroArte
2023 -“Total Multimedia Life” KILLER AGENT
2022 -“Vanish Point Death” KILLER AGENT
2022 -“God Only Speed Knows” KILLER AGENT
2021 -“Lead-palsy Terminal” paper company
2020 -“Shrimp Cocktail President” KILLER AGENT
2020 -“MARSHMALLOW BRAIN WASH” KILLER AGENT
2019 -“Beta Exercise: The Theory and Practice of Osamu Kanemura” punctum books, New York(Essay)
2017 - “CONCRETE OCTOPUS” Pierre von Kleist Editions, Osiris
2017 - “Life is a Gift” Osiris(DVD)
2017 - “A History of Photography that Provokes” (co-authored with Kenji Takazawa), Heibonsha
2016 - “Dead-Stock Landing” Osiris(DVD)
2016 - “Successive Sliding of Pleasure” Only Photography, Berlin
2015 - “Come to Life Again” LampLighters’Label
2014 - “ECTOPLASM PROFILING” LibroArte
2014 - “Elvis the Positive Thinking Pelvis” Osiris(DVD)
2012 - “Suzy Cream Oil Cheese” Superlab
2010 - “Stravinsky Overdrive” Superlab
2009 - “Zenshinkairakusyashinka” Doyukan(Essay)
2008 - “German Suplex” Osiris
2007 - “My Name is Shockhammer” Osiris
2005 - “In-between 12 Osamu Kanemura: Germany, Finland” EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee
2001 - “I Can Tell” Haga Shoten
2001 - “Spider′s Strategy” Osiris
2000 - “Happiness is a Red before Exploding” Wides Shuppan
1999 - “Osamu Kanemura” Yumiko Chiba Associates
1995 - “Mole Unit No.4 Crash landing” Mole
2023 -“Tombstone Pile Driver” LibroArte
2023 -“Total Multimedia Life” KILLER AGENT
2022 -“Vanish Point Death” KILLER AGENT
2022 -“God Only Speed Knows” KILLER AGENT
2021 -“Lead-palsy Terminal” paper company
2020 -“Shrimp Cocktail President” KILLER AGENT
2020 -“MARSHMALLOW BRAIN WASH” KILLER AGENT
2019 -“Beta Exercise: The Theory and Practice of Osamu Kanemura” punctum books, New York(Essay)
2017 - “CONCRETE OCTOPUS” Pierre von Kleist Editions, Osiris
2017 - “Life is a Gift” Osiris(DVD)
2017 - “A History of Photography that Provokes” (co-authored with Kenji Takazawa), Heibonsha
2016 - “Dead-Stock Landing” Osiris(DVD)
2016 - “Successive Sliding of Pleasure” Only Photography, Berlin
2015 - “Come to Life Again” LampLighters’Label
2014 - “ECTOPLASM PROFILING” LibroArte
2014 - “Elvis the Positive Thinking Pelvis” Osiris(DVD)
2012 - “Suzy Cream Oil Cheese” Superlab
2010 - “Stravinsky Overdrive” Superlab
2009 - “Zenshinkairakusyashinka” Doyukan(Essay)
2008 - “German Suplex” Osiris
2007 - “My Name is Shockhammer” Osiris
2005 - “In-between 12 Osamu Kanemura: Germany, Finland” EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee
2001 - “I Can Tell” Haga Shoten
2001 - “Spider′s Strategy” Osiris
2000 - “Happiness is a Red before Exploding” Wides Shuppan
1999 - “Osamu Kanemura” Yumiko Chiba Associates
1995 - “Mole Unit No.4 Crash landing” Mole
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 - ‘Can I Help Me?’ MEM, Tokyo, Japan.
2022 - ‘Sold Out Artist,’ CAVE-AYUMIGALLERY, Tokyo, Japan.
2022 - ‘God Only Speed Knows,’ IG Photo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
2021 - ‘Looper Syndicate,’ dieFirma, New York, the USA.
2021 - ‘Lead-palsy Terminal,’ Alt_Medium, Tokyo, Japan.
2020 - ‘Copyright Liberation Front,’ The White, Tokyo, Japan.
2019 - ‘Voodoo Doughnut,’ gallery 176, Osaka.
2019 - ‘Suck Social Stomach,’ IG Photo Gallery, Tokyo.
2018 - ‘Marshmallow Brain Wash,’ ‘Killing Agent,’ HIJU GALLERY, Osaka.
2018 - ‘Shrimp Cocktail President,’ The White, Tokyo.
2018 - ‘Do not resuscitate,’ MUNO, Aichi.
2018 - ‘Living Dead Suside,’ RAINROOTS, Aichi.
2013 - “Hindenburg Omen” photographers' gallery,KULA PHOTO GALLERY,Tokyo.
2012 - “Howling Smack Wolf” photographers' gallery,KULA PHOTO GALLERY,Tokyo.
2012 - “HUMAN NOISE AMPLIFIER” BLD Gallery,Tokyo.
2011 - “Kawasaki Brötzmann 2002-2007” Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino,Kanagawa.
2011 - “Alice In Butcher Land” photographers” gallery,KULA PHOTO GALLERY,Tokyo.
2011 - “White Rabbit Opium Dream” Broiler Space,Tokyo.
2011 - “Korean Route” Place M + Mini Gallery, Tokyo.
2011 - “Uncle Zyanose Meat” GALLERY mestalla, Tokyo.
2010 - “Butterfly Sandwich” Ogu Mag, Tokyo.
2010 - “Sunny Side of Suicide” Broiler Space, Tokyo.
2009 - “China White” Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo.
2008 - “Spider’s Strategy” GunGallery, Stockholm.
2007 - “Dante Lobster” void+, Tokyo.
2007 - “My Name is Shockhammer” Port Gallery T, Osaka.
2007 - “Spider’s Strategy” Cohen Amador Gallery, New York.
2005 - “Chinese Rocks” Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo.
2004 - “13th Floor Elevator over the Hill” Chukyo University Art Gallery C-Square, Nagoya, Japan.
2003 - “Suzy Cream Oil Cheese” White Cube Gallery, Kyoto, Japan.
2002 - “Stravinsky Overdrive” Hippolyte Photographic Gallery, Helsinki, Finland.
2000 - “Black Parachute Ears 1999” Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo (The 19th Ken Domon Prize Exhibition)
2022 - ‘Sold Out Artist,’ CAVE-AYUMIGALLERY, Tokyo, Japan.
2022 - ‘God Only Speed Knows,’ IG Photo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
2021 - ‘Looper Syndicate,’ dieFirma, New York, the USA.
2021 - ‘Lead-palsy Terminal,’ Alt_Medium, Tokyo, Japan.
2020 - ‘Copyright Liberation Front,’ The White, Tokyo, Japan.
2019 - ‘Voodoo Doughnut,’ gallery 176, Osaka.
2019 - ‘Suck Social Stomach,’ IG Photo Gallery, Tokyo.
2018 - ‘Marshmallow Brain Wash,’ ‘Killing Agent,’ HIJU GALLERY, Osaka.
2018 - ‘Shrimp Cocktail President,’ The White, Tokyo.
2018 - ‘Do not resuscitate,’ MUNO, Aichi.
2018 - ‘Living Dead Suside,’ RAINROOTS, Aichi.
2013 - “Hindenburg Omen” photographers' gallery,KULA PHOTO GALLERY,Tokyo.
2012 - “Howling Smack Wolf” photographers' gallery,KULA PHOTO GALLERY,Tokyo.
2012 - “HUMAN NOISE AMPLIFIER” BLD Gallery,Tokyo.
2011 - “Kawasaki Brötzmann 2002-2007” Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino,Kanagawa.
2011 - “Alice In Butcher Land” photographers” gallery,KULA PHOTO GALLERY,Tokyo.
2011 - “White Rabbit Opium Dream” Broiler Space,Tokyo.
2011 - “Korean Route” Place M + Mini Gallery, Tokyo.
2011 - “Uncle Zyanose Meat” GALLERY mestalla, Tokyo.
2010 - “Butterfly Sandwich” Ogu Mag, Tokyo.
2010 - “Sunny Side of Suicide” Broiler Space, Tokyo.
2009 - “China White” Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo.
2008 - “Spider’s Strategy” GunGallery, Stockholm.
2007 - “Dante Lobster” void+, Tokyo.
2007 - “My Name is Shockhammer” Port Gallery T, Osaka.
2007 - “Spider’s Strategy” Cohen Amador Gallery, New York.
2005 - “Chinese Rocks” Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo.
2004 - “13th Floor Elevator over the Hill” Chukyo University Art Gallery C-Square, Nagoya, Japan.
2003 - “Suzy Cream Oil Cheese” White Cube Gallery, Kyoto, Japan.
2002 - “Stravinsky Overdrive” Hippolyte Photographic Gallery, Helsinki, Finland.
2000 - “Black Parachute Ears 1999” Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo (The 19th Ken Domon Prize Exhibition)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 - ‘Photography Mine,’ Sprout Curation, Tokyo, Japan.
2023 - ‘MOVING IMAGES,’ IG PHOTO GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan.
2023 - ‘The Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2023,’ Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
2020 - ‘imshow,’ Kanzan Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
2019 - ‘DECODE / Events & Materials, The Work of Art in the Age of Post-Industrial Society,’ The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan.
2019 - ‘Hanran: 20th-Century Japanese Photography,’ National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
2018 - ‘Asama International Photo Festival,’ PHOTO MIYOTA, Japan.
2018 - ‘Yokohama Museum of Art Collection,’ ARTS MAEBASHI, Japan.
2018 - ‘Modern Art Recisited: from the Collection of Fukuoka Art Museum,’ Tottori Prefectural Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Yokosuka Museum of Art, Japan.
2017 - ‘The Exhibition of the Yokohama Museum of Art : Collection 2016 Part3,’ Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan.
2016 - ‘Japanese Photography from Postwar to Now,’ San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, U.S.
2023 - ‘MOVING IMAGES,’ IG PHOTO GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan.
2023 - ‘The Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2023,’ Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
2020 - ‘imshow,’ Kanzan Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
2019 - ‘DECODE / Events & Materials, The Work of Art in the Age of Post-Industrial Society,’ The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan.
2019 - ‘Hanran: 20th-Century Japanese Photography,’ National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
2018 - ‘Asama International Photo Festival,’ PHOTO MIYOTA, Japan.
2018 - ‘Yokohama Museum of Art Collection,’ ARTS MAEBASHI, Japan.
2018 - ‘Modern Art Recisited: from the Collection of Fukuoka Art Museum,’ Tottori Prefectural Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Yokosuka Museum of Art, Japan.
2017 - ‘The Exhibition of the Yokohama Museum of Art : Collection 2016 Part3,’ Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan.
2016 - ‘Japanese Photography from Postwar to Now,’ San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, U.S.
Awards
1997 - Received the New Photographer Prize, the Photographic Society of Japan Award.
1997 - Received the New Photographer Prize, the 13th Higashikawa International Photography Festival.
2000 - Received the 19th Ken Domon Prize.
1997 - Received the New Photographer Prize, the 13th Higashikawa International Photography Festival.
2000 - Received the 19th Ken Domon Prize.
Collections
Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama. Japan; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo; Higashikawa Cultural Gallery, Higashikawa; The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Domon Ken Photography Museum, Sakata; Benesse Corporation, Naoshima; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA; Art Institute of Chicago, IL.
