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June 1 2020: 'colony' (Tokyo, JAPAN)

I installed my latest work at A'holic.

Title:colony
Date:1 June 2020 -
Hours:see A'holic website
Venue:A'holic (3F Takasu bldg, 3-11-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan)

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April 1 2019: Art librAry cAfe bAr A'holic opned at Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Art librAry cAfe bAr A'holic opned at Shinjuku, Tokyo on 1 April.
You can drink, eat and read more than 1000 books about art and design.

A'holic
3F Takasu bldg, 3-11-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
19:00-25:00 with irregular holidays
http://aholic.tokyo

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March 8 2019: 'color field' (Yamaguchi、JAPAN)

I will display my latest work in Tokiwa park.
This is a collaboration work with about 200 school children.
They painted 10,000 leaves and will cover the land around cherry blossomes.

Title:color field
Date:12-24 March 2019
Venue:in Tokiwa park, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi, JAPAN

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December 12 2018: 'color field' (Tokyo、JAPAN)

I will display my latest work at A'holic pop up cAfe
This is ongoing project which will be installed in next March at Tokiwa Park, Yamaguchi, Japan.

Title:color field
Date:14-16, 21-23 December 2018
Hours:13:00-18:00
Venue:A'holic pop up cAfe (5f 5-10-5 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan)

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August 1 2018: pop up cAfe is started in Tokyo

pop up cAfe is started from 11 August in Tokyo
10 selected books and works are displayed as theme.

A'holic pop up cAfe
5f 5-10-5 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
13:00-18:00(l.o.17:30)
http://aholic.tokyo

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June 13 2015: Appeared on Swiss local TV program "Marmelade".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ3a84dJJSo

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June 4 2015: 'das Licht''das Licht (W.D.)''Raum' (Brig, SWITZERLAND)

Solo exhibitions as the final project in Brig Switzerland where I have stayed since last October.
I will exhibit the installation with more than 200 photos of light in Brig which I have taken since last October and the installation made with local children with 1t of salt.
The photos of light can be seen on Instagram. https://instagram.com/daslichtbrig/
Besides, two more installations in atelier and pavilion in the Stockalper garden.
In atelier, collaboration with local artist Willi Dreesen who passed away in 2013. In Pavilion, installation with pots which I collected in Brig.

Title: das Licht
Date: 13 June - 2 August 2015
Hours: 15:00-18:00 close on Monday and Tuesday Vernissage 18:00 on 13 June 2015
Venue: Galerie zur Matze (Stockalper Palace, Alte Simplonstrasse 28, Brig, Switzerland)

Title: das Licht(W.D.)
Date: 14 June - 5 July 2015
Hours: 14:00-17:00 open on Saturday and Sunday or by appointment(tubame25@hotmail.com)
Venue: Gastatelier (Furkaweg 1, Brig, Switzerland)

Title: Raum
Date: 13 June - 5 July 2015
Hours: 9:00-22:00
Venue: Pavilion (Stockalpergarten, Brig, Switzerland)

Flyer: http://minorumorikawa.com/image/flyer_brig.pdf

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May 14 2015: 'FORUM WALLIS' (Schloss Leuk, Leuk, SWITZERLAND)

Participation of the exhibition at Schloss Leuk in Leuk
Title: FORUM WALLIS
Date: 21-15 May 2015
Hours: May 21 Vernissage 19:00-, 22-19:00, 23-17:00, 24-19:00, 25-11:00
Venue: Schloss Leuk (Rathausplatz, Leuk, Switzerland)
Artists: Joëlle Allet, Barbezat-Villetard, Martin Chanda, Petra Fankhauser, Christophe Fellay, Vincent Fournier, Marie N. Guex,
Renato Jordan, Balthazar Lovay, Minoru Morikawa, Katherine Oggier, Bruno Rüegg, Carlo Schmidt, Ramon Schnyder and Pascal Seiler
Website: FORUM WALLIS

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March 6 2015: 'YOUNG ART 2015' (ZeughausKultur/Brig SWITZERLAND)

Participation of the exhibition at ZeughausKultur in Brig and Artist Talk at 17:00 on 14 March.
Title: YOUNG ART 2015
Date: 13-15 March 2015
Venue: ZeughausKultur (Gliserallee 91 Brig-Glis, Switzerland)
Artists: Gael Epiney, Marion Locher, Minoru Morikawa, Luca Degunda, Angela Werlen, Jon Lindholm, Ramon Schnyder and Joana Fux
Event: 13 March: 19:00- Vernissage 20:15- Symposium 22:00- Live(Franco Mento and Cédric Raccio)
14 March 14:00- Exhibition 17:00- Artist Talk1 18:15- Performance 19:00- Artist Talk2 21:00- Live (Plexelpunx)
15 March 14:00- Exhibition 16:00- Round Table 18:00- Finissage

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October 19 2014: Artist in Residence Brig-Glis

I am currently staying in Brig Switzerland for Artist in Residence programme until 15 July 2015.
I will have solo exhibition as an achievement in the end of the programme.
Website: Artist in Residence Brig-Glis

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July 24 2014: Curated exhibition 'A Sense of Mapping' at Gallery PARC in Kyoto JAPAN

I curated an exhibition as below;

Title:'A Sense of Mapping'
Artists: Ayako Matsumoto & Yuma Yamashiro
Curator: Minoru Morikawa (ASM committee)
Date:29 July - 10 August 2014
Hours:11:00-19:00 close on Monday / -20:00 on Friday / -18:00 on 10 August)
Venue:Gallery PARC (2nd floor, Sanjo Arimoto Bld. 48 Benkeiishi-cho, Miyuki-mach, Sanjo, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto JAPAN)
http://www.galleryparc.com

Related Talk:'About A Sense of Mapping'
Date: 16:00- on 10 August 2014 (No reservation and charge)
Speakers: Tsuyoshi Hirata (assistant curator of MOMAK) x Minoru Morikawa x Ayako Matsumoto x Yuma Yamashiro

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May 21 2014: Paticipation in Martial Déflacieux and Pierre Labat's project 'Magic Numbers' in Gunma.

Title:Magic Numbers
Dates: 24 May - 25 May 2014
Hours: 14:00-20:00 on 24 and 14:00-18:00 on 25
Vernissage: 18:00-20:00 on 24
Venue: palais des paris (96-2, Ohashi Takasaki Gunma 370-0803, Japan)
http://palaisdesparis.org

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Apr.14 2014: started tumblr

I started tumblr before 'A Sense of Mapping' this summer.
I will update things related mapping from all over the world and period everyday.
http://a-sense-of-mapping.tumblr.com

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Feb.16 2014: Selected in 'Gallery PARC Art Competiton 2014'

'A Sense of Mapping' which I curated is selected in 'Gallery PARC Art Competiton 2014'.
This exhibition will be held at Gallery PARC in Kyoto this summer.
http://www.galleryparc.com/competition/competition_2014/PAC2014.html

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Dec.16 2013: 'Roots' at FREEDOM FROM COMMONSENSE. in Osaka

Title: Roots at FREEDOM FROM COMMONSENSE.
Dates: 16 December - 25 December 2013
Hours: 12:00-20:00 close on 18 December
Venue: FREEDOM FROM COMMONSENSE. (2F Taguchi blg, 4-6-3 Minamisenbe Chuoku, Osaka-shi, Osaka JAPAN)
http://www.freedom-from-commonsense.com

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Dec.16 2013: Paticipation in Pierre Labat's project 'Le peintre' in Bordeaux.

http://www.pierrelabat.net/le_peintre/1.html

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Nov.29 2013: Article on the local news website in Korea.

An article about our exhibition is on the local website in Korea.
http://www.mr-e.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3659

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Nov.18 2013: 'Common Sense of the East' at Gallery175 in Seoul

Participation of the exhibition at Gallery175 in Seoul
Title: Common Sense of the East
Date: 22 November - 13 December 2013
Hours: 12:00-18:00
Venue: Gallery175 (B1 175-87 Anguk-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea)
Organizer: Space O'NewWall (Seoul)
Curators: Juno Seo (South Korea), Shanglin Wu (Taiwan), Akikazu Harada (Japan)
Opening reception + Artists & Curators' talk on 22 November 2013

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Oct.26 2013: NO x MINORU MORIKAWA 'ROOTS' at VADE MECVM. (OSAKA, JAPAN)

Shoes brand "NO" and I hold an exhbition at VADE MECVM. which locates in Utsubo Park in Osaka.
Title: ROOTS
Date: 5-10 November, 2013
Hours: 12:00-18:00 on Tue - Friday 8:00-11:00 / 13:00-18:00 on Sat & Sunday
Venue: VADE MECVM. (Takagi Bldg. 1-13-21 Kyomachibori Nishi-ku Osaka JAPAN)
Website : http://www.vm-showroom-02.com/