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Todo - Tokyo Rubble -

August 25th - September 3rd, 2023

展览

Exhibition view

The city of Tokyo is being destroyed.
Large buildings and famous structures have been crushed beneath the fences at some point.
Rubble that holds memories and the time of people.
Todo sandwiches laminated glass between the rubble.
Todo's glass sculptures bring to life the stories of the place, the lives of the people and the time that has passed.
Todo is an artist who continues to create works based on the theme of "uniqueness of place."
He was born in Tokyo in 1969. After graduating from the Graduate School of Sculpture at Tama Art University in 1997, he studied at the University of the Arts Düsseldorf and received his Master's degree (MA) from Professor Daniel Buren in 2003.
He is known for his works that use rubble and books as materials that tell the story of human history.
This time, Ippodo will be showcasing Todo's world through an installation of over 10 works made from rubble generated during the demolition of buildings such as Hotel Okura Tokyo, Jingu Pool, and Tama New Town housing complex.

Keiko Aono

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Todo

Born in Tokyo in 1969 and raised in Uwajima
1997 Graduated from Tama Art University Graduate School, Department of Sculpture
1999 Entered the National University of the Arts Düsseldorf (Germany)
2003 Received Meisterschuler from Professor Daniel Buren
2015 "Capital Space - 50 Säulen" Gallery αM (Tokyo)
2017 "Poetic Forest" (Group Exhibition) KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre
2017 "2D Printers" (Group Exhibition), Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art
2017 "Bow/Bow" LOKO GALLERY (Tokyo)
2020 "Chikuho Coal" Art Front Gallery (Tokyo)
2022 "On-site works_KUON" KUON Flagship Store (Tokyo)
2022 "But still, it's small..." Ginza Ippodo
2022 "Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale" (Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture)
2023 "Kiokuhatokika" (Group Exhibition) MA2 Gallery (Tokyo)

Main collection and commission works
Urawa Art Museum
RAG Deutsche Steinkohle AG (Germany)
Palace Hotel Tokyo
The Ritz-Carlton Tianjin
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
Hoshino and Karuizawa

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