- 1976
- Born in Sapporo / Japan
Currently live and work in Berlin, Germany / Sapporo, Japan
Solo Exhibitions
- 2017
- Hecomi Study #37 / Krankenhaus Hedwigshoehe / Berlin / Germany
- Hecomi Study #36 – Rotterdam / Galerie PHOEBUS / Rotterdam / The Netherlands
- Hecomi Study #35 / IAM ARTS / Munich / Germany
- Hecomi Study #34 / ART FORMOSA – Admira Gallery / Taipei / Taiwan
- Hecomi Study #33 / SEBASTIAN FATH CONTEMPORARY / Mannheim / Germany
- Hecomi Study – Taipei and Mine city / Akiyoshidai International Art Village / Yamaguchi / Japan
- 2015
- Hecomi Study #31 / Hongo Shin Memorial Sculpture Museum / Sapporo / Japan
- 2014
- Hecomi Study #30 / N2 GALERIA / Barcelona / Spain
- Hecomi Study #29 / Temporary Space / Sapporo / Japan
- 2013
- Hecomi Study #26 – Hecomi Casting / MIET AIR / Beers / the Netherlands
Hecomi Study #25 / Mikiko Sato Gallery / Hamburg / Germany
- 2012
- Hecomi Study #24 / EC Gallery / Chicago / USA
Hecomi Study #22 / Galerie PHOEBUS/ Rotterdam / The Netherlands
- 2011
- Hecomi Study #20 / N2 GALERIA / Barcelona / Spain
- 2010
- Hecomi Study #19 / TEMPORARY SPACE / Sapporo /Japan
Hecomi Study #18 / Kik / Meppel / The Netherlands
- 2009
- Hecomi Study #17 / Souterrain / Berlin / Germany
Hecomi Study #16 / Galerie PHOEBUS / Rotterdam / The Netherlands
Hecomi Study #15 / AD&A gallery / Osaka / Japan
- 2008
- Hecomi Study #14 / Mikiko Sato Gallery / Hamburg / Germany
Hecomi Study #13 / Duende / Rotterdam / The Netherlands
- 2007
- Hecomi Study #12 / Galerie PHOEBUS / Rotterdam / The Netherlands
- 2005
- Hecomi Study #10 / CAI contemporary art international / Hamburg / Germany
Hecomi Study #9 / TEMPORARY SPACE / Sapporo / Japan
Hecomi Study #7 / TEMPORARY SPACE / Sapporo / Japan
- 2004
- Hecomi Study / #4 Galerie PHOEBUS / Rotterdam / The Netherlands
- 2003
- Hecomi STUDY / TEMPORARY SPACE / Sapporo / Japan
- 2002
- The Illustrated Hecomi Map of the World / LEDECO / Tokyo / Japan
- 2001
- The Illustrated Hecomi Map of the World / Ausstellungsraum Taubenstrasse 13 / Hamburg / Germany
Hecomi Installation 2001 / MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS / Tokyo / Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2017
- Ube no sato Art Festa / Former Kibe elementary school / Ube, Yamaguchi / Japan
- What Remains / CODA Museum / Apeldoorn / The Netherlands
- 2016
- It really, really, could happen. / TAV Barry Room Gallery / Taipei / Taiwan
- Datte Muchu Nandesu! / Tokiwa Museum, Kosui Hall / Ube, Yamaguchi / Japan
- THE SPRING EXHIBITION 2016 / Kunsthal Charlottenborg / Copenhagen / Denmark
- Land-Scape / Land-Mark / Land-Shape / MIKIKO SATO GALLERY / Hamburg / Germany
- 2015
- The 26th UBE Biennale / UBE tokiwa Museum / Ube, Yamaguchi / Japan
- No Walles / Slaakhuys / Rotterdam / the Netherlands
- Rikuo Ueda and Ken’ichiro Taniguchi / MIKIKO SATO GALLERY / Hamburg / Germany
- UBE Biennale at Shibuya Hikarie / Shibuya Hikarie / Tokyo / Japan
- 2014
- The 26th UBE Biennale Model Exhibition / Tokiwa lake Hall / Yamaguchi / Japan
- Sapporo International Art Festival 2014 / Sapporo Odori 500-M Underground Walkway Gallery / Sapporo / Japan
- 2013
- Mapping / NIU Art Museum / DeKalb, Illinois /USA
Das kleine Format / Mannheimer Kunstverein/SEBASTIAN FATH CONTEMPORARY / Mannheim/ Germany
- 2012
- Souvenir – Herinneren als object / 38cc / Delft /The Netherlands
1000 Jaar Rotterdam / Museum Rotterdam / The Netherlands
Auf-Brechen / Mannheim / Germany
- 2011
- REACTION&REFLECTION / De Sassenpoort / Zwolle / The Netherlands
- 2010
- Moeglichkeit III / Radi-um von Roentgenwerke AG / Tokyo / Japan
- 2009
- TWINISM / Kunsthaus / Hamburg / Germany AD&A gallery / Osaka / Japan
My First Art Collection / CBK / Rotterdam / The Netherlands
Thieme Art Award / RAI / Amsterdam / The Netherlands
- 2008
- The 11th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art / Taro Okamoto Museum / Kawasaki / Japan
- 2007
- linie+RAUM Mannheimer / Kunstverein / Mannheim / Germany
5-7-5 / Kunsthaus Barlach Halle / Hamburg / Germany
Junge Kunst aus China-Japan-Korea / Galerie F92 / Berlin / Germany
- 2006
- Hecomi Study #A plan for a kitchen / R.T.Hansen Contemporary / Berlin / Germany
Hecomi Study #11 show with Toshiya Kobayashi / Sebastian Fath Contemporary / Mannheim / Germany
16-61-2006 / Galerie PHOEBUS / Rotterdam / The Netherlands
MINIMAL ILLUSIONS / villa MERKEL / Esslingen am Neckar / Germany
Ding-Dong! Kunstfestival / Altona / Hamburg / Germany
BEST OF / Sebastian Fath Contemporary / Mannheim / Germany
- 2005
- B.R.T/Northern Europe Biennial Hamburg05 / HafenCity / Hamburg / Germany
Views from abroad / Stadtgalerie Kiel / Kiel Germany
- 2004
- STEPPING ACROSS BORDERS / Modern Art Museum of Hokkaido / Sapporo / Japan
Yokoku 2005 / CAI contemporary art International / Hamburg / Germany
Ein Tag, ein Bild, ein Raum / Sebastian Fath Contemporary / Mannheim / Germany
- 2003
- Feine Ware(I-III) Plattform Taubenstrasse / Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof / Harburg / Germany
Art of Sapporo 2003 19+1 / Citizen Gallery of Sapporo / Sapporo / Japan
- 2002
- LIBRARY PROJECT / Media Tak Sendai / Sendai / Japan
Huku Kita Kita / Modern Art Bank WALD / Fukuoka / Japan
- 2001
- Anstiftung zu einer neuen Wahrnehmung / NEUES MUSEUM WESERBURG BREMEN / Bremen / Germany
7 Rooms-ART MEETS 2001 / Free Space PRAHA / Sapporo / Japan
- 2000
- Contemporary Art Fair / Nagoya Citizen Gallery of Nagoya / Nagoya / Japan
- 1999
- Kunst in handgepaeck / Fundbureau / Hamburg / Germany
- 1998
- International Snow Sculpture Festival / Kemi / Finland
Awards, Grants and Residencies
- 2017-2018
- Grant from The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / NY / USA
- 2016
- Artist in Residence Taipei Artist Village / Taipei / Taiwan
- 2015
- Grant from Asahi Shimbun Foundation / Japan
- 2014
- Artist in Residence Hangar / Barcelona / Spain – Barcelona Hecomi Map Project
Grant from Nomura Foundation / Japan
Grant from Asahi Shimbun Foundation / Japan
The 26th UBE Biennale / nominated (selected as work for full size production, 2015) / Japan
The 1st Hongo Shin Memorial Sculpture Award / 1st prize / Japan
- 2013
- Artist in Residence MIET Air / Beers / the Netherlands – Hecomi Casting Project
- 2012
- Grant from Shiseido / Japan
- 2011
- Grant from Asahi Shimbun Foundation / Japan
- 2010
- Stichting KiK Art Program / Kolderveen / the Netherlands – Milk Factory Hecomi Map Project
- 2009
- Thieme Art Award / nominated / the Netherlands
- 2008-2010
- Grant from Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan
- 2008
- Artist in Residence Duende / Rotterdam / the Netherlands – Rotterdam Hecomi Map Project
The 11th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art / nominated / Japan
- 2001
- Art documents Support Program by Shiseido / Japan
Public Sculpture
- 2015
- Hecomi Study for Kotoni-River / Sapporo / Japan
- 2012
- Hecomi Study for CJIB #21 CJIB / Leeuwarden / The Netherlands
- 1999
- orange / Sapporo / Japan
Publication
- 2015
- Catalogue -Hecomi Study for Sapporo / publisher Sapporo Art Foundation / Japan
- 2014
- Barcelona Hecomi Map / Spain / Nomura Foundation, ASAHI Shimbun Foundation
- Catalogue / Kenichiro Taniguchi-Hecomi Study 2002-2014 / publisher Galerie PHOEBUS / ISBN:978-90-75593-18-1
- 2013
- Catalogue / Kenichiro Taniguchi / publisher MIET AIR
Hecomi Study #25(brochure) / text Hajo Schiff / publisher MIKIKO SATO Gallery
Calendar 2013 / publisher MIKIKO SATO Gallery
- 2010
- Kolderveen Milk Factory Hecomi Map / publisher Kik / The Netherlands
- 2009
- Berlin Mitte Hecomi Map
Rotterdam Hecomi Map / publisher Galerie PHOEBUS
The Trail to Hecomi(DVD) / publisher AD&A gallery
- 2008
- Catalogue / Kenichiro Taniguchi-Hecomi Study 2003-2008 / publisher MIKIKO SATO Gallery
Hecomi Study #14(brochure) / text Hajo Schiff / publisher MIKIKO SATO Gallery
- 2006
- Hamburg Altona Hecomi Map / publisher Senseo
Article
- 2017
- beelden / art journal / text / Etienne Boileau
- 2016
- Asahi Shimbun 23.03.2016 / Newspaper / text / Ayako Hiizumi
- 2015
- Hokkaido shinbun 20.10.2015 / Newspaper / text / Takashi Kamata
O.tone vol.83 / magazine
Mainichi shinbun 30.06.2015 / Newspaper / text / Michiko Sato
Hokkaido shinbun 04.03.2015 / Newspaper / text / Toshio Nakamori
- 2014
- Hokkaido shinbun 22.07.2014 / Newspaper / text / Shigeyuki Iwamoto
- 2013
- Die Kunst szene oT Juni-Juli / magazine / text / Hajo Schiff
De Gelderlander 20.08.2013 / Newspaper / text / Jaap Bak
- 2012
- LEEUWARDER COURANT 23.02.2012 / Newspaper / text / Peter Karstkarel
- 2011
- RISING – YOUNG ARTISTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON! / book / DAAB MEDIA GMBH
La Vanguardia.Sumplemento-Culturas 09.02.2011 / Newspaper/ text / Noelia Hernandez
Eikyo Influencias Japonesas #01 / magazine / text / Natalia Sanz
- 2010
- Hokkaido shinbun 26.07.2010 / Newspaper / text / Nobuo Yamamoto
De Stentor 13.04.2010 / Newspaper / text / Heleen Geilenkirchen/ text / Natalia Sanz
Fensterplatz -Strasse / magazine / text / Ann-Cathrin Drews
- 2009
- sleek -magazine for art and fashion- Autumn / magazine
KUNSTBEELD Nr3. text / Roos van Put
het financieele dagblad 21.2.2009 / Newspaper / text / Anne Berk
- 2008
- Artforum – Best of 2008 reviews 12.2008 / magazine / text / Wolf Jahn
PEELER / web-magazine / interview / Aoi Kisaka
Art magazine 11.2008 / magazine
Art -Das Kunstmagazine 9.2008.9 /web magazine / text / Barbara Hein
- 2006
- Mannheimer Morgen / Newspaper/ text / Susanne Kaeppele
- 2005
- Querschnit / Newspaper/ text / Marek Storch
WELT / Newspaper/ text / Katja Engler
Collection
- DKV Foundation / Barcelona / Spain
- olor VISUAL collection / Barcelona / Spain
- Museum Rotterdam / Rotterdam / the Netherlands
- Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art / Den Haag / the Netherlands
- Bijzondere Collecties / Amsterdam / the Netherlands
- Maeght Foundation / Saint-Paul-de-Vence / France
- Javier Marin Foundation / Mexico City / Mexico
- Krankenhaus Hedwigshoehe / Berlin / Germany