Garden of Unearthly Delights - Manabu Ikeda

Garden of Unearthly Delights: Works by Ikeda, Tenmyouya & teamLab
Friday, October 10 — Sunday, January 11
Using fine point pens, inks, and acrylic pigments, the painter Manabu Ikeda creates detailed compositions comprised of imaginary worlds that are born from his own experiences and contemporary events.
Born in Saga Prefecture in 1973, Ikeda earned his B.A. in design in 1998 and M.A. in 2000, both from Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2011 he stayed in Vancouver, Canada, with a grant from the Agency of Cultural Affairs, Japan. Since June 2013 Ikeda has been working on a large-scale painting at a residency of Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, Wisconsin. This work is expected to be completed in three years.
His recent solo exhibitions include: Manabu Ikeda, The Obuse Museum & The Nakajima Chinami Gallery, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (2009); Meltdown, West Vancouver Museum, Vancouver, Canada (2013), among others. Ikeda has participated in numerous group exhibitions including: Bye Bye Kitty!!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art, Japan Society Gallery, New York, US (2011); Zipangu—The Surge of Japanese Contemporary Art, The Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum, Niigata Prefecture (toured in 2012–13 to Hachinohe, Akita Prefecture, and Takasaki Museum of Art, Gunma Prefecture), Japan; Domani: The Art of Tomorrow 2013, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan (2013). His works are in the public collections of Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin, US; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan; and The Obuse Museum, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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