BIOGRAPHY
Shigeo Arikawa is an artist and filmmaker from Tokyo, Japan based in Amsterdam who produces films, video installations, and photographic works. He graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts in 2006 and was a resident at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in 2014-2015.
In a world where uncertain information shakes people’s recognition and desires, sometimes causing errors, his works aim to question the meaning of ‘seeing’ by deliberately interrupting and agitating the human act of trying to understand and give sense to what we see.
In recent years, Arikawa had solo shows and group shows in Europe, and he has widened his activity also in Japan. His works were also screened at international film festivals worldwide.
In a world where uncertain information shakes people’s recognition and desires, sometimes causing errors, his works aim to question the meaning of ‘seeing’ by deliberately interrupting and agitating the human act of trying to understand and give sense to what we see.
In recent years, Arikawa had solo shows and group shows in Europe, and he has widened his activity also in Japan. His works were also screened at international film festivals worldwide.
CV
Education
2014 - 2015
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten | Amsterdam (NL)
2002 – 2006
Tokyo University of the Arts | Tokyo (JP)
Residencies
2019
Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Tokyo Arts and Space | Berlin (DE)
2016
Aomori Contemporary Art Centre | Aomori (JP)
2007
Platr Artist in Residence Program | Phuket (TH)
Solo Shows
2022
Red Eggs Were Risks for Introducing Terrible errors. | Daily Practice, Rotterdam (NL)
2021
Parade of Pumpkins | Galerie Helder, Den Haag (NL)
2019
Buried Suns | Mazzoli Gallery, Berlin (DE)
Piling Up Stones | TOKAS, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin (DE)
2016
Seeing, Not Seeing | Galerie Helder, Den Haag (NL)
2014
It has already been ended before you can see the end. | Suburban PS Projection Space, Rotterdam (NL)
Duo Shows
2018
Senses of Memory (Duo Show) | Galerie Helder, Den Haag (NL)
Selected Group Shows
2023
How I feel is not your problem, period. | Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (JP)
2020
Daisy Chain | Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS), Tokyo (JP)
INEDITO | Galerie Mazzoli, Berlin (DE)
IN & OUT | Galerie Helder, Den Haag (NL)
2019
30th Anniversary Exhibition: The Seven Lamps of The Art Museum | Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima (JP)
Back-up the System | Galerie Helder, Den Haag (NL)
2018
OPEN CALL for ART PROJECT IDEAS 2018 | Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima (JP)
Preparing For Darkness Volume 2: Breaking God’s Heart | SELECTED ARTISTS, Berlin (DE)
Athens Photo Festival 2018 Main Exhibitions | Benaki Museum, Athens (GR)
2017
Koganecho Bazaar 2017: Double Façade | Yokohama (JP)
2016
kaetemiru–Time For A Change | Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori (JP)
Canale Grande | Neuer Pfaffenhofener Kunstverein, Pfaffenhofen (DE)
NO HUMANS – NO ANIMALS – NO SOUND | De School, Amsterdam (NL)
2015
RijksakademieOPEN 2015 | Amsterdam (NL)
The Morning I Killed a Fly | GALLERIA MAZZOLI, Modena (IT)
Hybrids | Galerie Helder, Den Haag (NL)
2014
RijksakademieOPEN 2014 | Amsterdam (NL)
International festival of contemporary photography “Another Dimension” | Novosibirsk State Art Museum (RU)
(IN)CONSTANCY OF SPACE | The Ring Gallery, Zagreb (HR)
Double Vision | kunstliefde, Utrecht (NL)
Selected Screenings
2023
57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary (CZ)
2021
Japan media arts festival | Kyoto (JP)
Crossing Boundaries Between Photo and Film | Vidéographe / Dazibao Montréal (CA)
2018
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
Foire internationale d’art contemporain, Cinéphémère | Paris (FR)
2017
Maebashi Media Festival | Maebashi (JP)
2016
The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen | Kino im Walzenlager, Oberhausen (DE)
EEC SPECIAL SCREENING: BEHIND THE WALLS | WRO Art Center, Wroclaw (PL)
Image Forum Festival 2016 | Tokyo, Kyoto (JP)
2015
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary (CZ)
Vancouver International Film Festival | Vancouver (CA)
2014
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2014, nominated for short film competition | Rotterdam (NL)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary International (CZ)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
The 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival | Hong Kong (HK)
2013
The 16th Japan Media Arts Festival | The National Art Center, Tokyo (JP)
Image Forum Festival 2013 | Park Tower Hall Shinjyuku, Tokyo (JP)
Japan Day Düsseldorf -Directors Lounge / Filmmuseum Düsseldorf (DE)
Art Fairs
2021
Unseen Amsterdam | Westergas, Amsterdam (NL)
2018
Art berlin | Berlin (DE)
2017
LOOP Fair 2017, Galerie Mazzoli | Barcelona (ES)
Arte Fiera 41st Edition, Galerie Mazzoli | Bologna (IT)
Awards | Grants
2023
International Cultural Policy Grant from Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan (NL)
2021
Mondriaan Fonds Project Grant (NL)
2018
OPEN CALL for ART PROJECT IDEAS 2018, Hisako Hara Prize | Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima (JP)
2014 - 2015
Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists (JP)
Tom en Yvonne de Swaan Grant (NL)
2009
Shuji Terayama Prize | Image Forum Festival (JP)
Publications
2008
NEW WORLD WATER | DVD released from SOLCHORD | ISBN: 4862191002