Yutaka Sone
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Yutaka Sone is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles
. He is represented by David Zwirner
, New York
.
in Pasadena, California, in 2009. Other recent solo exhibitions include Parasol unit for contemporary art, London (2007), David Zwirner
, New York (1999, 2004, 2006, and 2007), Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland (2006), Aspen Museum of Art, Aspen, Colorado (2006), The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Illinois (2006), Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
(2003), and Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota City, Japan (2002).
His work has been shown internationally including the Venice Biennial (2003) where he had a solo exhibit in the Japanese pavilion, and numerous important group exhibitions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Illinois (2005), and the Whitney Biennial
(2004).
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. He is represented by David Zwirner
David Zwirner
David Zwirner is a gallerist and art dealer and owner of the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City. In 2010 Zwirner was listed at number four in the ArtReview annual "Power 100" list.-Early Life:...
, New York
New York
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.
Work
Sone studied architecture at . His great love and fascination for nature, combined with a totally open approach to life and art galvanizes a highly unconventional art. Working in various media, Sone makes installations, performance art, and films. He also paints and, like a traditional sculptor, carves hard marble and crystal. Part of Sone’s sculptural work comprises cities and sceneries carved into large blocks of marble and oversized snowflakes carved out of single pieces of natural crystal. Sone’s work does not exploit the heritage of one particular culture, drawing rather on the artist’s extensive travels and striving to create a singular poetic vocabulary connected to culture at large.Exhibitions
Sone's work was the subject of solo exhibitions at Maison Hermès Le Forum, Tokyo from December 2010 to February 2010 and at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery from January 2011 to March 2011. His 25-foot tall sculpture, titled Baby Banana Tree, was installed as a public artwork at the Boone Sculpture Garden, Pasadena City CollegePasadena City College
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in Pasadena, California, in 2009. Other recent solo exhibitions include Parasol unit for contemporary art, London (2007), David Zwirner
David Zwirner
David Zwirner is a gallerist and art dealer and owner of the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City. In 2010 Zwirner was listed at number four in the ArtReview annual "Power 100" list.-Early Life:...
, New York (1999, 2004, 2006, and 2007), Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland (2006), Aspen Museum of Art, Aspen, Colorado (2006), The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Illinois (2006), Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near Walt Disney Concert Hall...
(2003), and Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota City, Japan (2002).
His work has been shown internationally including the Venice Biennial (2003) where he had a solo exhibit in the Japanese pavilion, and numerous important group exhibitions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Illinois (2005), and the Whitney Biennial
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
(2004).