Shigeko HIRAKAWA

Environmental Artist 

Born in Kurume (Fukuoka, Japan).
Moves to Tokyo in 1961.
Begins to work as a visual artist in 1980.
Living and working in France after having received a French scholarship in 1983.

Catalogs & Documents

Education & Diplomas

1983-1986   Student of the Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Olivier Debré's studio, Paris
(1983-1986 Scholarship holder of the French Governement).
1976-1980   Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku/ Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Graduating in 1980 (Oil painting), Tokyo
1971-1975   Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Graduating in 1975 (History of Japan), Tokyo

Awards

2015   Art and Environment Project Commission  Finalist, Fleurance Community, France.  The project study entered into the collection of the CNAP (French Minstry of Culture)

2015   Laureate for a residency, Project PLAD of Ferme de Chosal (France)

2006-2007   Grant holder, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (New York, U.S.A.)
2003   Grant holder, Cultural Affairs Department (Bunka-Cho) of the Japanese Government
1992-2021 Lived and worked in an artist studio allocated by the French Ministry of Culture
1992   Project Prize, "Sculptors in the City: Homage to Henri Gaudier-Brzeska" (St-Jean-de-Braye, Fr)
1989   First Adam Prize. Salon de la Jeune Peinture (Grand-Palais, Paris, Fr)
1987   Obtains artist's status in France.
1985   Special Mention of Honor of the Jury, "The 17th International Painting Festival" Modern Art Museum/ Château-Musée (Cagnes-sur-Mer, Fr).
1983-1986   Three-year scholarship holder of the French Government  

Experience

< Universities >

2019, 2017, 2015, 2013   Guest professor, Okinawa University of Fine Arts (Japan)

2013   Lecture, Ecole des Beaux-Arts of Versailles (France)

2012   Guest speaker, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences (Nagoya, Japan)

2012   Guest professor, University of Kyoto Seika (Kyoto) 

2012, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2002, 1995   Guest speaker, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo)
2004   Guest speaker,  "Environmental Art and Gardens" for the 19th cultural week on the theme of  "Gardens", Ecole supérieure Estienne des arts et industries graphiques (Paris)
2002   Guest speaker, Waseda University and Meiji University (Tokyo, Japan)

< Elementary & Secondary Education >

2016  Jule Verne Elementary School (Châtenay-Malabry)

2010   Workshop, Jean Ray Elementary School (Bugue, France)

2008, 2009   Workshop, Louis Sandra Junior High School (Anizy-le-Château), Paul Claudel high School (Laon, France) Elementary School (Wattwiller, France)

< Member of Jury >

2013   Member of the Jury, Concours "le vivant et son énergie", the INRA (Versailles)

1994   Member of the Jury, National Superior Diploma of Artistic Expression, IATBO University (Brest, Fr.) 

1990, 1989, 1988, 1987   Member of the Selection Committee, Salon de la Jeune Peinture (Paris)

Solo Shows

2021   Espace Andrée Chedid  (Issy-les Moulineaux, France)

2020   numART Gallery (Kugenuma, Japan)

2011   Kanaz Forest of Creation "ART DOCUMENT - Shigeko Hirakawa, Air in Peril? Forest of Photosynthesis", Catalog: Air in Peril? Forest of Photosynthesis (Awara, Japan)

2010   Maison des Arts d'Antony Art Center "Human Rainbow" (Antony, France)

2009   Louis Pasteur Junior High School in Noyon,  Artist in Residence & Solo Show "Dream of Trees - Samar", (Noyon, France)
2008　Multimedia-library Louis Aragon "Photography of 'America, New York - Multi-divers-city" Solo Show

in the framework of "America, all in all" (Choisy-le-Roi, France)
2008   Gallery Pascal Vanhoecke, in the framework of the Biannual of the City of Cachan on the theme of Sustainable Development (Cachan, France)

2007   Mining Museum of the Nord/Pas de Calais Region/ Energy Science Center, "Tree of Photosynthesis"  (Lewarde, France)
2006   Argenteuil City Hall Grounds "Tree of Photosynthesis". Organization of the City of Argenteuil. Catalog: Tree of Photosynthesis (Argenteuil, Fr.)
2005   Mining Museum of the Nord/Pas de Calais Region/ Energy Science Center, "Air, lung". Commission of the Mining Museum (Lewarde, France)
2005   Gallery Parisud "Air and Water" (Cachan, France)
2003   Grounds of the Château d'O "Connected Air & Domesticated Water 2003". Commission of the Herault Department Council (Montpellier, France)
Pamphlet:Connected Air & Domesticated Water 2003 (Montpellier, France)
2001   Maison des Arts of Malakoff, Contemporary Art Center  "Eau Suivie" :(Water Followed), Catalog: Water Followed (Malakoff, Fr.)
2001   Choisy-Le-Roi City Hall "Gesture" (Choisy-le-Roi City, Fr.)
2000   Gallery Pascal Vanhoecke - CIACC - (Paris & Cachan, Fr.)
1998   Choisy-le-Roi City Hall, Solo Show organized by The Department of Fine Arts of Choisy-le-Roi City
Catalog: Selected Artworks 1993 - 1998 (Choisy-Le-Roi, Fr.)
1995   Gallery Lieu - Place "Photo Document in Europe" (Tokyo, Japan)
1995   Gallery Tom "More than 10 years in Paris" (Tokyo, Japan)
1995   Adelhauser Kloster Natural & Ethnological Museum and Schwarzes Kloster City Gallery;
"Torus Decoloration" organized by GEDOK / German Women Artists Association (Freiburg, Germany)
1994   Gallery Lunami (Tokyo, Japan), Catalogue: Shigeko HIRAKAWA recent works
1993   Gallery Imperts (organased by BWA National Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland)
1992   Gallery Pascal Polar (Brussels, Belgium)
1991   Factory Mutual International Ltd. in collaboration with Gallery Jacques Losserand (Annecy, Fr.)
1991   Gallery Jacques Losserand, Catalog: Shigeko HIRAKAWA (Annecy, Fr.)
1991   Gallery Espace Archidé (Paris, Fr.)
1990   Gallery Athisma (Lyon, Fr.)
1988   Gallery Athisma (Lyon, Fr.)
1986   Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris, Fr.)
1986   Galerie 8 (Paris, Fr.)
1985   Maison du Japon (Cité Internationnale Universitaire, Paris, Fr.)
1984   Maison du Japon (Cité Internationnale Universitaire, Paris, Fr.)
1982   Gallery Te (Tokyo, Japan)

International Exhibitions

2019   Abbey of Jumièges "Jumièges - Open air" (Jumièges, France)   Catalog of the show

2015   Project PLAD, artist in residence, Ferme de Chosal (France)

2014   EPCC Chemins du patrimoine en Finistère "Artist's Regard", Domain of Trévarez (Saint Goazec, France)
Catalog : "Artist's Regard - Shigeko Hirakawa", publisher Bernard Chauveau, ISBN 9782363061171

2013   Royal Monastry of Brou/ Brou Museum "Beyond My Dreams" (Bourg-en-Bresse, France)  Catalog of the show 

2013   Museum of Japanese Art & Technology Manggha "Common Land, Shigeko Hirakawa & Elisabeth Wierzbicka" (Krakow, Poland)

2013   Abbey of Jumièges "Jumièges - Open air" (Jumièges, France)   Catalog of the show

2012   Center of Arts and Nature, Domain of Chaumont-sur-Loire 2012 (Chaumont-sur-Loire, France)

2011   The 5th International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Melle "Habiter la Terre" (Melle)

2010   CHIC ART FAIRE (Paris)

2010   "Rouen impressionnée" City of Rouen, in the framework of the "Normandie impressionniste", Catalog: Rouen impressionnée - Quand l'art contemporain s'empare du paysage. Edition des Falaises, ISBN 978-2-84811-119-3. (Rouen, France)

2009   Health and Climate Foundation (Washington, DC) "Paysages altérés" (Genève, Suisse)

2009   The National Art Center, Tokyo "Artist File 2009"　

Catalog："ARTIST FILE 2009、Trees of Photosynthesis, Shigeko Hirakawa No.10" (Tokyo, Japan)
2007   Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning "Jamaica Flux" (New York, U.S.A.)

2007   Museum of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
"Vers Paris/ To Paris, One-Hundred-Year Dcaream of Painters"  Catalog of the show (Tokyo)
2006   Province of Liège "Poetical Spaces", Catalog of the show (Château of Jehay, Liège, Belgium)
2006   Tecomah-School of Environment and of Life "Les Environnementales, With and In the Nature"
The Biennial of Contemporary Art.  Catalog of the show (Jouy-en-Josas, France)
2004   Art Omi International Artist Colony, residency program (New York, U.S.A.)
1999   "Progetto...in Cubo" - A contemporary art multivision projection of 480 artists from all over the world - (Firenze, Italy)
1999   Salon de la Jeune Peinture (Espace Quai Branly, Paris, Fr.)
1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985   Salon de la Jeune Peinture (Grand Palais, Paris, Fr.)
1998   Christie's "Asian Avant-Garde", Catalog: Asian Avant-Garde (London, U.K.)
1997   Petit-Leez Castle (Grand-Leez, Belgium)
1997, 1996, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987    Salon de Mai (Grand Palais, Paris, Fr.)
1994   BWA National Gallery AWANGARDA "4 Sculptors", Catalog: 4 Sculptors (Wroclaw, Poland)
1991, 1990, 1988, 1987, 1985   Salon des Grands et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui (Grand Palais, Paris, Fr.)
1990, 1987, 1985    Salon de Montrouge (Montrouge, Fr.)
1990   International Mérignac Biennale (Mérignac, Fr.)
1988   Art Jonction International (Nice, Fr.)
1988, 1986   Salon Comparaisons (Grand Palais, Paris, Fr.)
1986   Yamanashi Prefectorial Museum "International Exhibition of Small Works" (Yamanashi, Japan)
1985   Modern Art Museum / Château Musée "The 17th International Painting Festival",
Catalogue: The 17th International Painting Festival (Cagne-sur-Mer, Fr.)
1984   Salon d'Automne (Grand Palais, Paris, Fr.)
1983   Tokyo Prefectorial Museum "The 16th Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Mainichi-Shinbun" (Tokyo, Japan)

Selected Group Shows

2019   Espace Culturel Bertin Poirée "After Fukushima" (Paris)

2012   Les Rives de l'art Association "L'atelier des  EPHEMERES", Cultural Pavillon of the Castle of Montbazillac (Dordogne, France)

2012   Festival of Contemporary Art "Star's Field, - the way of St James" (St Privat d'Allier, France)
2011   Galerie Pascal Polar (Brussels, Belgium)

2011   Galerie Pascal Vanhoecke "Spring Exhibition" (Cachan)

2011   French Union of Chemical Industries (U.I.C.) "L'Art en la matière, 4 artworks in 4 cities", in the framework of the International Year of Chemistry designed by the U.N.E.S.C.O. (Marseille)

2009   Les Rives de l'Art Association "Ephémère" (Dordogne, France)

2009   Association Arène Collection, Arène Artothèque "Territoire (s)" (Laon, France)

2008   "La 11ème Fête de l'Eau à Wattwiller", Fête-de-l'Eau à Wattwiller Association (Wattwiller, France)

2008   "Need Air?", organization de l'association 'Paris fait sa comedie', 18th District City Hall (Paris, France)

2007   "Parcours contemporain" Document. (Fontenay-le-Compte)  

2007   Galerie St Jacques "Painture japonaise" (Ville de St Quentin, France)

2006   Festival de l'Oh (Choisy-le Roi, France)

2005   Monos Gallery "Michael BURGES, Shigeko HIRAKAWA et artiste invitée : Ulrike BOLENZ" (Liège, Belgique)
2004   Maison Pierres et Nature, Parcour d'Art Contemporain "des toiles, des astres" (Mellé, France)
2003   L'Agora "14th International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Detour 03 / the 4 Elements",
Catalog: détour 03 / Les Quatre Eléments (Billère, France)

2002   "Japan Festival" City of Phalempin (Phalempin, Fr)

2002   Maison de la culture du Japon "Expo NAC", Catalog: NAC  (Paris, Fr.)

2001   Mécénart.com "20 contemporary artists" (Paris, Fr.)
2001   Water Festival "Parcours Sculpté 3", City of St-Amand-les-Eaux, Catalog (St-Amand-les-Eaux, Fr.)
1999   Gallery Pascal Vanhoecke - CIACC - "Cachan Space Open" (Cachan, Fr.)
1999   Toki Art Space (Tokyo, Japon.)
1998   "Selected Studios" (6th District City Hall, Paris, Fr.).
1998   Maison de la culture du Japon "Expo NAC", catalog: NAC  (Paris, Fr.)
1997   Galerie Pascal Vanhoecke, CIACC  (Paris, Fr.)
1997   Bateau Lavoir "Yeay of Japan, Selected Japanese Artists" , catalog (Paris, Fr.)
1997   Museum of Akita "Touch to see", catalog (Akita, Japon)
1997   Museum of Miyazaki "Touch-me Exhibition", catalogu Touch me Exhibition (Miyazaki, Japon)
1997   Museum Despiau-Wlérick and the City of Mont de Marsan "Mont-de-Marsan sculptures, Japan"
Catalog: Mont-de-Marsan sculptures, Japan, Site specific sculptures (Mont-de-Marsan,France)
1995   Centre d'Art de Neuchâtel "Livres de Chevet" (Neuchâtel, Suisse)
1994   "Orne Art Festival - 8 châteaux", catalog (Orne, Fr.)
1993   Gallery Janus Avivson "11 Jananese Artists in Europe", catalog (Londres, UK)
1993   Galerie Espace Archidé "3 artists" (Paris, Fr.)
1992   Concours "Sculptures in tha City; Homage to Henri Gaudier-Brzeska"
With the aide of the French Cultural Minister. Catalog: Sculputures in the City  (St-Jean-de-Braye, Fr.)
1991   Point JAL, Contemporary Art Gallery/ Japan Air Line (Paris, Fr.)
1991   Centre d'Art Contemporain de la Ville de Rouen (Rouen, Fr.)
1990   Galley Pablo Picasso "Féminin Singulier" Association Féminin Singulier. Catalog: Féminin Singulier (Denain, Fr.)
1990   Gallery Jacques Losserand "Exposition inaugurale de la galerie" (Annecy, Fr.)
1990   Gallery Kohlenhof  "Metamorphose des Raums" (Nurnberg, Allemagne)
1989   Centre Culturel Pablo Picasso "Espaces éclatés - open air exhibit" (Trith-St-Léger, Fr.)
1989   Centre d'Art Actuel (Lachassagne, Fr.)
1989   Centre d'Animation Lyrique et Culturel de Rochefort, catalogue (Rochefort, Fr.)
1988   Centre d'Art Actuel "Art 88" (Lachassagne, Fr.)
1988   Centre d'Animation Lyrique et Culturel de Rochefort
"Young Creaters on the City - 40 artists in 30 spaces", catalogue: Young Creaters in the City" (Rochefort, Fr.)  
1987   Centre d'Art Actuel "Lyon - Japon" (Lachassagne, Fr.)
1986   Centre d'Art Actuel" Autour de Degottex" (Lachassagne, Fr.)
1986   Cité Internationale des Arts "Exposition des artistes résidents '86 "(Paris, Fr.)
1985   Cité Internationale des Arts "Exposition des artistes résidents '85" (Paris, Fr.)
1985   Val d'Oise Departmental Council  "12 Japanese Artists",  Document. (Cergy-Pontoise, Fr.) 
1985   Galerie Bernanos" Shigeko HIRAKAWA & Mark ALDERTON" (Paris, Fr.)
1983   Gallery Micro "Photo Express in Holland from Tokyo" (Hollande)
1982   Gallery Wa "Photo Express in New York from Tokyo" (New York, USA)
1981   Gallery Te  (Tokyo, Japon)
1980   G Art Gallery  (Tokyo, Japon)

Public & Private Orders

2011   "Helioflore" sculpture commissioned by the French Union of Chemical Industries (U.I.C.) in the framework of  "L'Art en la matière, 4 artworks in 4 cities",organization for the International Year of Chemistry designed by the U.N.E.S.C.O. (Marseille)

2003   "Connected Air & Domesticated Water", commissioned by the Departmental Council of the Hérault for the Grounds of the Château d'O for Festival in May, Pamphlet: Connected Air & Demesticated Water 2003
2001   "Red Ellipse" artwork: purchased by Josai International University (Chiba, Japon)
1999   "Five Red Spheres" : collection of the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo
Catalogue: Five Red Spheres (Komaba, Tokyo, Japan)
1992   "Flotte Ile" sculptures: 1% Architecture. Realisation of a monument on the theme of ARTS & HIGH SCHOOLS,

organized by the Conseil Régional d'Ile de France. Van Gogh High School (Aubergenville, Fr.)
Catalogue: Le 1% Artistique en région Ile-de-France 1951-1993 (The 1% Artworks in the Ile-de-France Region 1951-1993)

Bibliography

Radio & Television Reportages

2011, October   Interview on Solo Show "Air in Peril? Forest of Photosynthesis" at Kanaz : Television Fukui (Japan)
2010, August   Interview "Appel d'air in Rouen" : France info radio

2010, May 12   Interview "Appel d'air" :  La Vignette, France Culture

2008, May 27   Local News : France 3 TELEVISION Haute-Alsace, Festival of Water (Wattwiller, France)  

2007, June-July   Tree of Photosynthesis in Lewarde, Mining Museum : France Bleu Nord Radio, RDF Radio TO, Radio Canal Sambre (Nord/Pad de Calais Region, France)

2006, June 9   Ile-de-France 12/13 "Les Environnementale in Jouy-en-Josas": France 3 TELEVISION  Ile-de-France (Ile-de-France, France)
2006, Juin 12   "Chronicle of Frédérick Gersal" : France Info radio (France)
2005 October   Divertimento, RTV REGIONAL (Liège, Belgium)
2003 May   Local News Festival in Montpellier : FRANCE 3 TELEVISION (Montpellier, France)
1997 May-June   Local News: FRANCE 3 TELEVISION (Mont de Marsan, France)
(Exhibition "Mont de Marsan Sculptures" 7 Artists in residence)
1997 May   Local News: RADIO-FRANCE, EUROPE 2, RADIO MDM (Mont de Marsan, France)
(Exhibition "Mont de Marsan Sculptures" 7 Artists in residence)
1994 March   Cultural News, WROCLAW TELEVISION (Wroclaw, Poland)
(Exhibition "4 sculptors at the BWA National Gallery" in Wroclaw)
1992 November   Kunstzaak / Art Affairs, BRT FLEMISH TELEVISION (Belgium)
(Solo Show at the Gallery Pascal Polar, Brussels, Belgium)
1991 May   Local News, LOCAL TELEVISION (Annecy, Fr.  Solo Show at the Gallery Losserand, Annecy)
1991 April   The World of Beauty "Traces of Dialogues - Installations of Shigeko HIRAKAWA",
NIPPON TELEVISION NETWORK CORPORATION (NTV), Director: Mutsuo KATO, 45 minute-program, Broadcasted in Japan on April 20th, 1991  (Solo Show at the Gallery Espace Archidé, Paris, Fr.)

Articles (selection) & Publishings

2019.2   "Chaumont-sur-Loire, Art et jardins dans un joyau de la Renaissance", ISBN : 9782081423497, Chantal Colleu-Dumond, Photographe: Éric Sander, Flammarion

2017.4 - "Art et Nature à Chaumon-sur-Loire", ISBN 978-2-0814-0824-1, Chantal Colleu-Dumond, Flammarion

2017.4 - "AR(t)BRE",  ISBN 978-2-36669-020-0,  Martine Francillon, Preface of Jack Lang, La Manufacture de l'image,  Paris

2015 - "Unique Gardens", ISBN 97862691697763264, Sophie Barbaux, ICI Interface (France, China)

2012. 24 juillet   "In Chaumont, visitors pass, parcs grow" Le Monde, Culture 19

2012   "Arts & Nature 2012 Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire" Connaissance des arts, special issue No.537, ISSN 1242-9198

2011, October 20   "Artwork alerts human pollutions" Fukui Shimbun Daily Journal (Fukui, Japan)
2010   "Rouen impressionnée - Quand l'art contemporain s'empare du paysage" Edition des Falaises and City of Rouen, December 2010, ISBN 978-2-84811-119-3. 

2010   "Jardins écologiques", ISBN 978-2-916977-11-9, Sophie Barbaux, Published by ICI Interface (France, China)

2009   "ARTIST FILE 2009 -　Contemporary Artists, Document of the Exhibition" Documentary catalog P.8-11.

The National Art Center, Tokyo (Japon)

2009.7   Holbein, History of Art for Peinters 76　"SHIGEKO HIRAKAWA, Visualizing Tangent Points between Nature and Human", BIJUTUTECHO BT July 2009, p.129-132　(Yoko Hayashi, Japan)

2009.7   Special volum: Actuality of Outdoor Artworks "New Forms of Art", OGASAWARA-RYU - SÔKA July 2009 p.19. (Mari Nakayama, Japan)

2009.5   "What Tree of Photosynthesis Shows Us", IKEBANA-RYUSEI May 2009 p.26-28. (Makiyo Matsushima, Japan)

2008, June 3   Wattwiller/Festival of Water "The Fairy Fluorescein", DERNIERES NOUVELLES DE L'ALSACE (Alsace, France)

2008, June 2   "Wattwiller, Children made sensitive to water by art", LA THUR ET DOLLER (S.P., Fance) 

2007, November 15   "L'Art Contemporain", TDC National Education Review (Fance)
2007   Audiovisuel Encyclopedia of Contemporary Art -Shigeko Hirakawa, DVD: 10 mns　IMAGO ART　（France）

2007, July 13   Exhibition Land Art Ecologic at the Center of Mining History, LA VOIX DU NORD daily paper  (Jean-François Guybert, France)

2007, June 28   Exhibition Tree of Photosynthesis at the Mining Museum, L'OBSERVATEUR DU DOUAISIS (Stéphanie Rifflart, Fance)

2006 Summer   "Water - Art and Water", area magazine No.12 (Berthe Génévrier, France)
2006, June   "Land Art" FRENCH NEWS No. 205  (Julie Hourim France)
2006, May   "Land Art - Les Environnementales, version 2006 - Coup de coeur", TELERAMA No.2941, Télérama  Sortir  (B.P.)
2005, April 22   Exhibition "Artworks of the Japanese artist, Shigeko Hirakawa at Energy Science Center of Lewarde - Art to Marry Tradition to Cotemporaneity", LA VOIX DU NORD daily paper (Jean-François Guybert)
2003, April 28   Montpellier Culture, L'HERAULT DU JOUR daily paper (Catherine Vingtrinier)
2003, May 8, 9, 12   "Dans les allées d'O, sur les chemins de l'imaginaire" Montpellier Culture,
L'HERAULT DU JOUR daily paper (Catherine Vingtrinier)
2003, May 10    "Rondes d'enfants d'O" Montpellier Spectacles, MIDI LIBRE daily paper (Marie-Christine Harant)
2002 December   A letter to Sculptors, MICHITANI Publishing (Tadayasu SAKAI, Japan)
2001 December   "Shigeko HIRAKAWA's solo show in the Maison des Arts"
LA FRANCE monthly, Hakusuisha (Shigeko HIRAKAWA, Tokyo, Japan)
2001 December   "Shigeko HIRAKAWA, de 'dé-peindre à colorer l'eau (from anti-painting to colouring water)"
CITY BULLETIN (Shigeko HIRAKAWA, Choisy-le-Roi, Fr.)
2001 October   "Les Essentiels - Esprits d'Eau (The Essentials - Water Spirits)"
LA VIE monthly (Olivier DELAVALLADE, Fr.)
2001 September   "Culture / Histoire d'Eau - expo Shigeko HIRAKAWA (Culture, Water story - Solo Show of Shigeko HIRAKAWA) "   CITY BULLETIN (Renée LESTOQUOY, Malakoff, Fr.)
2001 September   "Alchimie de l'eau (Water Alchemy)"  CITY BULLETIN (Carole TESTA, Choisy-le-Roi, Fr.)
2001 July   "Les artistes japonais en France à partie 1945 (Japanes artists in France after 1945) "
Doctoral thesis (Valérie DOUNIAUX, Fr.)
2001 July   "Festival de l'eau (Festival of Water)"   LA FRANCE monthly, Hakusuisha (Shigeko HIRAKAWA, Japan)
1998 May   "World News, Shigeko Hirakawa's show" NIKKEI ART (Yoshio YOSHIMURA, Japan)
1998 January, February, March   "Shigeko Hirakawa's Solo Show" Choisy Informations
CITY BULLETIN (Choisy-le-Roi, Fr.)
1997 September   "World News, Mont-de-Marsan Sculptures"
NIKKEI ART monthly art magazine (Yoshio YOSHIMURA, Japan)
1995 July   "Ausstellungen Galerien - Shigeko Hirakawa"
BADISCHE ZEITUNG daily paper no.149 Kur 01 (Freiburg, Germany)
1993   "New Age, New Power in France"   ART VISION (Sho FUKUMOTO, Japan)
1993   "Art Work that Charms You..., Shigeko HIRAKAWA"   AN AN weekly (Yumi IDA, Japan)
1992 November   "Cloth and Wood, HIRAKAWA "
LA LIBRE BELGIQUE daily paper, Culture no.156 (Roger-Pierre Turine, Brussels, Belgium)
1992 October   "Art Expo", THE NEW ART GUIDE (Belgium)
1992 May   "Six Sculptors in the City, Homage to Henry Gaudier-Brzeska"
LA REPUBLIQUE DU CENTRE daily paper (Fr.)
1991 July   "3 Japanese Artists in the Contemporary Art Center of Rouen"  PARIS-NORMANDIE daily paper (Fr.)
1991   Invitation to Japanese Culture, LA DECOUVERTE Publishing (Jean-François SABOURET, Fr.)
1991 September   "Shigeko HIRAKAWA, Gallery Jacques Losserand; Annecy"
ART PRESS no.161 (Stani CHAINE, Fr.)
1991 June   "Shigeko HIRAKAWA, Gallery Jacques Losserand"   LYON POCHE (Stani CHAINE, Annecy, Fr.)
1991 April   "Exhibitions in Paris, Shigeko HIRAKAWA "  BIJUTSU NO MADO, Mali-Antoin FUNAKOSHI, Japan)
1990 June   "Shigeko HIRAKAWA, Gallery Athisma"  LE TOUT LYON (René DEROUDILLE, Fr.)
1990 March   "Galerie Streifzug", AZ NURNBERG (Germany)
1990   "Art & Culture, the verb 'create' is conjugated in the feminine singular "
LA VOIX DU NORD daily paper (Jean-Pierre HUART, Fr.)
1989   "Shigeko HIRAKAWA "   FIGARO JAPON (Makoto MURATA, Japan)
1989   "News from abroad "   BT Bijutsu-Techo monthly (Aomi OKABE, Japan)
1989 August   "3 Japanese Artists"  MITTILUNGEN DES INSTITUTS FUR MODERNE KUNST, NURNBERG (Germany)
1989 February   "People, Yesterday and Today, the Adam Prize: Shigeko HIRAKAWA"
ASAHI SHINBUN daily paper (Tei SHIMIZU, Japan)
1988 February   "Shigeko HIRAKAWA / Gallery Athisma "   LYON POCHE (Stani CHAINE, Lyon, Fr.)
1988 February   "Shigeko HIRAKAWA / Metamorphosis"   LE TOUT LYON (René DEROUDILLE, Lyon, Fr.)
1987 June   "Lyon - Japan"    LE TOUT LYON (René DEROUDILLE, Lyon, Fr.)
1985   "The 17th International Painting Festival in Cagnes-sur-mer"   NICE MATIN daily paper (Fr.)

Collections

France    

EPCC Chemins du patrimoine en Finistère - Domain of Trévarez

CNAP (National Center of Fine Arts, French Ministry of Culture)

Project PLAD, Ferme de Chosal, Copponex

Van Gogh High School, Aubergenville (1% Artistic, organization of the Ile-de-France State Council)

Arthothèque Arène Collection (Laon)

Hospital Cochin (Paris)

Centre d'Art Actuel (Lachassagne)

Galerie Athisma, Galerie Jacques Losserand

Private Collections

Japan   

Kanaz Forest of Creation (Awara, Fukui)

Graduate Scholl ofMathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo (Komaba, Tokyo),

Josai International University (Chiba) 

Société Shiseido 

Galerie Moris, Galerie Lunami

Private Collections

Miscellaneous

< Video >

2014    "Water Footprint"

2013   "Forgotten Mandala"
2012   "Celestial Fruit Tree"

2011   "Air in Peril, Forest of Photosynthesis"
2011   "Phytoplankton" documentary video, 11 mn. Shigeko Hirakawa

2010   "Human Rainbow" documentary video, Shigeko Hirakawa

2010   "Appel d'air/ Intake of Air" documentary video, 16 mn. Shigeko Hirakawa

2009　"Tree of Photosynthesis Tokyo 2009, documentary video" 12 mns. Shigeko Hirakawa, 

The National Art Center, Tokyo (Tokyo, Japon)
2007   Audiovisuel Encyclopedia of Contemporary Art publishing -Shigeko Hirakawa, DVD: 10 mns　IMAGO ART　（France）
2006-7   Environmental Art - documentary video "Gods' Slide", "Tree of Photosynthesis", "Connected Air &  Domesticated Water" documentary video : 25 mns Shigeko Hirakawa

2004   Documentary video "Solo Show of Shigeko Hirakawa - water followed" Shigeko Hirakawa

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2004,2003,2002, 2001, 2000,1999   Writes essays and articles for the Japanese monthly magazine LA FRANCE , Hkusui-sha publishing (Tokyo, Japan)