Yuken Teruya

Yuken Teruya (jp.照屋 勇賢 Teruya Yūken, born 1973) is an artist based in New York City.

Teruya was born in Okinawa. He works in a variety of media and often references consumer culture alongside traditional craft techniques.^[1] An example of his art is the series of McDonalds and high-end designer store bags into which Teruya cuts intricate tree shapes that are then pushed through into the interior of the bag, creating an enclosed environment within.^[2]

Education

• 2001 MFA: School of Visual Arts, NY USA AKA America
• 1999 Post Baccalaureate, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
• 1996 BFA: Tama Art University, Tokyo Japan

Selected exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions

2011 "Journey": Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica

2010 "My Great Grandma Is USA": Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan

"Earn lots of money. No need to write any letters, Just send home the money first": Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York

2007 "Giving Tree Project": Murata & Friends Gallery, Berlin, Germany

"Free Fish": Asia Society and Museum, New York

2006 "Straight Flavor - Yuken Teruya" Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan

2005 "Forest Inc.": Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York

Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany

2002 Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica

Selected group exhibitions

2010 "Roppongi Crossing": Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

"Ties over Time: Japanese artists and America": Exhibition at the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Tokyo, Japan

2009 "Hundred Stories about Love": 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Ishikawa, Japan

2008 "Art Scope, 2007/2008": Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, Germany

"Wall Rockets": The FLAG Art Foundation, New York

2007 "Attention to Detail": The FLAG Art Foundation, New York

"The Shapes of Space": Guggenheim Museum, New York

2006 "Asian Pacific Triennial": Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2005 "Greater New York": P.S.1, Contemporary Art Center, New York

"Yokohama 2005: International Triennale of Contemporary Art": Yokohama, Japan

Awards

• 2007 Painters and Sculptors Grant Program Award, Joan Mitchell Foundation, US
• 2006 Artist in Residence Award, Art Scope Daimler Chrysler Japan, Japan
• 2005 NYFA fellowship - Lily AuchinclossLily Auchincloss Fellow 200 -Vision of Contemporary Artists, Japan
• 2005 Emerging Artist Award, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Arts, US
• 2001 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Fellowship, Skowhegan, US

Collections

• Guggenheim Museum, New York, US
• The Museum of Modern Art, New York, US
• Daiichi Seimei Museum, Tokyo, Japan
• Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, US
• Twigg-Smith Museum, Honolulu, US
• Hoffman Collection, Berlin, Germany
• Altoids Collection, New Museum, New York, US
• Norton Collection, New York, US
• Charles Saatchi Collection, London, UK
• Sakima Art Museum, Okinawa, Japan
• Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
• 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Ishikawa, Japan

References

1. Shinya Watanabe, Yuken Teruya Introduction Archived November 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., SpikyArt.org
2. MocoLoco.com Archived November 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Yuken Teruya Official Website
• Yuken Teruya on ArtNet.com
• Selected exhibitions (pdf-file)
• Interview with Asian Art Newspapers
• Yuken Teruya at Josée Bienvenu Gallery