Naoki Fuku
Naoki Fuku is a Japanese artist, born in Tokyo. Working across mediums, he studies social, political, cultural and human cobditions in both systematic as well as poetic ways, inviting the viewers to move into a space of speculation. The works of Naoki Fuku appeal to the viewers’ most intimate self in the middle of today’s exhausting life.
CONTACT:
email: info@naokifuku.com
instagram: naokifuku86
Naoki Fuku is a Japanese artist, born in Tokyo. Working across mediums, he studies social, political, cultural and human cobditions in both systematic as well as poetic ways, inviting the viewers to move into a space of speculation. The works of Naoki Fuku appeal to the viewers’ most intimate self in the middle of today’s exhausting life.
CONTACT:
email: info@naokifuku.com
instagram: naokifuku86
Exhibitions
2020
“Kids aren't alright”, La Rada, Locarno, CH
“Milkyway”, Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy
“Kunst RAI”, Sinarts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“Positions Berlin”, Galeria Sdzylowski, Berlin, Germany
“Optimism over despair”, Sinarts, Den Haag, Netherlands
“A Man of Bones, Flesh and Blood”, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia
2019
"Study of Human Mind"(Solo), SinArts, The Hague, Netherlands
"Small is Beautiful 2019", Flowers Gallery, London, UK
"performance night", kunstraum berlin, Beelin, Germany
"Art Market Budapest",(Performance), Budapest, Hungary
"ARCO Madrid" ArtsLibris, Photosai, Madrid, Spain
"VOLTA" Lena & Roselli gallery, Basel, CH
"ARCO Lisboa", ArtsLibris, Photosai, Lisbon, Portugal
"Consciousness", SinArts, The Hague, Netherlands
"Group Show", Area35 Gallery, Milano, Italy
2018
"Small is Beautiful 2018", Flowers Gallery, London, UK
"COSMOSCOW", Moscow, Russia
"Art Market Budapest", Budapest, Hungary
"Art The Hague", SinArts, Hague, Netherlands
"Je Suis La Pipe" (Solo), SinArts, Hague, Netherlands
"Ame ni mo Malezu" (solo), Lena & Roselli gallery, Budapest, Hungary
"ARCO Madrid", ArtsLibris, Photosai, Madrid, Spain (Artist Talk)
"SCOPE Basel2018" Lena & Roselli gallery, Basel, CH
"FRAME" Lena & Roselli gallery, Basel, CH
"KunstRAI Amsterdam", SinArts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"SideEffects5", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
2017
"Small is Beautiful", Flowers Gallery, London, UK
"Soon Paris", Photosai, Paris, France
"KunstRAI Amsterdam", SinArts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"YIA", Sin Arts, Brussels, Belgium
"FORREAL", SinArts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"SideEffects4", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
"SCOPE Basel2017" Lena & Roselli gallery, Basel, CH
"Japan Art Week" Live painting performance with Julian Elvira (flutist), Swinton & Grant, Madrid, Spain
"Arashizuka" (Solo), Swinton & Grant, Madrid, Spain
"Art K17", Kunstraum Keiswerk, Weil Am Rhein, Germany
2016
"Free Your Mind", SinArts, Brussels, Belgium
"THIS ART FAIR", SinArts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Art The Hague", SinArts, Hague, Netherlands
"Art Budapest" Lena & Roselli gallery, Budapest, Hungary
"LISTE" dr kuckkucks labrador, Basel, CH
"the Gabriente Art"-Study of human mind, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain
"SideEffects3", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
"Study of Human Mind", live performance with Flutist Julien Elivira, PhotoSai, Madrid, Spain
"Art For Refugees", CloudSpace, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015
"Urals Transcendental", The 6th Moscow Biennale, Artplay, Moscow, Russia
"Reverse Point Asia", The 6th Moscow Biennale, Moscow Tsarytsino Museum, Moscow, Russia
"Open Studio Madrid 2015", Madrid, Spain
"SideEffects2", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
"study of human mind", Galerie LOKAAL 15, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Hope & Basel Wish tree", Launch Lab, Basel, CH
"Shared Solo with Bruno Streich", A B Contemporary Gallery Zurich, CH
"Group Show", A B Contemporary Gallery Zurich, CH
2014
"Comments to the Forgotten War", Winzavod, Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
"Air 10", the Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Everything is about you", Galerie LOKAAL15, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Before the 7th", CloudSpace, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Salon Art", Carrousel de Louvre, Paris, France
"Group show", A B Contemporary Gallery, Zurich, CH
"Cutlog New York", Art Space Switzerland, New York, USA
"SideEffects", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
2013
"Confession Session", with dr kuckkucks labrador, Kasko Basel, Basel, CH
"Air 9", the Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Loading 33.3333%...Artachment room", by tales, Basel, CH
"Cooperation Territory", 16th Line Gallery, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
"Experiment", Graz University Museum, Graz, Austria
"Group show", A B Contemporary Gallery, Zürich, CH
"SLICK Paris", A B Contemporary Gallery, Paris, France
"SCOPE Basel", A B Contemporary Gallery, Basel, CH
"Art Bodensee 13", A B Contemporary Gallery, Bregenz, Austria
2012
"Group show", A B Contemporary Gallery, Zürich, CH
"Badische Zeitung Ausstellung", Volksbank, Loerrach, Germany
"Kunst in Szene", Loeba, Loerrach, Germany
"foto foire 1", Galeria Lourdina Jean Labieh, Sao Paulo, Brasil
"CAMPBASEL 2012", Cirquit NT, Basel, CH
"Cutlog Paris", A B Contemporary Gallery, Paris, France
"Art Bodensee 12", A B Contemporary Gallery, Bregenz, Austria
2011
"Portraiture unravelled", The Lloyd Gill Gallery, Somerset, UK
Media / Publications:
Cobosocial "Naoki Fuku : Reimagine The Existing", Hong Kong 2018.
Muabrand 115 Naoki Fuku (TV interview), Hungary 2018.
Badische Zeitung, 'Ein Plädoyer für das freie Künstlertum', Germany, June 2016.
Cobosocial "Naoki Fuku and the Controversy of the Human Existance", Hong Kong 2016.
K11 "Art of the day", Hong Kong 2016.
Catalogue of "Reverse point Asia", Moscow 2016.
Badische Zeitung, 'Der Maler', Germany, Nov. 2016
Catalogue of "The forgotten war", Moscow 2015.
Russian national TV, 'Comments to the War', Russia, Nov. 2014.
Sveriges Radio, "Bortglömt krig i konstutställning i Moskva", Sweden, Dec 11 2014.
Russian national TV (Russiya1 & Rostov TV), 'Hope is always a good thing', Russia, Aug. 2013.
Badische Zeitung, 'Verantwortung für die Gemeinschaft', Germany, Oct. 2013.
Badische Zeitung, 'Ein spannendes Gesamtkunstwerk', Germany, June 2013.
Badische Zeitung, 'Wie Gedichte ohne Worte', Germany, Nov. 6 2012.
Saatchi Gallery, 'Saatchi online top 10 paintings', Rebecca Willson, London, UK, April 2011.
Curatorial / Art Projects:
"Confession Session" with dr kuckkucks labrador, Kasko Basel, Basel, Switzerland 2013.
2020
“Kids aren't alright”, La Rada, Locarno, CH
“Milkyway”, Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy
“Kunst RAI”, Sinarts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“Positions Berlin”, Galeria Sdzylowski, Berlin, Germany
“Optimism over despair”, Sinarts, Den Haag, Netherlands
“A Man of Bones, Flesh and Blood”, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia
2019
"Study of Human Mind"(Solo), SinArts, The Hague, Netherlands
"Small is Beautiful 2019", Flowers Gallery, London, UK
"performance night", kunstraum berlin, Beelin, Germany
"Art Market Budapest",(Performance), Budapest, Hungary
"ARCO Madrid" ArtsLibris, Photosai, Madrid, Spain
"VOLTA" Lena & Roselli gallery, Basel, CH
"ARCO Lisboa", ArtsLibris, Photosai, Lisbon, Portugal
"Consciousness", SinArts, The Hague, Netherlands
"Group Show", Area35 Gallery, Milano, Italy
2018
"Small is Beautiful 2018", Flowers Gallery, London, UK
"COSMOSCOW", Moscow, Russia
"Art Market Budapest", Budapest, Hungary
"Art The Hague", SinArts, Hague, Netherlands
"Je Suis La Pipe" (Solo), SinArts, Hague, Netherlands
"Ame ni mo Malezu" (solo), Lena & Roselli gallery, Budapest, Hungary
"ARCO Madrid", ArtsLibris, Photosai, Madrid, Spain (Artist Talk)
"SCOPE Basel2018" Lena & Roselli gallery, Basel, CH
"FRAME" Lena & Roselli gallery, Basel, CH
"KunstRAI Amsterdam", SinArts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"SideEffects5", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
2017
"Small is Beautiful", Flowers Gallery, London, UK
"Soon Paris", Photosai, Paris, France
"KunstRAI Amsterdam", SinArts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"YIA", Sin Arts, Brussels, Belgium
"FORREAL", SinArts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"SideEffects4", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
"SCOPE Basel2017" Lena & Roselli gallery, Basel, CH
"Japan Art Week" Live painting performance with Julian Elvira (flutist), Swinton & Grant, Madrid, Spain
"Arashizuka" (Solo), Swinton & Grant, Madrid, Spain
"Art K17", Kunstraum Keiswerk, Weil Am Rhein, Germany
2016
"Free Your Mind", SinArts, Brussels, Belgium
"THIS ART FAIR", SinArts, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Art The Hague", SinArts, Hague, Netherlands
"Art Budapest" Lena & Roselli gallery, Budapest, Hungary
"LISTE" dr kuckkucks labrador, Basel, CH
"the Gabriente Art"-Study of human mind, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain
"SideEffects3", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
"Study of Human Mind", live performance with Flutist Julien Elivira, PhotoSai, Madrid, Spain
"Art For Refugees", CloudSpace, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015
"Urals Transcendental", The 6th Moscow Biennale, Artplay, Moscow, Russia
"Reverse Point Asia", The 6th Moscow Biennale, Moscow Tsarytsino Museum, Moscow, Russia
"Open Studio Madrid 2015", Madrid, Spain
"SideEffects2", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
"study of human mind", Galerie LOKAAL 15, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Hope & Basel Wish tree", Launch Lab, Basel, CH
"Shared Solo with Bruno Streich", A B Contemporary Gallery Zurich, CH
"Group Show", A B Contemporary Gallery Zurich, CH
2014
"Comments to the Forgotten War", Winzavod, Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
"Air 10", the Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Everything is about you", Galerie LOKAAL15, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Before the 7th", CloudSpace, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Salon Art", Carrousel de Louvre, Paris, France
"Group show", A B Contemporary Gallery, Zurich, CH
"Cutlog New York", Art Space Switzerland, New York, USA
"SideEffects", independent art show during Art Basel, Basel, CH
2013
"Confession Session", with dr kuckkucks labrador, Kasko Basel, Basel, CH
"Air 9", the Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Loading 33.3333%...Artachment room", by tales, Basel, CH
"Cooperation Territory", 16th Line Gallery, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
"Experiment", Graz University Museum, Graz, Austria
"Group show", A B Contemporary Gallery, Zürich, CH
"SLICK Paris", A B Contemporary Gallery, Paris, France
"SCOPE Basel", A B Contemporary Gallery, Basel, CH
"Art Bodensee 13", A B Contemporary Gallery, Bregenz, Austria
2012
"Group show", A B Contemporary Gallery, Zürich, CH
"Badische Zeitung Ausstellung", Volksbank, Loerrach, Germany
"Kunst in Szene", Loeba, Loerrach, Germany
"foto foire 1", Galeria Lourdina Jean Labieh, Sao Paulo, Brasil
"CAMPBASEL 2012", Cirquit NT, Basel, CH
"Cutlog Paris", A B Contemporary Gallery, Paris, France
"Art Bodensee 12", A B Contemporary Gallery, Bregenz, Austria
2011
"Portraiture unravelled", The Lloyd Gill Gallery, Somerset, UK
Media / Publications:
Cobosocial "Naoki Fuku : Reimagine The Existing", Hong Kong 2018.
Muabrand 115 Naoki Fuku (TV interview), Hungary 2018.
Badische Zeitung, 'Ein Plädoyer für das freie Künstlertum', Germany, June 2016.
Cobosocial "Naoki Fuku and the Controversy of the Human Existance", Hong Kong 2016.
K11 "Art of the day", Hong Kong 2016.
Catalogue of "Reverse point Asia", Moscow 2016.
Badische Zeitung, 'Der Maler', Germany, Nov. 2016
Catalogue of "The forgotten war", Moscow 2015.
Russian national TV, 'Comments to the War', Russia, Nov. 2014.
Sveriges Radio, "Bortglömt krig i konstutställning i Moskva", Sweden, Dec 11 2014.
Russian national TV (Russiya1 & Rostov TV), 'Hope is always a good thing', Russia, Aug. 2013.
Badische Zeitung, 'Verantwortung für die Gemeinschaft', Germany, Oct. 2013.
Badische Zeitung, 'Ein spannendes Gesamtkunstwerk', Germany, June 2013.
Badische Zeitung, 'Wie Gedichte ohne Worte', Germany, Nov. 6 2012.
Saatchi Gallery, 'Saatchi online top 10 paintings', Rebecca Willson, London, UK, April 2011.
Curatorial / Art Projects:
"Confession Session" with dr kuckkucks labrador, Kasko Basel, Basel, Switzerland 2013.