Curation
Saori Kanda: Self Love for World Peace
Times Square Screen Presentation
Oct 27, 2023, 8-9pm Twin Screen, 42nd & 8ave, NYC
Oct 28, 2023, 8-9pm I Love NY Screen, 1530 Broadway, NYC
Presented by Vision Art Media
Sponsored by Bulls Tokyo
Additional support provided by Okada Museum of Art, Hinata NFT
Live Art Performance
The Nippon Gallery at The Nippon Club
In cooperation with the Nippon Club
Sponsored by Bulls Tokyo
Additional support provided by Okada Museum of Art
Japan Contemporaries Series 2 | Bitter Sweet
August 21-26, 2023
Tenri Cultural Institute
Curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato
Artists: Koyuki Sakamoto, Sugako Hamazaki, Tomo, Yoko Morishita, Joseph Fraia, Ola Rondiak
Ultimate Beauty
January 25 - February 1, 2023
Tenri Cultural Institute
Curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato, Series 1
Artists: Takuya Sugiyama, Yuji Hamamura, Erika Harrsch, Eva Petric, Johan Wahlstrom
Shichiro Kobayashi: Drama of Light and Shadow
November 16-22, 2022
The Nippon Gallery at the Nippon Club
Organized by Yasuko Kobayashi, J’SHA
Produced by Akemi Ozawa, Actvision
Curated by Kyoko Sato, Sayaka Kawazoe and Akemi Ozawa
In Collaboration With Anime NYC, General Incorporated Association Manga Art, General Incorporated Association Dreamers
Ola Rondiak: Women’s History, a hundred years of Ukraine
May 31-June 25, 2022
THE GALLERY by odo (NY)
Curated by Kyoko Sato
Admission fees and a portion of the sales were donated to RAZOM to support Ukraine.
Lin Shih Pao: Golden Age
April 7-10, 2022
Artexpo New York 2022
Organized by the Crystal Foundation, NY
Curated by Kate Chang and Kyoko Sato
Oxana Kovalchuk: Making Fools Pray To God
March 10-30, 2022
Chinese American Art Council (CAAC, NY)
Curated by Kyoko Sato
The first solo show of Kazakhstan born woman artist
From The Viewpoint of “Making”
April 7-30, 2021
WhiteBox@ El Barrio’s Artspace PS 109
Made possible by the Nomura Foundation
Supported by McGraw Hill
Curated by Masa Hosojima
Organized by Kyoko Sato
Artists: Ken’ichi Kanazawa, Rie Nakajima, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Masa Hosojima, Elliot Sharp, Matt Sullivan, Beatrice Antony Martino, Maho Ogawa, Juan Puntes
Academics: Tom Cohen, Reiko Tomii
http://whiteboxnyc.org/2021/exhibitions/from-the-viewpoint-of-making/
Ken Cro-Ken: The Conduct of Paint
April 1-24, 2021
WhiteBox@ El Barrio’s Artspace PS 109
Presented Cro-Ken’s paintings and sculptures made his 40 years artist life, collaborating with nature in the garden in alphabet city in Manhattan.
http://whiteboxnyc.org/2021/exhibitions/ken-cro-ken-the-conduct-of-paint/
EXODUS V : Aesthetics in the Political
November 14 - December 6, 2020
WhiteBox Harlem
Curated by Kyoko Sato
17 Japanese women artists including Kunie Sugiura, Kazuko Miyamoto, Noriko Shinohara, Keiko Miyamori, Momoyo Torimitsu, Sachigusa Yasuda, Kyoko Hamaguchi
Featured by 60 medias in the US and Japan
Nocturnal Whispers of Pan : Thomas Rose and Lo Ch’ing
June 12 - July 17, 2020
WhiteBox Harlem
The exhibition was held during the pandemic, we held intensive four online talks.
The work “Nocturnal Whispers of Pan” was collected by the Whitney Museum’s Library.
http://whiteboxnyc.org/exhibit/nocturnal-whispers-pan-exhibition-original-works-done-book-book/
Re-Masked: East Harlem Street Mapping Event
July 24, 2020
WhiteBox Harlem
Curated by Juan Puntes and Kyoko Sato
Advisor by Jeffrey Perkins and Roland Gebhardt
Mask event/ street performance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
http://whiteboxnyc.org/event/firehouse-lit-lounge-presents-re-masked/
Loy Luo: “The Other I” (The Me In Others)
July 7 - August 7, 2020
WhiteBox Harlem
Curated by Kyoko Sato
Luo was recommended by Chunchen Wang, Associate Director and Chief Curator at CAFA Beijing, the exhibition was held in the middle of the pandemic of Covid-19.
Painter was called outlaw
February 1 - 29, 2020
WhiteBox Harlem
Supported by the Jonathan Luis Foundation, and the Bishop Family Foundation
Curated by Wills Baker, Organized by Kyoko Sato
Artist: Toshiyuki Hasekawa, Saburo Aso, Shunsuke Matsumoto, Shin Miyazaki
Peter Kim
November 23 - December 22, 2019
WhiteBox Harlem
Supported by the East Foundation
Organized by Kyoko Sato
Kim produced works inspired by the true story of 1000 Korean slaves in Mexico.
Performa 19 @WhiteBox Harlem
LUCA VEGGETTI: Fourth Character
November 16, 2019
WhiteBox Harlem
Supported by the Nomura America Foundation
Curated by Kyoko Sato
Performa, NY is the largest performance and visual art festival in the world.
Un-Freedom of Expression, Reports on the 2019 Aichi- Triennale
WhiteBox Harlem in collaboration with PoNJA GeNKoN
Organized by Reiko Tomii
Panelist: Miwako Tszuka (PoNJA GeNKoN), Tsubasa Kato and Michiko Toda (Participating artist for the Triennale), Tomorrow Girls Troop, Midori Yoshimoto (Associate Professor, New Jersey City University) , Fumihiko Sumitomo (Director, Arts Maebashi)
http://whiteboxnyc.org/exhibit/firehouse-lit-lounge-ponja-genkon/
Ko Nakajima: Exhibition and Screening
May 18 - June 22, 2019
WhiteBox Harlem
In collaboration with XFR Collective、Collaborative Cataloging Japan (CCJ)
Organized by Kyoko Sato
resented Nakajima’s 1960-80s films for the first time in the US.
http://whiteboxnyc.org/exhibit/ko-nakajima-exhibition-screenings/
Forsaking Pop: A New Art Generation from Japan
July 16 - 28, 2018
WhiteBox LES (Manhattan)
In collaboration with Gallery Tagboat
Curated by Kyoko Sato
Artist: Jin Hashimoto, Ayaka Nakamura, Yutaka Okada, Naritaka Satoh, Aki Sakamoto, Yumiko Shimada, Yusuke Wakata
http://whiteboxnyc.org/exhibit/forsaking-pop-new-art-generation-japan/
A Colossal World: Japanese Artists and New York, 1950s- Present
March 6 - April 14, 2018
WhiteBox LES (Manhattan)
Curated by Kyoko Sato
Lead sponsored by the Ishibashi Foundation
55 Artists includes Yayoi Kusama, Yoko Ono, Shigeko Kubota, Hiroshi Senju, Kunié Sugiura, Ushio Shinohara. Oscar Oiwa created facade mural and clip video of the EXODUS series.
http://whiteboxnyc.org/exhibit/colossal-world-japanese-artists-new-york-1950s-present/
A Sustaining Life
November 31, 2016 - March 11, 2017
Waterfall Gallery (Manhattan)
Contributor, article by Kyoko Sato
A group show with 42 artists including Miwa Komatsu’s first exhibition in the US
Miwa Komatsu, Live Painting
December 5, 2016
The Nippon Club
Curated by Kyoko Sato
The work “Origin of Life” was collected by the World Trade Center.
Light Year 14: Japan Parade
June 2, 2016
LIGHT YEAR is an ongoing monthly public art video exhibition series presented by John Ensor Parker, Leo Kuelbs Collection, and Glowing Bulbs in partnership with the DUMBO Improvement District and NYC Department of Transportation.
Curated by Kyoko Sato
Artist: Mami Kosemura, Momoyo Torimitsu, On Akiyoshi, Who-Fu, Motoko Wada, Kenji Kojima, Kenji Toma, and Yuki Ideguchi
http://www.leokuelbscollection.com/light-year-14-japan-parade
Lessons from Recovery: the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011
January 28 - February 23, 2016
The Nippon Club
Sponsored by JCC Fund
Supported by the Reconstruction Agency, the Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN, the Consulate General of Japan in New York, and the Japan Foundation, New York
Guest curator: Kyoko Sarto
Directed by Yutaka Takiura, architect, associate professor, Pratt Institute
Accompanied with a talk event with Ambassadors
https://www.nipponclub.org/exhibition/exhibition01282016/?lang=ja
The Need for My Care
Women's Empowerment Exhibition
February 3 - April 16, 2016
Waterfall Gallery (Manhattan)
Contributor, article by Kyoko Sato
Artist: Yuki Iwanami, Enrico Isamu Oyama, Hugo Yoshikawa
“Nomaoi” by Iwanami was collected by the International Center of Photography, NY
Fermented Souls
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of normalized ties between Japan and Korea
September 9, 2015- January 23, 2016
Waterfall Gallery (Manhattan)
Supported by the UN Foundation
Curated by Kate Shin, Doeun Choi, Kyoko Sato
Japanese artists out of 38 artists: Mariko Mori, AIKO, Miya Ando, Ayano Kondoh, Enrico Isamu Oyama, Makoto Fujimura
Yuki Ideguchi: Wave - Life and Death
Gallery 456, Chinese American Arts Council
(CAAC、Manhattan）
December 17, 2015 to January 15, 2016
Curated by Kyoko Sato
It was the first solo show of 29-year-old Yuki Ideguchi, MFA in Nihonga, Tokyo University of the Arts, in New York. Hiroshi Senju appeared at the opening reception to support him.
WAH: A New Diversity
September 12 - October 2, 2015
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
(WAH Center, Brooklyn）
Artist: Kenji Kojima, Oliver Walden, Egon Zippel
Co-curator, article by Kyoko Sato
Ancient Egyptian Queens and Goddesses: Treasures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
July 19 - September 23, 2014
Kobe City Museum
October 13, 2014 - January 12, 2015
Supported by the US embassy in Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Agency for Cultural Affairs
Planning and coordinator：Kyoko Sato
https://www.tobikan.jp/exhibition/h26_metegypt.html
https://www.museum.or.jp/modules/im_event/?controller=event_dtl&input[id]=83474
Japonism in Contemporary Art
February 6 - March 6, 2014
The Nippon Club
Supported by JCCI Fund, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of NY
Guest curator: Kyoko Sato, Emil Memon
Artist: Colette Lumiere, Curtis Kulig, Hye Rim Lee
East Japan Earthquake Press Photo Exhibition
July 7-27, 2011
The Nippon Club, The Asahi Shimbun
Supported by JCCI Fund, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of NY, Consulate General of Japan in New York, Canon USA, Nippon Express USA
Guest curator: Kyoko Sato
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Omotesando Collections: Hair Trends 2001-2002
September 16,17, 2001
The Omotesando Keyaki Committee, NHK Enterprises 21
Produced by Kyoko Sato
Performance shows by 18 Hair Salons
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The Jomon World ’96
Organized by the Asahi Shimbun, NHK
Produced by Reiko Horikoshi
Exhibition directed by Kyoko Sato
Exhibition of San’nai Maruyama Historical Remains, Jomon Era, Japan
Light Year 78 : DREAM ON… DREAM OF
Curated by Kyoko Sato and Juan Puntes
Presented by WhiteBox
Organized by Leo Kuebls Collebtion, Glowing Bulbs and John Ensor Parker
Artists: Richard Humann, Colette Lumiere, David Maroto, Zinaida, Hans Breder, Christine Davis, and Jonas Mekas
HIROKO KOSHINO: A Touch of Bauhaus
November 1 - December 1, 2018
WhiteBox LES (Manhattan)
Curated by Kyoko Sato
Designed by Juan Puntes
Sato curated Koshino’s first solo show in New York, accompanied with her lecture at the Fashion Institute of technology.
http://whiteboxnyc.org/exhibit/hiroko-koshino-touch-bauhaus/
Japan Contemporaries Series 3 | Juried Open Call
Stepping Into A World
August 22-27, 2023
Gallery Max New York
Grand prize: ayaka nakamura + 22 artists
SOJOURNER: Inaugural Juried Exhibition
February 9 - March 15, 2023
Sojourner Gallery Hudson Yards
Curated by Kyoko Sato
Exhibited 33 local and international artists.
Japan’s Anime Sweeping the World
July 7 - 26, 2023
The Nippon Gallery
Organized by The Nippon Club
Curated by Kyoko Sato
Artists: Daniel Fishkin, DRAGON76, Hiroki Otsuka, Jessica Luna, June Kim, Naruki Kukita, Richard Ford III (RF3RD), Reiner Heidorn