Biography
– NASU KOICHI Biography
| 1947 | Born in Yono-shi, Saitama. |
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| Graduated from Urawa-Nishi-High School. | |
| 1968-72 | studied at several art schools in Tôkyô |
| 1972 | travelled through Europe and moved to Germany |
| 1973-79 | studied at the Academy of Arts Stuttgart in the class of Paul Uwe Dreyer |
| 1979/81 | scholarship of the Foundation of Arts Baden-Württemberg |
| 1985 | member of the Association of German Artists |
| 1987 | scholarship by the Artfonds, Bonn
became permanent resident |
| 1992 | lived and worked in Germany (Frankfurt/Main) until 2001 and Japan(Ushiku and Tôgane) until 2003 |
| 2003 | died in Tôgane, Japan |
– Solo exhibitions
| 1972 | Miyama Galerie, Tôkyô |
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| 1973 | Ad schlampacium, Stuttgart |
| 1975 | Galerie Tangente, Stuttgart |
| 1979 | Produzentengalerie, Munich |
| Galerie Beatrix Wilhelm, Leonberg | |
| 1980 | Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart |
| Galerie im Atelier, Remshalden-Geradstetten | |
| Ladengalerie, Bietigheim | |
| 1982 | Galerie Marlisa Hotz, Karlsruhe |
| Galerie Beatrix Wilhelm, Leonberg | |
| Galerie Kröger, Kirchheim/Teck | |
| Galerie Zeitlupe, Heidenheim | |
| 1983 | UNAC Salon, Tôkyô |
| Art Club + Kunstforum, Freiburg | |
| 1984 | Galerie Hofstee, Frankfurt/Main |
| 1985 | UNAC Salon, Tôkyô |
| Forum Stadtsparkasse, Frankfurt/Main | |
| 1988 | Galerie Beatrix Wilhelm, Stuttgart |
| Art Club + Kunstforum, Freiburg | |
| 1989 | UNAC Salon, Tôkyô |
| 1990 | UNAC Salon, Tôkyô |
| 1993 | Galerie Zeitlupe, Heidenheim |
| Nukem-Projekt, Alzenau | |
| 1997 | Museum für Moderne Kunst, Mittelhof |
| Projekt für die Deutsche Börse AG (Stock Exchange), Frankfurt/Main | |
| Galerie Friedrich Müller, Japan Art, Frankfurt/Main | |
| 2000 | Art Space Rashinban, Tôkyô |
| 2001 | Art Space Rashinban, Tôkyô |
| Galerie Friedrich Müller, Japan Art, Frankfurt/Main | |
| 2002 | Amano Galerie, Ōsaka |
| 2003 | UNAC Salon, Tôkyô |
| The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama | |
| 2005 | Haus Fietz, Bleckede |
| 2006 | Spica Museum, Tôkyô |
| 2009 | Galerie Friedrich Müller, Frankfurt/Main |
| 2013 | Galerie Friedrich Müller, Frankfurt/Main |
| 2016 | Galerie Friedrich Müller, Frankfurt/Main |
– Group exhibitions
| 1970 | Urawa City Kulturzentrum（with Omori Syogo, Kotaki Shigeki & Matsubara Yoshihisa） |
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| 1972 | Urawa City Kulturzentrum (with Nomoto Kibo) |
| 1976 | Private Kunstschule + Galerie Kubinski, Stuttgart |
| 1977 | Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe |
| Serigraphien, Galerie & Werkstatt, Stuttgart | |
| Galerie Kolczynski, Stuttgart (with Günther Raupp) | |
| 1978 | Aquarelle, Galerie im Atelier, Remshalden-Geradstette |
| Drei Konkrete, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart | |
| 1979 | Bilder, Briefe, Noten III, Autorengalerie, Munich |
| Ladengalerie, Bietigheim | |
| 1979-84 | Jahresausstellungen des Deutschen Künstlerbundes, Stuttgart, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Nürnberg, Berlin, Frankfurt/Main |
| 1979/81 | Forum Junger Kunst, Stuttgart, Wolfsburg, Kassel, Düsseldorf und Kiel |
| 1980 | Jahresausstellung des Künstlerbundes Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart and Mannheim |
| Galerie im Rathaus, Balingen | |
| In Bewegung, Sparkasse Karlsruhe | |
| 1981 | Neue Darmstädter Sezession, Darmstadt |
| 1981/82 | Neue Tendenzen der Zeichnung, Dimension 81, Berlin, München und Düsseldorf |
| 1982 | 11 Künstler der Neuen Darmstädter Sezession, Mannheim |
| Galerie Zeitlupe, Heidenheim | |
| 1983 | Klasse Dreyer, Alpirsbach und Stuttgart |
| Kultur unter dem Turm, Alpirsbach und Stuttgart | |
| 1984 | Drei Atelierportraits, Sindelfingen |
| Gesellschaft der Freunde junger Kunst e.V., Baden-Baden | |
| Galerie Zeitlupe, Heidenheim | |
| Forum Stadtsparkasse, Frankfurt/Main | |
| 1984/86 | Frankfurter Künstler, Kunstverein Frankfurt/Main |
| 1985 | Kunstverein Schwetzingen |
| Gesellschaft der Freunde Junger Kunst Baden-Baden (with Akiyama Hiromi) | |
| 1986 | Dynamik beherrschen, Kunstverein Frankfurt/Main (3rd Place) |
| Drei Dimensionen, Japanisches Kulturinstitut, Cologne | |
| Galerie Zeitlupe, Heidenheim | |
| 1988 | Drei aus Japan, Galerie der Stadt Wendlingen am Neckar |
| Jahresausstellung des Deutschen Künstlerbundes, Stuttgart | |
| Gesellschaft für Kunst und Gestaltung e.V., Bonn (with Victor Sanovec) | |
| 1991 | Galerie Ostertag, Frankfurt/Main |
| 1994 | Galerie Beatrix Wilhelm, Stuttgart |
| Stadt Bilder, Galerie im Karmeliter Kloster, Frankfurt/Main | |
| Ursula Maier Collection, Markgröningen | |
| 1995 | Degagement, Haus der Kunst der Stadt Brünn |
| Relief, Galerie Reichert, Frankfurt/Main | |
| 1996 | Degagement, Galerie Václava Špály, Prag |
| Zeichnen, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg | |
| 2001 | Spica Museum, Tôkyô |
| 2004 | Zwischen Malerei und Objekt, Historisches Museum Hanau, Schloss Philippsruhe / Kunstverein Speyer, Kulturhof Flachsgasse |
| 2005 | Form und Farbe, Galerie Friedrich Müller, Frankfurt/Main |
| Entourage de? Klasse Paul Uwe Dreyer!, Galerien der Stadt Esslingen | |
| 2009 | Sensai: Weiß – die Reinheit der Form in der japanischen Kunst, Residenzgalerie Salzburg |
| 2010 | The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama |
| Ginnosuzu Gallery & Salon, Kamakura | |
| 2013 | The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama |
– Awards
| 1984 | Competition “Dynamik beherrschen” 3rd place (Frankfurt Artist Association) |
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– Main storage places
| German government, Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation (Stuttgart), Wendlingen City Gallery, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, National Construction Department Frankfurt, State Bank Stuttgart, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama |
– Publications
| 1973-78 | Various workbooks from 1973 to 1978 |
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| 1979 | Koichi Nasu: “Unintended Forms” Workbook compilation commentary, Produzentengalerie, München
Jürgen Morschel: Newspaper commentary “Consent with me” Süddeutsche Zeitung,51(P.13) 2nd March 1979 Hanne Weskott ：”Koichi Nasu” In: Kunstforum international, 34, April, P.234 |
| 1982 | Günther Wirth ：”Koichi Nasu” In:Kunst im Deutschen Südwesten von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart Hatje. P.238 |
| 1983 | Masaomi Unagami: “Newcomers, Koichi Nasu” In :Quarterly Art Spring No.102 Masaomi Unagami: “Boundary of Lyrics” the fiirst exhibition of Koichi Nasu, In: June Wind No. 59, Unac Tokyo Irmtraud Schaarschmidt-Richter: “Art bulletin from Tokyo” In: das Kunstwerk, April P.55 Irmtraud Schaarschmidt-Richter: “Koichi Nasu” Workbook commentary： Forum Stadtspar-kasse Frankfurt am Main |
| 1988 | Klaus Staudt :Workbook commentary : Galerie Beatrix Wilhelm |
| 1990 | Sachiko Shikata :”New World of Nasu Koichi, Formed While Communicating with his surrounding” In: June Wind No. 101 |
| 1991 | Kurt Leonhard: “New Art of Europe” In: Nike 41 No. PP. 12 – 13 |
| 1994 | Collection “Degaining Nenuceně”, Haus der Kunst der Stadt Brünn / Galerie Václava Špály, Prag |
| 2001 | Koichi Nasu & Taeko :”A quiet dialogue in an atelier” In: June Wind, June-July 175/176, Unac Tokyo |
| 2002 | “Over the boundary” “Koichi Nasu 2002-03” Collection of works, Unac Tokyo |
| 2004 | Peter-Cornell Richter: Workbook Commentary: “Zwischen Malerei und Objekt”, PP. 32-35, Hanau City History Museum |
| 2005 | Irmtraud Schaarschmidt-Richter: Folder, Entourage de? Klasse Paul Uwe Dreyer!, Esslingen City Art Museum |
| 2013 | Peter-Cornell Richter: Workbook Commentary：Koichi Nasu- Works of |
| 1979-2001 | Galerie Friedrich Müller, PP. 3-4 |
– Links (galleries which hold the works of Nasu Koichi)
| Galerie Friedrich Müller http://www.japan-art.com/index.php?id=9&kid=9 Frankfurt am Main This is a gallery which introduces Japanese contemporary art to Germany, alongside traditional Japanese crafts. After the death of the owner Friedrich Müller, his family has steadily upheld the will of their husband and father. |
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| Unac Tokyo http://www.unac.co.jp/koichi_nasu/koichi_nasu_1.html Tôkyô This art gallery belongs to the art critic Unagami Masaomi whom Koichi adored. It is a place to “seek for the junction between life and art.” |