biografía de Shinkichi TAJIRI (1923-2009)

Lugar de nacimiento: Los Angeles, CA

Direcciones: Castle Scheres, Baarlo (Limburg)

Profesión: Sculptor, educator

Estudios: AIC, with Ossip Zadkine; with F. Leger, Paris, France; Acad. Grande Chaumière, Paris.

Exposiciones: AIC, 1947-48; Stedelijk Mus, Amsterdam, 1960-67; Venice Biennial, 1962; Andre Emmerich Gal., NYC, 1965; Kunsthalle, Basel, Switz., 1969; Kunsthalle Lund, Sweden, 1971; Court Gal., Copenhagen, Denmark, 1970s. Awards: Golden Lion, Eighth Int. Festival Amatuer Films, Cannes, France, 1955; Mainichi Shibum prize for sculpture, Mainchi Newspapers, Tokyo, 1963; Grand Prix, The Wet Dream Film Festival, Amsterdam, 1970.

Obra: Stedelijk Mus, Amsterdam; MoMA; Louisiana, Copenhagen; Roysman Mus, Rotterdam; CNAC, Paris. Commissions: AKU fountain, 1960.

Comentarios: Teaching: guest prof. sculpture, Minneapolis Col. Art & Design, 1964-65; prof. sculpture, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, West Berlin, Ger., 1969-on. Publications: ed., "Ferdi," 1969; auth., "Shake Well before Using," 1969; auth., "The Wall," 1970; auth., "Mayday," 1970; auth., "Land Mine," 1970.

Fuentes: WW73; L. Freed, Seltsame Spiele (Barmeyer & Nikel, 1969).