Junko oki biography

Junko Oki

Junko Oki (Tokyo, Japan, 1963). Lives and works in Kanagawa, Japan.

Junko Oki’s work has been the subject of international exhibitions at Office Baroque, Brussels; KOSAKU KANECHIKA and Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, among others. Institutional presentations include Hagi Museum, Hagi and 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan.

Junko Oki Truly Indispensable, installation viewOffice Baroque, Brussels, 24 April – 8 June 2019.

Junko Oki - KOSAKU KANECHIKA

Photo: Isabelle Arthuis

Junko Oki’s work consists of embroidery on old fabrics, often several centuries old. Her aesthetics are shaped by childhood memories as well as a multitude of subliminal experiences. Her work focuses primarily on human relationships, particularly those of her family and while exploring these themes, her work ranges out into automatist drawing, surrealism, poetry, art brut as well as feminist art.

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