Otani Workshop
Profile
Born in Shiga Prefecture in 1980, he started using the artist name Otani Workshop in 2005. Currently based in Shiga Prefecture town of Shigaraki, the artist works with wood, iron, and other materials in addition to ceramics. Otani’s works maintain the rough texture of coarse-grained clay, which, together with their cute appearances, give them their distinct air as sculptures. He participated in the group shows featuring ceramics curated by Takashi Murakami and held at Blum & Poe’s Los Angels and New York galleries in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In his solo show with Kaikai Kiki Gallery in 2016 titled “When I Was Seventeen, I Learned About Giacometti from My Art Teacher and Became Drawn to Sculpture—and So I Make Sculptures Now,” the artist explored the relationship between ceramics and sculptures.
- 2005
Founded Otani Workshop
- 2004
Graduated from Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts
- 1980
Born in Shiga prefecrute
- 2024
“Tanilla Tanilla Tanilla”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2023
“Portraits”, Perrotin （Hong Kong, China）
- 2022
“Hand, Eye, and Soul”, Perrotin （Seoul, Korea）
- 2021
”Like a talisman”, Perrotin （Shanghai, China）
- 2020
Narubekunaranare Narazarumonarubekenya “Narareccho (Be if you can, Even if you don’t have to be, Let it be)”, Perrotin （New York, USA）
- 2019
“Contes d’Awaji”, Perrotin (Paris, France)
- 2018
“CHILDREN OF“ Perrotin (Seoul, Korea)
- 2016
“When I Was Seventeen, I Learned About Giacometti from My Art Teacher and Became Drawn to Sculpture—and So I Make Sculptures Now.”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2015
“Otani Workshop”, t.gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop”, FUURO (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop”, gallery uchiumi (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2014
“Tadaima kosakuchu”, Hidari Zingaro (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop”, t.gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2013
“Otani Workshop”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2012
“Otani Workshop”, Nichi-nichi (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop: Iroiroten, Kino no Tsuzuki, Ashita no Ashita”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2011
“~of the soul~”, Hidari Zingaro/Oz Zingaro/Kaikiki Zingaro (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop no Utsuwaten ~OFF BEAT~”, Gallery Utsuwa Note (Saitama, Japan)
“Otani Workshop” Nichi-nichi (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop ~Kousaku Sanmai~”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop no Shigoto to Bon Antiques no Kodogu no Omise”, Jikken Shop 1928 (Kyoto, Japan)
- 2010
“Otani Workshop”, Nichi-nichi (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop Chopi to shita Mono”, Anzuya (Nara, Japan)
- 2009
“Otani Workshop ~Kousaku Sanmai~”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2008
“Tou no Shigototen”, Tri Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop”, Ginza AKANE art gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“Otani Workshop Tenjikaiten”, Gallery KARAHASHI (Shiga, Japan)
- 2022
”Roppongi ARTNIGHT GROUP SHOW”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery（Tokyo, Japan）
”Head in the Clouds”, Perrotin Gallery (Tokyo)
- 2021
”GEIBI KAKUSHIN(Aesthetic Innovation on Japanese Ceramic Art)”, Perrotin (Paris, France)
”2021 Kaikai Kiki Aurumn Show”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery（Tokyo, Japan）
“HealingxHealing”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery（Tokyo, Japan）
”Healing”, Perrotin（Shanghai, China）
- 2020
”Healing”, Perrotin （Seoul, Korea）
”Healing” Perrotin （Paris, France）
- 2018
”Bubblewrap”, Contemporary Art Museum (Kumamoto, Japan)
- 2017
“An Occasion for Contemplating Ceramics and Sculpture: Seeds Sown in Shigaraki”, Kaikai Kiki Gallery（Tokyo, Japan）
- 2016
“Kazunori Hamana, Yuji Ueda, Otani Workshop”, BLUM&POE (New York, USA)
“ton chin kan”, Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2015
“Kazunori Hamana, Yuji Ueda, Otani Workshop”, BLUM&POE (Los Angeles, USA)
- 2013
“Yukiharu Kumagai Otani Workshop Futari-ten Tanoshii Kurashi”, Utsuwa Note (Saitama, Japan)
“G-tokyo”, Tokyo Midtown (Tokyo, Japan)
“Oz!Zingaro STYLE!”, Oz Zingaro (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2012
“Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Art by Oz Zingaro”, Hidari Zingaro Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
“Around The Kochuten”, Hidari Zinagaro/Oz Zingaro/Kaikiki Zingaro (Tokyo, Japan)
“Melbourne Art Fair 2012”, Royal Exhibition Building (Melbourne, Australia)
“4 ceramists exhibition”, Hidari Zingaro Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan)
“KAYU・Otani Workshop Futari Ten”, Mizunosora (Tokyo, Japan)
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