Nov. 20, 2011 – Feb. 12 2012: 80th Anniversary Exhibit: Bikky Sunazawa –Polyhedron World–

Bikky Sunazawa was a renowned artist from Asahikawa, Hokkaido, working primarily in wood-carving but also in other media such as painting and drawing. Though his work was undoubtedly influenced by his Ainu roots, they were not confined by tradition and were unique creations from a very contemporary artist.

I was pleasantly surprised to find a few of his works as part of the Yokohama Triennale 2011 exhibit at the Yokohama Museum of Art:

Toy at 3:00AM by Bikky Sunazawa
at the Yokohama Triennale 2011 exhibit, Yokohama Museum of Art

Unfortunately the Yokohama Triennale is now over (August 6 – November 6, 2011), but you can catch his work at a special exhibition now ongoing at the Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art.

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80th Anniversary Exhibit: Bikky Sunazawa –Polyhedron World–

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of his birth, the exhibit presents the creative world of Bikky Sunazawa, centered around the collection from the Otoineppu Eco Museum Osashima Center BIKKY Atelier 3Moa and also including his major works from the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo Art Museum, and Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art.

Dates: November 20, 2011 – February 12 2012

Time: 9:30 – 17:00 (Entry until 16:30)

(Closed Mondays except January 9, also closed December 29 – January 3 and January 10)

Venue: Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art

Inside Tokiwa Park, Asahikawa, Hokkaido

TEL: 0166-25-2577

HP: http://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.jp/hk-asamu/

Admission: General/University Students 600 yen

Download the flyer (in Japanese only):

http://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.jp/hk-asamu/jikai/bikki.pdf

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