AISUKE KONDO
1980 Born in Shizuoka, Japan
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
EDUCATION
2018–2019 Visiting Scholar, Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, United States
2007–2008 Meisterschüler degree, class of Leiko Ikemura, Meisterschüler-Programme at Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin Germany
2004–2007 Class of Leiko Ikemura at Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin Germany
1999–2001 B–semi Schooling System of Contemporary Art, Yokohama, Japan
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2023 “Research Stipends in the visual artists” Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe
2023 “Arts and Culture Grants“ Nomura Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
2022 “NEUSTART KULTUR“ Stifutung Kunstfonds, Bonn, Germany
2021 “INITIAL – Special Grants” Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany
2018–2019 “Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists / Japan-U.S. Exchange Friendship Program in the Arts” Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tokyo, Japan
2016 “Japan–United States Arts Program” Asian Cultural Council (ACC) New York, United States
2013 “Exchange Residency Program” Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) Tokyo, Japan
2012–2013 “Grants for visual artists” KunststiftungKunze, Gifhorn, Germany
AWARDS
2021 “Canon New Cosmos of Photography 2021 (Honorable Mention Award selected by Minoru Shimizu)“ Canon New Cosmos of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
2016 “Artist Draft 2016“ Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto Japan
2015 “NCC 2015” CCC - the center for creative communications, Shizuoka, Japan
RESIDENCIES
2017 Eastside International, Los Angeles, United States
2015 Art District_p, busan, South Korea
2013 TOKAS Berlin, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 “The mountains were always watching us” KunstraumKunze, Gifhorn, Germany
2018 “The Past in the Present" Gallery TURNAROUND, Sendai, Japan
2018 “diaspora Memoria" Kommunale Galerie Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany
2017 “here where you stood” MINTMOUE , Los Angeles, United States
2016 “N’s Paradox” (A T [collaborative duo Aisuke Kondo and Taro Furukata] ) ART GALLERY miyauchi, Hiroshima, Japan
2016 “About M.K.” TAM (Tokyo Art Museum), Tokyo, Japan
2016 “On my great–grandfather who was living in San Francisco as an immigrant” Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, Japan
2015 “Reconstruction of Memories” CCC - the center for creative communications, Shizuoka, Japan
2013 “I=Y=0=∞” TOKAS Berlin, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2012 “Aisuke Kondo Exhibition” Duru Artspece, South Korea
2001 “Room” Iidabashi Underbar gallery, Tokyo, Japan
DUO EXHIBITIONS
2015 “THE HUMAN CONDITION” (+Yukiko Nagakura) Stiftung IDXF, Breda, Netherlands
2015 “A RECORDED WORLD” (+Yukiko Nagakura) Neue Galerie Landshut e.V., Landshut, Germany
2005 “import transport” (+Maki Ueda) Walden Kunstausstellungen, Berlin, Germany
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / FILM SCREENINGS
2023 “Maebashi Media Festival 2023” Maebashi Media Festival, Maebashi. Japan
2022 “SUMMER ART SHOW 2022“ Atelierhof Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
2022 “International Short Film Program: BLACKOUT“ (Part of the Exhibition “FILMRISS“ by ENDMORÄNE) Alten Kino, Frankfurt (Oder) Germany
2021 “The New Cosmos of Photography Exhibition 2021” Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2019 “Transient Existence” Art Object Gallery, San Jose, United States
2019 “B-LA Connect: The New Colossus” Eastside International, Los Angeles, United States / Scotty Enterprises, Berlin, Germany
2018 “Klein, aber fein” KunstraumKunze, Gifhorn, Germany
2018 “The 7th Sense” Kosmetiksalon Babette, Berlin, Germany
2018 “Off Beat” Schau Fenster, Berlin, Germany
2015 “Sprudelwasser” at Art District_p, busan, South Korea
2015 “PRIVATE / PUBLIC” Stadtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
2015 “Meeting of RITTAI 2015” Art Laboratory Hashimoto, Kanagawa, Japan
2014 “AMprojekt — Kunstwerkstatten”, AMplaner Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2014 “Leiko Ikemura XXVI” Wiensowski & Harbord, Berlin, Germany
2014 “Distant Observations. Fukushima in Berlin” Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2013 “body | border | body” TOKAS Berlin, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2012 “KI — das Immaterielle der Dinge” Studio1, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2012 “Power of A Painting” Nadiff Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2012 “BEHIND THE SCENES: HIDEN WORLDS HEDEN ANSWERS” FRISE Künstlerhaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
2011 “Fukushima Opening Doors with Compassion” lutherkirche, Cologne, Germany
2011 “Deutsche Show” Divus, Prague, Czech Republic
2011 “LOST WORLDS > < MAKING WORLDS” Gallery Murata&Friends, Berlin, Germany
2011 “Aus actuellem Anlass” Neue Galerie Landshut e.V., Landshut, German
2010 “Illusion/Reality” Emerson Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2010 “we are the islands” Projektraum, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2010 “almost the same” Damen Salon, Berlin, Germany
2010 “This is red” Halle ZEHN / CAP Cologne e.V., Cologne, Germany
2009 “Nahe und Ferne” Neue Galerie Landshut e.V., Landshut, Germany
2009 “Nahe und Ferne” Kallman–Museum, Ismaning, Germany
2008 “Meisterschüler–Ausstellung” Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany
2007 “Absolventenausstellung” Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany
2007 “dark wood of error” Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany
2006 “17/24” Karl–Marx–Allee 87, Berlin, Germany
2006 “Ausser–Haus” Uferstrase 6, Berlin, Germany
2001 “artport : OPEN STUDIO EXHIBITION 2001” Warehouse NO.20 of port of Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan
2001 “Sakadachi On The Map” Yokohama civic art gallery, Yokohama, Japan
2000 “2000 B–semi Exhibition” Yokohama civic art gallery, Yokohama, Japan
2000 “2000 B–semi Exhibition” Yokohama Galleria Bellini Hill Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
2000 “Dynamite” Gallery Paris, Yokohama, Japan
1999 “Hibino–AWA” Yamate 234, Yokohama, Japan
PERFORMANCES
2019 “Touching the Depth of the Earth with One Note (Tomoko Momiyama's work)” SFAIS, San Francisco, United States
2015 “America Hiroshima Okinawa Osaka Shizuoka Berlin” blanClass, Yokohama, Japan
2015 “Disjointed Body, Disjointed Memory, Disjointed World, or I'll–Assorted” blanClass, Yokohama, Japan
2013 “From a story about my great–grandfather who has emigrated to America” blanClass, Yokohama, Japan
2012 “The things not seen, not confirmed, and nobody have it” blanClass, Yokohama, Japan
CURATIONS
2013 “body | border | body” Tokyo Wonder Site Berlin, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2012 “BEHIND THE SCENES: HIDEN WORLDS HEDEN ANSWERS” FRISE Kunstlerhaus Hambulg, Hambulg, Germany
2011 “LOST WORLDS > < MAKING WORLDS” Gallery Murata&Friends, Berlin, Germany
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2020 “Transgenerational Remembrance, Chapter 6" (Book) Written by Jessica Nakamura, Northwestern University Press, Evanston, United States
2020 “Bijutsu techo, December 2019, vol.71, no. 1079“ (Magazin) pp55-61 : Written by Machiko Harada, pp100-101, Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
2018 “Trans Asia Photography Review, Volume 9, Issue 1, Fall 2018" (Magazin) Written by Jessica Nakamura, Michigan Publishing, Ann Arbor, United States
2018 “diaspora Memoria : Aisuke Kondo" (Cataloge) Kulturamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany
2015 “Résumé I : Aisuke Kondo” (Cataloge) KunststiftungKunze, Gifhorn, Germany
2010 “Illusion/Reality” (Cataloge) Sprout Japan inc.,Tokyo, Japan
2010 “This is red” (Catalog) Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany
2009 “Nahe und Ferne” (Catalog) Kallman–Museum, Ismaning+Neue Galerie Landshut, Landshut, Germany
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
KunststiftungKunze, Gifhorn, Germany
ARTIST TALKS / LECTURES
2021 "Internment of Japanese diaspora and Art in the U.S." (Lecture) RCHR, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
2020 "Internment of Japanese diaspora and Art in the U.S." (Lecture) RCHR, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
2019 "Internment of Japanese diaspora and Art in the U.S." (Lecture) CA+T, Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima, Japan
2019 "Internment of Japanese diaspora and Art in the U.S." (Lecture) RCHR, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
2019 "Japanese Americans Art and Identity” (Lecture) Kumotohouki, Tokyo, Japan
2019 “Poetry and Democracy (+ Brandon Shimoda)” (Artist Talk) San Francisco State University, San Francisco, United States
2019 “Diaspora Memoria” (Artist Talk and Workshop) Department of Theater and Dance, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States
2018 “The Past in the Present (+ Kentaro Ichihara)” (Artist Talk) Gallery TURNAROUND, Sendai, Japan
2016 “N’s Paradox (A / T [collaborative duo Aisuke Kondo and Taro Furukata] )” (Artist Talk) ART GALLERY miyauchi, Hiroshima, Japan
2016 “Artist Draft 2016 (+ BARBARA DARLINg + Tsuyoshi Ozawa)” (Artist Talk) Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, Japan
2015 “Antagonism / Dialogue / Coexistence” (Lecture) CS-Lab, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan