- “植物の記憶：Subtle Intimacy (2012-2022)” （photo by Yasushi Ichikawa）／2022
Rui Sasaki
佐々木類
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Born in Kochi Prefecture in 1984.Inspired by the nature and living environment around him, he mainly uses glass, which is a material that can be preserved and recorded, to explore the nature of the "faint nostalgia" that he perceives in the place where he exists.
He has been invited to stay and work mainly in Scandinavia and the United States, and has exhibited at museums in Japan and abroad. His major awards include the 33rd Rakow Commission (2019, Corning Museum of Glass, USA) and the Toyama Glass Grand Prize 2021 (Toyama City Glass Art Museum). His works are in the collections of the Latvian National Museum of Art (Latvia) and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.Recent solo exhibitions include Subtle Intimacy : Here and There (2023, Portland Japan Garden, USA) and Blue in the Snow (2024, Art Court Gallery).Featured artists in The New York Times and Japan Economic Newspaper. Currently, it is produced in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Born in 1984 in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, Rui Sasaki is inspired by nature and her everyday surroundings as she explores the “faint nostalgia” perceived in places where she exists, mainly using glass as a material that can be preserved and recorded.
She has been invited to residencies mainly in Scandinavia and the U.S., and has exhibited at museums in Japan and abroad. Major awards include the 33rd Rakow Commission (Corning Museum of Glass, USA, 2019) and her presentation for the Toyama Glass Grand Prize Exhibition 2021 (Toyama City Museum of Glass). Many of her works are part of the collections of institutions including National Art Museum of Latvia, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and others. Recent solo exhibitions include “Subtle Intimacy : Here and There” (2023, Portland Japanese Garden, USA) and “Blue in the Snow” (2024, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka). The artist has been featured in The New York Times, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and other publications. She currently works in Ishikawa, Japan.
Sasaki _CV
Image courtesy of Bullseye Glass Co. /Photographer：Hanmi Meyer
He has been invited to stay and work mainly in Scandinavia and the United States, and has exhibited at museums in Japan and abroad. His major awards include the 33rd Rakow Commission (2019, Corning Museum of Glass, USA) and the Toyama Glass Grand Prize 2021 (Toyama City Glass Art Museum). His works are in the collections of the Latvian National Museum of Art (Latvia) and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.Recent solo exhibitions include Subtle Intimacy : Here and There (2023, Portland Japan Garden, USA) and Blue in the Snow (2024, Art Court Gallery).Featured artists in The New York Times and Japan Economic Newspaper. Currently, it is produced in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Born in 1984 in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, Rui Sasaki is inspired by nature and her everyday surroundings as she explores the “faint nostalgia” perceived in places where she exists, mainly using glass as a material that can be preserved and recorded.
She has been invited to residencies mainly in Scandinavia and the U.S., and has exhibited at museums in Japan and abroad. Major awards include the 33rd Rakow Commission (Corning Museum of Glass, USA, 2019) and her presentation for the Toyama Glass Grand Prize Exhibition 2021 (Toyama City Museum of Glass). Many of her works are part of the collections of institutions including National Art Museum of Latvia, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and others. Recent solo exhibitions include “Subtle Intimacy : Here and There” (2023, Portland Japanese Garden, USA) and “Blue in the Snow” (2024, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka). The artist has been featured in The New York Times, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and other publications. She currently works in Ishikawa, Japan.
Sasaki _CV
Image courtesy of Bullseye Glass Co. /Photographer：Hanmi Meyer
