Makoto Saito bio 2014
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! ! ! ! ! ! MAKOTO SAITO! ! Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1952.! From the 1970’s, Saito embarked into the graphic design field, making his debut in 1980. Winning almost immediate recognition both in Japan and overseas, he has since amassed an impressive list of awards from Japan, USA, Europe and South America. His graphics works are in the collection of over 30 art museums around the world including The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art alone possesses some 80 of his works. In 2008, the first large-scale solo exhibition of Makoto Saito works as an artist was shown at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. !
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS!
2014 ! “Portraits”, Ticolat Tamura Ltd, Hong Kong! 2012!
“Face to Face / Composition”, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, USA!
2011 ! “Like Nectar Attracting Bees”, Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan! 2008!
“Makoto Saito : Scene [0]”, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan!
2005!
“The Art of Design”, San Francisco Museum of Art USA!
2003 ! “Makoto Saito : The Viewpoint of the Modern Design”, San Francisco Museum of Modern !Art, San !
Francisco, USA!
1996!
“Makoto Saito: The Viewpoint of the Modern Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art!
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS!
2005!
The Art of Design : Selections from the Permanent Collection of Architecture and Design, !San !
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Francisco Museum of Modern Art!
1994!
Japanese Design : A survey since 1950, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Centre Pompidou, ! !
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Musée National d’Art Moderne, Suntory Museum!
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! ! ! ! ! 1989 ! The Space : Material, Tension, Vacancy in Japanese Contemporary Art, The Museum of ! ! !
Modern Art, Saitama, Japan!
1987!
Icons in Contemporary Art, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama!
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The 18th Contemporary Art Exhibitions of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1986!
Japanese Contemporary Artist’s Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi!
1985 ! The 17th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum! 1981!
The 15th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1980!
The 13th International Art Exhibition, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1979!
The 14th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1978!
The 12th International Art Exhibition, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1977 ! The 13th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
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SELECTED AWARDS!
1987!
The 18th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art !
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Award!
1977 ! The 13th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art ! !
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Award!
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS!
The Chicago Athenaeum, USA! Colorado State University, USA! The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA! Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA! San Francisco Museum of Art, USA! The Victoria and Albert Museum, England! Lahti Art Museum, Finland! Stedelijk Museum, The Netherlands! The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan! The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan! Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan! 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan!
! ! ! ! ! ! MAKOTO SAITO! ! Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1952.! From the 1970’s, Saito embarked into the graphic design field, making his debut in 1980. Winning almost immediate recognition both in Japan and overseas, he has since amassed an impressive list of awards from Japan, USA, Europe and South America. His graphics works are in the collection of over 30 art museums around the world including The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art alone possesses some 80 of his works. In 2008, the first large-scale solo exhibition of Makoto Saito works as an artist was shown at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. !
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS!
2014 ! “Portraits”, Ticolat Tamura Ltd, Hong Kong! 2012!
“Face to Face / Composition”, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, USA!
2011 ! “Like Nectar Attracting Bees”, Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan! 2008!
“Makoto Saito : Scene [0]”, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan!
2005!
“The Art of Design”, San Francisco Museum of Art USA!
2003 ! “Makoto Saito : The Viewpoint of the Modern Design”, San Francisco Museum of Modern !Art, San !
Francisco, USA!
1996!
“Makoto Saito: The Viewpoint of the Modern Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art!
! !
GROUP EXHIBITIONS!
2005!
The Art of Design : Selections from the Permanent Collection of Architecture and Design, !San !
!
Francisco Museum of Modern Art!
1994!
Japanese Design : A survey since 1950, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Centre Pompidou, ! !
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Musée National d’Art Moderne, Suntory Museum!
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! ! ! ! ! 1989 ! The Space : Material, Tension, Vacancy in Japanese Contemporary Art, The Museum of ! ! !
Modern Art, Saitama, Japan!
1987!
Icons in Contemporary Art, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama!
!
The 18th Contemporary Art Exhibitions of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1986!
Japanese Contemporary Artist’s Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi!
1985 ! The 17th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum! 1981!
The 15th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1980!
The 13th International Art Exhibition, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1979!
The 14th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1978!
The 12th International Art Exhibition, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
1977 ! The 13th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
! !
SELECTED AWARDS!
1987!
The 18th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art !
!
Award!
1977 ! The 13th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art ! !
! !
Award!
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS!
The Chicago Athenaeum, USA! Colorado State University, USA! The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA! Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA! San Francisco Museum of Art, USA! The Victoria and Albert Museum, England! Lahti Art Museum, Finland! Stedelijk Museum, The Netherlands! The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan! The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan! Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan! 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan!
