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1937
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Born July 13, Osaka, Japan.
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1960
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Graduated from Tokyo University of Arts with a major in oil painting under Ryohei Koiso. Awarded scholarship by Italian government to study in Rome.
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1960 - 1962
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Studied oil painting under Franco Gentilini at Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.
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1966
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First showing of three-dimensional sculptures at Galleria Blu, Milan. Returned to Japan.
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1967
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Ube Open-Air Art Museum prize at 2nd Contemporary Japanese SculptureShow.
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1968
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One of eight sculptors chosen to exhibit works at EXPO '70 Osaka.
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1971 - 1972
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Visiting Artist, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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1979
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4th Isoya Yoshida Prize. Prizes from National Museum of Art, Osaka, and Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art at 8th Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Show.
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1980
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8th Outdoor Sculpture Prize of Nagano City.
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1986
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Yokohama Biennale '86 Sculpture Exhibition grand prize and 18th Japan Grand Prix of Art.
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1988
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Invited to International Open-Air Sculpture Symposium to create a sculpture at Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea.
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1997
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25th Outdoor Sculpture Prize of Nagano City.
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1998
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Stage setting for "Issey Miyake Paris Collection spring-summer 1999."
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2002
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Mainichi Art Award for his Wind Caravan activities. Won the Medal with Purple Ribbon for his artistic activities.
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2003
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The Grand prize at the 20th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Show.
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2005
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Created a sculpture for Jirí Kylián's dance program, "Toss of a Dice," with Nederlands Dans Theater I in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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2007
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Susumu Shingu was awarded the prestigious ENKU award in Japan.
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2009 |
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Susumu Shingu - Planet of Wind and Water, Galerie Jaeger Bucher, Paris France (solo). |
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2008 |
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Espace Collectivités au Bourget, Paris, France (solo). |
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2006 |
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Sculptures du Respir, Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris (solo) |
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2001 |
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Wind Caravan on the frozen Lake Inari in the Arctic Circle of Finland, on the rocky hill of Tamdaght, Ouarzazate in Morocco, on the steppe of Undur Dov in Mongolia and on the dunes of Cumbuco, Ceará in Brazil. |
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2001 |
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Encounter with Nature at Maison Hermès in Tokyo, Japan (solo). |
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2001 |
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Glasgow School of Art and Podium Gallery at Glasgow School of Architecture, Scotland (solo) |
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2000 |
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Exhibited in Vision on Water in The Hague, The Netherlands. |
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2000 |
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Wind Caravan in the rice paddies in Sanda, Hyogo, Japan and on an Motukorea Island in Auckland, New Zealand. |
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1999 |
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Exhibited in Champs de la Sculpture 2000 on Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris. |
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1998 |
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Exhibited a sculpture at EXPO'98 Lisbon, Portugal. |
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1997 |
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Maquettes of Wind Sculptures, Matsuya Ginza, Tokyo (solo). |
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1997 |
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Spectacle show, "Cat's Cradle of the Stars," Saitama Arts Theater. |
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1994 |
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Outdoor spectacle show, Kippis and His Friends, Aono Dam Park, Sanda. Japan. |
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1991 |
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Aria Acqua Luce, Loggia della Mercanzia, Genova, Italy (solo). |
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1989 |
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Windcircus, World Design Exhibition'89 in Nagoya. |
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1988 |
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Windcircus, exhibited in the United States, World Trade Center in New York, Heritage State Park in Fall River, Massachusetts, Grand Park in Chicago, Esplanade in Boston and Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles. USA. |
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1987 |
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Traveling outdoor exhibition, Windcircus, exhibited in Bremen, Germany, Parc de L'Espanya Industrial in Barcelona, Spain, Villa Demidoff-Parco di Pratolino in Florence, Italy, and Mukkula Camping Site in Lahti, Finland. |
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1984 |
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Breathing Sculptures, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art (solo). |
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1983 |
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Exhibited in Seven Sculptors at Harvard, Carpenter Center for Visual Arts, Harvard University. |
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1981 |
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Exhibited in Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Art, Seoul, South Korea. |
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1973 |
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Wind and Water Sculptures, PepsiCo Purchase, N.Y., USA (solo). |
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1967 |
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Wind Structures, Shoho Gallery, Osaka and Hibiya Park, Tokyo (solo). |
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COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: 1969: Floating Sound, Expo'70 Osaka, Japan
1970: Path of the Wind, Senrikita Park, Osaka, Japan
1977: Zasso Forest School, Kyotanabe-Shi, Kyoto, Japan
1978: Neverending Dialog, Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan
1979: Distant Rhythm, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan
1983: Echo of the Waves, New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1985: Sky Image, Cultural Center of Suita, Osaka, Japan
1985: Gift of the Wind, Porter Square MBTA Station, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
1986: White Flower, Nipponmaru Memoral Park Yokohama, Japan
1988: Sky Beat, Yomiuri Telelvision, Osaka, Japan
1988: Wing's Breath, Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea
1989: Our Planet, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan
1989: Wind Musical Notes, Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan
1990: Meadow of Clouds, Sapporo Sculpture Garden, Japan
1991: Astral Time, Akatsuky Park, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
1991: Wings of the Waves, Ikuchi Island, Setoda-cho, Hiroshima, Japan
1992: Rowing across the Milky Way, Murasaki River, Kitakyushu, Japan
1992: Wind Kaleidoscope, Brain Center Inc., Osaka, Japan
1992: Columbus's Wind, Port of Genoa, Italy
1992: Water Tree, Astral Statue, Aono Dam Park, Sanda, Hyogo, Japan
1992: Lighthouse for the Stars, Harborland, Kobe, Japan
1993: Wind Message, Cloud, Costa Romantica, Italian cruise ship
1994: Boundless Sky, Kansai International Airport, Japan
1994: Memory of the Waves, Mermaid Plaza, Tempozan, Osaka (Suntory Museum), Japan
1994: Wings of the Moon, Saitama Arts Theather, Yono, Saitama, Japan
1994: Visitor, Faret Tachikawa, Tachikawa, Tokyo
1995: Locus of Rain, Lingotto, Turin, Italy
1995: Dialog with the Sun, Queens Criminal Court, NY, New York, USA
1997: Reflection of Rainbow, Itaú Bank Headquarters, São Paulo, Brazil
1998: Sky Reflection, EXPO'98, Lisbon, Portugal
1998: Duet of Water, Montecatini Terme, Italy
1998: Dialogue with Clouds, Centro Meridiana, Lecco, Italy
1999: Water Flower, Banca Italiana, Lodi, Italy
1999: Resonance of Life, Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan
2000: Wind Traveler, Eastport Park, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2000: Birth of Sky, McArthur Glen Designer Outlet Center, Livingstone, Scotland
2001: Song to the Sun, Itaú Bank, Juscelino Kubitschek Branch, São Paulo, Brazil
2001: Hommage au Cosmos, Maison Hermès, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
2004: Birth of Rainbow, Nankang Software Park, Taipei, Taiwan
2004: Cloud of Light, Il Sole 24Ore, Milan, Italy
2005: Symphony of the Sea, Happy Village, Marina di Camerota, Italy
2005: Wind Navigator, Happy Village, Marina di Camerota, Italy
2005: Wings of the Earth, Château d'Arsac, Margaux, France
2006: Tree of the Sun, La Winery Philippe Raoux, Médoc, France
2006: Light Bearing Tree, IGuzzini S.p.a., Recanati, Italy
2006: Birth of Water, Sanpellegrino S.p.a., Milan, Italy
2007: Silent Conversation, National Tsin Hwa University, Hshinchu, Taiwan
2007: Water Beat, Banca di Lodi, Italy |
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2008 |
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Shingu. (Découvrons L'Art), Bernard Vasseur. Edition Cercle d'Art, Paris, France. |
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2006 |
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Shingu. Pater Buchanan, Renzo Piano, Jirí Kylián and Yusuke Nakahara. Edition Cercle d'Art, Paris, France. |
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2006 |
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Les Petits Oiseaux. Gallimard Jeunesse, Paris. |
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2004 |
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When You Turn on the Faucet (« Little Children's Science Companion », No 25) Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, Inc. |
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2004 |
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Wind Planet. Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, Inc. |
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2003 |
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Wind Caravan. Brain Center Inc. |
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2002 |
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Wind Traveler ( Kase-no-Tabibito). Fuso Publishing Inc. |
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1999 |
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Little Pond, Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, Inc. |
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1997 |
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Shingu : Message from Nature. Renzo Piano, Pierre Restany and Susumu Shingu. Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, USA. |
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1994 |
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Shingu Principal Works, 1991 - 1994. Susumu Shingu. |
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1994 |
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Kippis's Earth Journey (« A World of Wonders », No. 111) Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, Inc. |
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1991 |
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Whale Shark. Fuso Publishing Inc. |
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1991 |
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Shingu : Rhythm of Nature. Rudolf Arnheim and Yusuke Nakahara, BrainCenter Inc., Osaka, Japan. |
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1989 |
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Windcircus. Shinchosca Inc. |
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1983 |
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Wind and Water. Susumu Shingu. |
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1983 |
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Dialogue with Nature : Susumu Shingu. Louis J. Bakanowsky, Process Architecture Publishing Co, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. |
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1979 |
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Spider. Bunka Publishing Bureau. |
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1975 |
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Strawberries. Bunka Publishing Bureau. |
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1973 |
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Shingu. Edward F. Fry and Takahiko Okada. Harry N. Abrams, New York, USA. |
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