email me at renee (at) ladiesofthepress (dot) org
[About] b. 1985 Tokyo, Japan / lives and works in London, UK; one half of performative publishing duo Ladies of the Press*
[Studied] BA (Hons) Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (2004-2008), with one term exchange at the School of the Art Institue, Chicago, USA (2006)
[Projects & Commissions] 2010: Book review/article on Exquisite Pain (Sophie Calle), in the academic quarterly Kan （『環』）vol. 40, published by Fujiwara Shoten Publishing, Tokyo, Japan (Japanese); 2009: Catalogue concept & design for (made up and let down), an exhibition curated by Malin Ståhl, Reykjavik, Iceland; 2009: English to Japanese translation for Laminate magazine; 2008: Incidence Report for IS (Institute of Sociometry) (English); 2007: an article on the art of editing for Invisible Man Paper (English)
[Group Shows] 2009.3 Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, edited by Paul Buck, The Apartment; 2008.2 Something Between Nothing at 76 Kingsland Road, curated by Piper Mavis and Sunee Markosov; 2008.1 Notations 2008 at Slade Research Centre; 2007.9 The Order of Things: Exploding Foucault with liquid Nitrogen, sewing Cixous, defenestrating de Medici, and throwing SHEEP at people, at Rivington Gallery; 2007.8 浸水症状—Too Busy Sinking, a collaboration with Kei Benger, at Gallery Setagaya 308, Tokyo, Japan; 2007.6 Japanese Artists at the Slade: Past, Present, Future, curated by Ed Allington and Hana Sakuma, at Slade Research Centre; 2007.4 Too Busy Sinking, a performance with Kei Benger for Studio 304 at La Viande Gallery; 2007.4 Fred, Protest och konst på kvinnors villkor, curated by Anita Wernström, at Kvinnor för Fred; 2007.3 Image/Music/Text/TURTLE at Slade Research Centre; 2007.3 One/Off, curated by Elisa Tosoni, at AVA Gallery, University of East London;
[Worked at] 2007: Black Dog Publishing; 2008: TATE ETC.
[Miscellaneous] Makes a damn good latte
昭和６０年東京生まれ。ロンドン大学・Slade School of Fine Artで現代美術を専攻。Black Dog Publishing、TATE ETC.誌などで編集者のアシスタントとして働いた後フリーでグラフィックデザイナー、ライター、翻訳家、現代美術作家として多方面で活動。藤原書店発行・季刊誌『環』vol. 40 にソフィ・カルの『限局性激痛』書評掲載。