Hiroko Okada (Japanese: 岡田裕子; born 1970) also known as Okada Hiroko, is a Japanese contemporary artist,[1] known for her provocative work that challenges societal standards around the construct of family, love, childbirth, and child-rearing.[2] She works within the mediums of video art, photography, painting, installation, and performance.
Hiroko Okada | |
|---|---|
岡田裕子 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Okada Hiroko |
| Alma mater | Tama Art University |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Spouse | Makoto Aida |
| Children | 1 |
Biography edit
Hiroko Okada was born in 1970 in Tokyo, Japan.[1] She attended Tama Art University, where she graduated in with a BA degree in painting (1993).[1]
She is married to artist Makoto Aida.[3] Together they have son Torajiro Aida (born in 2001), who is a blockchain software engineer.[3] The family formed an art performance group called "Aidake", in which they mocked the traditional family roles of children in a 2015 performance "Recital" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.[4][5][6] Okada and Aida have also worked collaboratively on alternative puppet theater troop called "Gekidan Shiki".[7][8]
"The Delivery by Male Project" (2002) is a video work by Okada about a pregnant man named "S.K." who doesn’t want a family but does want a baby.[9] Okada's artwork was part of the group exhibition "Global Feminisms" (2007) at Brooklyn Museum, curated by Maura Reilly and Linda Nochlin.[10][11]
Her work is part of public museum collections, including at the Brooklyn Museum.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b c Reilly, Maura; Nochlin, Linda (2007). Global Feminisms: New Directions in Contemporary Art. Merrell. ISBN 978-0-87273-157-8.
- ^ Zohar, Ayelet (2009). Postgender: Gender, Sexuality and Performativity in Japanese Culture. Cambridge Scholars. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4438-0990-0.
- ^ a b "会田誠一家の息子 寅次郎（17）を高校生エンジニア・アーティストに育てた、"無理をしない子育て術"｜草野絵美とスーパーティーンの「わかってくれない親の口説き方講座」#003". NEUT Magazine (in Japanese). 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Artist". Koganecho Bazaar 2016 (in Japanese). 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "会田誠、東京都現代美術館による撤去要請の経緯明かす クレームは1件だった". ハフポスト (in Japanese). 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ McKirdy, Andrew (2015-07-28). "Artist Aida defiant over latest work". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "岡田裕子+会田誠の劇団の映画、飯村隆彦のライブもあるアートフェス「IAFT16/17」" [Art festival "IAFT16/17" with a movie by Yuko Okada + Makoto Aida and a live performance by Takahiko Iimura]. webDICE (in Japanese). November 6, 2016. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Freedman, Alisa (2018-01-02). Introducing Japanese Popular Culture. Routledge. p. 502. ISBN 978-1-317-52893-7.
- ^ "Hiroko Okada "Double Future"（Mizuma Art Gallery - Ichigaya）". Tokyo Art Beat. 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Armstrong, Carol. ""Global Feminisms" at Brooklyn Museum". Artforum.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Schjeldahl, Peter (April 9, 2007). "Women's Work: Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Future Plan #2, Hiroko Okada". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-30.