Kenjiro Okazaki
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Kenjirō Okazaki (岡崎乾二郎 Okazaki Kenjirō?, born 1955) is a Japanese visual artist whose works span over several genres, including painting, sculpture (which includes reliefs and constructions), as well as landscape design and architecture. Many of his works has been featured in public collections throughout Japan and in various exhibitions around the world. In 2002, Okazaki participated in the Venice Biennale as the director of the Japanese pavilion of the International Architecture Exhibition. His recent works include a collaborative performance "I love my robots" with the choreographer Trisha Brown, premiered in early 2007.
He is also extremely active as a theoretician and critic, and is the author or co-author of several books, including Renaissance: Condition of Experience (Chikuma, 2001), featuring his analysis of Filippo Brunelleschi, Ready for Painting! (Asahi Press, 2005), a dialogue with the artist Hisao Matsuura, and Articulation of Arts: technological analyses (FilmArt, 2007). He has also created picture books in collaboration with Japanese poets, including Little Lellolello with Kyong-Mi Park (Shogakukan Inc. 2004), and Popahpe Popipappu with Shuntaro Tanikawa (Crayon House, 2004).
Since its inception in 2001, Okazaki has been energetically directing the Yotsuya Art Studium, an innovative art school in central Tokyo.
