I have been invited by Pascal Pesez for a personal exhibition to create an insitu installation inside the Contemporary Art Center in Valenciennes l'H du Siège.

L'H du Siège,
• Place : 15 rue de l’Hôpital de Siège, 59300 Valenciennes, France
• Vernissage : date to come
• Dates : April to June 2025

© Mari Minato 2023

I have been invited by Giulia Turati for a solo exhibition and installation at the Art Center of Pont-en-Royans, La Halle, a patrimonial site facing the Bourne River.

La Halle,
• Location : Place de la Halle, 38680 Pont-en-Royans, France
• Vernissage : Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 6:00 PM
• Dates : June 17 - September 2, 2023

© Mari Minato 2023
Photographies : flyer, project for La Halle, and ceramic "Horizons, earth origins" | © : baptiste François

With this new solo exhibition, I continue my collaboration with Sokyo Gallery as part of the Atsumi project.

Sokyo Atsumi,
• Location : 381-2 Motomachi, Higashiyama-ku Kyoto 605-0089 Japan
• Vernissage : 2024
• Dates : 2024

© Mari Minato 2023
Photographies : Ceramics created during my residency at Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park | © Yuji Imamura

I will present my research on water-related issues in the Mediterranean region: floods in La Napoule and submerged ruins in Antipolis.

Château de La Napoule (La Napoule Foundation),
• Location : 453 avenue Henri-Clews Mandelieu-la-Napoule 06210 France
• Dates : 24th March 2023 at 18:00

© Mari Minato 2023
Photo : Floods, watercolor on glass canvas | research notebook on Antipolis | © : baptiste François

I was invited by Tom Laurent, editor-in-chief of l'Art Absolument , and Teddy Tibi, director of

Espace Art Absolument to present my recent ceramic works and my research on soil horizons and minerals.
• Location : Art Absolument, 11 rue Louise Weiss – 75013 Paris
• Vernissage : Thursday, 1st December 2022
• Dates : From 1st December 2022 to 14th January 2023

© Mari Minato 2022
Photographies : Ceramics created during my residency at Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Parket au EKWC, European Ceramic Work Centre | © Yuji Imamura

Sokyo Gallery will whow my work for the Asia Now 2022 fair inside Monnaie de Paris next october.

Asia Now 2022,
• Lieu : Monnaie de Paris 11, quai de Conti, 75006 Paris
• Dates : from 20th au 23th october 2022

© Mari Minato 2022
Photographies : ceramics executed during my artist residency at Nagare, Biwa lake horizons in 2022 | © Shoko Hara

This nex personal exhibition is the start of Sokyo Gallery collaboration through the Atsumi project.

Sokyo Atsumi,
• Lieu : TERRADA ART COMPLEX, 3F, Suite #304, 1-32-8 Higashi-shinagawa, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 140-0002 JAPAN
• Vernissage : thusday 22 september 2022
• Dates : from 23 septembrer to 28 october 2022

© Mari Minato 2022
Photographies : ceramics executed during my artist residency at Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park | © Shoko Hara

I have been invited by Giulia Turati for a personal exhibition linked to an installation on the Pont-en-Royan Art Center façade, La Halle, a patrimonial site facing a river.

La Halle,
• Place : Place de la Halle, 38680 Pont-en-Royans, France
• Vernissage : summer 2023
• Dates : summer and automn 2023

© Mari Minato 2022
Photographies : la Halle project

Ending my artist residency,I will show during this exhibition ma latest ceramic works such as the monumental sculpture 'Nagare' and a mural tryptic.

The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park,
• Place : 2188-7, Chokushi, Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga-Pref. 529-1804, Japan
• Dates : 29th april to 9th june 2022

© Mari Minato 2022
Photographies : work in progress, Mari Minato | Image : invitation card photography : © Shoko Hara

In relation with European capitals of culture, Villeurbanne 2022, I have been invited by Magalie Meunier from Studio Ganekto execute an installation inside Mario Botta's Art Library in Villeurbanne. The collective exhibition "Dans la nuit fauve," related to this installation will show Diego Guglieri Don Vito's, Manon Harrois's, Colombe Marcasiano's, Shanta Rao's and Laure Subreville's art pieces. The execution of my installation have received Fondation Franco-Japonaise Sasakawa support.

Maison du livre de l'image, et du son François Mitterand,
• Address : 247 cours Émile Zola, 69100 Villeurbanne

© Mari Minato 2022
Photo : Série âge de fer, I, 36x48cm, aluminum and acrylic on paper, 2022 | Maison du livre de l'image, et du son François Mitterand

Pendant ma résidence de quatre mois au Centre de céramique de Shigaraki, mes recherches sur la matérialisation du courant m'ont permis de réaliser notamment "Nagare, au fil du temps", une sculpture en céramique blanche transluscide. Elle représente une forme pérenne de mes installations de tissus "Hôjô, au fil du temps."

Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park,
• Place : 2188-7, Chokushi, Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga-Pref. 529-1804, Japan

© Mari Minato 2021
Photo : Nagare in the residency park and detail picture | © Shoko Hara

During this conference, I summarized my research on yaki-mono, literally 'the burnt objects': ceramics in different cultures through the translation I give to it in my work.

Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park,
• Place : 2188-7, Chokushi, Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga-Pref. 529-1804, Japan
• Dates : 1st july 2021 at 2pm

© Mari Minato 2021
Photo : Shigaraki Ceramic Art Center

François Jeune asked me for an interview carried out before my personal exhibition in Kyoto and my participation in the collective exhibition in the studio of Hézo, his transcription appeared in the number 96 of the magazine l'Art Absolument

l'Art Absolument,
• number 96 : Femmes en art (Women in art)
• Dates : april-Mai-Juin 2021

© Mari Minato 2021
Photo : magazine pages | Baptiste François

I gave several interviews linked to my exhibitions as for "Vanishing Droplets in a River" et Horizons qui ont été mises à disposition sur la toile. Ces vidéos sont accompagnées de vidéos de réalisation ou de variation de la lumière sur l'installation dont vous trouverez les liens ci-dessous

Hermès Japon,
• Execution video EXHIBITIONS | Mari Minato, "Vanishing Droplets in a River" at Le Forum, Tokyo

Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art,
• Execution video Scenes of Minato Mari making art at The Triangle
• Installation views Records of Light

© Mari Minato 2021
Photos : extracted from videos

As part of the 1% artistic (1% of a public construction budget is dedicated to art) for the construction of the Toulouse metro line 3, Tisséo Collectivités my work has been selected and the project I proposed is a finalist for the Jean Maga station in Blagnac

Tisséo collectivités,
• avenue Pierre-Georges Latécoère Blagnac, France

© Mari Minato 2021
Photos : project model | drawing of the metro line and Garonne river

I am invited by the curator Kunieda Katsura to realize a project within The Triangle space inside Kyoto Kyocera Museum and will present my installation and work during a conference at the museum.

Kyoto Kyocera Museum,
• 124, Okazaki Enshoji-chô, Sakyô-ku, Kyoto, 606-8344 Japan
• Dates : 16th march to 13th june 2021
• Conference : 20 march 2021 at 2pm in the conference room

© Mari Minato 2021
Photo : Installation inside the Triangle | © Mari Minato Photo : the museum and the garden | ©Takeru Koroda

Collective Exhibiton, water as a motif, water as a medium: paintings, drawings, photographs, videos, sculptures, installations. With works by Olivier DEBRE, Marcelle LOUBCHANSKY, Claire CHESNIER, Gabriele CHIARI, Yann ESNAULT, Dany GUEBLE, Christine JEAN, François JEUNE, Mari MINATO, Jean François ROBIC, Anne SLACIK et Olivier TURPIN

Atelier du Hézo,
• 6, impasse Bihan, ZA de Lann Vrihan 56450 Le Hezo, France
• Dates : 17th july to 22nd august 2021
• Inauguration : 17th july 2021
• Free entry from Wednesday to Sunday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and on appointment

© Mari Minato 2020
Photos : atelier view | ©François Jeune and detail of "Etrusques Series XXI" | ©Baptiste François

Installation inside « La Conque,  » | temporary installation, a Nanterre City production with the support of Drac Île-de-France, Ministère de la Culture, Région Île-de-France, Département des Hauts-de-Seine

La Conque,
• Parc des Anciennes Mairies : 11, rue des Anciennes-Mairies, Nanterre, France
• Inauguration : saturday 21st september 2019
• Openning hours :
  • free acces

  © Mari Minato 2019
  Photos : Baptiste François

Duo exhibition with the painter François Mandras

Espace FL
• Dates : 3rd to 24th of october 2020
• opening reception : saturday october 3rd 2020
• Free entry from friday and saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on appointment

© Mari Minato 2020
Poster and photo : Hôjô through the ages, Egypte II, Gryphon ©Baptiste François

During this fair, I will show on la canopée éditions stand the artist-book executed in collaboration with Thierry le Saëc and the poet Hisashi Okuyama : "Marques et pertes pour deux voix en écoutant la 2ème sonate pour violon seul (Marks and losses for two voices listening to Johann Sebastian Bach violin solo 2nd sonata)" within a casing executed by atelier Jeanne Frère

Grand Palais,
• Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris
• Inauguration : 17th of september 2020 from 5p.m. to 8p.m. with invitation
• Opening hours :
  • Friday, Saturday and Sunday 18th, 19th and 20th of september 2020
  • 11h - 20h

© Mari Minato 2020
Photos : book and details | ©Jeanne Frère

Solo exhibition « Retours d'Orient » showing works presented at Forum Maison Hermès Japon in Tokyo from last march to june, especially a part of Hôjô, through the ages installation, Utsuwa installation video and Letter to Victor Schœlcher artist book.

GED,
• 138, rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France
• Openning reception : saturday 7th of september 2019
• Openning hours :
  • from 7th to 21st of september 2019
  • thursday to saturday, 11h - 19h, and on appointment

  © Mari Minato 2019
  Photos : Exhibition view "Vanishing Droplets in a River" at forum de la maison Hermès | ©Nacása & Partners Inc. / Courtesy of Fondation d'entreprise Hermès

Solo exhibition « Vanishing droplets in a river » presenting two installations "Hôjô," "Tsukiyomi" and artist book "Lettre à Victor Schoelcher" at Le Forum, Maison Hermès Ginza,

Le Forum, Maison Hermès Ginza,
• Maison Hermès Ginza, : 8F, 5-4-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
• Vernissage : wednesday 27th march 2019, 18h-20h
• Openning hours :
  • march 28th - june 23th 2019
    Monday - Saturday : 11h - 20h
    Sunday : 11h - 19h

© Mari Minato 2019
Images : "Tsukiyomi", 2019
Courtesy of Fondation d'entreprise Hermès | Photos : Baptiste François
"Hôjô"
Photos : ©Nacása & Partners Inc. / Courtesy of Fondation d'entreprise Hermès

Temporary installation on Maison Hermès Ginza façade ahead of solo exhibition « Vanishing droplets in a river » at Le Forum, Maison Hermès Ginza

Le Forum, Maison Hermès Ginza,
• Maison Hermès Ginza, : 8F, 5-4-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
• Opening reception : march 21th 2019
• Duration :march 21th - june 2nd 2019

© Mari Minato 2019
Images : "Utsuwa", in progress and detail, 2019
Courtesy of Fondation d'entreprise Hermès | Photos : Baptiste François

Installation within the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, « Maison Internationale restaurant,  » renovation by fair architect for Crous of Paris | permanent installation

Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris,
• Maison Internationale, : 17 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris

© Mari Minato 2018
Image : "Acculturation", pigments and acrylic binder on walls, 2017
Photo : Tadzio

8th edition of "Une partie de Campagne" in Chassagne-Montrachet, France. 13 galleries in 10 places in the village are showing 40 artists. The GED will show my works on paper and one of my artist books.

Les héritiers Saint-Genys
• Domaine de Saint-Genys : 1, Place de l'Eglise, 21990 Chassagne-Montrachet
• Vernissage : vendredi 25 mai 2018 à partir de 17h
• Opening hours :
  • From 25th to 27th may on 2018
    Friday 25 may : 5h - 7h p.m.
    Saturday 26 may : 10h30 a.m.- 1h p.m.// 2h - 7h p.m.
    Sunday 27 may : 10h30 a.m.- 1h p.m.// 2h - 5h p.m.

© Mari Minato 2018
Images : "Sumer series III", acrylic and aluminum on paper, diptych, 2017
"Dynastie series, guardian", acrylic and aluminum on paper, diptych, 2017
Photos : Baptiste François

Installation for the "Poétique du Geste" exhibition, invited by Sonia Recasens and Maud Cosson

La Graineterie
• Municipal art center : 27, rue Gabriel-Péri, 78800 Houilles, France
• Vernissage : saturday january 20th 2018 from 5 to 8 pm
• Opening hours :
  • 3 to 6pm tuesday, thursday, friday
    10am to 1pm / 3 to 6pm wednesday, saturday
• Tel. : +033 (0)1 39 15 92 10

© Mari Minato 2018
Image : Schoelcher series, project for the exhibition
Note book photo : Baptiste François

This artist book represents the synthesis of my research work on Shinano-Omachi city in Nagano. A form of contemplation on the world like the one developed by Monk Kamo no Chomei in "Notes of my monk's hut" during the 13th century.

edited by the artist
• Editions 30 ex + 5 ea
• lithographies Washi, Atelier idem paris, handmade stamped wording
• slipcasepaulownia wood, Atelier Kamikodai, stamped with iron
• Dimensions21 x 13.5 cm (slipcase 16 x 23.5 x 3 cm)

© Mari Minato 2017
Photo : Baptiste François

This artist book represents the synthesis of my research work on the Minerals series. It is based on the work of Roger Caillois and Pierre and Marie Curie.

edited by the artist
• Editions : 15 ex + 5 ea
• Pigment printingCanson RAG photographique 210g paper, Atelier Philippe Guilvard
• Dimensions15,5 x 10,2 x 1 cm (15,5 x 72,4 cm unfold)

© Mari Minato 2017
Photo : Baptiste François

Invited by Bérénice Saliou, exhibition art director, the installation is a bridge between the Louvre islamic collections and the exhibition, based on a golden age of Islam, an Abbasid caliphate's object.

Institut des Cultures d'Islam
• ICI Goutte d’Or : 56, rue Stephenson – 75018 Paris
• Vernissage : september wednesday 20th 2017 from 7:30pm
• Opening hours : septembre 21st 2017 - january 21st 2018
  • tuesday-thursday : 1pm – 8pm
    friday : 4pm-8pm
    saturday-sunday : 10am-8pm
• Tel. : +33 (0)1 53 09 99 84
• Email :accueil@institut-cultures-islam.org

© Mari Minato 2017
Image : Notes extract

This exhibition is showing twelve artists works with the gesture as a guide line. Alexandre Hollan, Caribaï or Mari Minato gestures are a matter of sign, revealing a moment in time, an emotion.

Château de Poncé
• 8, rue des Coteaux - 72340 Poncé-sur-le-Loir
• Vernissage : may saturday 20th 2017
• Opening hours :
  10am to 12am / 14:30pm to 18:30pm
  • from april 29th to july 13th : saturday and sunday
    from july 14th to august 22nd : thursday to sunday
    from september 3rd to 17th : saturday and sunday
• Tel. : +33 (0)6 72 80 67 35
• Contact : Marie-Hélène de La Forest Divonne - chateaudeponce@gmail.com
• Press release :download the press release (fr)

© Mari Minato 2017
photo : courtesy GED

Installation for the « Japan Alps Art Festival 2017 » invited by Art Front Gallery

Japan Alps Art Festival 2017
• Shinano Omachi, Nagano, Japan
• Vernissage : June saturday 3rd and sunday 4th 2017
• Opening hours : 10am - 5pm
• Contact :festival website contact page

© Mari Minato 2017
photos : Mari Minato

My first Solo exhibition at GED will show my recent works and a new installation.
On this occasion, my first personal catalog will be edited with CNAP (National Center for Fine Arts) support, and a Guitemie Maldonado's text.

GED
• 138, rue du Temple - 75003 Paris
• Vernissage : thursday april 27th 2017 from 3 to 9pm
• Opening hours : april 27th - may 20th | 11am - 7pm and by appointment
• Tel. : +33 (0)1 44 54 04 14
• Mail :info@eric-dupont.com

© Mari Minato 2017
photos : Jean-François Rogeboz (work) | Baptiste François (studio)

My recent works will be shown on GED's stand A 41

Art Brussels 2017
• Tour & Taxis | Avenue du Port 86c, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
• Vernissage : thursday april 20th 2017 from 5 to 10pm
• Opening hours : april friday 21st - sunday 23rd 2017 from 11am to 7pm
• Contacts :to see on fair website

© Mari Minato 2017
painting image : Mari Minato, "Sumer series II", acrylic et aluminum on paper, diptych, 48 x 72cm, 2017

My recent works will be shown on GED's stand number B-17

Carreau du temple
• 4 rue Eugène Spuller - 75003 Paris
• Vernissage : wednesday march 22nd 2017 from 6 to 9pm
• Opening hours : 23 - 26 march | 11am - 8pm (7pm on sunday)
• Contact mail :info@drawingnowparis.com

© Mari Minato 2017
painting image : Mari Minato, "Nanaï series XV", acrylic et aluminum on paper, diptych, 33.8 x 48cm, 2016

Premier Regard invited 75 artists exhibited for 15 years and their gallerist to show their recent works at the Bastille Design Center. The exhibition is curated by Marc Donnadieu and Henri Jobbé-Duval. Mari Minato's work will be represented by two paintings from the series "Roger Caillois" and "Gallic".

Bastille Design Center
• 74, boulevard Richard Lenoir - 75011 Paris
• Vernissage : thursday october 13th 2016 from 6pm to 9pm
• Opening hours : october 14th - 15th | 12am - 8pm
• Tel : +33 (0)1 45 71 07 89
• Mail :premierregard@aol.com

For the 25th edition of l'Art dans les Chapelles, Jean Fournier gallery will present the works of more than 100 artists who have participate to the event. Mari Minato's work will be represented by a drawing of her 2012 executed installation « Chêne Châtaigne (Oak, Chesnut) ».

• L'Art dans les Chapelles
• Jean Fournier gallery
  
  • 22 rue du Bac - 75007 Paris
    Tel. : +33 (0)1 42 97 44 00
  • Opening hours :
    Vernissage : thursday june 2nd from 6p.m. to 8:30p.m.
    june 1st - 4th 2016 from 10a.m. to 12:30a.m. and from 2p.m. to 7p.m.
• Bains-Douches
  
  • 13, quai Presbourg - 56300 Pontivy
    Tel. : +33 (0)2 97 27 97 31
  • Opening hours :
    Vernissage : saturday july 9th from 4:30p.m.
    july 8th - september 18th 2016 from 2p.m. to 7p.m. except on tuesday

GED will present as solo artist Taysir Batniji (b. 1966) and on Prime:
Pascal Convert (b. 1957)
Mari Minato (b. 1981)
Mathieu Pernot (b. 1970)
Narmine Sadeg (b. 1955)
Christoph von Weyhe (b. 1937)

Art Brussels 2016
• Tour & Taxis
  avenue du Port 86C Havenlaan, BE -1000 Brussels
• Opening hours :
  • Vernissage :jeudi 21 avril from 5p.m. to 10p.m.
  • april 22th - april 24th 2016 from 11a.m. to 7p.m.

© Mari Minato 2016
painting image : Mari Minato, "Roger Caillois series I", Acrylic on canvas, 79 x 150 cm, triptych

GED will present to the 10th Drawing Now Paris art fair Mari Minato's recent works as "artist in one man show" on its B17 stand

Drawing Now Paris
• Carreau du Temple
  4 rue Eugène Spuller, 75003 Paris, France
• Opening hours :
  wednesday march 30th 2016
  • 10am – 6pm : Trade preview
    6pm – 9pm : Opening night
    1pm – 6pm : with ticket and invitations
  Thursday, March 31st to Sunday, April 3rd
  • 11am – 6pm

© Mari Minato 2016
image : View of the booth, Drawing Now Paris 2016, Le Carreau du Temple, courtesy GED, Paris.

« Space Parts » solo exhibition at Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery

Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, NYC
• 547 West 27th Street 2nd Floor
  New York NY 10001-5511, USA
• Opening hours : Tuesday - saturday 11am -6pm
• Phone : ＋1 212 268 7132
• Mail :info@miyakoyoshinaga.com

© Mari Minato 2015
image : Mari Minato, "Simple Forms Series XVII", acrylic on BFK Rives, tryptich, 38 x 58,5 cm, 2015

« Formes sans fin »

Official presentation of Mari Minato's permanent installation in Necker hospital attended by Dr Rémi Salomon, who invited Mari Minato to execute the installation, Brigitte Pilat from the city of Paris who gave financial support, and Premier Regard Association members

© Mari Minato 2015
photos : Baptiste François

« Dérives »

Inauguration of both building by TERRAIN architects and Mari Minato's permanent installation in Nansana, Uganda.

© Mari Minato 2015
photos : Ikko Kobayashi

« Dérives »

New permanent installation executed during june 2015 and based on continental drift concept.

The installation go into wall and ceiling of the AU Dormitory hall in Nansana, Uganda

© Mari Minato 2015
photos : Baptiste François

MATSUO MEGUMI+VOICE GALLERY will present 2 realized installations and 2 projects limited edition photographies.

• Installation : « Chêne, Châtaigne »
• Installation :Gallic series ∀2
• Project :« Utsuwa »
• Project :« Passage »

Mari Minato Solo exhibition at Galerie Richard

Galerie RICHARD, Paris | NYC
• Jean-Luc & Takako RICHARD
• 74, rue de Turenne 75003 PARIS, FRANCE
• Press releasedownload
• Opening hours : tuesday - friday 13h -18h30 | saturday 14h -18h30
• Phone : ＋33(0)1 43 25 27 22
• Mail :paris@galerierichard.com

© Mari Minato 2015
photo : Baptiste François

Project for the Nanterre city open air theatre shown on the front cover of the previously unpublished Flaubert « Heart castle » japanese translation

© Mari Minato 2015
photo | cover design : Baptiste François

Christophe Avella-Bagur, Jean Carzou, Sven-Ole Frahm, Carl Fudge, Hervé Heuze, Stéfan Hoenerloh, Shirley Kaneda, Takesada Matsutani, Mari Minato, Peter Rogiers

Galerie RICHARD, Paris | NYC
• Jean-Luc & Takako RICHARD
• 74, rue de Turenne 75003 PARIS, FRANCE
• Opening hours : tuesday - friday 2pm - 7pm | saturday 11am -7pm
• Phone : ＋33(0)1 43 25 27 22
• Mail :paris@galerierichard.com

First Mari Minato's Solo exhibition invited by Gilles Fuchs

Association Premier Regard sur la création artistique
• Laurence Fontaine & Laurence Poirel
• 10, rue Hublot 75015 Paris, FRANCE
• Opening hours : tuesday - friday 13h -18h30 | saturday 14h -18h30
• Phone : ＋33(0)1 45 71 07 89
• Mail :premierregard@aol.com

© Mari Minato 2015
image : Mari Minato, "Premier Regard Gallery project", acrylic on paper and computer montage, 2014