Artist's Page

Yuji Ueda

Born in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, 1975

Lives and works in Shigaraki, Japan

One-Person Exhibitions

2024
BLUM, Los Angeles, CA

2023
Blum & Poe, Tokyo, Japan

2022 
Yuji Ueda Exhibition, The Sogetsu Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan

2020 
Picking Up Seeds, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2018 
Memoires of Resonating Clays, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2015
Yuji Ueda Solo Exhibition–Mario Hirama Soebana, Sundries, Tokyo, Japan 
GROWING FROM THE ROOTS, Torasaru, Shiga, Japan

2014 
Yuji Ueda Pottery Exhibition, t.gallery, Tokyo, Japan 
Cosmic Eruptions, Pragmata, Tokyo, Japan

2013
Yuji Ueda Pottery Exhibition–Shigaraki no Tsuchi to Hi to Toki to, Gallery Fukka, Tokyo, Japan

2012 
Yuji Ueda­– Sunaba, Sundries, Tokyo, Japan

2009 
Café Wakaya Solo Exhibition, Café Wakaya, Mie, Japan

2008 
Gallery Karahasi Solo Exhibiton, Gallery Karahashi, Shiga, Japan

Group Exhibitions

2024
Deep Japan Contemporary: Made in Shiga, Curated by the director of the Shiga Art Museum and organized by anonymous art project, Omotesando Crossing Park, Tokyo, Japan
Thirty Years: Written with a Splash of Blood, BLUM, Tokyo, Japan
Thirty Years: Written with a Splash of Blood, BLUM, Los Angeles, CA

2023 
Fair Trade – About the contemporary art industry and ceramic industry, Kanda & Oliveira, Nishifuna Funabashi, Chiba

2022 
Yuji Ueda and Yui Suzuki, Harmas Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2021 
Healing, curated by Takashi Murakami, Perrotin, Hong Kong 
Geibi Kakushin: Aesthetic Innovation on Japanese Ceramic Art, curated by Takashi Murakami, Perrotin, Paris, France

2020 
Healing, curated by Takashi Murakami, Perrotin, Seoul, Korea 
Healing, curated by Takashi Murakami, Perrotin, Paris, France

2017 
An Occasion for Contemplating Ceramics and Sculpture: Seeds Sown in Shigaraki,  Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2016 
Juxtapoz x Superflat, co-curated by Takashi Murakami and Evan Pricco, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 
Yuji Ueda, Otani Workshop, Kazunori Hamana: Curated by Takashi Murakami, Blum & Poe, New York, NY 
ton chin kan: Otani Workshop x Kazunori Hamana x Yuji Ueda, Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2015 
Yuji Ueda, Otani Workshop, Kazunori Hamana: Curated by Takashi Murakami, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA

2013 
Zankestu, Utsuwa Note, Saitama, Japan 
Oz! Zingaro STYLE!, Oz Zingaro, Tokyo, Japan

2012 
Around The Kochuten, Hidari Zinagaro/Oz Zingaro/Kaikiki Zingaro, Tokyo, Japan

2009 
Gallery Karahasi: Exhibition of two artists, Gallery Karahasi, Shiga, Japan

Bibliography

Catalogues

2021
Ueda, Yuji. Yuji Ueda: Picking Up Seeds. Tokyo: Kaikai Kiki, 2021.

Articles and Reviews

2024
Matsubara, Mari. "Inside the Artists' Mind." GQ Japan (May 2024): 60–63.

2022
Tomita, Akiko. “The Craft Revolution.” Vogue Japan, April 2021.

2016
Laster, Paul. "Armory Edition: 22 Things to Do in New York's Art World Before March 7." Observer.com, March 1, 2016.
Lothar, Marcus. "Curated by Takashi Murakami, Exhibition of Japanese Contemporary Ceramics Comes to Blum and Poe New York." Widewalls, March 2, 2016.
Roazen, Ben. "Takashi Murakami Curates an Exhibition of Japanese Ceramics." Hypebeast, March 2, 2016.
Rosen, Miss. "Takashi Murakami Curates New Generation of Japanese Ceramicists." CraveOnline.com, March 19, 2016.
Soler, Francesca. "Japanese Art Superstar Takashi Murakami Curates a New Generation of Japanese Ceramicists." We-Heart.com, March 2016.
"Takashi Curates." Interview with Takashi Murakami. NeueJournal, March 23, 2016.

2015
Karl, Brian. “Kazunori Hamana, Yuji Ueda, and Otani Workshop at Blum & Poe.” SFAQ, October 23, 2015.
Lansroth, Bob. “Get a Charge out of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics in an Exhibition Curated by Takashi Murakami at Blum & Poe.” Widewalls, September 11, 2015.
Ollman, Leah. “Humble Ceramics in a Stunning Installation at Blum & Poe.” Los Angeles Times, September 27, 2015.
Pettinau, Marta. “Da Artista Pop A Curatore.” Artribune (Italy), September 9, 2015.
Review of Kazunori Hamana, Yuji Ueda, and Otani Workshop. ArtScene California (October 2015): 22.
Shaw, Anny. “Murakami Organizes Japanese Ceramics Exhibition in Los Angeles.” Art Newspaper, August 27, 2015.
Wee, Darryl. "Takashi Murakami Curates Japanese Ceramics at Blum & Poe." Blouinartinfo.com, August 31, 2015.
Welch, Thomas. “Takashi Murakami Shines Light on Japan’s Most Promising New Artists.” Selectism, October 7, 2015.
Wu, Su. “Zen Garden: Takashi Murakami brings a selection of Japanese ceramics to LA.” Wallpaper, September 21, 2015.  

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