Kodama Kanazawa
Independent curator
Work by Kuniyasu Takamasa, Kenpoku Art 2016
Han Ishu installing his works in MoCA Pavilion, 2017
Mithu Sen installing her work in Kenpoku Art 2016
Constructing Ilya and Emilia Kavakov's work, Kenpoku Art 2016
Constructing Amabouz Tatsuro (Tatsu Nishi) work at Palais de Tokyo, 2018
Installing Sudsiri Puiock's work, Kenpoku Art 2016
Erika Ceruzzi in Arcus, 2018
Keita Miyazaki's work in preparation, at Palais de Tokyo, 2018
Sumito Sakakibara doing performance in his work, Kenpoku Art 2016
Jun Kitazawa in "Stranger Than Fiction" show, 2019
With Aki Inomata, in preparation of her work in Kenpoku Art, 2016
Shohei Tsuda (left) in research for his Hong Kong K11 show, 2018
Musical performance by Ei Wada, using his artworks, Kenpoku Art 2016
Nadegata Instant Party, in "Stranger Than Fiction" show at Towada Art Center, 2019
Visit Atelier Loire, preparing collaboration between them and Yuichi Yokoyama in Palais de Tokyo, 2018
Erica van Loon in Arcus, 2018
Outdoor event by Rafaël Rozendaal in Kenpoku Art 2016
Michael Beutler in research for his work in Kenpoku Art 2016
In the sound installation by Yuko Mohri, Seiichi Yamamoto playing guitar, Towada Art Center, 2018
Rafaël Rozendaal in his installation at Towada Art Center, 2018
Cihad Caner in Arcus, 2018
Akane Moriyama's work, Kenpoku Art 2016
Detail of installation by Fuji Hiroshi, Towada Art Center, 2019
Kodama Kanazawa (金澤 韻) : Contemporary art curator with extensive experience organizing numerous exhibitions both in Japan and abroad. After working for 12 years in public art museums, she began working independently in 2013. Code-a-Machine(Kodama Kanazawa + Shinichiro Masui) Co-founder, artistic director. CIMAM member.
Her curatorial work addresses issues of globalization and post colonialism, including cultural imperialism in Japan’s modern and contemporary history, focusing on how societal and historical shifts alter human perceptions. She explores the psychological difficulties these changes bring, seeking potential solutions through curating.
Kanazawa collaborates with artists across a wide spectrum of mediums, from new media art and installations to painting and crafts. Her curatorial practice often involves experimental approaches, working to better communicate artists' work. A notable method she uses is presenting artworks within the framework of creative narratives. Examples of this approach can be seen in projects such as "Gekiryo Kyoto: Kyoto Wander – A Transient Journey to the Everlasting" (Kyoto, 2024), "In Praise of Soils" (Pearl Art Museum, Shanghai, 2023), and "Novel Shima Takeshi" (part of the "Stranger Than Fiction," Towada Art Center, 2019).