Makoto Aida Explained

Makoto Aida
Native Name:	会田 誠
Native Name Lang:	jp
Birth Name:	Makoto Aida
Birth Date:	4 October 1965
Birth Place:	Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Movement:	Conceptual art, contemporary art
Spouse:	Hiroko Okada
Children:	1

is a Japanese contemporary artist^{[1] [2]} known for his provocative works of manga, painting, video, photography, sculpture, and installation.^{[3] [4] [5]} Though less well known internationally than Takashi Murakami or Yoshitomo Nara, he is recognized in Japan as one of the preeminent figures of Japanese contemporary art.^[6]

Biography

Aida was born on October 4, 1965, in Niigata Prefecture in rural Japan. Since 2001, he has been married to artist Hiroko Okada.^[7] Together they have son Torajiro Aida (born 2001), who is a blockchain software engineer. 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.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Four of the members of the modern art collective Chim-Pom had previously worked with Aida.^[11]

A retrospective exhibition, "Aida Makoto: Monument For Nothing" was held in 2012 to 2013 at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo.^[12]

See also

• Censorship in Japan

External links

• Mizuma Art Gallery artist web page
• Video: Interview with Makoto Aida - Bye Bye Kitty!!! (February 2011), Japan Society
• Makoto Aida retrospective at the Mori Art Museum

Notes and References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/arts/design/anxiety-on-the-fault-line.html "Anxiety on the Fault Line"
2. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20121116r1.html "Disaster looms large for artist 'genius' Makoto Aida"
3. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/feb/01/10-best-art-gallery-tokyo#start-of-comments "10 of the best contemporary art galleries in Tokyo"
4. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324439804578115402816523738 "Aida Makoto: Monument for Nothing Opens in Tokyo"
5. Web site: 2013-01-04 . Sorry For Being A Genius . 2022-12-30 . Metropolis Japan . en-US.
6. http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/features/bye-bye-kitty/ "Bye Bye Little Boy"
7. Web site: 2019-05-13 . 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 . 2022-12-30 . NEUT Magazine . ja.
8. Web site: 2015-07-25 . 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 . 2022-12-30 . ハフポスト . ja.
9. Web site: 2016 . Artist . 2022-12-30 . Koganecho Bazaar 2016 . ja.
10. Web site: McKirdy . Andrew . 2015-07-28 . Artist Aida defiant over latest work . 2022-12-30 . The Japan Times . en-US.
11. Web site: "Art Cannot Be Powerless": An interview with Ryuta Ushiro. PBS Frontline. 27 December 2013.
12. Web site: Aida Makoto: Monument for Nothing . 2022-12-30 . Time Out Tokyo . en-GB.