1941 Born in Osaka
1960 Graduated from Saga Prefectural Karatsu West High School
1967 Enrolled in Tokyo Technical School of Photography in Osaka (present Tokyo Visual Arts) 1969 Graduated from Tokyo Technical School of Photography in Osaka
Started working at Roppongi Studio in Tokyo 1975
Started working as a freelance photographer 1996
A photo book My Shangri-La was published by Hirakawa Publishers 1997 Exhibition My Shangri-La at Canon Salon in Ginza, Tokyo
A photo book My Shangri-La received a prize in the Art Directors Club 76th annual awards, New York
2002 Exhibition Cosmo Tree at Japanese Embassy in Belgium
2014 Exhibition DIORAMA (Fusuma Photography) at Nikon Salon in Ginza, Tokyo
2016 Exhibition Japanese Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi - Synthesis –
at Ippodo Gallery New York & Ippodo Gallery Tokyo
Public Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art / Philadelphia, PA
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Synthesis II
“Adore” Madonna and Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi 3 Dec 2021 - 7 Jan 2022Wakasugi’s works are forever evolving and it is difficult to tell whether they are photographs or illusions. They present scenes that do not exist in reality but evoke nostalgia or...Read more -
Kogei: The Art of Japanese craft
Summer Selections from Ippodo Gallery, New York 5 - 27 Aug 2021The Japanese festival of Obon ( お盆) traces back to ancient Chinese and Buddhist rituals that honor one’s ancestors. It is believe that this time every year, the ancestor’s spirits...Read more -
The Essence of Imperfection
Wabi Sabi at Ippodo Gallery 26 Oct - 22 Nov 2017Wabi Sabi Shoko Aono The call of the evening cicada that signals the approach of autumn, a lonely plain of eulalia grass, a moss-covered rock, a simple teahouse… The Japanese...Read more -
Synthesis
Japanese Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi 10 Mar - 22 Apr 2016Wakasugi combines views of nature he has photographed while traveling the remote regions of the world with fusuma, decorated sliding doors. These particular fusuma have been taken from a Japanese...Read more
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Artist Talk
Kenji Wakasugi and Felice Fischer at 5 pm 30 Dec 2021A student of Japan’s long history of ink-wash painting, or suiboku-ga, Kenji Wakasugi uses black and grey in his traditional photography of flowers, plants, and...Read more -
Book Signing - December 4th, 3 - 5 pm
Synthesis II: Adore” Madonna and Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi 4 Dec 2021NEW YORK - Ippodo Gallery welcomes you the book signing for Synthesis II “Adore” Madonna and Fusuma Photography, our second solo exhibition of works...Read more -
Opening Reception - December 3rd, 5 - 8 pm
Synthesis II: Adore” Madonna and Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi 3 Dec 2021NEW YORK - Ippodo Gallery welcomes you Synthesis II “Adore” Madonna and Fusuma Photography, our second solo exhibition of works by Kenji Wakasugi. A...Read more
