Hiroko Okada | |
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岡田裕子 | |
Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Tokyo, Japan |
Other names | Okada Hiroko |
Alma mater | Tama Art University |
Occupation | Visual artist |
Spouse | Makoto Aida |
Children | 1 |
Hiroko Okada ( Japanese: 岡田裕子; born 1970) also known as Okada Hiroko, is a Japanese contemporary artist, [1] known for her provocative work that challenges societal standards around the construct of family, love, childbirth, and child-rearing. [2] She works within the mediums of video art, photography, painting, installation, and performance.
Hiroko Okada was born in 1970 in Tokyo, Japan. [1] She attended Tama Art University, where she graduated in with a BA degree in painting (1993). [1]
She is married to artist Makoto Aida. [3] Together they have son Torajiro Aida (born in 2001), who is a blockchain software engineer. [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] Okada and Aida have also worked collaboratively on alternative puppet theater troop called "Gekidan Shiki". [7] [8]
"The Delivery by Male Project" (2002) is a video work by Okada about a pregnant man named "S.K." who doesn’t want a family but does want a baby. [9] Okada's artwork was part of the group exhibition " Global Feminisms" (2007) at Brooklyn Museum, curated by Maura Reilly and Linda Nochlin. [10] [11]
Her work is part of public museum collections, including at the Brooklyn Museum. [12]
Hiroko Okada | |
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岡田裕子 | |
Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Tokyo, Japan |
Other names | Okada Hiroko |
Alma mater | Tama Art University |
Occupation | Visual artist |
Spouse | Makoto Aida |
Children | 1 |
Hiroko Okada ( Japanese: 岡田裕子; born 1970) also known as Okada Hiroko, is a Japanese contemporary artist, [1] known for her provocative work that challenges societal standards around the construct of family, love, childbirth, and child-rearing. [2] She works within the mediums of video art, photography, painting, installation, and performance.
Hiroko Okada was born in 1970 in Tokyo, Japan. [1] She attended Tama Art University, where she graduated in with a BA degree in painting (1993). [1]
She is married to artist Makoto Aida. [3] Together they have son Torajiro Aida (born in 2001), who is a blockchain software engineer. [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] Okada and Aida have also worked collaboratively on alternative puppet theater troop called "Gekidan Shiki". [7] [8]
"The Delivery by Male Project" (2002) is a video work by Okada about a pregnant man named "S.K." who doesn’t want a family but does want a baby. [9] Okada's artwork was part of the group exhibition " Global Feminisms" (2007) at Brooklyn Museum, curated by Maura Reilly and Linda Nochlin. [10] [11]
Her work is part of public museum collections, including at the Brooklyn Museum. [12]