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Kyoko Asakura

Died
May 29, 2016
Age
90 years
Cause
bowel obstruction

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Kyoko Asakura (Japanese: 朝倉 響子, Hepburn: Asakura Kyōko; 9 December 1925, Tokyo – 30 May 2016, Tokyo) was a Japanese sculptor. Her birth name was written 矜子. She was the second daughter of sculptor Fumio Asakura and sister of stage designer and painter Setsu Asakura.

Career

Solo Exhibition

Public space collection

  • "ANNE", New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido
  • "Futari", Sendai West Park, Miyagi Prefecture
  • "Raleigh", Akita Museum of Modern Art, Akita Prefecture
  • "MARI", Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo
  • "Mari and Sherry", Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo
  • "Jill", Nihonbashi Plaza Building, Tokyo
  • "Fiona and Arian", Education Forest Park, Tokyo
  • "NIKE", "Summer", Tokyo Sumitomo Twin Building, Tokyo
  • "I am a juvenile newspaper", Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park, Tokyo
  • "Tomorrow (Kanji: "Dinner on Sun Candle")", Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital, Tokyo
  • "Woman", Machida station, Tokyo
  • "CONNECTION", Fuchu City Hall, Tokyo
  • "Nicola", street of Himeji
  • "Ann and Michelle", Fuchu Forest Park, Tokyo
  • "NIKE '83", Joinus Forest, Kanagawa
  • "Nike and Nicola", Yokohama Citizens' Cultural Center, Kanagawa
  • "Michelle", Kawaguchi Western Park, Saitama
  • "Raleigh", "Mary and Cathy", Sakura Station, Chiba
  • "Lecture", Nagano-shi Shiroyama Park Children's amusement park, Nagano
  • "Hitotsuki", Takaoka-shi Sogo-dori, Toyama
  • "RAQUEL", Sakae Park, Aichi
  • "Jill", Midosu Sculpture Street, Osaka
  • "Flower", Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya, Tokyo
  • "Vanessa", Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya, Tokyo
  • "Lisa", Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya, Tokyo

Work collection

  • Asakura Kyoko Sculpture Collection and Waves, Photo book · Narahara Kazutaka, PARCO Publishing, 1980
  • Kyoko, Photo book, Shigeo Anzai, PARCO publication, 1985

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