Aki Kuroda - Rabbits

With his Rabbits, Kuroda moves away from the fables of the past to delve into his personal mythology dating back to childhood. With an almost unconscious gesture, Kuroda lets himself be guided by his hand and rediscovers a forgotten memory. Beneath the joyful and quirky appearance of the paintings hide several layers of memories, the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, the surrealist magazines, or even his surprise at the first dish served on his arrival in France: rabbit! Kuroda refuses to give in to overly cerebral painting and prefers to work with humor. He enjoys drawing the viewer into the dizziness of his paintings. Deconstructing this facade of intellectual painting offers the public a gateway to the work of Aki Kuroda, a vast literary, scientific and artistic universe.

The rabbit and its rapid movements are also the best way for Aki to escape the passage of time, he who refuses to define himself. And yet, the rabbit is him, his part of childhood, his desire to experiment too. Alice's rabbit leaves the garden and almost becomes a laboratory rabbit in her Space Rabbits, satisfying her desire to explore the cosmos in ever greater depth.

“My painting is not just a facade, it is also my forgotten memories that come to the fore. […]

There are several thicknesses in my paintings. Beauty is ultimately a strategy to bring into painting. »Aki Kuroda

Aki Kuroda workshop, August 2022.

Exhibition views

Aki Kuroda exhibition, Paris, 2021

Aki Kuroda exhibition, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, 2020

Aki Kuroda exhibition, Brussels, 2019

Red Rabbit, Acrylic on canvas, 73 x 60 cm, 2019.

Aki Kuroda exhibition, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, 2020

Canvases

Kuroda, Rabbit Mixed on canvas, 195 x 130 cm, 2021

Kuorda, Untitled, Acrylic on canvas, 195 x 130 cm, 2020. Ref 111732

Kuorda, Untitled, Acrylic on canvas, 195 x 130 cm, 2020. Ref 111733

Kuorda, Untitled, Acrylic on canvas, 195 x 130 cm, 2020. Ref 111734

Kuroda, Untitled, 195 x 114 cm, 2007. Ref 15303

Kuroda, Rabbit Suite XVII, 195 x 114 cm, 2007. Ref 15441

Kuroda, Untitled, 195 x 114 cm, 2007. Ref 15304

Kuroda, He became rabbit, 100 x 81 cm, 2007. Ref 110065

Kuroda, Rabbit 19 2 2018, 81 x 112 cm, 2007. Ref 111601

Kuroda, Space Rabbit XIII, 161 x 130 cm, 2008. Ref 16411

Kuroda, Suite Rabbit II, 200 x 200 cm, 2008. Ref 16485

Kuroda, Suite rabbit XXII, 161 x 130 cm, 2008. Ref 16412

Kuroda, Electric rabbit, 130 x130 cm, 2007. Ref 111309

Papers

Kuroda, Untitled, 75 x 105 cm, Acrylic on paper 2008. Ref 16159

Kuroda, Untitled, 75 x 105 cm, Acrylic on paper 2008. Ref 16160

Kuroda, Suite rabbit XXIX, 75 x 105 cm, Acrylic on paper 2008. Ref 16164

Kuroda, Untitled, 75 x 105 cm, Acrylic on paper 2008. Ref 16158

Kuroda, Suite rabbit XXVIII, 75 x 105 cm, Acrylic on paper 2008. Ref 16165

Kuroda, Suite rabbit XXVI, 75 x 105 cm, Acrylic on paper, 2008. Ref 16175

Kuroda, Untitled, 75 x 105 cm, Acrylic on paper. Ref 16575

Kuroda, Orléans, 76 x 60cm, 2002. Ref 110452

Kuroda, Untitled, 76 x 57 cm, Oil on paper 2001. Ref 110196

Kuroda, Untitled, 2008. Ref 16170

Prints

Aki Kuroda - Rabbit

Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies
Size 65 x 50 cm / 25.59 x 19.68 inch.
Inkjet printing, ultrachrome inks on Bright White Hahnemühle paper
Yoyo Maeght edition, 2020.

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Aki Kuroda - Space Rabbit I

Edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.
Size 75.5 x 55.5 cm / 29.72 x 21.85 inch.
Original lithograph on art paper
Edition Maeght, 2008.

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Aki Kuroda - Space Rabbit II

Edition of 75 signed and numbered copies.
Size 75.5 x 55.5 cm / 29.72 x 21.85 inch.
Original lithograph on art paper
Edition Maeght, 2008.

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