Name Yuken Teruya | Education School of Visual Arts | |
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the simple truth of yuken teruya new york
Yuken Teruya (jp.照屋 勇賢 Teruya Yūken, born 1973) is an artist based in New York City.
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- the simple truth of yuken teruya new york
- The Simple Truth exhibition of Yuken Teruya in New York
- Education
- Selected solo exhibitions
- Selected group exhibitions
- Awards
- Collections
- References

Teruya was born in Okinawa. He works in a variety of media and often references consumer culture alongside traditional craft techniques. An example of his art is the series of McDonald's and high-end designer store bags into which Teruya cuts intricate tree shapes that are then pushed through into the interior of the bag, creating an enclosed environment within.

'The Simple Truth' exhibition of Yuken Teruya in New York
Education

Selected solo exhibitions

2011 "Journey": Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica
2010 "My Great Grandma Is USA": Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
"Earn lots of money. No need to write any letters, Just send home the money first": Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York
2007 "Giving Tree Project": Murata & Friends Gallery, Berlin, Germany
"Free Fish": Asia Society and Museum, New York
2006 "Straight Flavor - Yuken Teruya" Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan
2005 "Forest Inc.": Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York
Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany
2002 Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica
Selected group exhibitions
2010 "Roppongi Crossing": Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
"Ties over Time: Japanese artists and America": Exhibition at the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Tokyo, Japan
2009 "Hundred Stories about Love": 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Ishikawa, Japan
2008 "Art Scope, 2007/2008": Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
"Wall Rockets": The FLAG Art Foundation, New York
2007 "Attention to Detail": The FLAG Art Foundation, New York
"The Shapes of Space": Guggenheim Museum, New York
2006 "Asian Pacific Triennial": Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2005 "Greater New York": P.S.1, Contemporary Art Center, New York
"Yokohama 2005: International Triennale of Contemporary Art": Yokohama, Japan