MIKA NINAGAWA
蜷川実花
PHOTOGRAPHER / FILM DIRECTOR
MIKA NINAGAWA HAS BEEN ACCREDITED WITH NUMEROUS PRESTIGIOUS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS INCLUDING THE “KIMURA IHEI PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD” IN JAPAN. HER SOLO EXHIBITION "MIKA NINAGAWA: EARTHLY FLOWERS, HEAVENLY COLORS" CREATED NEW ENTRY RECORDS AT VARIOUS ART MUSEUMS.
HER AESTHETIC AND WORK EXTENDED BEYOND PHOTOGRAPHY. SHE WENT ONTO ENGAGING IN FASHION COLLABORATION PROJECTS WITH RENOWNED BRANDS SUCH AS CELINE, ETRO AND LESPORTSAC. IN 2007, SHE DIRECTED HER FIRST FILM “SAKURAN” TO START OFF HER CAREER AS A FILM DIRECTOR. HER RETROSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK "MIKA NINAGAWA" WAS PUBLISHED OVERSEAS IN COOPERATION WITH RIZZOLI NY IN 2010.
HER SECOND FILM “HELTER SKELTER” IN 2012 RECORDED MORE THAN 2.2 BILLION JAPANESE YEN AT THE BOX OFFICE. THE FILM WAS SCREENED INTERNATIONALLY INCLUDING AT THE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL.
MIKA NINAGAWA IS REPRESENTED BY TOMIO KOYAMA GALLERY AS AN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST. IN 2014, SHE WAS APPOINTED AS ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE 2020 TOKYO ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES.
IN 2016, HER FIRST OVERSEAS RETROSPECTIVE "MIKA NINAGAWA" HELD IN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, TAIPEI ACHIEVED GREAT SUCCESS WITH RECORD-BREAKING 130,000 VISITORS.
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