AZUMA Koichiro

Affiliation
Institute of Art and Design
Official title
Assistant Professor
Sex
Male
URL
Email
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Other affiliation
Azumakobo Co.,Ltd.
Research fields
Art at large
Research keywords
contemporary art
industry
regional art
Career history
2025-11 -- (current)University of TsukubaTsukuba Institute for Advanced ResearchAssistant Professor
2025-11 -- (current)University of TsukubaInstitute of Art and DesignAssistant Professor
2023-10 -- (current)Azumakobo Co.,Ltd.CEO
2025-04 -- 2025-10University of TsukubaInstitute of Art and DesignSpecially Appointed Assistant Professor
Academic background
2022-04 -- 2025-03Tokyo University of the Arts Fine Arts Doctor's Program in Fine Arts Course
2020-04 -- 2022-03Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts Master's Program in Intermedia Art Course
2016-04 -- 2020-03Tokyo University of the Arts Faculty of Fine Arts Intermedia Art Course
Degree
2025-03DoctorTokyo University of the Arts
2022-03MasterTokyo University of the Arts
2020-03bachelorTokyo University of the Arts
Academic societies
2026-05 -- (current)Architectural Informatics Society
2026-04 -- (current)材料システム研究会
2026-04 -- (current)JAPAN MENSA
2025-05 -- (current)Institute of Environmental Art and Design
Honors & Awards
2025-03Nomura Foundation
2024-12TOKYO GEIDAI ART FES 2024 President's Award
2022-03TOKYO GEIDAI ART FES 2022 Art Renaissance Award
2022-02Salon de Printemps Award
2022-01Gion Arts and Sports Foundation
2021-07Idea Environment and Art Foundation
2021-05TOKYO GEIDAI ART FES 2021 Excellence Award Winner
2021-05KUMA Foundation
2021-02Selected for the 24th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art
2020-11Japan Arts Foundation
2020-07Toshiaki Ogasawara Memorial Foundation
2020-05KUMA Foundation
2020-02LUMINE Meets Art AWARD 2019-2020
2019-10COMITE COLBERT AWARD 2019 Finalist
2019-10CAF Award 2019 Finalist
2018-10COMITE COLBERT AWARD 2018 Finalist
2018-05Miyata Ryohei Scholarship Award
Articles
  • A Study on the Artistic Significance of “Mobility” in Architecture
    東 弘一郎; 関田重太郎
    arts+/4/pp.53-68, 2026-03
Books
  • Food-Art-Craft Activity Record 2025
    東 弘一郎
    筑波大学芸術系 東弘一郎研究室, 2026-05
  • おおみかアートプロジェクト2022 アーカイブ
    東 弘一郎
    おおみかアートプロジェクト, 2022-12
  • ケヤキ材と桐材を用いた巨大木製車輪
    東 弘一郎
    住宅ジャーナル ウッドテクノロジー 2023年6月号/エルエルアイ 出版事業部, 2023-06
Conference, etc.
  • 構想から検証へ―AI時代の大型彫刻制作とアートサイエンス
    東 弘一郎
    材料システム研究会/2026-05-28
  • 参加型アートが拓く地域共創―大地の芸術祭2024《人間エンジン》の制作と考察
    東 弘一郎
    環境芸術学会第26回大会/2025-08-30
Works
  • Ethical Link
    東 弘一郎
  • -Eight Wheels-
    東 弘一郎
  • bike bench
    東 弘一郎
  • Re:Bicycle NAKANO
    東 弘一郎
  • Manpowered Snowplow
    東 弘一郎
  • The Well for the future
    東 弘一郎
  • Tea plantation and Cyclist
    東 弘一郎
  • Wind Wheel
    東 弘一郎
  • Pizza oven and Jumbo chimney project
    東 弘一郎
  • HANMA in City
    東 弘一郎
  • Rowing in the sky with TERU-TERU-BOZU
    東 弘一郎
  • Infinity Wheel
    東 弘一郎
  • Floating Wheel
    東 弘一郎
  • Rotating Absence
    東 弘一郎
  • JI-REN-SHA
    東 弘一郎
  • Rotating Absence
    東 弘一郎
  • JI-FU-SHA
    東 弘一郎
  • ■-TEN-SHA
    東 弘一郎
  • TA-TEN-SHA
    東 弘一郎
  • JI-TEN-TEN-TEN-TEN-TEN-SHA
    東 弘一郎
  • TIRE MACHINE
    東 弘一郎
  • BICYCLE
    東 弘一郎
  • INAZUMA
    東 弘一郎
Teaching
2025-11 -- 2025-12Design Produce Studio CUniversity of Tsukuba.
2025-10 -- 2025-11Design Produce Studio BUniversity of Tsukuba.
2025-07 -- 2025-08Design Produce Studio BUniversity of Tsukuba.
2025-04 -- 2025-07Design Produce Studio AUniversity of Tsukuba.
2025-10 -- 2026-02Graduation Thesis and Production B (Plastic Art and Mixed Media)University of Tsukuba.
2025-04 -- 2025-08Graduation Thesis and Production A (Plastic Art and Mixed Media)University of Tsukuba.
2025-10 -- 2026-02Special Workshops: Plastic Art and Mixed Media IIIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2025-04 -- 2025-08Special Workshops: Plastic Art and Mixed Media IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2025-10 -- 2026-02Special Workshops: Plastic Art and Mixed Media IUniversity of Tsukuba.
2025-04 -- 2025-08Introductory Seminar on Specific Field II (Plastic Art and Mixed Media)University of Tsukuba.
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(Last updated: 2026-06-22)