AZUMA Koichiro

Affiliation

Institute of Art and Design

Official title

Assistant Professor

URL

https://azumakobo.com/
https://koichiro-azuma.com/

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 -- 2025-10	University of TsukubaInstitute of Art and DesignSpecially Appointed Assistant Professor

Academic background

2022-04 -- 2025-03	Tokyo University of the Arts Fine Arts Doctor's Program in Fine Arts Course
2020-04 -- 2022-03	Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts Master's Program in Intermedia Art Course
2016-04 -- 2020-03	Tokyo University of the Arts Faculty of Fine Arts Intermedia Art Course

Degree

2025-03	Doctor	Tokyo University of the Arts
2022-03	Master	Tokyo University of the Arts
2020-03	bachelor	Tokyo University of the Arts

Academic societies

2025-05 -- (current)	Institute of Environmental Art and Design

Honors & Awards

2025-03	Nomura Foundation
2024-12	TOKYO GEIDAI ART FES 2024 President's Award
2022-03	TOKYO GEIDAI ART FES 2022 Art Renaissance Award
2022-02	Salon de Printemps Award
2022-01	Gion Arts and Sports Foundation
2021-07	Idea Environment and Art Foundation
2021-05	TOKYO GEIDAI ART FES 2021 Excellence Award Winner
2021-05	KUMA Foundation
2021-02	Selected for the 24th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art
2020-11	Japan Arts Foundation
2020-07	Toshiaki Ogasawara Memorial Foundation
2020-05	KUMA Foundation
2020-02	LUMINE Meets Art AWARD 2019-2020
2019-10	COMITE COLBERT AWARD 2019 Finalist
2019-10	CAF Award 2019 Finalist
2018-10	COMITE COLBERT AWARD 2018 Finalist
2018-05	Miyata Ryohei Scholarship Award

Books

• 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

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 -- 2025-12	Design Produce Studio C	University of Tsukuba.
2025-10 -- 2025-11	Design Produce Studio B	University of Tsukuba.
2025-07 -- 2025-08	Design Produce Studio B	University of Tsukuba.
2025-04 -- 2025-07	Design Produce Studio A	University of Tsukuba.
2025-10 -- 2026-02	Graduation Thesis and Production B (Plastic Art and Mixed Media)	University of Tsukuba.
2025-04 -- 2025-08	Graduation Thesis and Production A (Plastic Art and Mixed Media)	University of Tsukuba.
2025-10 -- 2026-02	Special Workshops: Plastic Art and Mixed Media III	University of Tsukuba.
2025-04 -- 2025-08	Special Workshops: Plastic Art and Mixed Media II	University of Tsukuba.
2025-10 -- 2026-02	Special Workshops: Plastic Art and Mixed Media I	University of Tsukuba.
2025-04 -- 2025-08	Introductory Seminar on Specific Field II (Plastic Art and Mixed Media)	University of Tsukuba.
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(Last updated: 2026-01-16)