Pyuupiru

Pyuupiru (ピュ〜ぴる) is a Japanese artist born in Tokyo, where she is currently living and working.^[1] Her art work deals with her body as well as gender. Some of her more acclaimed works is the creation of three dimensional body-based objects that speak both of reality and fiction. Her gender clarification surgery as well as struggles with gender fueled much of her early work.^[2] The mix betwen gender, fashion and body have created a surge in her popularty in recent years.^[3] she refers to her self as transcended-gender existence.^[4]

She has exhibited internationally as well as nationally. She exhibited several times with several projects and the Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama Museum of Art as well as Arnhem Fashion Biennale

Selected Works

• "PLANETARIA" (2003) - Three-dimensional works of 9 bodies that have been produced in knit. Exhibited at Tokyo GALLERY SPEAK FOR.
• "LOVE REINCARNATION" (2005) - a three-dimensional work including 50000 golden paper cranes, and video projection on a circular pedestal. Exhibited at Yokohama Triennale 2005.
• "GRAND MOTHER" (2007) - Exhibited at Taipei MOCA Taipei.
• "SELF PORTRAIT" (2008) - documents the artist’s experience with sex reassignment surgery via self portraits taken over several years.^[5]
• "VIRGIN WHITE" (2008)

Public collections

• "PLANETARIA" / Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam)

Reference list

External links

• Pyuupiru Official Web Site
• Pyuupiru Official Blog
• Pyuupiru 2001-2008 Official Web Site
• tokyowrestling interview
• webDICE interview
• Yokohama Triennale 2005, writer introduction page
• GOTH Exhibition, writer introduction page