Miki OKUBOMiki OKUBO
Born May 28th 1984 in Sapporo, JapanNationality: JapaneseEDUCATION
2015

Ph.D in Aesthetics (Ph.D) – Esthétique, Sciences et Technologie des Arts,
Spécialité Arts plastiques et Photographie (Aesthetics, Sciences and Technology
of Arts, major on plastic arts and photography)
Université Paris 8, France-Title: « Exposition de soi à l’époque mobile / liquide » (Representation of the Self inthe period characterized by mobility and fluidity)-Supervisor: Jean-Louis Boissier (Professor emeritus at Paris 8 University)-Examiner members: Olivier Lussac (Professor at Lorraine University), Hiroshi
Yoshioka (Professor at Kyoto University) and Mario Perniola (Professor at RomaUniversity)-Mention Very honorable with felicitations by all examiners. Other researchdomains: Autobiography, Self-portrait, « I » in the literature, Art and technology,
Identity – staged and theatricalized.

2011-2013

Researcher– Program of Mobile Screen and Interactive story (Ecrans mobiles etrécit interactif), Ensad Lab École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs

2010-2011

Researcher – Form of the mobility (Forme de la Mobilité), Ensad Lab
École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs

2010

Master on Aesthetics of Art – Plastic Arts, major on Contemporary Art and New
media
Université Paris 8, France-Title: « L’art contemporain de la représentation de soi à la frontière entre l’artiste etl’amateur » (Contemporary Art of the Representation of the Self at borders between
the artist and the amateur)-Supervisor: Professor Jean-Louis Boissier-Mention: Excellent

2010

Doctoral Institut of Kyoto University, coexistence and culture
Master’s Degree in Aesthetics and History of Art – Literature, Human Sciencesand Culture- Title:« Contemporary Art as the rule of game – the concept and archive of Sophie
Calle’s art »- Supervisor: Naoki Inagaki (Professor et Kyoto University)-Mention: Excellent

2008

2003

Kyoto University, Japon
BA in Aesthetics of Arts – Bachelor of Arts
- Title:« Consideration about the body image as signs and representations »Baccalauréat ES, General course
Mention Excellent, Hokkaido, Japan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2014.4-7 Curatorial assistant of the International Ambassadress of the Culture
2013 – Teacher of Japanese language, Japan Foundation-Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris(present post)2012 – University lecturer, Plastic Arts, Université Paris 8 (present post)2012 – Organizer of cultural salons and conferences, Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris
2010 – 2012 Teacher of the preparation for IB (International Baccalauréat), Paris
2004 – 2008 Teaching Assistant, institut Sundai, Kyoto
2004 - 2010 Teacher of the preparation for Baccalauréat, Japon

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INTERNSHIPS
2005 (3 months)

Internship of Curator
The Kyoto University Museum2010 October etNovember

Internship of galleries
Galerie Maison d’Art Paris, for two exhibitions and Chic Art Fair

ACTIVITIES FOR ASSOCIATIONS HUMANITARIAN▪ 2008 – 2012 Participation in humanitarian actions as one part of Rotary International▪ 2011, 2012 Organizer of charity concerts for the victims of the earthquake disaster in Tohoku,in Meudon, France▪ 2013 Foundation of the Art Association « ILYAURA » for contemporary art and culturalexchange▪ May 26th 2014 Organizer of the round table with International curators in Cité Internationaledes Arts, Paris▪ July 1st 2015 Organizer of the conference about Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary
Culture « PARASOPHIA » (Speakers: Hiroshi Yoshioka and Jean-Louis Boissier) at theMaison de la Culture du Japon, ParisTHESIS▪

2015 JuneDoctoral Thesis« L’exposition de soi à l’époque mobile et liquide »(Doctorat – Arts plastiques, Esthétique des nouveaux médias et Art
contemporain, Université Paris 8, France)▪

2010 June

Master’s thesis« L’art contemporain de la représentation de soi à la frontière entre
l’artiste et l’amateur »(Master 2 – Arts plastiques, Art contemporain et nouveaux médias,Université Paris 8, France)▪

2010 March

Master’s thesis« L’art contemporain comme règle de jeu – le concept et la manière del’archive des mémoires dans l’art de Sophie Calle »(Master 2 – Diploma de Letter, human and culture, Graduate School of
Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, major on studies
on coexistent culture)▪

2008 MarchDegree thesis“Consideration about body image as sign and representation”(DUT Aesthetics – Diploma of Letter, Kyoto, Japan)

PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
2008“Miwa Yanagi, “The world of Fairy tales”
Article based on the presentation in Congress of Audio-visual Culture studies(http://avcs.web.fc2.com/contents/okubo.pdf/)

2011« Gothique Lolita en tant que Parisienne »Toxic Girls Review No.2, Kyoto

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2012« Exposition de soi – Mise en scène artistique de soi impliquant la notion demobilité »École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris(http://emeri.ensadlab.fr/)

2012-« Petits Récits pour porter bonheur », Essai
Toxic Girls Review No.10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Kyoto

2013« Institut française de la mode »– Institution report published in a fashion critic
magazine Fashionista, vol.2 Vanitas, Japan2014“Representation of human body in fashion photography– Analysis of Vanessa
Beecroft’s art works”–Selected paper, published in a fashion critic Vanitas vol.3, Japan2014« Fashion Victim – People des images, Philippe-Alain Michaud » – Article published in a
fashion critic Vanitas vol.3, Japan2014« Parasophia au monde » No.1-No.5– Essays in the magazine « Parazine » published for the Kyoto international festival ofcontemporary culture PARASOPHIA 2015, Japan2014“Semiotopos : Semiology of undressing and dressing”–ArticleaboutMiyuki
Nishizawa,artist
Newspaper– Paper: Phenomenological analysis of contemporary body consciousness

Woman2015« La fine del diario intimo. Dall’antico Giappone a Twitter »– Published paper in the academic book edited by Mario Perniola, AGALMA Rivista distudi culturali e di estetica, no.29, April 2015.

2015« Proposition for participative Art as an Avenue toward Open-Mindedness inCriticism » (Applied Social Art: The Potential Art and Criticism after March 11,2011)– Published paper in International Year book of Aesthetics volume 18, 2014, Aesthetics in action
edited by Krystyna Wilkoszewska.

PARTICIPATION IN EXHIBITONS2013 May

Exposition, Demonstration – Mobilisable 2013
Labo de l’édition, Paris
Experimental digital books, Augmented Reality and mobile screen« Le Citron » (2013)2013 SeptemberHuman Frames 2013, Performance
La Société de Curiosité, ParisPerformance et installation concerning the environmental problem and thepollution of alimentations“Cookies of deformed fishes” (2013)2013 October

By occasion of la Nuit Blanche 2013, Performance
The Window, Paris
Culinary collaborative performance“Un gâteau étrange qui vous attend” (2013)

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Member of the Japanese Association for Semiotic Studies
Member of the International Association for Semiotic Studies
Member of the Japanese Society for Aesthetic
Member of the International Association for Aesthetics
Essayist of the magazine Toxic Girls Review, KyotoEssayiste of the magazine Parazine, Festival international de Kyoto de l’Art Contemporain,PARASOPHIA
Reporter of the magazine Fashionista, Japan
Editor of the art critic website « Salon de mimi »Member of the Association ILYAURA, organizer of artistic events
Translator and interpreter