Natsumi Araki

Born in Paris, France. Started her career as a curator in 1994 at the Mitaka City Arts Foundation, before joining the Mori Art Museum in 2003. Adjunct lecturer at Keio University since 2010 and served as co-curator of the City_net Asia 2009 biennale at Seoul Museum of Art. Curated / co-curated exhibitions at the Mori Art Museum include, Go-Betweens: The World Seen through Children (2014), All You Need Is Love: From Chagall to Kusama and Hatsune Miku (2013), Odani Motohiko: Phantom Limb (2010), Roppongi Crossing 2007: Future Beats in Contemporary Japanese Art (2007), and The World Is a Stage: Stories Behind Pictures (2005). Awarded the 26th Ringa Art Encouragement Prize (Art Criticism) and the 10th Western Art Foundation Prize for Go-Betweens exhibition. Lives in Yokohama.