Haruka Aoki: Artist & Poet-Illustrator

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	<title>Haruka Aoki: Artist &#38; Poet-Illustrator</title>
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		<title>Index</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:59:26 +0000</pubDate>

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		<title>The New Yorker: Nothing to See</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:45:52 +0000</pubDate>

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	Nothing to See
	Cover for the June 16, 2025 issue of The New Yorker. Whether it's the vase of flowers or glass of wine that goes flying off the table (and onto the precious rug), cats knock over the things we care about and continue to be adored regardless. 
You can read more about the work here in the Cover Story!

For prints, please head over to the Condé Nast Store.&#38;nbsp;
Art editors: Françoise Mouly and Genevieve Bormes

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		<title>Green Dreamer Podcast: Finding belonging within a fractured world</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:42:23 +0000</pubDate>

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Sophia Kai: Finding belonging within a fractured world
	Artwork for Kamea Chayne’s Green Dreamer, a podcast with “conversations guided by questions around what it means to nurture more loving, liberating, and life-affirming worlds *for all*.”

The episode featured poet and musician Sophia Kai of Journey of the Soul, who spoke about the paradoxes of being human and how we may collectively continue to liberate ourselves from oppressive systems today.&#38;nbsp;
 
While I was listening to Sophia’s music, a tapestry of humanity rose to the surface of my mind. A figure wears the paradoxes of humanity while still choosing to care for a little flower, a fellow creature with whom they share their life on Earth, their existence in the Universe.&#38;nbsp;

	
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		<title>The New York Times: Letters from Earthling Series</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:53:19 +0000</pubDate>

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	Letters from Earthling

	“Letters from Earthling” is a four-part epistolary series written by Earthling to their extragalactic pen pal known simply as "Friend.” Published online and in the print issues of&#38;nbsp;The New York Times, Sunday Arts &#38;amp; Leisure section.

Art Director: Jennifer LedburyEditor: Rebecca Thomas


Click on the image below to view each piece in the series.


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		<title>"A Thin Line" Billboard</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:18:50 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Haruka Aoki: Artist &#38; Poet-Illustrator</dc:creator>

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	A Thin Line Billboard
	Billboard design for Galeria Rusz/Rusz Foundation in Toruń, Poland. 
When I was sketching ideas for the billboard, the radio was spewing out the latest horrors from Ukraine, numbers and strategies explained as if war were a game with no consequences to humanity. And as I was completing this work in summer 2022, I thought of the Palestinian people facing brutal attacks by the Israeli military. 

While I have been privileged to grow up in bubbles of cautious stability, being from Japan, a country whose rulers committed atrocious crimes, colonized their neighbors, and were later silenced to “peace” by the American atomic bombs and the occupation that followed, I am aware of just how thin and complex that line is, between war and peace. 


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		<title>Rights of Every Child</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:43:33 +0000</pubDate>

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	Rights of Every Child
	The&#38;nbsp;Rights of Every Child invited me to choose and illustrate one guaranteed right adapted from the 54 articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. I chose the right to protection from mental violence. &#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;


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	Here is my statement:
 
Violence can leave marks not just on our skin, but also on the inside, like in our hearts and in our minds. Because it is especially hard for children to shield themselves when violence is near, we as a community of guardians have the responsibility to keep the world's children safe. As I was drawing this piece, I thought of the times when kind people protected me from mental violence. Their love and support felt like a warm embrace where I could relax and be taken care of. As I've gotten older, I've learned that this warmth is abundant and it lives inside me too! So I try to share my warmth with people who may need that kind of protection or support.


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		<title>The New York Times: A Midwinter Surf</title>
				
		<link>https://harukaaoki.com/The-New-York-Times-A-Midwinter-Surf</link>

		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:28:53 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Haruka Aoki: Artist &#38; Poet-Illustrator</dc:creator>

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	A Midwinter Surf
	Why get up before the crack of dawn in the depths of winter and trudge through the icy snow in the hopes of catching a mediocre wave off of the Rockaways?&#38;nbsp;

With fellow artist Seldon Yuan, I co-wrote and co-illustrated a moody, inky comic about winter surfing in New York City. Published online and in the February 15, 2026 print issue of The New York Times, Sunday Arts &#38;amp; Leisure section.&#38;nbsp;

Art Director: Jennifer Ledbury
Editor: Rebecca Thomas


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		<title>Climate Justice Tapestry</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:50:45 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Haruka Aoki: Artist &#38; Poet-Illustrator</dc:creator>

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	Climate Justice Tapestry
	The Cloak of Healing: Visions for Climate Justice is a giant tapestry I created for Systemic Justice, an organization that partners with communities fighting for racial, social, and economic justice, using strategic litigation as a force for systemic change. 

The tapestry weaves together the hopes, dreams, and collective efforts of BIPOC climate justice leaders in Europe. Inspired from their&#38;nbsp;lively exchanges and learnings shared at the "Reclaiming Climate Justice Summit" in Denmark, I organized the piece into three themes (from left to right): collective action, collective care, and collective change-making.
I designed the artwork so that, if desired, it may be printed on a textile to be worn as a cloak—a lifelong garment that not only warms and carries the body but also holds stories, memories, and dreams.

Special thanks to&#38;nbsp;Nani Jansen Reventlow, Andreas Reventlow, Ani Oganesian, and Gilberto Morishaw at Systemic Justice for their partnership and support.&#38;nbsp;


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		<title>The New York Times: Cat Therapy</title>
				
		<link>https://harukaaoki.com/The-New-York-Times-Cat-Therapy</link>

		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:53:19 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Haruka Aoki: Artist &#38; Poet-Illustrator</dc:creator>

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	Cat Therapy Comic
	A comic about my cat sitting journey for The New York Times Well. Cats have helped me process, heal, and feel more grounded in difficult times.
Art Director: Sarah Williamson


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		<title>The New York Times: An Ode to the Public Library</title>
				
		<link>https://harukaaoki.com/The-New-York-Times-An-Ode-to-the-Public-Library</link>

		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:50:17 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Haruka Aoki: Artist &#38; Poet-Illustrator</dc:creator>

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	An Ode to the Public Library
	I wrote and illustrated a poem inspired by a recent "rediscovery" of the library in my thirties. Published online and in the September 25, 2022 print issue of The New York Times, Sunday Arts &#38;amp; Leisure section.&#38;nbsp;

When thinking of the library, childhood memories like R.L. Stine's neon Goosebumps covers used to flood my mind. It was only recently, in search of a quiet space to write, that the public library came back into my life and also surprised me with their wonderful resources, from free English classes to book clubs for seniors. 

Art Director: Jennifer Ledbury


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