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(b. 1984 in Kanagawa, Japan)
Artist. In 2009, he gained a Master’s degree in Information Design at the Graduate School of Design, Tama Art University, Japan. Based on digital media, yang02 creates a number of works that entrusts the active subject to autonomous devices and external factors, in order to bring forth the human body and question the notion of subjectivity. His “SENSELESS DRAWING BOT” won the New Face Award of the Art Section at the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival, and “Avatars” the Award for Excellence in the Art Section at the 21th Japan Media Arts Festival (both in collaboration with Hajime Kanno). In 2013, he was selected for the Overseas Training Program for Emerging Artists and stayed in Barcelona and Berlin. Major exhibitions in recent years include “Sapporo International Art Tag 2014” (Chi Ka Ho, 2014), “Aichi Triennale 2016” (Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, 2016), “Vanishing Mesh”, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM], 2017
Education
- 2007
- Graduated from the Department of Information Design, Tama Art University, Tokyo
- 2009
- Completed Information Design Field,Design Course, Master Program of Tama Art University, Tokyo
- 2013
- Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists(Hanger, Barcelona, Spain), Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
- 2015
- Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists(Short-term: Hanger, Barcelona, Spain), Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
Solo Exhibitions
- 2019
- "_prayground" rin art association, Takasaki, Gunma
- 2017
- "BUY ONE GET ONE FREE" HATOS BAR, Tokyo
- 2016
- "Examples" CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo
- 2015
- "True Graffiti" Chigasaki City Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan
- 2013
- "untitled 2" Nakamura Keith Haring Collection, Yamanashi
Group Exhibitions
- 2022-2023
- "Roppongi Crossing 2022: Coming & Going", Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
"Ugoku exhibition", ITABASHI Science & Education HALL, Tokyo - 2022
- "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FAMILIAR", DEMACHI , Kyoto
"Drawings-Plurality", PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO, Tokyo
"Material Gestures -Lines-" CREATORE with PLUS, Aichi, Japan
"N/World", MtK Contemporary Art, Kyoto
"Y.N.W.P", Sono Aida#Shinyuurakucho, Tokyo
"Blue Period Exhibition", Warehouse TERRADA G1, Tokyo
"Material Gestures – Lines -", CREATORE with PLUS, Aichi
"Sono Aida#Shinyuurakucho Group Exhibition", COURTYARD HIROO, Tokyo - 2021-2022
- "Traces of Life"ART MAEBASHI ,Gunma
- 2021
- "New Existentialism"Unexistence Gallery
- 2020
- "traNslatioNs - Understanding Misunderstanding" 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, Tokyo, Japan
- 2019
- "Open Possibilities: There is not only one neat way to imagine our futures" Japan Creative Center (JCC), Singapore
- 2018
- "The Breathing of Maps" Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM], Yamaguchi, Japan
- 2017
- "Artificial Intelligence Art and Aesthetics Exhibition" Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University(OIST), Okinawa
- 2016
- "Examples " CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2015
- "Takamatsu Media Art Festival" Hiunkaku, Takamatsu Casttle, Kagawa, Japan
- 2014
- "El error maquínico" Centro Multimedia, Mexico
- 2013
- "SUNDAY ISSUE" SUNDAY ISSUE, Tokyo, Japan
- 2012
- "Parade" Japan Media Arts Festival Special Exhibition in Hong Kong , China
- 2011
- "Utopia no Oshirase" Akibatamabi21, Tokyo, Japan
- 2010
- "EXTENDED SENSES" Alt Space Loop, Korea
- 2009
- "Typologic Exhibition" SPACE NIO, Tokyo, Japan
Others
- 2018
- WORKSHOP: "Sensory Collage Workshop at Espace Louis Vuitton" Espace Louis Vuitton, Tokyo, Japan
- 2017
- WORKSHOP: "Cargo Cult in KENPOKU Workshop" KENPOKU ART, Ibaraki, Japan
- 2016
- WORKSHOP: "Cargo Cult Workshop in LOCUS FABER TSUKULOCCA" Art Lab Aichi Otsubashi, Aichi, Japan
- 2015
- WORKSHOP: "Drawing workshop with SENSELESS DRAWING BOT for kids" - Workshop Collection 11, Shibuya TOD Building , Tokyo, Japan
Awards
- 2018
- 21th Japan Media Arts Festival, Award of Excellence(Art Division), Tokyo
- 2017
- Selected for the Project to Support the Nurturing of Media Arts Creators,Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
- 2015
- Takamatsu Media Art Festival, Award of Excellence, Kanagawa, Japan
- 2011
- 15th Japan Media Arts Festival, New Face Award(Art Division), Tokyo
- 2010
- TWS Exchange Residency Program, Hangar, Barcelona, Japan
- 2009
- TDC(Tokyo Type Director's Club)Annual Award 2010, Winning Work(RGB Category)