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Takayuki Yamamoto

Country(activity based)：
Japan
Genre：
Visual Art

Profile

Born in Aichi, 1974. Obtained  MA at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London and Graduate School of Aichi University of Education. His work has been shown in museums and galleries nationally and internationally. Yamamoto's work was also selected for Sharjah International Biennial 6, Sharjah, U.A.E. In the recent years, he formed artist unit, "Migakikko" with Naohiro Deguchi, and they are developing the project about children washing a car. The main theme is based on "the legendary Wash Car Hero", and he is also working on an animated film and coordinating a graffiti event.

They were invited as part of Metronome's participation in documenta 12 magazine's progrum, and held their performance in an outdoor public space, as one of the projects of the Living newspaper (which was one of the participants in the Documenta Magazines).

 

Website:

http://takayukiyamamoto.com/

About works / performance


Solo Exhibition

2008 "Migakikko" (collaboration with Naohiro Deguchi), Art & River Bank, Tokyo, Japan

2006 "Takayuki Yamamoto" Muzz Program Space, Kyoto, Japan

1998 "What is Important" T's Gallery, Nagoya


Selected Group Exhibition

2008 "Video Relay" Muzz Program Space, Kyoto, Japan

2007 "documenta12 magazines- Metronome presents- Living Newspaper"

            Kassel, Germany

2007 "/seconds. Issue 7 sci-fi, utopia, roadside picnics"

            E:vent Gallery, London, U.K

2007 "Future Academy in Yamaguchi"

            Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan

2007 "Avatar of Sacred Discontent" T1+2 Gallery, London, U.K

2007 "All About Laughter-Humor in Contemporary Art"

           Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

2005 " very very human" Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota, Japan

2005 "Iimawashi in Edinburgh Art Festival" MERZ, Edinburgh, U.K

2004 "First Step" Papyrus, Tokyo, Japan

2004 "Autotopia" NERV, Athens, Greece

2003 "E.T.NBSL" NERV, Athens, Greece

2003 "Sharjah International Bianniel 6" Sharjah Expo Centre, Sharjah, U.A.E

2003 "Science Fiction Double Feature" AAS, Birmingham, U.K

2002 "Two Stories" IOSA, London, London, U.K

2002 "LA JALOUSIE" collaboration with Peter Lewis,

           the institut of Francais, London, U.K

2001 "Transmission" Las Palmas, Rotterdam

2001 "Sub-Art" House in Chelsea College of Art, London, U.K

2000 "Philip Morris Art Award 2000" Ebisu Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan

2000 "Challenge" Plot, Nagoya, Japan


Work shop

''Office for First Intentions' METRONOME PRESS, Paris, France, 2007

'Future Academy in Yamaguchi' Akiyoshidai International Art Village,

 Yamaguchi, Japan, 2007

'Future Academy in Patras' Patras, Greece, 2007

'Future Academy Think tank Tokyo' Mori art museum, Tokyo, Japan, 2006



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TWS-Gathering "Portraits of wanted men" @TWS Art Cafe kurage (Jan. 28-30)

 

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Website

http://www.migakikko.com/
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