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| Tatsuo Miyajima |
| 1000 Real Life Project -Deathclock- |
fundamental concept construction of the project.
Creating new artwork 'Deathclock'. |
| Official Website |
| http://www.tatsuomiyajima.com |
| Profile |
Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1957.
Graduated from M.A
in Fine Arts and Music at Tokyo Art University. He was
invited the "43a La Biennale di Venezia: Aperto '88" and
attracted international attention. Subsequently, he held
group exhibitions and solo exhibitions in 25 countries. In 1999, He
was selected for the La Biennale di Venezia
as a representative artist of Japan, and an exhibition "Mega Death".
One of MiyajimaA°fs featuring works,
"
Digital Counter", in which LED made twinkle. It symbolized the
life and death by flickering numbers. Since 1996,
he is promoting the "Revive time" Kaki Tree Project. Their
activities are encouraging children around the world
to experience the *"bombed Kaki Tree Jr." and raise it.
*"bombed Kaki Tree Jr." is junior seedling from the bombed
Kaki Tree when atomic bomb was dropped in
Nagasaki. |
| He has been so far
awarded with the following prizes: |
Grand Prix award/
Competition of Geneva University (1993, Switzerland)
Japan
Contemporary Art Advancement Award (1998, Japan)
Received an honorary doctorate of London Institute (1999, England) |
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| Selected Collections: |
Museum of Contemporary
Art (Tokyo, Japan) / Tate Gallery (London, England)
Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco, U.S.A.) / Museum of Contemporary
Art (Sydney , Australia) / Taipei Fine Arts Museum (Taiwan) etc. |
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