Yukio FUJIMOTO

EARS OF THE ROOFTOP, 2001, Hayward Gallery, London

EARS WITH CHAIR, 2007, 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice

EARS WITH CHAIR (MOT)

2007, Steel, PVC pipe, Chair, H130xW450xD200cm, [07300]

EARS WITH CHAIR

2019, Glass tube (two pieces), Plastic chair, Size various (Tube 150x6x6cm, Chair 104x41x37.5cm),  [14005]

+/- , 2007, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

+/- , 2007, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

+/- , 2007, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

+/- , 2007, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

STARS

1990, mixed media, 18 pieces, [07950]

ÉCHO. Son virtual, 2007, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima

THE MUSIC (FRAMES)

2011, mixed media, 189.2x283x6.3cm each (a set of 2), [09304]

The Music (Four-Panel Folding Screen)

2013, mixed media (wooden frames, acrylic panel, music boxes), 4 panels of 205x87x6.3cm, [10349]

The Music (Four-Panel Folding Screen)

layout of 36 music box movements 2013

The Music (four-panel folding screen)

The Music M1-M4 score 2013

The Music (four-panel folding screen)

The Music M1-M4 score 2013

revolution & gravity (artificial flower & glass ball)

2018, mixed media (artificial flower, glass ball, glass tube, music box, metal pedestal), 8x30x5.2cm, [15111]

SUGAR VII

2024, sugar, glass tube, motor, cork, iron, aluminum, plastic, 16.5x40x15cm, [18234]

ECHO (HIROSHIMA)

2004, stainless steel, 200x200x10cm, [15003]

ECHO (HIROSHIMA)

2004, stainless steel, 200x200x10cm, [15003]

Broom (Coal)

2012/2016, coal, rubber sheet, dimension variable, ed.5, [12160]

Detail: Broom (Coal)

2012/2016, coal, rubber sheet, dimension variable, ed.5, [12160]

BROOM (TILE)

2024, tile, Dimension variable, [18241]

Detail: BROOM (TILE)

2024, tile, Dimension variable, [18241]

ROOM (SHUGOARTS)

2005, 4 electronic organs, [06120]

 

retard, 2014, ShugoArts, Tokyo

Photo by Shigeo Muto

PRINTED EYE

1988, mixed media, 25x23x30cm, [07435]

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EARS OF THE ROOFTOP, 2001, Hayward Gallery, London

EARS WITH CHAIR, 2007, 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice

EARS WITH CHAIR (MOT)

2007, Steel, PVC pipe, Chair, H130xW450xD200cm, [07300]

EARS WITH CHAIR

2019, Glass tube (two pieces), Plastic chair, Size various (Tube 150x6x6cm, Chair 104x41x37.5cm),  [14005]

+/- , 2007, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

+/- , 2007, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

+/- , 2007, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

+/- , 2007, The National Museum of Art, Osaka

STARS

1990, mixed media, 18 pieces, [07950]

ÉCHO. Son virtual, 2007, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima

THE MUSIC (FRAMES)

2011, mixed media, 189.2x283x6.3cm each (a set of 2), [09304]

The Music (Four-Panel Folding Screen)

2013, mixed media (wooden frames, acrylic panel, music boxes), 4 panels of 205x87x6.3cm, [10349]

The Music (Four-Panel Folding Screen)

layout of 36 music box movements 2013

The Music (four-panel folding screen)

The Music M1-M4 score 2013

The Music (four-panel folding screen)

The Music M1-M4 score 2013

revolution & gravity (artificial flower & glass ball)

2018, mixed media (artificial flower, glass ball, glass tube, music box, metal pedestal), 8x30x5.2cm, [15111]

SUGAR VII

2024, sugar, glass tube, motor, cork, iron, aluminum, plastic, 16.5x40x15cm, [18234]

ECHO (HIROSHIMA)

2004, stainless steel, 200x200x10cm, [15003]

ECHO (HIROSHIMA)

2004, stainless steel, 200x200x10cm, [15003]

Broom (Coal)

2012/2016, coal, rubber sheet, dimension variable, ed.5, [12160]

Detail: Broom (Coal)

2012/2016, coal, rubber sheet, dimension variable, ed.5, [12160]

BROOM (TILE)

2024, tile, Dimension variable, [18241]

Detail: BROOM (TILE)

2024, tile, Dimension variable, [18241]

ROOM (SHUGOARTS)

2005, 4 electronic organs, [06120]

 

retard, 2014, ShugoArts, Tokyo

Photo by Shigeo Muto

PRINTED EYE

1988, mixed media, 25x23x30cm, [07435]

Biography

Born in 1950 in Nagoya and currently residing in Osaka, Japan. Yukio Fujimoto studied electronic music at Osaka University of Arts. He engages in performances and installations utilizing electronics. Since presenting his first sound object in the mid-1980s, he has developed a unique artistic direction. He exhibited his works at the Venice Biennale in 2001 and 2007. Through his creations, he continues to challenge auditory and visual perception, provoking the viewer’s awareness and expanding their sensory experience.

 

Some of his notable solo exhibitions are STARS at ShugoArts (2017), The Tower of Time at Icon Gallery (Birmingham, 2009), +/- at The National Museum of Art, Osaka (2007), relations at The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama (2007), and Audio Picnic at the Museum 1/10—10/10 at Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City (1997-2006). He has also curated exhibitions such as Curatorial Studies 12: Fountain 1917-2017, Case 2: He CHOSE it. at The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (2017), and DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow PLUS x Hibiya Library and Museum at Hibiya Library and Museum (2017).