Art Project From the Hill Above Wakanoura

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.

Selected solo exhibitions: BLOOM’S BROOM, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2024; Curatorial Studies 12: The 100th Anniversary of Duchamp’s Fountain, Case 2: He CHOSE it., The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 2017; The Tower of Time, Icon Gallery, Birmingham, 2009; +/-, The National Museum of Art, Osaka, 2007; relations, The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, 2007; Audio Picnic at the Museum 1/10—10/10, Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, 1997-2006.
Selected public collections: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan); The National Museum of Art (Osaka, Japan); Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City (Hyogo, Japan); Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art (Hiroshima, Japan); Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art (Hyogo, Japan); Hara Museum ARC (Gunma, Japan).