Open Space 2016: Media Conscious

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).