Tatsuo Miyajima b. 1957
One of Japan’s foremost sculptors and installation artists, Tatsuo Miyajima has since the mid-1980s created iconic works using technological materials such as electric circuits, video, and computers. With the gleam of light emitting diodes (LEDs) cyclically counting from 1 to 9, his work represents the continuous flow of life from birth to death and our integral connectivity to one another. Employing numbers as a universal language, he fuses humanist ideas, East Asian philosophy, and his key principles: ‘Keep Changing,’ ‘Connect with Everything,’ and ‘Continue Forever.’
His recent solo exhibitions include “Numerical Beads Painting,” SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo (2023); Changing Landscape / Changing Museum,” Skulpture Park, Waldfrieden, Wuppertal (2022); “Tatsuo Miyajima: Chronicle 1995-2020,” Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba (2020); Sky of Time,” Espoo Museum of Modern Art (EMMA), Espoo (2019); “Tatsuo Miyajima: Connect with Everything,” MCA Sydney (2016); “Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible,” The MET Breuer, New York (2016); “Tatsuo Miyajima: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust,” Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) (2011), among others. His recent group shows include “STARS: Six Contemporary Artists from Japan to the World,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2020); “The World Began without the Human Race and It Will End without It,” The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichu (2021); and “The Bangkok Art Biennale 2022,” Bangkok (2022).