Tadashi Kawamata (川俣正, Kawamata Tadashi, born July 24, 1953) is a Japanese installation artist. After first studying painting at Tokyo University of the Arts, Kawamata discovered his interest in the practice of installation. Using recuperated construction materials, like wood planks, he began building rudimentary partitions in gallery spaces and apartments to explore the perception of space.
Kawamata's fascination for Tokyo's urban landscape and its constant transformation soon led to the development of larger-scale installations in situ in cities in Japan and abroad. After having participated in the Venice Biennale in 1982 at only 28 years old, Kawamata's subsequent projects led him to work across Europe, North America, and South America.
These ephemeral installations raise questions about architecture and its permanence, and have drawn attention to social realities, such as the stark class difference apparent in large cities. Since the 2000s, the artist's installations have taken on an increasingly ecological charge, confronting environmental disasters, such as the accumulation of waste or the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
He has lived and worked between Paris and Tokyo since 2006.
TadashiKawamata (川俣正, KawamataTadashi, born July 24, 1953) is a Japanese installation artist. After first studying painting at Tokyo University of the...
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artists, which include among others Huang Yong Ping, Anish Kapoor, TadashiKawamata, Lee Ufan, Gina Pane and Martial Raysse. Besides solo exhibitions,...
of death is unknown. One of his students was Kawamata Tsunemasa. Kobayashi 2006, p. 31. Kobayashi, Tadashi (2006). Ukiyo eshi retsuden 浮世絵師列伝. Bessatsu...
actress July 23 – Najib Razak, 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia July 24 TadashiKawamata, Japanese contemporary artist Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator July 25...
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"The New Lay of the Land." ArtAsiaPacific, no. 73 (2011): 43–44. Tadashi, Kawamata. "Nakahara Yusuke Cosmology." Echigo-Tsumari Art Field, 2012. https://www...
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participated in the 1982 Venice Biennale with Naoyoshi Hikosaka and TadashiKawamata, and presented a large-scale three-dimensional works composed of Japanese...
installations and also adding performative elements to her works. TadashiKawamata was tasked with organizing the 2005 Yokohama Trienniale. He titled...
from 2009 to 2018, in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Federation of Malaya Born: TadashiKawamata, Japanese artist, in Mikasa, Hokkaido The 1953 World Archery Championships...
Dorner, Gaylen Gerber, [Harald Klingelhöller, Franz West, Jim Lutes, TadashiKawamata, Reinhard Mucha, Adrian Schiess, Herbert Brandl, Jimmy Durham, Michel...
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