Yoko Asakai

Getting close to the subjects, Asakai’s photography captures camera-subject relationships, as well as traces that remind us of stories. Recent works focused on wind and tides received much acclaim as they captured "time" rather than the "moment." sight, a series of photographs started in 2006 received awards such as New Figure Encouragement Prize at Photo City Sagamihara 2008 (Kanagawa, Japan). Published a photography book sight (AKAAKA Art Publishing) in 2011.

Artist website



Works

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Born in 1974, Tokyo, Japan
Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan

1998 BFA in Photography, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, USA

Selected solo show

2024
“contact”
MUJIN-TO Production,
Tokyo, Japan
2021
“touch”
MUJIN-TO Production,
Tokyo, Japan
2018
“7 Days and Other Pieces”
Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA, USA
2016
“Generative Landscape”
Oyama City Kurumaya Museum,
Tochigi, Japan
2015
“tangible”
MUJIN-TO Production,
Tokyo, Japan
2012
“Chords”
MUJIN-TO Production,
Tokyo, Japan
2011
“22932/akita”
Sasao Project Room,
Akita, Japan
“Northerly wind”
NADiff Gallery,
Tokyo, Japan
“Conversations”
MUJIN-TO Production,
Tokyo, Japan
2008
“Sight”
Konica Minolta Plaza,
Tokyo, Japan

Selected group show

2023
“Hanarart 2023, Exhibition Season 2, curated by Arata Hasegawa”
Uda-Matsuyama Area,
Nara, Japan
2017
“Assembridge Nagoya 2017”
Port of Nagoya and Tsukijiguchi area,
Aichi, Japan
“20 Year Anniversary TOP Collection: Scrolling Through Heisei Part 3, Synchronicity”
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum,
Tokyo, Japan
2016
“20 Year Anniversary TOP Collection: Tokyo Tokyo and TOKYO”
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum,
Tokyo, Japan
2015
“Translation Theme Park”
Uppsala Konstmuseum,
Uppsala, Sweden
2014
“We can make another future: Japanese art after 1989”
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art,
Brisbane, Australia
“TRUE COLORS: Yebisu International Festival of Art & Alternative Visions”
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography,
Tokyo, Japan
2013
“Roppongi Crossing 2013: OUT OF DOUBT”
Mori Art Museum,
Tokyo, Japan
2011
“She Has A “PEN” Part2”
Olympus Gallery Tokyo, Olympus Gallery Osaka,
Japan
“‘Re-Modernologio’ phase2: Observation and Notation”
Aomori Contemporary Art Center,
Aomori, Japan
“The Photographs of Children - The child within us”
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography,
Tokyo, Japan

Public collection

Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts,
Japan
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art,
Australia
Shanghai Art Museum,
China
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography,
Japan
Kadist Art Foundation,
France, USA
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