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Born in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, 1947. Having perpetually worked on various projects for half a century since the 60s, Azuchi is widely recognized as a legendary figure. One can find his participation in many important exhibitions and events in the history of Japanese post-war avant-garde, which is currently being reevaluated globally, such as the inaugural 1967 exhibition "THE PLAY" and 1969's "Intermedia Art Festival". Since the 90s, his work has been increasingly exposed overseas, mainly in Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany, shown in various exhibitions including large-scale museum shows. His 2010 retrospective "EX-SIGN" at the Museum of Modern Art, Shiga drew rising attention from a younger generation, intrigued by how the artist had persistently developed his activity without any commercial relations, experimented with all possible materials, maintained an attitude of perpetually raising critical questions and suggestions, and committed to eccentric, abrupt words and deeds. The pieces he has been recently working on very often have connections with what he made several years or even decades ago.

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