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Tatsumi ORIMOTO : ANIMAL ART 1979 – 2014
Tatsumi Orimoto12 Sep – 20 Sep 2015
About the Exhibition
We are pleased to announce our second solo exhibition with artist Tatsumi Orimoto (b. 1946 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, where he still lives) from September 12 to 20, 2015 (open everyday during the duration), following "Carrying a baby pig on my back", our first exhibition with him held in the last year.
Orimoto is best known with his representative series such as "Bread Man" and "Art Mama", but he has also created many other noteworthy performances, drawings, and sculptures. One of them is a series of ongoing events that involve various animals, which he initiated in 1979. Documenting such animal-related projects, a catalogue and films have been recently completed, and we are holding this exhibition to premiere them.
Installation Views
About the Artist
Tatsumi Orimoto
Born in Kawasaki in 1946, Orimoto moved to the United States in the 1970s, producing work in Los Angeles and New York. From the 1980s onward, he worked internationally, primarily creating and presenting performance-based works. Solo exhibitions include the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Tokyo, 2000), Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale (USA), Ikon Gallery (Birmingham, 1990s), and Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP, 1990s). He participated in international exhibitions such as the 16th São Paulo Biennale (1981), the 18th São Paulo Biennale (1985), the 1st Havana Biennale (1984), the 8th Sydney Biennale (1986), and the Yokohama Triennale (2001). His work was widely recognized across countries and cultures. Orimoto passed away in 2025.