CV
Download
Biography
Rui Yamaguchi (b. 1991, Japan) is a multimedia artist who lives and works in Kanazawa and Paris. He completed his master’s degree at Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Intermedia Art. Yamaguchi’s practice transforms subtle gestures and everyday objects into poetic and political metaphors, revealing the social structures embedded within daily life.
Yamaguchi’s work emerges from thorough research into urban contexts and history, combined with intimate interviews with individuals whose stories illuminate broader social conditions. His creative process extends across multiple media—text, dance, video, installation, and performance—creating dialogues between personal narratives and collective experiences. Through this interdisciplinary approach, he examines how ordinary moments carry extraordinary weight in understanding contemporary society.
His work has been exhibited in Japan and internationally. In 2024, he held a solo exhibition Swept Along, But Not Swept Away in Tokyo. Recent honors include Resident Artist at MASS MoCA (2026), Singapore Art Museum (2025), Emerging Media Arts Creators Support Project by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan (2024), Next Young Artist Award Excellence Award (2024), CAF Contemporary Art Foundation Award Finalist (2023), and A-TOM ART AWARD Sonoaida Award (2022).
Recently, Yamaguchi has pursued collaborative research with research institutions and corporations, beginning with questions arising from his own creative practice. He expands his individual work through interdisciplinary collaboration, exploring new forms that link art and society while pursuing broader social implementation.
Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background
2025 M.F.A. Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of Arts
2024 Exchange École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris
2022 Completed Art to school, Tokyo
2015 B.A. Faculty of Business and Commerce, Kansai University, Osaka
Solo Exhibitions
2024 “SWEPT ALONG, BUT NOT SWEPT AWAY” / CourtyardHIROO, Tokyo
2020 “Suchness” / JOINT GALLERY HARAJUKU, Tokyo
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 “Through the Currents: In Conversation” with SAM Residencies / Singapore Art Museum
2025 “Guided by the light of the convenience store” / re_noma, Gunma, Japan
2025 “Project to Support Emerging Media Arts Creators Presentation Exhibition” / TODA HALL & CONFERENCE TOKYO
2025 “72nd Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Works Exhibitions” / University Art Museum, Tokyo
2024 “GOOD GOOD HUMOR DAY DAY ART” / IN THE RACK ROOM, Berlin
2023 “CAF Contemporary Art Award Finalist Exhibition” / Daikanyama Hillside Forum, Tokyo
2023 “Itsumono Sono aida” / Shinyurakucho#Sonoaida, Tokyo
2023 “EXHIBITION WORK IN PROGRESS 2023” / Tokyo University of Arts, Ibaraki, Japan
2023 “ON LIMITS” / Shinyurakucho#Sonoaida, Tokyo
2022 “A-TOM ART AWARD 2022 Vernacular and Dawn” / CourtyardHIROO, Tokyo
2022 “100人10” / Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo
2022 “On My Way – Sharing Experiences” / Under the Mango Tree, Berlin
2022 “ATLAS 2022” / Tokyo University of Arts, Ibaraki, Japan
2021 “Art Festival Sumida Mukojima EXPO” / Tokyo
2021 “artwork fukuoka” / Whask, Fukuoka, Japan
2021 “AIR 1/2F” / BnA Alter Museum, Kyoto
Artist-in-Residence
2026 MASS MoCA Residency, Full General Fellowship
2025 Singapore Art Museum, SAM Residency
2025 Around, Buzz Culture / GO_2025, Goriza, Italy
2023 Shinyurakucho#Sonoaida, A-TOM ART AWARD 2022 Extra Prize, Tokyo
2021 BnA Alter Museum, Kyoto
Awards
2025 “Next Young Artist Award”, Art & New Media Division, Excellence Award
2023 “CAF Contemporary Art Award”, Shortlist
2022 “A-TOM ART AWARD 2022”, Sonoaida Award
Grants
2026 Toshiaki Ogasawara Memorial Foundation, Travel Grant
2025 EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee, Mobility Support Program
2025 Kawashima Mirai Culture Art Foundation
2025 Arts Council Kanazawa
2024 Project to Support Emerging Media Arts Creators（Agency for Cultural Affairs）
2022 MICRO ART WORK-ATION, Around Yoshiwara Shopping Street, Fuji City, Shizuoka
2020 Support for Continuing Cultural and Artistic Activities（Agency for Cultural Affairs）
Research & Collaborative Projects
2025- D-LAB, Japan Tobacco Inc., “Research on walking-based contemporary art#
2025- A-TOM Co., Ltd., “COURTYARD ARTIST BOOKSHELF”
2022-2023 FUTURE GATEWAY, KDDI Research Inc., “Traveling With One Smartphone”
2021 “PRDX PARADOX TOKYO” 21SS ARTISTS COLLABORATION PROJECT
Screenings
2025 “Silent Interference” / Turtle chamber project, Taiwan
2024 “Hazama Visual Arts Festival” / Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin, Germany
2024 “MELTING WALLS” / MURMURCONTEMPORARY, Montreux, Switzerland
Lectures
2025 Guest Lecturer, “Media expression while eating”, Kyoto Seika University, Japan
2023 OUT SCHOOL 2023 Toyama School Lecturer/ Curator of the exhibition “Fluctuation of Drift”
2021 Guest Lecturer, Tetsuya Shimoda Lab, Kyoto Seika University, Japan
Workshops & Artist Talks
2024 HOT SANDWICH MAKERS CLUB Workshop – E NÃO É QUE EU ESTOU SÓ FAZENDO O MEU BAURU ! – RT Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy Shizuoka, Japan
2023 Artist Talk / Shinyurakucho#Sonoaida, Tokyo
2022 HOT SANDWICH MAKERS CLUB Workshop A-TOM ART AWARD 2022 Vernacular and Dawn / CourtyardHIROO, Tokyo
2022 HOT SANDWICH MAKERS CLUB Workshop We are from human（Cooperation: Yoshiwara Chuo Culture Center, Arts Council Shizuoka）, Shizuoka, Japan
2022 Traveling With One Smartphone Workshop, FUTURE GATEWAY, KDDI research atelier, Tokyo
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025 ANA In-Flight Magazine TSUBASA -GLOBAL WINGS- May 2025 Issue 074 Light, Flight “Travel Mission” written by Mariko Yamauchi
2023 100BANCH MAGAZINE（Web magazine）
2022 Shizuoka Newspaper
2022 TAKURAMI LAB（Web magazine）
2022 FUTURE GATEWAY（Web magazine）
2022 Abema Prime（TV）
2020 TIMELINE（YouTube）
2020 ShinR25（Web magazine）