Born in 1991 in Ishikawa, Japan. Yamaguchi creates works that transform subtle gestures and everyday objects into poetic or political metaphors, revealing the social structures hidden in daily life. His creative process begins with research on urban contexts and history, and interviews with specific individuals, and extends across various media, including text, dance, video, installation, and performance.
Yamaguchi has exhibited in Japan and internationally; including at: “Swept along, but not swept away” at the CourtyardHIROO (Tokyo), “CAF Contemporary Art Award Finalist Exhibition“ at the Daikanyama Hillside Forum (Tokyo), “ON LIMITS” at the Shinyurakucho #Sonoaida (Tokyo), “A-TOM ART AWARD 2022 Vernacular and Dawn” at the CourtyardHIROO (Tokyo).
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2025 M.F.A. Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of Arts, Tokyo Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of Arts, Tokyo
2024 Exchange École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris (1year)
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
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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 TOKYO GEIDAI ARTFES 2023 (Online view)
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 GRADATION / Shibuya Parco, Tokyo
2021 artwork fukuoka / Whask, Fukuoka, Japan
2021 AIR 1/2F / BnA Alter Museum, Kyoto
2021 Born New Art / Shibuya Scramble Square, Tokyo
AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES
2025(forthcoming Sep-Nov) Singapore Art Museum SAM Residencies
2025 Next Young Artist Award（NYAA2024）Art & New Media Division Excellence Award
2024 Project to Support Emerging Media Arts Creators/Exhibition Support Program for Creators in Japan（Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan）
2023 Artist-in-Residence Shinyurakucho#Sonoaida（Tokyo）
2022 A-TOM ART AWARD 2022 Sonoaida Award
2022 MICRO ART WORK-ATION(MAW), Around Yoshiwara Shopping Street, Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture
2021 Artist-in-Residence BnA Alter Museum（Kyoto）
2020 Support for Continuing Cultural and Artistic Activities（Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan）
SCREENINGS, WORKSHOP, ARTIST TALK, TEACHING EXPERIENCES
2024 Hazama Visual Arts Festival / Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin, Germany
2024 MELTING WALLS / MURMURCONTEMPORARY, Montreux, Switzerland
2023 OUT SCHOOL 2023 Toyama School Lecturer/ Curator of the exhibition “Fluctuation of Drift”
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 Only With A Smartphone WORKSHOP / FUTURE GATEWAY, KDDI research atelier
2021 『PRDX PARADOX TOKYO』 21SS ARTISTS COLLABORATION PROJECT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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）