Yojiro Imasaka

VW-17_V5 (1), 2024, Type C-print _ Dry Plate Process, 51×61 cm
BC #22021, Type C-Print, 72 x 102 cm, unique edition +1 AP

BC #92021, Type C-Print, 72 x 102 cm, unique edition + 1 AP

BC #72021, Type C-Print, 72 x 102 cm, unique edition + 1 AP

Illuminating Earth IE#045, 2020, chromogenic print, 105 x 165 cm, ed 2/2 + 2AP

Trade Winds 05, 2018, toned gelatin silver print, 60 x 47,5 cm, ed. 3/5 + 2 AP


Trade Winds 11, 2018, toned gelatin silver print, 60 x 47,5 cm, AP 2/2

Trade Winds 19, 2018, toned gelatin silver print, 47,5 x 60 cm, ed. 3/5 + 2AP

 

Metamorfosi. Percorsi oltre la forma (group exhibition),Galleria Marignana Arte, Venice, March – September 2023

Oltrenatura (group show), curated by Davide Sarchioni, Marignana Arte, Venice, October 2020 – February 2021

CorrespondenceA benefit for COVID-19 medical workers (solo show)Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY, 2020

Atlas (solo show), NOWHERE, New York, NY, 2020

Trade Winds (solo show), Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY 2018

 

Opiemme a Venezia in duplice veste, Camilla Bertoni, Il Giornale dell’Arte, November 2024
Marignana Arte. Cosa succede in galleria…, Espoarte, May 2023
Metamorphosis. Paths beyond form,
Grey Magazine, March 2023
Oltrenatura: confrontarsi con la sfida del mutamento
, Livia Savorelli, Espoarte, February 2021
Mostre a Venezia,
Dionisio Gavagnin, Juliet, December 2020
Oltrenatura
, Valentina Ilardi, Grey Magazine, December 2020
Quattro artisti per Oltrenatura: fisica e metafisica in mostra a Venezia, Carolina Vecchi, Artslife, November 2020

Quattro artisti per Oltrenatura da Marignana Arte, Venezia, Elisa Baldassa, Exibart, November 2020
La natura, origine e destinazione. Quattro artisti a Venezia, Irene Bagnara, Artribune, November 2020
L’arte delle gallerie non si ferma e guarda al rapporto con la natura
, Silva Menetto, La Nuova Venezia, October 2020

Tutte le gallerie restano aperte, Lidia Pazeri, Il Gazzettino, October 2020
Ottobre in galleria: 10 mostre da mettere in agenda, Nicola Maggi, Collezione da Tiffany, October 2020
Photo London 2020: tutte le anticipazioni, Giulia Ronchi, Artribune,  Silvia Ronchi, Artribune, March 2020
10 Artworks from ZONAMACO México Arte Contemporáneo and ZONAMACO Foto
, Karine Monié, Interior Design, February 2020
Paris Photo: The Force Of Nature, Suzy Menkes, Vogue UK, November 2018
Fotografia protagonista nella Ville Lumière. Reportage da Paris Photo, Silvia Neri, Atribune, November 2018

Seeing the Blue and Light of Day, and South African Journeys, William Meyers, Wall Street Journal, October 2016
Capturing the City as an Empty Canvas, William Meyers, Wall Street Journal, May 2014

Yojiro Imasaka was born in Hiroshima, Japan, in 1983. He lives and works in New York City.

Yojiro Imasaka è nato a Hiroshima, Giappone, nel 1983. Vive e lavora a New York City.

 

SOLO SHOWS

2022
“Wet-Land” The Club, Tokyo, Japan
“Returning Bayou”, 16 Rue du Faubourg, Paris, France
2020
“Correspondence”  Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
2019
“ATLAS” NOWHERE, New York, NY
2018
“Yojiro Imasaka” – a solo presentation – Paris Photo, Paris, France
“Trade Winds” Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
2016
“Blue Bayou” Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
2014
“Sleeping Beauty” from series of Untitled Scapes of America, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
2011
“Landscape 2011”, -Project Room-, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
2010
“UPFRONT –two-person show-“, Chelsea West Gallery, New York, NY
“New Works”, Steuben South Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
“Perspectives –two-person show-“, Onishi Gallery, New York, NY
2009
“Wandering”, FOUR 11 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

 

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2024
Human Gravity, Marignana Arte, Venice
2023
Premio Francesco Fabbri, Villa Brandolini, Pieve di Soligo, Treviso
“Metamorfosi. Percorsi oltre la forma”, Marignana Arte, Venice
“30 Years : Art Projects International”, Art Projects International, New York, NY
“Depths of Dreams”, Watowa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2022
“Horizon Dreams of Colors”, LIGHTWELL, Taipei, Taiwan
“Eight Japanese Artists” NOWHERE, New York, NY
2020
“South East North West: New Works From The Collection”, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
“Oltrenatura”, Marignana Arte, Venice, IT
“Correspondence” -A benefit for COVID-19 medical workers-, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
2019
“Photo-Graffiti 3”, Nihon University College of Art, Photography Department Gallery, Tokyo
“20th Anniversary Show, Part 1 (Photography)” Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
2018
“Blurred Horizons”, Art Project International, New York, NY
2017
“In Organic -Emerging Japanese Artists-”, Resident of Ambassador/Consul General of Japan, NY
2016
“A Group Exhibition”, mhPROJECTnyc, New York, NY
2015
“100+: A Photograph For Every Year of the MIA”, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN
“Untitled”, Ozasahayashi Gallery, Kyoto Japan
“Terrada Art Award Exhibition”, T-Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2014
“Kurashiki Photo-mural” contemporary photography exhibition, Okayama, Japan
“Axis Photo Marche” -Art Photography Fair-, Tokyo, Japan
“Jerseyscapes” NJCU New Jersey City University Gallery, NJ
“Infocus” -juried exhibition of self-published photo books-, Phoenix Art Museum, AZ
“Artwork on Skateboards”, DeBuck Gallery, New York, NY
“Nocturnal Labyrinth”, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY
“Asia Society of Arts -Photography&Animation-“, Spring Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012
“Asia Society of Arts -Photography&Animation-“, Spring Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“A Vision Across Boundaries”-A Group exhibition of Asian Photographers-, VT Artslaon, Taipei, Taiwan “Beyond 1 lens and Over 100 eyes”, hpgrp Gallery, New York, NY
“The Art Show in NYU Business School”, New York University, Stern, New York, NY
2011
“Plain”, Gymnasia Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
“Portfolio Project”, Recycleart, Brussels, Belgium
2010
“Kings of Impossible”, Kleio Projects, New, York NY
“Duration”, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York, NY
“MCAF 2010”, Marie Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2009
“Young Artists ISE Cultural Foundation Supports”, Tamada Projects, Tokyo, Japan
“MCAF”, Westbeth Gallery Kozuka, Nagoya, Japan
2008
“Mutsuki-ten”, Westbeth Gallery Kozuka, Nagoya, Japan
2006
“ISE Art Student Exhibition 2006”, ISE Cultural Foundation Gallery, SoHo, New York, NY
“JPS Exhibition 2006”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2005
“International Talent Support-ITS Four photo for mini-”, DIESEL, Trieste, Italy
2004
“APA Exhibition 2004”, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan

PUBLIC ART PROJECTS

2022
“FENDI x Yojiro Imasaka”, – TSUNAGU – Omotesando Art Project, Tokyo, Japan
2014
“Kurashiki Photo-mural”, Contemporary Photography Exhibition Public Art Project, Okayama, Japan

AWARDS

2014
Won a prize in Terrada Art Award, Tokyo Japan
2007
First Prize, in Nihon University College of Art, Photography Department Final Thes
2006
Won a prize in JPS-Japan Photographers Society- Photo Competition
Jury’s prize in ISE Cultural Foundation Art Student Competition, New York
2005
Finalist in International Talent Support, ITS FOUR, Trieste, Italy
2004
Konica-Minolta Award in Hassel Blad School Photo Competition, Tokyo, Japan
Won a prize in APA photo competition, Tokyo, Japan

ART FAIRS

2021
“Paris Photo” Grand Palais, Paris, France
“ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair”, Shanghai, China
2020
“Photo London Digital” Somerset House, London, England
“ZONAMACO” Centro Citibanamex, Mexico City, Mexico
2019
“Unseen”, Westergas, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“PGH Photo Fair”, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
2018
“Paris Photo” – a solo presentation – Grand Palais, Paris, France
2017
“Paris Photo” Grand Palais, Paris, France
“PGH Photo Fair”, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

New Orleans Museum of Art, LA, U.S.A
Carnegie Museum of Art, PA, U.S.A
San Jose Museum of Art, CA, U.S.A
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, U.S.A
Mead Art Museum/Amherst College, MA, U.S.A