is a Japanese artist and photographer. He has appeared on the American television program ''
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'' and on ''News 11'' on Japan's
NHK
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.
Education
Itagaki received a B.A. in
Studio Art from
Tama Art University
or is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan.
History
The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) founded in 1935. ...
(Tokyo, Japan) in 1991 and an M.A. in Studio Art from
New York University
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in 1995. He also studied at the
International Center of Photography
The International Center of Photography (ICP), at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, consists of a museum for photography and visual culture and a school offering an array of educational courses and programming. ...
(ICP) in 1997.
Themes
Itagaki deals with social, religious and technological issues. He has been a pioneer in
digital photography
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and started using digital alteration as early as 1994.
Career
Itagaki has made series of works called ''Tourists on the Moon'', ''Honeymoon Wedding'', ''Traveling Games'', ''Cyber Amish County'', ''Native American Reservation on the Moon'' and ''Urban Legends''.
Selected exhibitions
* 2005
Romo Gallery,
Atlanta
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, GA
* 2005
Tama Art University
or is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan.
History
The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) founded in 1935. ...
, Tokyo, Japan
* 2004
Jack the Pelican Presents, New York City
* 2004
K*MoPA,
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
The is a gallery of photography in the Kiyosato region
of the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi (Japan).
The gallery was founded in 1995; Eikoh Hosoe has been its director since its opening.
The gallery, which also refers to itself as "K*MoPA", "emb ...
, Japan
* 2003
Odense Foto Triennial
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,
Odense
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, Denmark
* 2003
Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, MO
* 2002
Grand Arts, Kansas City, MO
* 2000
Tyler Gallery,
Temple University
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, Philadelphia
* 2000
Cristinerose Gallery, New York City
* 2000
The Alternative Museum
The Alternative Museum was founded in 1975 by artists for artists and the broader New York City community in the United States.Grey Art Gallery
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,
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
, New York City
Museum collections
* ''
Museet for Fotokunst'', Odense, Denmark
*
Gilman Foundation, New York City
*
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts
The is a gallery of photography in the Kiyosato region
of the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi (Japan).
The gallery was founded in 1995; Eikoh Hosoe has been its director since its opening.
The gallery, which also refers to itself as "K*MoPA", "emb ...
, Japan
Awards
* 1998 The Philip Morris Art Award Grand Prize, Japan
* 1998 Pola Art Foundation Grant
Reviews
* "Yoshio Itagaki, a Japanese artist living in New York, portrays moonscapes of the future in his "Space Tourism" solo show of digital photos at Tyler Gallery. As he playfully sees it, scientific expeditions will have given way to hordes of tourists crowding the scene – an ethnic cross section of newlyweds, college students, children grimacing at the camera, and ordinary sightseers rather than heroic astronauts. Viewers are left to ponder the political and social implications of such conquest of outer space. One does not expect any special intelligence in work such as this. So all the more is our surprise on encountering Itagaki's challenge to us to consider what the future may bring. Besides, his chosen medium, photography, already had played a crucial role in space exploration. Seamlessly, then, he offers a continuing probe."
Victoria Donohoe,
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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, 11/2000
* "Through the miracle of digital technology, this Japanese-born New York artist produces photomontages depicting ordinary tourists on the moon, with the earth looming over the horizon in every case. In another series, tourists are inserted into video game scenes. Something about the disconnected rootlessness of modern life is implied."
Ken Johnson (art critic)
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,
The New York Times
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, 9/2000.
* "We have to at least ask the question, "what if there is no life anywhere in the universe, except here, on earth?" If we are the only living creature anywhere, well, that means there is a lot of countries out there to visit, which inspired a photographer, Yoshio Itagaki to imagine the universe as one big tourist attraction. With every new planet, in every new star, there is a photo opportunity, smile! Because if we are alone, then the universe is one big empty vacation land..." narration from Brave New World series on
ABC
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Network "
Nightline
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" with
Ted Koppel
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, 9/1999
* "Yoshio Itagaki makes us aware of a shift in public attitude toward space science and exploration that you might not have noticed, because it occurred gradually. Thirty years ago, space travel was still adventurous and even heroic. Now it's so routine that we hardly notice when a space shuttle takes off or lands. Space travel has been domesticated to the point that the danger and technological wizardry have become banal, if not invisible. Itagaki offers a composite photo that would have seemed fantastic a half-century ago – a Japanese wedding party posed on the moon, with earth rising in the background. We've seen the original picture of the site so many times that now it's just as amusing curiosity."
Edward J. Sozanski,
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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, 12/2000
* "Yoshio Itagaki uses digital means to play on humorous stereotypes. Whether Japanese weddings, banished Native Americans or global tourists, Itagaki photographs images of people being photographed on the moon. The lunar backdrop and visible image of the Earth are incidental to those being photographed, reflecting humans essential egocentric nature."
Barbara Bloemink, director of The
Guggenheim Museum
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Locations
Americas
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Las Vegas 2/2002
References
External links
Official websiteArt in Context reference pageARTNET.com reference pageGrey Art Gallery NYU : Emerging Artists from Japan*
ttps://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/15/arts/art-guide.html?scp=4&sq=yoshio%20itagaki&st=cse&pagewanted=4 New York Times Review by Ken JohnsonNew York Times Review by Holland Cotter
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Japanese painters
Japanese photographers
1967 births
Artists from Aichi Prefecture
Living people
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development alumni