Motoi Yamamoto

Motoi Yamamoto ( Japanese 山 本 基 , Yamamoto Motoi ; * 1966 in Onomichi , Hiroshima Prefecture , Japan ) is a Japanese artist .

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Motoi Yamamoto works with salt as an expression of his art. He creates fictional spaces, surfaces and labyrinths from salt. The labyrinth , one of his main themes, plays an important role in this.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

• 2006: Ginza Komatsu Art Space, Tokyo
• 2005:
  • Ierimonti Gallery, Milan
  • Nizayama Forest Art Museum, Toyama
  • Art Gallery Artium, Fukuoka
  • CAI, Contemporary Art International, Hamburg
• 2002: TLAP, Tokyo
• 2001:
  • Akiyama Gallery, Tokyo
  • Gallery K2, Ishikawa
• 2000:
  • Kojimachi Gallery, Tokyo
  • 300DAYS Gallery, Tokyo
  • Gallery G2, Fukui
• 1999:
  • Gallery Bellini Yokohama, Kanagawa
  • Gallery LeDeco, Tokyo
• 1998:
  • Gallery Moe, Tokyo
  • Gallery Arai, Shizuoka
• 1997:
  • Ando Gallery, Tokyo
  • Gallery lawn, Toyama
• 1996: Gallery Myu, Tokyo
• 1994: Kanazawa Yomiuri Hall, Ishikawa

literature

• Fanni Fetzer: Aiming high: Exhibition, Kunstmuseum Thun, July 10th – 18th September 2005 . Ed .: Andreas Baur, Madeleine Schuppli, Art Museum Thun. Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun 2005, ISBN 3-906537-18-8 .

Web links

• Official website (Japanese, English)
• Motoi Yamamoto at the Mikiko Sato Gallery