BIOGRAPHY

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  TADANORI YOKOO

  http://www.tadanoriyokoo.com/
  
  

  Selected Biography

  1936

  • ･ Born in Nishiwaki, Taka-gun, Hyogo Prefecture

  1960

  • ･ Enters Nippon Design Center [-‘64]

  1965

  • ･ Participates in “Persona” exhibition [Matsuya Ginza, Tokyo]
  • ･ Receives 11th Mainichi Industrial Design Award

  1966

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo]

  1967

  • ･ The Museum of Modern Art [MoMA], New York acquires 15 Yokoo posters for its permanent collection

  1968

  • ･ Participates in “Word and Image” exhibition [MoMA, New York]

  1969

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Tokyo Gallery]
  • ･ Awarded the Grand Prize for Prints at 6th Paris Youth Biennale

  1970

  • ･ Art-directs the Fiber Pavilion of Osaka Exposition

  1972

  • ･ Solo exhibition [MoMA, New York]
  • ･ Receives the UNESCO Award of the 4th International Poster Biennale in Warsaw
  • ･ Wins the Special Prize in the 5th International Graphic Design Biennale in Brno

  1973

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg]
  • ･ Receives the Judge's Committee Prize of “Contemporary Japan Prints” [ICA, London]
  • ･ Wins the Grand Prize of Tokyo ADC

  1974

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam]
  • ･ Receives the Prize of Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art in the 9th International Print Art Biennale in Tokyo 1974　[The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo / The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto]
  • ･ Wins the Gold Prize of the 5th International Poster Biennale in Warsaw

  1975

  • ･ Receives 20th Mainichi Industrial Design Award

  1976

  • ･ Participates in exhibition of “5 International Graphic Designers” at 37th Venice Biennale

  1979

  • ･ Wins 2000 Fmk Prize of the 3rd International Poster Biennial in Lahti

  1981

  • ･ Converts from a graphic designer to a painter

  1982

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo]

  1983

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Musée de la Publicité, Paris]

  1984

  • ･ Art-directs the stage decoration for the Ballet “DIONYSOS”, Belgique 20th Century Ballet, produced by Maurice Béjart and La Scara Theatre, Milan
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Otis Parsons Gallery, Los Angeles]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Okanoyama Museum of Art, Nishiwaki]

  1985

  • ･ Invited to submit works in the 13th Paris Biennale
  • ･ Invited to submit works in the 18th Sao Paulo International Biennale
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Palazzo Bianco, Genoa]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Farcone Theatre, Genoa]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin]

  1986

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Roberta English Gallery, San Francisco]
  • ･ “Japanese Avant-Garde 1910－1970” [Centre Pompidou, Paris]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Israel Museum]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Roy Boyd Gallery, Los Angeles]

  1987

  • ･ Solo exhibition [The Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo / Tsukashin Hall, Amagasaki / Seibu Department Store, Kasugai]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh]
  • ･ Undertakes stage design for the Chinese performance of Mozart's “The Magic Flute”
  • ･ Receives Hyogo Prefecture Cultural Award
  • ･ “The Modern Posters” [MoMA, New York]

  1988

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Galerie Silvia Menzel, Berlin]

  1989

  • ･ Receives Honorable Prize of the 4th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh

  1991

  • ･ Solo Exhibition [Sagacho Exhibit Space, Tokyo]

  1993

  • ･ Participates in “45th Venice Biennale Trans-Actions” [Venice, Italy]

  1994

  • ･ “Avant-garde Art in Post War Japan” [Yokohama Museum of Art / Guggenheim Museum SoHo, New York]
  • ･ “Japanese Design” [Philadelphia Museum of Art]
  • ･ “The Pop Image: Prints and Multiples” [Marlborough Gallery, New York]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Laforet Museum, Harajuku / Laforet Museum, Matsuyama / Laforet Museum, Kokura / Laforet Harajuku, Niigata]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans]
  • ･ Lectures at Columbia University, New York

  1995

  • ･ Receives the Mainichi Fine Art Award

  1996

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo]

  1997

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art / The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura]
  • ･ Wins the Gold Prize of New York ADC Award

  1998

  • ･ Lectures at Japan Society, New York
  • ･ Lectures at Moravian Gallery, Czech

  2000

  • ･ “Modern Contemporary: Art at MoMA Since 1980” [MoMA, New York]
  • ･ Elected to the Hall of Fame, New York ADC

  2001

  • ･ “MoMA Highlights” [MoMA, New York]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo]
  • ･ Receives the Purple Ribbon Medal
  • ･ “Century City Fine Arts and Culture of Contemporary City” [Tate Modern, London]

  2002

  • ･ Professor for postgraduate course of Tama Art University [-‘04]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo / Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art]

  2003

  • ･ Solo exhibition [The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Fukuoka Art Museum]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Entwistle Gallery, London]

  2004

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [SCAI the Bathhouse, Tokyo]
  • ･ “Marcel Duchamp and the 20th Century Art” [The National Museum of Art, Osaka / Yokohama Museum of Art]

  2005

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art, Shizuoka]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo]
  • ･ Wins the Grand Prize of the 15th International Poster Biennial in Lahti
  • ･ “ISSEY MIYAKE PARIS COLLECTIONS 1977-1999: Invitations by Tadanori Yokoo” [The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama]

  2006

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris]
  • ･ Publication of collected works “TADANORI YOKOO” by Thames and Hudson
  • ･ “Berlin-Tokyo / Tokyo-Berlin” [Mori Art Museum, Tokyo / Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin]
  • ･ Receives Japan Inter-Design Award

  2007

  • ･ 2007　Hyogo Governor's Award for Contribution to the Enhanced Perception of Hyogo
  • ･ City of Setagaya Special Award for Distinguished Cultural Service

  2008

  • ･ Solo exhibition [SCAI the Bathhouse, Tokyo]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Nishimura Gallery, Tokyo]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Setagaya Art Museum / Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Friedman Benda, New York]
  • ･ Lectures at Japan Society, New York
  • ･ 36th Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature for his novel “Blue Land” published in the literary magazine, “Bungakukai”

  2009

  • ･ Receives the 5th Enku Award
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Arario Gallery, Seoul]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa]

  2010

  • ･ Solo exhibition [Friedman Benda, New York]
  • ･ “Marcel Duchamp and the Forestay Water fall” [Gallery Davel, Switzerland]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [The National Museum of Art, Osaka]

  2011

  • ･ Self-portrait added to collection of Uffizi Gallery [Florence] and shown for the first time at S. Scheggia Church [Florence]
  • ･ Receives the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art / The Museum of Art, Kochi]
  • ･ Invited to submit works in Yokohama Triennale 2011
  • ･ “Postmodernism: Style and Subversion : 1970-1990” [The Victoria and Albert Museum, London]
  • ･ Receives the Asahi Prize

  2012

  • ･ “Double Vision: Contemporary Art From Japan” [Moscow Museum of Modern Art / Haifa Museum of Art, Israel]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Friedman Benda, New York]
  • ･ “Seeking Shambhala” [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]
  • ･ “Histoire de voir: Show and Tell” [Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris]
  • ･ Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1990-2000 [MoMA, New York]
  • ･ Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art opens
  • ･ “Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde” [MoMA, New York]

  2013

  • ･ Solo Exhibition [Iwate Museum of Art / Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art]
  • ･ Receives the Kobe Shimbun Peace Prize
  • ･ Awarded the title of the first honorary citizen of Nishiwaki City
  • ･ Teshima Yokoo House opens
  • ･ Solo Exhibition [Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Aomori Museum of Art]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art]

  2014

  • ･ “Post-Picasso: Contemporary Reactions”[Picasso Museum, Barcelona]
  • ･ Receives the Yamana Award
  • ･ “Vivid Memories” [Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris]
  • ･ “Nostalgia and Fantasy” [The National Museum of Art, Osaka]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Kawasaki City Museum]
  • ･ Solo exhibition [Kirishima Open-Air Museum, Kagoshima]
  • ･ Making Music Modern [MoMA, New York]

  2015

  • ･ International Pop [Walker Art Center, Minneapolis / Dallas Museum of Art / Philadelphia Museum of Art]
  • ･ The World Goes Pop [Tate Modern. London]
  • ･ Receives the 27th Praemium Imperiale Awards In Honor of Prince Takamatsu
  • ･ Solo Exhibition [Albertz Benda, New York]

  2016

  • ･ Solo Exhibition [The Hakone Open-Air Museum]