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UJINO

Japanese sound / sculpture / performance artist,
born Tokyo, May 7, 1964
lives and works in Tokyo

1988

Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, BA Dyeing and Weaving, Craft.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2009
"UJINO AND THE ROTATORS", The Hayward Project Space, London, UK
2008
"CROSSBAND", PSM, Berlin, Germany
2007
"THE ROTATORS - Robertson and Phillips", The Western Front, Vancouver, Canada
2006
"UJINO AND THE ROTATORS", Bankart Studio NYK, Kanagawa, Japan
2004
"KARMA OF SUBURBAN VILLA [abbr.KOSV]", Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2003
"UJINO'S MACHINERY LAB.", Super Deluxe, Tokyo, Japan
2002
"NIPPON SERIES", Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2001
"UJINO'S LOVE ARM", Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1994
"DECORATONE", Asacloth, Tokyo, Japan
1993
"NEW CLUB VENUS", Nasubi Gallery 3rd exhibition, Nasubi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2010
"THE RECORD - Contemporary ART and VINYL" Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, USA
"ROPPONGI CROSSING 2010: Can There Be Art?" Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2009
"EXPosition of mythology - ELectronic technology" Nam June Paik Art Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2008
"TREND OF CONTEMPORARY ART_ Doing Review" Gyeongnam Art Museum, Changwon, Korea
"PLATFORM SEOUL 2008: I have nothing to say and I am saying it," (Curator: Kim Sunjung), One and J Gallery, Seoul, Korea
"KITA!!: Japanese Artist Meet Indonesia” (Curators: Toyoshima Hideki and Takahashi Mizuki), Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia
"AFTER THE REALITY 2" (Curator: Hiromi Yoshii), Deitch Projects, NY, USA
"RE-IMAGINING ASIA" (Curators: Wu Hung and Shaheen Merali), The House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany
2007
"BEAUTIFUL NEW WORLD: CONTEMPORARY VISUAL CULTURE FROM JAPAN"
    (Curators: Kataoka Mami, Sumitomo Fumihiko and Kim Sunjung), Long March, Beijing / Guandong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
"THERMOCLINE OF ART - NEW ASIAN WAVES -" (Curators: Wonil Rhee and Peter Weibel), ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
2006
"BIENNALE OF SYDNEY 2006" (Curator: Charles Merewether), Artspace, Sydney, Australia
2005
"PSIONIC DISTORTION" (Curator: Tim Evans), Plum Blossoms Gallery, NY, USA
"ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL 2005", Linz, Austria
"-SINCE 1994-" Mizuma Art Gallery The 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2004

"MEDIARENA" (Curators: Gregory Burke, Fumio Nanjo and Roger McDonald), Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New plymouth, New Zealand (Gorgerous)
"OFFICINA ASIA", Galleria d' Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy
2003
"VIRGIN ROAD", Ssamzie Space, Seoul, Korea
"HOPE", Lafolet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan (Gorgerous)
2002
"TOKYO GLAMROCK" , Plymoth Art Centre, Plymoth, UK
"JAM: TOKYO-LONDON", Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (Gorgerous)
"TOKYO GLAMROCK", Shoreditich Gallery, London, UK
2001
"TOKYO GLAMROCK", Hotbath Gallery, Bath, UK
"JAM: LONDON-TOKYO", Barbican Gallery, London, UK (Gorgerous)
1999
"COLLABORATION ART", Fukushima Museum of Art, Fukushima, Japan (Gorgerous)
1998
"TOKYO ELEGANCE", Recent Museum of Contemporary Art, Hokkaido, Japan (Gorgerous)
1994
"NASUBI GALLERY", Museum City Tenjin'94, Fukuoka, Japan
1993
"THE GINBURART", Ginza Vehicle-free Promenade, Tokyo, Japan
"MALARIA ART SHOW, Vol.4, Decorative", Tokyo, Japan
"THE EXHIBITION FOR EXHIBITIONS", Kyoto Shijo Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

SELECTED LIVE PERFORMANCES:
2010
"Ujino and the Rotators", Artspace, Sydney (Superdeluxe@Artspace, Biennale of Sydney 2010)
"UJINO + contact Gonzo", Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2009
"CORDED CULTURES", Yokohama Creativecity Center, Kanagawa, Japan
"JUNRAY DANCE CHANG", Setagaya Public Theatre, Tokyo, Japan (Scenic art)
"UJINO MUNETERU", Cafe OTO, London, UK
"ETHER 09", Southbank Centre, London, UK
"UJINO AND THE ROTATORS", Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2008
"HARAJUKU PERFORMANCE PLUS SPECIAL", Lafolet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
"NEW TOKYO CONTEMPORARIES", Marunouchi House, Tokyo, Japan
2007
"HARAJUKU PERFORMANCE PLUS", Lafolet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan (UJINO MUNETERU X ASA-CHANG)
"POCHEON ASIA BIENNALE 2007", Pocheon Banweol Art Hall, Pocheon, Korea
"LISTE 07", Basel, Switzerland
"THE VERY BEST OF AZUMABASHI", Asahi Art Square, Tokyo, Japan
2006
"PULSE" Miami Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, USA
"GEISAI10", Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan
"DORKBOT TOKYO", National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo, Japan
"UJINO AND THE ROTATORS", Club Kooky, Sydney, Australia
"BIENNALE OF SYDNEY 2006", Artspace, Sydney, Australia
2005
"SOUND MADNESS 1", "SOUND MADNESS 2", Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Canada
"UJINO MUNETERU", The Stone, NY, USA, collaborated with Mike Guy (guitar)
"PSIONIC DISTORTION", Plum Blossoms Gallery, NY, USA
2004
"MACHINE = EROS PROJECT", Ex'realm, Tokyo, Japan
"OUT THE WINDOW Sound Session Night", Super Deluxe, Tokyo, Japan
"PHISICAL POWER PLAY XO", Hiroshima City Contemporary Museum, Hiroshima, Japan (Gorgerous)
"MEDIARENA LOUNGE", Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand (Gorgerous)
"TOKYO STYLE IN STOCKHOLM", Lydmar Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden
2003
"HOPE", Lafolet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan (Gorgerous)
"HAPINESS ART ARENA", Roppongi Hills Arena, Tokyo, Japan (Gorgerous)
"JOHN ZORN'S COBRA TOKTO OPARATION Noi Sawaragi "KOROSU-NA" Unit"  Yamamoto Gendai, Tokyo, Japan
2002
"VIRGIN ROAD", Ssam, Seoul, Korea (Gorgerous)
"TOKYO GLAMROCK", Shoreditich Gallery, London, UK/ Hotbath Gallery, Bath, UK/ Trafik, London, UK (Gorgerous)
"JAM: TOKYO-LONDON", Deluxe, Tokyo, Japan (Gorgerous)
2001
"URBAN BEATS", Barbican Centre, London, UK (Gorgerous)
2000
"THE J-WAY", Lydmar Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden (Gorgerous)
"ROCKTOBER", Odaiba Seaside Park, Tokyo, Japan (Gorgerous)
1999
"TOSA-TOSA '99 PAPER", The Museum of Art, Kochi, Kochi, Japan
"COLLABORATION ART", Fukushima Museum of Art, Fukushima, Japan (Gorgerous)
"UJINO'S LOVE ARM AND TOASTGIRL", Revolver, Melbourne, Australia
1998
"MELBOURN FRINGE FESTIVAL", Melbourne, Australia
"LOVE RING", Sogetsu hall, Tokyo, Japan