Yoshio Itagaki

Yoshio Itagaki at Cafe Bar, Long Island City, New York

Yoshio Itagaki (板垣 由雄 Itagaki Yoshio, born April 19, 1967 in Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese artist and photographer. He has appeared on the American television program Nightline and on News 11 on Japan's NHK.

Education

Itagaki received a B.A. in Studio Art from Tama Art University (Tokyo, Japan) in 1991 and an M.A. in Studio Art from New York University in 1995. He also studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in 1997.

Themes

Itagaki deals with social, religious and technological issues. He has been a pioneer in digital photography 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

Museum collections

Awards

Reviews

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