Takagi Masakatsu
video artist / musician


Born in 1979, Lives and works in Kyoto, Japan




Solo Exhibitions

2006
"TAKAGI" (collaboration with Saeko Takagi), Byblos Gallery, Verona, Italy
2005
"Color of empty sky" (collaboration with Saeko Takagi), Tansplant Gallery, New York, USA
"Recent Works", Mixed Media, Shizuoka, Japan
2003
"World is so beautiful", CAI Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2002
"World is so beautiful" - collaborating with 'Agnes b.', Agnes b. shops , Japan
"JOURNAL FOR PEOPLE", Gallery SOAP, Fukuoka, Japan
2001
"JOURNAL FOR PEOPLE",
art space 'Zone' , Tokyo, Japan
"pia" - curated by Minoru Hatanaka (ICC), Pepper's Gallery, Tokyo, Japan




Group Exhibitions

2006
"Trial Balloons", Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y Leon, Leon, Spain
"My heart belongs to... Tokyo", Le Cube, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
2005
"Art Caradescope Osaka05", Gallery CASO, Osaka, Japan
"Cruising Landspcapes", Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Kagawa, Japan
"Express", Duolun Meuseum of Moderm Art, Shanghai, China
"BIAS, Taipei Fine Art Museum", Taipei, Taiwan
"Arts Plaza Opening Celebration", University of California, USA
"Neo / Baroque, Bybos Art Gallery", Verona, Italy
"Lido", Kunsthalle Dusserdorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
"Playing JOHN CAGE", ARNOLFINI Gallery, Bristol, UK
"Plaza of Light", Sendai Mediateche, Sendai, Japan
"Sweet Memories", Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sappro, Japan
2004
"The gallery at night", Sketch Gallery, London UK
2003
"INTERRUPT", Singapore Art Msueum, Singapore
2002
"CAFE in Mito", Mito Contemporary Art Gallery, Ibaragi, Japan
"MOT annual 2003", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan




Publications

2006
"BLOOMY GIRLS" (Art Book+ DVD), bluemark, Tokyo

"AIR'S NOTE" (CD), DefSTAR Records, Tokyo
"JOURNAL FOR PEOPLE" (CD+DVD), Carpark Records, Washington D.C.
2004
"COIEDA" (CD+ DVD) , W+K Tokyo Lab, Tokyo
2003
"rehome"
(CD+ DVD)) , W+K Tokyo Lab. , Tokyo
"eating2" (CD, EP), karaoke kalk, Berlin
"sail", (CD) daisyworld discs, Tokyo
"world is so beautiful" (DVD), daisyworld discs, Tokyo
2002
"eating" (CD, EP) , karaoke kalk, Berlin
"opus pia" (CD, DVD),
Carpark Records, Washington D.C.
"JOURNAL FOR PEOPLE" (CD, DVD) , daisyworld discs, Tokyo
2001
"pia" ( CD+CD-ROM ), Carpark Records, Washington D.C.




Collaborations / Comission works

2005
Video work for "John Cage / Ryoanji ",
ARNOLFINI Gallery, Bristol, UK
Music for TVCM "KUMON"

Video for music track "YUKI / Dramatic", Sony Epic Records, Tokyo
Remix for music track "YUKI / JOY" , Sony Epic Records, Tokyo
Remix for music track "aqualung / easier to lie" , Sony DEFstar Records, Tokyo
2004
Videol and music for dance piece " Wonder Girl ', Spiral Hall, Tokyo
Music for TVCM "Mitsubishi motors / COLT plus"
Video for music track "UA / Lightning " , Victor Speedstar Records, Tokyo
Video and sound for" SMAP X SMAP ", Fuji TV, Japan
Remix for music track "Tuji Ayano / Sakura no ki no sita de", Victor Speedstar Records, Tokyo
Remix for music track " Poralis / Lemon", Family song, Tokyo
Video performance for the concert tour of "David Sylvian / Blemish tour" in Rossia and Japan
2003
Video work for "Image Garden-Inspired by Derek Jarman's films (DVD)" , UPLINK , Tokyo
Video and sound for TV program " ETV special ", NHK, Tokyo
Video performance for the European concert tour of "David Sylvian / Blemish tour" in 7 countries 17 cities
2002
Video and sound for TV program "meeting beauty", NHK, Tokyo
Video performance for" Sketch Show (Haruomi Hosono,Yukihiro Takahashi) live tour" in Japan
 



Screenings

2005

"RESFEST 2005"
"one dot zero 2005"
"Experimenta" , Melbourne, Australia
"SynthFest: A Festival of New Media Art Direction and Global Pop Culture", Transplant gallery, New York
"Art Video Program", 21st century museum of contemporary art, Kanazawa, Japan
2004
"SOUND X VISION 2004" , Tokyo, Osaka, Sendai, Yamagata
"sonarsound tokyo 2004", Yebisu The Garden Hal, Tokyo, Japan
"RESFEST 2004"
"Videodrome II", New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York USA
"AUSTIN MUSEUM OF DIGITAL ART Digital Showcase", Austin, USA
2003
"one dot zero 2003"
"AUSTIN MUSEUM OF DIGITAL ART Digital Showcase",
Austin, USA



Live Performances

2005
"Performing Arts Market", Soul, Korea
Touring among Europe including 3 nations, 4 cities for live performance.

"OPTORONICA Festival", London, UK
2004
"BARCELONA FORUM" 2004
Opening event at "21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art" , Kanazawa, Japan

"Weather Brain Festival", Taipei, Taiwan
"AIM V : ASIA NO.W.HERE", L.A., USA
2003
"SONAR", arcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona
Solo concert supprted by Maison Moetl, Spial hall Tokyo, Japan
2002
Opening event at art center "Esplanade" , Singapore
Touring among Europe including 8 nations, 18 cities for live performance
2001
Touring among 12 cities in US and Canada for live performance
"7th Istanbul Biennale"
, Istanbul, Turkey





http://www.takagimasakatsu.com
www.epiphanyworks.net