Yoshiaki Kaihatsu

Born in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1966. In 1993, Kaihatsu completed a Master’s degree in Arts at Tama Art University. He received a grant from the Asian Cultural Council and stayed in New York and Berlin, creating and presenting works. He received the 4th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art, Outstanding performance award in 2001 and participated in the 9th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia in 2004. He started Thank You Art Day, which designates March 9 as the day to celebrate art, and organizes Daylily Art Circus, a disaster relief activity. His recent solo exhibitions include 8th Grade Syndrome (2016, Ichihara Lakeside Museum), AREKORE KAIHATSU FACTORY (2019, The Hakone Open-Air Museum), and Kaihatsu Rediscovering, Vol. 1, 2, 3 (2019, 2022, ANOMALY), and group exhibitions include Echigo Tsumari Art Triennial (2006–), ICHIHARA ART x MIX (2014–), and Now, it’s time to play (2019, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo).