Tsuyoshi Hisakado

Born in 1981 in Kyoto, where he remains based, Tsuyoshi Hisakado’s practice as an artist involves collecting samples of various phenomena and histories, and then employing elements of sound, light, and sculptural objects in order to create theatrical spaces that reunite individual memories and narratives. Major exhibitions in recent years include the solo exhibition Tsuyoshi Hisakado—Practice of Spiral (Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi, 2020) , Mercedes-Benz Art Scope 2018-2020 (Hara Museum, Tokyo, 2020), Aichi Triennale 2016, and MAM Project 025: Apichatpong Weerasethakul + Tsuyoshi Hisakado (Mori Art Museum, 2018).

His collaboration with Apichatpong Weerasethakul is currently on display at the 58th Venice Biennale: May You Live in Interesting Times. Hisakado’s first large-scale solo exhibition in Japan will be held at the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art in March 2020. In 2016, he created the stage design for chelfitsch’s Time’s Journey Through a Room, which was performed worldwide. Major awards in recent years include the Nissan Art Award 2015 Audience Award, Recipient of Kyoto City Special Bounty Program for Art and Culture 2015-2016, VOCA Award at VOCA 2016, and Mercedes-Benz Art Scope 2018–2020.