YOSHIO NAKAJIMA

Den verdenskendte kunstner kaldet ”Solens Søn” Yoshio Nakajima fra Japan. Yoshio Nakajima er repræsenteret over hele verden på 35 kunstmuseer, foruden at han har været med til at arrangere mere end 500 happenings, blandt andre med Yoko Ono, John Cage, Robert Rauchenberg og Jørgen Nash. Politisk har de det fælles, at de interesserer sig for økologi og de oprindelige naturfolk, som de kæmper for får en ordentlig fremtid.

Som 15-årig havde han sin første soloudstilling i Tokyo. Det blev derefter til en række udstillinger i Amsterdam, Paris, London, Antwerpen og Moskva. Efter studier i Los Angeles gik han på Valands Kunstskole i Gøteborg – og var en af medstifterne af Fluxus Skandinavia og Bauhaus Situationisme. Yoshio Nakajima mødte Asger Jorn i Amsterdam, da han studerede der. Asger Jorn opfordrede ham flere gange til at tage til Skandinavien, hvilket han gjorde senere. Han har haft flere gruppeudstillinger med bl.a. Asger Jorn og Jørgen Nash, og er i dag er repræsenteret på Silkeborg, Herning og Aarhus kunstmuseer. Yoshio Nakajima har desuden sit eget museum i Japan, men han fungere også som professor og rektor for kunstakademiet i Saitama.

The world-renowned artist known as “Son of the Sun,” Yoshio Nakajima, hails from Japan. Nakajima is represented in 35 art museums worldwide and has been involved in organizing more than 500 happenings, collaborating with artists such as Yoko Ono, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jørgen Nash. Politically, they share a common interest in ecology and the rights of indigenous peoples, advocating for their sustainable future.

At the age of 15, he held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo, which was followed by a series of exhibitions in Amsterdam, Paris, London, Antwerp, and Moscow. After studying in Los Angeles, he attended Valand Art School in Gothenburg and became one of the co-founders of Fluxus Scandinavia and Bauhaus Situationism. Nakajima met Asger Jorn in Amsterdam during his studies, and Jorn encouraged him several times to visit Scandinavia, which he eventually did. He has participated in several group exhibitions with artists including Asger Jorn and Jørgen Nash, and today he is represented in the Silkeborg, Herning, and Aarhus art museums.

Yoshio Nakajima also has his own museum in Japan and serves as both professor and rector at the Art Academy in Saitama.