Tokyo 1960). Lives and works in Maastsricht (NL)

1981-85. Studied contemporary music at Cologne Music Academy.
1983-92. Worked as a performer and directed own pieces at TAM (Theater am Marienplatz).
1988-90. Postgraduate studio program, Jan van Eyck Academy, Maastricht.
1994-95. International studio programme, PS 1 New York.
1998. Teacher at Postgraduate programme, Jan van Eyck Academy, Maastricht.
Actually teacher at Kunst Akademie, Munster

SOLO EXHIBITION (SELECTION)

1991
De Fabriek (Factory), De Fabriek, Eindhoven
Open für N, Theater am Marienplatz, Krefeld

1992
Highway-Image n° 1, Rijksweg A2
Sluis, In Principio Erat Verbum, Installation for a Cloister-corridor, Steyl
1993 Scenario, An imaginary Piece, Stadsgalerij, Heerlen

1996
Stuff, Jay Joppling/White Cube, London
Stof (Dust), De Vleeshal, Middelburg

1997
Ab-Sätze : fragmentarisches Wetter und staubtext, Hedah, Maastricht
Voorstelling (Performance), Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven (cat)

1998
It’s here and there and never always, Chisenhale Gallery, London
Meaning is Moist, SMAK, Gent (cat)
Statement Art 29’98 Basel, Galerie Ferdinand van Dieten - d’Eendt
La Survivance du Passé, Galerie Ferdinand van Dieten - d’Eendt

1999
Parallele oder Hannah wie mann sie auch nennt, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach.
2000
0031-43-3438746, Shiseido Gallery, Tokio (cat.).
The Ginza Artspace, Tokio

2002
Het moet dinsdag ochtend zijn geweest, Ellen de Bruijne Projects, Amsterdam
Eerste huwelijk, MuHKA, Antwerpen

2004
Archives of Problems, Marres Maastricht.

2006
Yukkurikosso yoi, galerie nadja Vilenne, Liège

2007
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham

2008
aber auch dann fehlt ein Fehler, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, Diepenhei (NL)
Luidspreker, Plug In#14, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 31/3 (NL)

2009
La carrière du spectateur, galerie Nadja Vilenne, Liège (B)

2010
COMMA 25, Bloomberg Space, London (GB)
In 10 minuten, Museum Ludwig, Köln (D) (cat)

2011
Stick Empathy, MUDAM, Luxembourg (L)
The Right Moment at the Wrong Place, Museum De Paviljoens, Almere (NL)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)

1992
Huid in Hout (Skin in Wood), Fodor Museum, Amsterdam
Tafel 2 (Table 2), 40 prepared slide-viewers, De Appel, Amsterdam

1994
This is the show and the show is many things, Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Gent (cat)
Wall-piece, PS 1 Institute, New York
Grenspost/Grenzpost (Border Crossing-Point), Kotten-Oeding, The Netherlands/Germany
Exchange, Amsterdam-Moscow

1995
Reisbureau (Travel Agency), in La valise du célibataire,Central Satation, Maastricht
Politics of Perception, Galerie Ferdinand van Dieten-d’Eendt, Amsterdam
Among Others / Onder Andere , Sans Francesco della Vigna, Biennale Venezia (cat)
Achterhuis, Kunstcentrum De Begane Grond, Utrecht
4th International Istanbul Biennial : Orientation, Istambul (cat)

1996
z.t. (Untitled), CBK, Groningen, The Netherlands (solo)
z.t. (Untitled), Münchener Künstverein, Munich
Under Capricorn, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Manifesta 1, Rotterdam

1997
Biennale Johannesburg, South Africa
Truce : Echoes of art in an Age of Endless Conclusions, Site, Santa Fé, USA (cat)
Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp

1998
NL, Stedelijk Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven (cat)
Biennale Sidney

1999
Carnegie International, Piisburgh

2000
Territory: contemporay art from Netherland, Tokyo Opera city Art gallery (cat)

2001
Szenarien - Der Hang zum Theater, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn (cat.)

2002
Spring, Galerie Nadja Vilenne, Liege. (C)
Inside an Empty House, Wako Works of Art, Tokio

2004
Adaptive Behaviour, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York.

2005
Ravenstein-galleries, galerie nadjaVilenne, part I
Sous les ponts, Le Casino, Luxembourg
Fiac 05, galerie nadjaVilenne, Paris

2006
ArtBrussels, galerie nadjaVilenne, Bruxelles
Rai 06, galerie nadjaVilenne, Amsterdam
Fiac 06, galerie nadjaVilenne, Paris
Zomerzone, Stedelijk Museum Het Domein, Sittard, NL
De Kleine Biennale, Fort ‘t Hemeltje, Houten, NL
GuestRoom#4, Atelier Rijksbouwmeester, Museum Het Domein Sittard, NL
Traveling Light, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, NL

2007
Capricci, Le Casino, forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg
Art Brussels 07, galerie nadjaVilenne, Bruxelles
8e biennale de Sharjah (Dubaï, Emirats Arabes Unis)
Jubilee Muhka 2007-1887, musée des Beaux Arts d'Anvers
Aimez-vous les cocktails VIP ? galerie nadjaVilenne, Liège
Volta Show 07, galerie nadjaVilenne, Basel
Munster 07, Munster
Art Forum Berlin 07, galerie nadjavilenne, Berlin
Paul Thek. Werkschau im Kontext, ZKM | Zentrum fˆºr Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, DE
Status Questionis, Galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerpen, BE
Kunstakademie Münster, with Henk Visch, Mˆºnster, DE
A for Alibi, De Appel, Amsterdam, NL
Art Forum Berlin 07, galerie nadjavilenne, Berlin

2008
If I Can´t Dance I Don´t To Be Part Of Your Revolution , Sala Rekalde, Bilbao, ES
If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution Edition III, Masquerade, De Appel, Amsterdam, NL
Translocalmotion, 7th Shanghai Biennale, CHN
Playground, Live Art Festival 2008, STUK Arts Centre, Leuven, BE
Art Brussels, galerie Nadja Vilenne, Bruxelles, BE

2009
GAGARIN The Artists in their Own Words, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK), Gent, BE
Jeugdzonde. Over opus één en opus min één, Hedah, Maastricht, NL
Site of Silence ,Ausstellungshalle zeitgenössische Kunst Münster (AZKM), Münster, DE
If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution, Project Arts Centre, Dublin, GBR
All that is solid melts into air, Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerpen, BE
Art Brussels, galerie Nadja Vilenne, Bruxelles, BE
Fiac 09, projet extˆ©rieur, galerie Nadja Vilenne, BE

2010
Ein Performanceprojekt, KUB Arena of Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, AUT,
Fiac Paris, galerie Nadja Vilenne, Paris, F
If I Can't Dance, I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution,
Masquerade, Stedelijk museum, Eindhoven, NL
Today Art Museum, Beijing (China)

2011
Le modèle a bougé BAM, Mons (B)
Impossible community, museum of modern art, Moscow (Ru)