Biography

Exhibitions
Selected Exhibitions
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2016
Spring Masters New York, USA
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2017
Keisho-ha IV: A New Materialism, Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
TEFAF New York Spring, USA
rewind – osamu yokoyama – Debut Exhibition, Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Art Miami, USA (’18)
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2018
TEFAF Maastricht, The Netherlands (’19, ’20, ’22)
Seattle Art Fair, USA (’19)
Yufuku Gallery NYC Pop-Up, USA
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2019
silhouettes of you – osamu yokoyama – Solo Exhibition, Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Silhouettes of Tomorrow, Yufuku Gallery, London, UK
West Bund Art and Design, Shanghai, China (’20)
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2020
Opening Ceremony, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan
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2021
Art Fair Tokyo, Japan
The Secret Show, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan
RE:OPENING CEREMONY, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan
The Elemental – Music of the Spheres –, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan
The First Suzhou Craft Biennale, China
The Armory Show, New York, USA
Untitled Art Miami Beach, USA
Awards
New Artist Award, The 20th Japan Bamboo Art Exhibition
Honourable Award, The 55th Japan Crafts Exhibition
Award of Excellence, The 21st Japan Bamboo Art Exhibition
Grand Prize, The 23rd Japan Bamboo Art Exhibition
Public Collections
Public Collections
The Klorfine Foundation, USA
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Rockbund Art Museum, China
Selected Commission Works
横山修
Osamu
Yokoyama
Osamu
Yokoyama

Yokoyama
- 1980 Born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- 2016 Apprenticeship, Jin Morigami Studio / Lives and works in Beppu
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About
the ArtistAbout
the Artist

Yokoyama does not hail from a storied lineage or distinct tradition, unlike many of the 3rd or 4th generation bamboo artists working today. Instead, Yokoyama was a graphic designer who eschewed a salaried position to delve into the world of bamboo, taking his wife and young daughter to Beppu, the mecca of Japanese bamboo art, and apprenticing to leading bamboo artist Jin Morigami. To capture a beauty unable to be expressed by any other means, Yokoyama wields bamboo with the resolute urgency of now.

WorksWorks
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will II (2023)
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emergence II (2023)
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waves (2023)
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release (2023)
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air II (2023)
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aqua III (2022)
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ardor (2022)
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dawn (2022)
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emergence (2022)
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will (2022)
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fold (2021)
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sweep (2021)
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air (2021)
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aqua II (2021)
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ember (2021)
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thaw (2021)
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waltz (2020)
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amorphous (2020)
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evoke (2020)
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embrace (2020)
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scribble (2020)
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ophelia (2020)
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veil (2020)
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soar (2020)
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surge (2018)
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inori (2019)
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Crescendo(2019)
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ether (2019)
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solid (2019)
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orb (2019)
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flux (2019)
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mirage (2019)
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pulse (2019)
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breath (2019)
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rewind (2017)
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bolero (2018)
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flare (2018)
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aqua (2018)
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babylon (2018)
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rise (2017)
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sprout II (2017)
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bloom (2017)
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undo (2017)
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motion (2017)
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viva (2017)
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metropolis (2017)
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lux (2017)
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Ibuki (Zephyr) (2016)