UMEDA Tetsuya

Profile

Born in Kumamoto in 1980.

Recent exhibitions and activities
2023　Solo Exhibition “wait this is my favorite part,” WATARI-UM, The Watari Museum of Contemporary, Tokyo
2023　“Oku-Noto Triennale 2023,” Suzu, Ishikawa
2022   “Takatsuki Art Time: Interlude,” Takatsuki Modern Theatre, Osaka
2020　Solo Exhibition “Tetsuya Umeda in BEPPU ‘0 Tai’,” Beppu, Oita
2019   Solo Exhibition “On the origin of voices,” Fukuoka Art Museum

Awards
2024   "The 74th Minister of Education for Fine Arts," The New Face Awards

About works / performance

Umeda produces installations that are inspired by and incorporate existing elements found in the environment and circumstances surrounding the exhibition space including its architectural structure. In addition to exhibitions in museums and art institutions, he has produced numerous site-specific works based on the context of both urban spaces and the natural environment. Performance works are presented in Japan and abroad, such as tours inviting the audience to unfamiliar places, stage works focusing on functions found in theaters, and chorus projects without a center point. He is also internationally renowned as a leading artist in the field of sound art.