Art Basel Hong Kong 2023: Kawamata Tadashi

Kawamata Tadashi 川俣正

Born in 1953 in Hokkaido, Japan, lives and works in Paris. Kawamata’s signature style can be seen in his installation pieces in which wooden planks and beams are placed in various ways, infiltrating building structures, whether the structures be historical buildings, city infrastructures, roads, or even towers. His projects are meant to question the relationship between a city and its inhabitants, bringing into light the role of a city, beyond the boundaries of art and architecture. His recent major exhibitions and projects include Thurgau Art Museum, Switzerland (2014), the Centre Pompidou Metz (2016), MAAT, Lisbon (2018), Helsinki Biennial (2021). His work is part of collections such as Museum Contemporary Art Tokyo, Japan, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst, Munich, Germany and M+, Hong Kong.