Profile

Born in Tokyo in 1936.
Graduated from the Department of Design at Musashino Art University.

While working as a designer, he continued to experiment with video, and his works have been screened at film festivals around the world, including Oberhausen and Edinburgh. In 1987, he held a solo exhibition at the Annecy-Chateau Museum in France, and in 1992, he held the "World of Tanaami Keiichi" exhibition at the Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art. In 2004, he held the "Tanaami Keiichi + Ukawa Naohiro: Disco University" exhibition at KPO Kirin Plaza Osaka.
His books include "Dancing Goldfish" (Amus Arts Press) and "BLOW UP" (Seigensha), and the DVDs "TANAAMISM" 1 and 2/Japan Skyway. In 1991, he became a professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design.

His international acclaim has grown in recent years, with his works included in collections such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago. His first large-scale retrospective will be held at the National Art Center, Tokyo in 2024.