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ITO, Toshiharu
Professor - Department of Intermedia Art |
31 December, 2005 |
| 1953 | Born in Akita Prefecture |
| 1980 | BA in History, Tokyo University |
| 1983 | MA in History of Western Art, Tokyo University |
| 1988-90 | Assistant Professor, Tama Art University |
| 1990-94 | Associate Professor, Tama Art University |
| 1994-02 | Professor, Tama Art University |
| 2002- | Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts |
Research activities
Books
| 1984 | “Photographic City”; Tohju-sha |
| 1985 | “Diorama Transfixion 1435-2020”; Libro Port |
| 1987 | “Archaeology of Photographs and Paintings/Perspective, Realism, and Transition of Memory”; Hakusui-sha |
| 1988 | “History of Photography in the 20th Century”; Chikuma Shobo |
| 1990 | “Tokyo Body Image”; Heibon-sha |
| 1991 | “Machinery and Art/A History of Art in the 20th Century”; Iwanami Shoten |
| 1992 | “Image Archaeology in the 20th Century”; The Asahi Shimbun-sha |
| 1994 | “Eros in the 20th Century”; Chikuma Shobo |
| 1995 | “Last Artistsﾑ-art at the end of the 20th century”; Chikuma Shobo |
| 1999 | “Electronics and Art”; NTT Publishing |
| 2002 | “Man Who Made Bali Art/Magical Life of Walter Spies”; Heibon-sha |
| 2005 | “The story of Arabesque pattern”; Ushiwakamaru |
Exhibition projects and curatorial Work
| 1997 | “Traveling Holy Place/Tele-presence World” Exhibition (ICC) |
| 1998 | “Digital Bauhaus” Exhibition (ICC) |
| 1999 | “Blinking Image” Exhibition (Yokohama Civic Art Gallery) |
| 2001 | “Insight Vision” Exhibition (Media Center, Tama Art University) |
| 2005 | "CHIKAKU"Exhibition (Kunsthavs Graz,Vigo Contemporary Art Museum) |
Educational activities
| In the course “Art of Image” designed for students of all school years, Ito comprehensively deals with inter-media and image expressions. He plans administration of Osaka Inter Medium Institute (IMI), which provides practical education in unifying different genres and collaborations. He also provides directions for Tokyo Art & Architecture & Design (AAD) Studio, which provides urban creative workshops. |
Social activities
| As a committee member, Ito is involved in Kawasaki City Museum Collection Committee, Sagamihara City Photo Festival Executive Committee, Saito (International Culture Park) Project Committee, Yomiuri Shimbun Reading Committee, NTT Inter-Communication Center Committee, and Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Executive Committee. He is a supervisor to arrange courses for Osaka Inter Medium Institute, a director of Tokyo AAD Studio, and chairs the Design Committee of Expo 2005 Aichi Japan. |
Key Words
| Research on the Whole Image Expression ranging from Photography to Computer Graphics/Design, Art and Technology/Art History in the 20th Century/Media and Body/Ethnology and Avant-garde Art |
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