Keigo YAMAMOTO Retrospective — Vernacular / Ubiquitous

We are pleased to present a retrospective exhibition tracing the trajectory of media artist Keigo Yamamoto, who passed away in 2025.
Drawing on his video works, network art, and archival materials, this exhibition revisits Yamamoto’s artistic practice and legacy.

Keigo YAMAMOTO Retrospective
— Vernacular / Ubiquitous

Dates: January 12 (Mon) – January 20 (Tue), 2026
Venue: Art Center NEW
(B1F, Shin-Takashima Station, Minatomirai Line, Nishi-ku, Yokohama)
Opening Hours: 12:00–20:00　*Opening day: from 18:00, Final day: until 18:00
Closed: Wednesdays and Thursdays
Admission: Free

Exhibition Reception: January 12 (Mon), from 18:00
*One-drink order required
*A gathering for related parties will be held on January 17 (Sat), 16:00–18:00. The exhibition will remain open to the public during this time.

Organizer: Keigo Yamamoto Media Art Archive Project K-bit
Cooperation: Ongoing, General Incorporated Association

Keigo Yamamoto (1936–2025) was a Japanese media artist and contemporary artist born in Fukui Prefecture. Beginning in the 1950s with painting, he expanded his practice to sculpture, photography, and performance, and from 1968 engaged in video art. In 1971, he pioneered participatory network art using telecommunications technology, among the earliest such practices worldwide. He subsequently developed works including networked renga and collaborative drawing, network sound installations, and ubiquitous art. Yamamoto participated in numerous international exhibitions, including the São Paulo Biennial (1975), documenta 6 (1977), and the Venice Biennale (1984). From 1985, he was involved in the founding of the Fukui International Video Biennale. He also contributed to arts education at institutions such as Nagoya Zokei Junior College of Art and Design, Musashino Art University, and Kyoto Seika University, and received the Award for Distinguished Service at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2015.