YANOBE Kenji

Born in Osaka, 1965. Grew up near the grounds of Expo'70 in Osaka and keeps creating art works in the motif of the image of "Ruins of Future". His works with his strong social message within a humorous presentation, such as putting on a radiation detector suit called "Atom Suits" and visiting Chernobyl, are highly appreciated, not only in Japan, but abroad. Exhibitions: "MAGALOMANIA" at the National Museum of Art, Osaka in 2003; "City of Children Project" at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa in 2004; "Kindergarten" at the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art in 2005; Art and Object: "Affinity of the Jomon and the Contemporary" at the Aomori Museum of Art in 2006; and others.