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1948 |
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Born May 30 in Maibara,
Japan, a small town near Kyoto. |
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| 1972 |
Moves to Paris, France
and attends LíEcole des Beaux Arts. |
| 1973-80 |
First European exhibition
tour: Vienna, Austria; London, United Kingdom; Rome, Italy; and
Munich, Germany. |
| 1978 |
Moves to Los Angeles,
California. |
| 1978-85 |
United States exhibition
tour: Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; San Francisco, California;
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Boston, Massachusetts; San Diego, California;
Scottsdale, Arizona; Atlanta, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; Anchorage,
Alaska; New Orleans, Louisiana; Tampa, Florida; and West Palm Beach,
Florida. |
| 1994 |
Earthly Paradise,
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles,
California, September 13-October 23 (catalogue). |
| 1995 |
Earthly Paradise,
Hakone Open Air Museum, Hakone, Japan, May 13-July 31 (catalogue).
Earthly Paradise, Zitelle Centro Culturale di Esposizione e Comunicazione,
Venice, Italy, June 9-September 15 (catalogue).
Earthly Paradise, Collection De Voitures Anciennes de S.A.S. Le
Prince III De Monaco, Les Terrasses De Fontvieille,Monte Carlo,
Monaco, July 4-August 31.
Earthly Paradise, Villa Borghese, Montecatini, Italy, September
1-September 13.
Earthly Paradise, Museo di Automobile, Turin, Italy, October 19-December
31. |
| 1996 |
Earthly Paradise,
Fred Hoffman Fine Art, Art 1996 Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois,
May 10-14.
Earthly Paradise, Royal Muse, Palace of the King of Sweden, Stockholm,
Sweden, June 19-September 21. |
| 1997 |
Eternity
or What, Fred Hoffman Fine Art, Santa Monica, California, April
10-May 10 (catalogue).
Eternity or What, Fred Hoffman Fine Art, Booth C268/D267, Art 1997
Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, May 9-12.
Earthly Paradise, Kˆnigs-Galerie, Kassel, Germany, June 21-September
28 (catalogue).
A Night at the Oscars, works from Earthly Paradise incorporated
with laser light show for the decor of the Academy Awards Governorís
Ball, March 24, 1997 (catalogue).
Earthly Paradise, Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna,
Austria, November 3-24 (catalogue). |
| 1998 |
Earthly Paradise
for Rome, Rome Italy (Via Veneto, Piazza Barberini, Pincio) July13-29
(catalogue).
George Herms, Parade of Sculpture; Hiro Yamagata, Sculpture of
Light; the First St. Bridge, Los Angeles 16-18 and October 23-25,
1998.
Earthly Paradise, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, October 23,
1998-January 17, 1999.
Worlds Within (a three person exhibition), San Francisco Camera
Works, San Francisco, December 11, 1998-January 30, 1999. |
| 1999 |
American
Lips, Marlborough Gallery Chelsea, New York; May 22-June 25, (catalogue).
The Source (Major Feature Documentary on the Beat Generation, Produced
by Hiro Yamagata), Los Angeles Premier, Museum of Contemporary
Art, Los Angeles, October 13, 1999.
Laumeier Lights, Major Outdoor Laser Installation, Laumeier Sculpture
Park, St. Louis, Missouri, December 10-13. |
| 2000 |
An Active
Life (Group Exhibition), Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati,
Ohio, September 8-December 12, (catalogue).
The Solar System Installations, Project 1 : Hiro Yamagata Laser
Laboratory, A Major Installation; Yamagata Studio, Malibu, California,
December 2, 2000-continuous (catalogue). |
| 2001 |
Photon 999,
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain, October 29 - December 2.
NGC6093, Ace Gallery, New York City, New York, May 15 - October
21. |
| 2002 |
Quantum Induction, Pepperdine Univercity.
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| 2003 |
Exhibition of collaboration with NASA, Yokohama Seaport.
Supernova X3, Wexner Center for the Arts, COSI Columbus, May 3 - September 1.
Saint Petersbung 300th anniversary festival, St.Pete, Russiq, May 23 - June 1. (panticipated)
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| 2004-05 |
Quantum Field X3, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain, August 18 - April 3. |
| 2005 |
Mettrippin, WOMB, Tokyo, Japan, June 24-25. (panticipated) Earth Water
Fire Air festival, Capetown, South Africa,September 23-25.
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| 2006 |
Air, Torrance Art museam, LosAngels, October 14 - Decenber 10.
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| 2007 |
Trancient, Gehry Partners, LosAngels, September 28 - October 14.
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