Born in 1981 in Okinawa, lives and works in Tokyo.
After graduating from high school, Miyagi moved to New York after living in Osaka and started his career as an artist whilst working in a bookstore specializing in art-related books. Miyagi's works are mostly derived from his personal experiences and memories, and underlying themes such as nationality, ethnicity, and identity. He develops these ideas and experiences in the form of photographs, videos, objects, texts, and installations.
His recent major exhibitions include “Time of Others” (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo／ The National Museum of Art Osaka, 2015), “VOCA: The Vision of Contemporary Art 2015”, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, 2015), “American Boyfriend: Bodies of Water” (Solo Exhibition, Kyoto City University of the Arts Gallery @KCUA and Horikawa Danchi, 2014) and “New Message” (Solo Exhibition, Post, Tokyo, 2013)
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., the design, engineering and manufacturing company of award-winning automobiles, today announced the finalists of the Nissan Art Award 2015, the second edition of its biannual event founded in 2013 on the company's vision of enriching people's lives by providing a stage for deserving Japanese artists to express their passion and creativity.
From among the 33 candidates, seven finalists were chosen in the first selection round at the beginning of May in Venice, Italy by five globally renowned jury members. The finalists will be working on new pieces with the support of Nissan. The new works from the artists will be shown in Yokohama, starting on November 14. On November 24, the jury members will meet again to determine the winner of the Grand Prix (Grand Prize).
Carlos Ghosn, President...