Tatsuo Kawaguchi Relation – Unrelation By the Lake

He graduated from the Department of Painting at Tama Art University. Active both domestically and internationally since the 1960s. He continues his creative activities with themes such as 'the visible,' the 'invisible,' and their relationships. He trained many young talents at the University of Tsukuba and other institutions. Currently, he continues his production based at his atelier in Chosei Village, Chiba Prefecture.
Major awards include the 15th Japan Contemporary Art Promotion Award (2008) and the 58th Mainichi Art Award (2017). Major international exhibitions include the 10th Japan International Art Exhibition 1970: Man and Matter (Tokyo Biennale) (1970, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and others), Magiciens de la Terre (Magicians of the Earth) (1989, Centre Pompidou and others), and Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (continued participation since 2003). Major solo exhibitions include "Relationships—Tatsuo Kawaguchi" (1997, Chiba City Museum of Art), "Tatsuo Kawaguchi—The Invisible and the Visible" (2007, held simultaneously with Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art and Nagoya City Museum of Art), and "Tatsuo Kawaguchi Exhibition: Words, Time, Life" (2009, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo).