Biography

Atsuhiro Ito (b.1965) lives and works in Tokyo. He Graduates from Tama Art University Master’s Degree Course in 1992. He has launched his career as a visual artist in the late ’80s, and in 1998 began presenting sound performances. Ito made use of fluorescent lighting in the creation of an original musical device called “optron”. His major exhibitions include ‘vol.5 Atsuhiro ITO, Toshiya TSUNODA’, αM, Tokyo, Japan (2016); ‘V.R.Specter (solo), SNOW Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan (2012); ‘V.R.’ (solo), Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan (2009); and ‘Roppongi Crossing’, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2004). Ito also performs extensively worldwide, including ‘Hear Here’, Bangkok Art & Culture Centre, Bangkok (2013); ‘NJP Summer Festival 21 Rooms’, Nam June Paik Art Center, Gyeonggi, Korea (2011); and ‘Singapore Arts Festival 2010’, Supperclub, Singapore (2010)