• 《MALOU》/2022
YOSHIDA Yamar

吉田山

  • ART EXHIBITION
Through multifaceted practices such as producing, directing, curating, publishing, and management, they conceive and implement new points of contact between society and art.

His major projects include "Eyes of the Wind" (2022-2024), a tour of Georgia, Turkey, Greece, and Armenia, and its publication (2025); "Extraction, Reversal, and Distribution of Urban Genes" at BankART Station (2024); and the publication "MALOU" (2022), for which he has secured exhibition franchise rights.

In 2026, she will serve as the program director for "ARTE TOKYO." She has also served as co-director of "ART SITE Kozushima 2024" and program director of "ATAMI ART RESIDENCE" (2023-2024). She was an Artist Fellow of CCBT in 2022 and was selected for the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Media Arts Creator Development Support Program in 2024. In 2026, she will travel to the United States through "WAN: Art & Tech Creators Global Network."

Artist image: Photography by Shuu Yonezawa
Artwork image: Photography: GYOSHA

 

Yamar is a multidisciplinary practitioner who envisions and implements new intersections between society and art through production, direction, curation, publishing, and management.

Their major projects include "The Eyes of the Wind" (2022–2024)—an extensive research initiative spanning Georgia, Turkey, Greece, and Armenia—and its subsequent publication in 2025. Other notable works include "Extraction, Inversion, and Circulation of Urban GENE" (2024) at BankART Station in Yokohama, and "MALOU" (2022), a publication that explores the innovative contractual management of exhibition franchise rights.

Currently, in 2026, Yamar serves as the Program Director for "ARTE TOKYO." Their leadership experience further includes roles as Co-Director of "ART SITE Kozushima 2024" and Program Director for the "ATAMI ART RESIDENCE" (FY2023–2024).

The significance of their work has been recognized through several prestigious appointments, including the CCBT Artist Fellowship (FY2022) and selection for the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Media Arts Creator Support Program (FY2024). In 2026, Yamar is relocating to the United States to participate in the "WAN: Art & Tech Creators Global Network," a strategic program designed to foster transnational collaboration among global art and technology creators.

Profile credit: Portrait by Shu Yonezawa
Artwork credit: Photo by GYOSHA