Etsu Egami

Etsu Egami is a representative of the third generation of post-war Japanese contemporary artists, actively involved in Japan, China, United States, and Europe. She studied at The Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HFG) in Germany and at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Currently, she is a postdoctoral researcher at Tsing Hua University. She is particularly interested in the process of miscommunication and rethinking society through language. Her projects have received international acclaim for its site-specific field research and documentation. Notable recent projects include Etsu Egami, Obsession and Question, New Horizons of Modern Painting (Woodone Museum of Art, Japan), Entrance Gallery Vol.1: Etsu Egami (Chiba City Museum of Art, Japan), and ‘Group show’ (Nassima Landau Foundation, Israel). She was also highly recommended by museum curators, to participate in the VOCA Exhibition 2020 at The Ueno Royal Museum, which is considered a gateway to success for young artists. Egami is currently one of the most sought-after young contemporary artists. The VOCA exhibition has served as a platform for artists who have paved the way for the Japanese art world, such as Takashi Murakami for the first VOCA 1994 exhibition and Yoshitomo Nara in the 1997 exhibition. Etsu Egami's works are collected by notable institutions such as He Art Museum, Hiroshima Woodone Museum of Art, Central Academy of Fine Art Museum, Yusaku Maezawa Collection, Nanjo Art Museum, Yuan Art Museum, Yi Lian Foundation, Damei Museum, Longlati Foundation, Tree Art Museum, Masamichi Toyama Collection, Korea Suncheon City Art Center, Hua Wei Collection, HOW MUSEUM, Masatoshi KUMAGAI collection, among others.