Ryotaro Muramatsu/NAKED, INC.
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Ryotaro Muramatsu/NAKED, INC.
Artist/Founder of NAKED, INC./Visiting Professor at Osaka University of Arts/Branding Director of Achi Village, Nagano.
Since founding the creative company NAKED, INC. in 1997, Muramatsu has led projects in various fields such as film, spatial presentation, local revitalization, and traditional Japanese arts. The films he directed have received 48 nominations and awards at film festivals worldwide. He began creating works as a solo artist in 2018 and has since exhibited his works both within Japan and overseas. In 2020, he launched the international art initiative "DANDELION PROJECT" that aims to unite people's prayers for world peace by "planting" interconnected dandelion sculptures in locations around the world. In 2023, he was delegated as the creative director for the G7 Hiroshima Summit social dinner attended by the leaders and representatives of the guest nations and organizations.