Artist

TAKAHASHI Kyota

Fragments of Color Cubes, 2024(renewal),permanent, Towada Art Center
Photo: MURAKAMI Mito

HIKARIORI -Weaving the Lights, 2017, permanent, Echigo-Tsumari Auditorium[br]Photo: MURAKAMI Mito

Pongi Ring, 2024, Roppongi Art Night 2024, Roppongi area
Photo: MURAKAMI Mito

TAKAHASHI Kyota

Born 1970 in Kyoto, Live in Kyoto.

Completed a post-graduate program in sculpture at Kyoto City University of Arts in 1995.

Kyota Takahashi produces a wide range of works with light and images such as public projection, installations, and performances. Lighting projects for buildings such as the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum, Tokyo Station 100th Anniversary Illumination, and Towada Art Center create dynamic and sculptural works of light. He is also involved in many large-scale participatory art projects such as "Dream Seeds," "Hikari no Mi," and "Hikari no Hanabata," which he creates with many people.

Major Exhibitions

Roppongi Art Night 2024, Roppongi area (Tokyo), 2024

Matsu Biennial, Matsu Islands (Taiwan), 2023

Permanent installation, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art exterior lighting (Kyoto), 2020

Major Awards

43rd Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award for Achievement, 2025

Kukan Design Award, 2022

34th Kyoto Art and Culture Award, 2021

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