Toru TANNO
Biography
Toru Tanno was born in Tokyo and currently resides in Higashi-Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, working primarily throughout the Izu Peninsula. His practice is rooted in photography, developed through a sustained inquiry into perception, surface, and the poetics of the visible.
Over the past decade, Tanno has presented a series of solo exhibitions in Japan and abroad, including his New York debut at SEIZAN Gallery in 2019. His work has also been featured in significant group exhibitions, ranging from Art Fair Tokyo to thematic showcases at AXIS Gallery. His artistic trajectory is complemented by media features in major art journals and national broadcasting, positioning his practice within both contemporary photographic discourse and a broader cultural context.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013 DECONSTRUCTING (two-person exhibition), NIGHT GALLERY CAFE CROW, Tokyo
2014 Toru Tanno Exhibition, Seizan Gallery, Tokyo
2015 Toru Tanno: Photography Exhibition, Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro, Tokyo
2015 The Art of Black: Toru Tanno, Meitetsu Department Store, Clover Salon, Nagoya
2019 TORU TANNO: EMACIATED ETERNITY, SEIZAN Gallery, New York
2022 SILENCE, GLOOMY, THE WORLD BEFORE THE STORY WAS BORN. 1, SEIZAN GALLERY TOKYO DECO, Tokyo
2024 New Dawn Fedes, Seizan Gallery, Tokyo
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016 Precious Things, Seizan Gallery, Tokyo
2017 Art Fair Tokyo: Ikushi Ikejiri / Toru Tanno, Tokyo International Forum (Seizan Gallery booth), Tokyo
2021 Exhibition of Time with Chopard, Chopard Boutique Ginza, Tokyo
2022 icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY II, AXIS Gallery, Tokyo
2022 NFFT_2022 NEW FUTURE FASHION × TECHNOLOGY, AL Gallery, Tokyo
2023 icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY 2023, AXIS Gallery, Tokyo
Media
THE ART HOUSE (Nippon Television), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VxcagqYiP8
Art Collector, Geijutsu Shincho, Monthly Art Magazine Bijutsu, CGWorld, XICO