Artist atatement:
Tokyo Rumando(b.1980 in Tokyo) becoming a Artist in 2005.
Most of her staged photographs are of herself, and raise questions around identity,
And she works in her own performanceusing various media.
『 Rest 3000- Stay 5000-』 (2012-)
Rumando immersed hersel in the world of love hotels, visiting hotels in and around Tokyo to create narrative scenes.
In her following project.
including at "TOKYO: ART&PHOTOGRAPHY" / ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, University of Oxford / 29 July- 3 JANUARY 2022
『Orphée』(2012-14) she transforme herself into different characters linked to her past, using a mirror.
The series has been exhibited worldwide.
including at Tate Modern, London, in the 'Performing for the Camera' Exhibition in 2016.
Solo Exhibitions
2021 [S TRIP] ZENFOTO GALLERY, TOKYO
2018 [ S ] ZEN FOTO GALLERY, TOKYO
2018 [I'm Only Happy When I'm Naked] IBASHO Gallery, Antwerp
2016 [Orphee] [Rest3000-Stay5000-] [Polaroid]
Taka Ishii Gallery, Paris
2014 [Experimental Orphee] TokyoLightRoom, TOKYO
2014 「Orphee」 PLACE M, TOKYO
2014 「Orphee」 ZEN FOTO GALLERY, TOKYO
2012 「REST3000- STAY5000-」 ZEN FOTO GALLERY、TOKYO
2012 「Hotel Life」 PLACE M、TOKYO
2012 Japanese RAKUGO Storyteller. TOKYO
Museum Exhibiton
2021 [Orphee]
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
My book from the collection of the National Art Library, London /
[Known and Strange : Photographs from the collection]
6 November 2021-5February 2023
at the room101, Photography Centre- The Sir Elton John and David Furnish Gallery
2021 [REST 3000- STAY 5000-] "TOKYO: ART&PHOTOGRAPHY"
/ ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM-The university of Oxford's museum of Art and archaeology
29 july-3January 2022
2020 [Orphee] "Beginnings Forever" Museum of Photographic Arts San Diego, California
2020 [S] "The Story Of S " 6 1/2 Wochen/ Museum Folkwang, Essen Germany
2019 [Orphee] "MIRRORS-The Reflected Self" Museum Rietberg, Zurich Switzerland
2019 [REST3000-STAY5000-] "JAPANESE NUDES"
Japanmuseum SieboldHuis,Natherlands
2018 [Orphee] "Beginnings Forever" National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts×
KIYOSATO Museum photographic Arts, Taiwan
2018 [Orphee] "Beginnings Forever" Tokyo Photographic Art Museum×KIYOSATO Museum photographic Arts, Japan
2016 [Orphee] KIYOSATO MUSEUM OF Photographic Arts, Japan
2016 [Orphee]“Performing for the camera” Tate Modern/ London. United Kingdom
Group Exhibitions
2022[Polaroids] Une Chambre a soi/ Polaroids
Sakiko Nomura & Tokyo Rumando / Galerie8co 119 / Paris
2021 [Orphee] "THE FEMALE SIDE OF THE MOON"
GALERIE Z22 / Berlin
2018 [Polaroids] "Polaroid,Recits de L'intime "Galerie8co119
2018 [Double Methoed] Daiwa Foundation, LONDON
2018 [Orphee] "HET GOUDEN PAVILJOEN" DE WARANDE, Blussels
2017 [Orphee] "Female Force From Japan" IBASHO Gallery, Antwerp
2017 [Orphee] PHILLIPS Photographs London, London United Kingdom
2017 [REST3000-STAY5000-] "I am an object" ZEN FOTO Gallery, Japan
2016 [Orphee] [REST3000-Stay5000-]
"Shikijyo:Eroticism in Japanese Photography" Blind Spot Gallery, Hong Kong
2014 [REST3000- STAY5000-] Rosso di Donna. Italy
ART FAIR
2023 Photo Doc. / Galerie8co119/ Paris
2022 photo Basel / Galerie8co119 /Paris
2020 Paris Photo New York, ZENFOTO GALLERY Booth/Japan
2019 Paris Photo, Benrido Booth/kyoto
2019 Unseen Amsterdam, IBASHO Booth/Antwerp
2019 Photo Basel, IBASHO Booth/Antwerp
2018 Paris Photo, Taka Ishii Gallery Booth/Tokyo
2018 Photo Basel, Galerie8co119 Booth/Paris
2018 PHOTO LONDON, IBASHO Booth/Antwerp
2018 OFF PRINT/Tate Modern Turbine hall, invitation Booth/Tokyo
2018 HAUTE PHOTOGRAPHIE,STOCKHOLM/ IBASHO Booth/ Antwerp
2018 Art Basel HONG KONG, Taka Ishii Gallery Booth/Tokyo
2017 Paris Photo, Taka Ishii Gallery Booth/Tokyo
2017 Unseen Amsterdam, IBASHO Booth/Antwerp
2017 Tate Tours, IMA consept Store/Tokyo
2015 [Orphee] Fotofever, Paris
2014 [Orphee] Fotofever, Paris
2014 [Orphee] TOKYO PHOTO, Japan
2014 [REST3000- STAY5000-] LaBarbagianna Gallery. Italy
2012 [REST3000- STAY5000-] NO FOUND PHOTO FAIR, Paris
2012 [REST3000- STAY5000-] TOKYO PHOTO, Japan
Publications
[ S ] (Zen Foto Gallery, 2018)
[Self Polaroids] (Zen Foto Gallery, 2017)
[Orphee] (Zen Foto Gallery, 2014)
[REST3000- STAY5000-] (Zen Foto Gallery, 2012)
Public Colections
MUSEUM Folkwang /Germany
The Walther collection / Germany and NY
KIYOSATO PHOTO ART MUSEUM / JAPAN