Tatehata Akira

Director, Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, and president, Tama Art University. Born in Kyoto in 1947. Graduated from Waseda University. Has served as director of the National Museum of Art, Osaka, and president of Kyoto City University of Arts. An expert in contemporary art, he has curated and organized numerous international exhibitions, including the Japan pavilion at the Venice Biennale (1990 and 1993), the Yokohama Triennale (2001), and the Aichi Triennale (2010). Author of several poetry collections, including Shigo no ressun (Posthumous Lessons), and winner of the 2013 Hagiwara Sakutarō Prize. Has served as chairman of the Japanese Council of Art Museums since 2013.