Takahiro Kaneshima

Born in Tokyo in 1977. Enrolled in the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts.
Takahiro Kaneshima conducts practical research on the collaborative aspect of creation, mainly focusing on contemporary art and craft, and the folk art movement.
In addition to working on his own artistic practice, including conducting art projects, exhibitions, exchange projects, and research studies throughout East Asia, in cities such as Yokohama, Beijing, Taipei, Chengdu, and Kyoto, amongst others, he also served as the Executive Director of Art Fair Tokyo (2011-2015), where subsequently served as Art Director (2016-17), and served as Program Director of Art Collaboration Kyoto (2021).
In Atami, he is focusing on his writing activities, referring back to the great writers who stayed in the hot spring resort town, while also concentrating on his doctoral dissertation. He is also working on planning and conceiving a pre-event for the “Yanbaru Art Festival”, which he directs in Okinawa every winter, connecting Atami and Okinawa.