Yūtokutaishi Akiyama
Japanese engraver, artist, photographer and politician
About Yūtokutaishi Akiyama
Lived 1935 – 2020 (aged 85). Yūtokutaishi Akiyama was a Japanese photographer, printmaker and politician.
(1935 – 3 April 2020), born Sukenori Akiyama , was a Japanese engraver artist, photographer, and occasional politician.
Biography Born in Tokyo, Akiyama studied engraving at Musashino Art School (the predecessor to Musashino Art University) and then worked as an industrial designer for an electrical company. He started exhibiting his own tin engravings and other work from 1965, and in both 1975 and 1979 ran for Governor of Tokyo, bringing his pop art into the process.
He appears in the film Yūheisha/Terorisuto (2007), directed by Masao Adachi.
Publications
Tsūzokuteki geijutsuron: Poppu-āto no tatakai . Tokyo: Doyō Bijutsusha, 1985. Hōmatsu ketsujin retsuden: Shirazaru chō-zen'ei . Tokyo: Nigensha, 2002. . Buriki otoko . Tokyo: Shōbunsha, 2007. . Tennen rōjin: Konna ni tanoshii dokkyo-seikatsu . ASCII Shinsho. Tokyo: ASCII Media Works, 2008. .
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Who was Yūtokutaishi Akiyama?
Japanese engraver, artist, photographer and politician
When was Yūtokutaishi Akiyama born?
Yūtokutaishi Akiyama was born on 22 March 1935 in Arakawa.
When did Yūtokutaishi Akiyama die?
Yūtokutaishi Akiyama died on 3 April 2020 in Zama.
What was Yūtokutaishi Akiyama's occupation?
Yūtokutaishi Akiyama was a photographer, printmaker and politician.
What nationality was Yūtokutaishi Akiyama?
Yūtokutaishi Akiyama was Japanese.
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