Art Historian, Art Critic
Born in 1953. Graduated from the Department of Art History, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo, and completed the Graduate School of Humanities, University of Tokyo (majoring in Western Art History). Professor at the Department of Intermedia Art, Tokyo National University of fine Arts and music(2001-2021). His publications include “Photographic City,” “History of 20th Century Photography,” and “Photographic History,” and he has curated numerous exhibitions, including “Drifters of Memory/Record” (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum) and “Perception of Japan” (Museum of Contemporary Art, Graz).