Born in 1968 in Kagoshima and currently lives and works in Shiga. He graduated with a major in lacquer(Japan) from the Craft Division of the Kyoto City University of Arts and attended the International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences in Gifu Prefecture. Solo exhibitions include “A Lover from Korea” in 2003 (NPO for the Tanba Manganese Memorial), “TAKAMINE Tadasu ‘BIG REST’ Gardening for the Future 1095㎡” in 2008 (Sendai Mediateque), “The SUPERCAPACITORS” in 2010 (Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art), and “Good House, Nice Body” (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Long-term Project Room). He participated in the 2003 Venice Biennale, the 2004 Busan Biennale, the 2005 Yokohama Triennale, the 2010 Aichi Triennale as well as a number of international exhibitions and many group exhibitions both domestically and abroad. His collaborations with dance and theater are many. From 1993 to 1997, he was active as a performer for Dumb Type, and he has worked on scenery and stage images for director and coreographer Kanamori Jo / Terada Misako. He has also collaborated with musician Otomo Yoshihide. In recent years, he is active as a stage director, and present stage performances.

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Exhibition includes Takamine’s recent works in 2000s. Additionally, he has created new installation, during his residency at Yokohama.