Taro Masushio
Taro Masushio, born in Japan, works and lives in New York City. Masushio received his BA from UC Berkeley and MFA from New York University and has taught at both institutions. Through bricolage techniques and experimental photography, Masushio challenges conventional notions of documentary truth and autobiographical narrative, examining how photography can both reveal and conceal. His practice often explores themes of sexuality, familial relationships, and hidden histories through a queering lens. His work demonstrates a tension between intuitive processes and formal experimentation, deliberately destabilizing meaning-making while investigating the erotic dimensions of photographic interpretation.
Solo exhibitions include: PASS, Empty Gallery, Hong Kong (2024); DRUMMER, BIS Center, Mönchengladbach (2023); LIAR, LIAR, Ulrik, New York (2023); and RUMOR HAS IT, Empty Gallery, Hong Kong (2020). His work has also been featured in group exhibitions including: FORMAZIONE DI FORME curated by Matilde Guidelli-Guidi, Felix Gaudlitz, Vienna (2024); FORGET EACH OTHER IN THE RIVERS AND LAKES, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen (2023); THE DRIFTERS, Duddell's, Hong Kong (2023); DEAR ALIEN, DEAR DOPPELGANGER, The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, New York (2023); JAHRESGABEN 2021, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn (2021); PASTORAL (GRIND AND DRONE), 47 Canal, New York (2019); SCRAGGLY BEARD GRANDPA, Capsule, Shanghai (2018); among others. Masushio was the 2022/23 City Artist in Residence at Internationales Atelier-stipendium Mönchengladbach. He is currently the Henry Wolf Chair in Photography at Cooper Union, New York.
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Taro Masushio, born in Japan, works and lives in New York City. Masushio received his BA from UC Berkeley and MFA from New York University and has taught at both institutions. Through bricolage techniques and experimental photography, Masushio challenges conventional notions of documentary truth and autobiographical narrative, examining how photography can both reveal and conceal. His practice often explores themes of sexuality, familial relationships, and hidden histories through a queering lens. His work demonstrates a tension between intuitive processes and formal experimentation, deliberately destabilizing meaning-making while investigating the erotic dimensions of photographic interpretation.
Solo exhibitions include: PASS, Empty Gallery, Hong Kong (2024); DRUMMER, BIS Center, Mönchengladbach (2023); LIAR, LIAR, Ulrik, New York (2023); and RUMOR HAS IT, Empty Gallery, Hong Kong (2020). His work has also been featured in group exhibitions including: FORMAZIONE DI FORME curated by Matilde Guidelli-Guidi, Felix Gaudlitz, Vienna (2024); FORGET EACH OTHER IN THE RIVERS AND LAKES, Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen (2023); THE DRIFTERS, Duddell's, Hong Kong (2023); DEAR ALIEN, DEAR DOPPELGANGER, The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, New York (2023); JAHRESGABEN 2021, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn (2021); PASTORAL (GRIND AND DRONE), 47 Canal, New York (2019); SCRAGGLY BEARD GRANDPA, Capsule, Shanghai (2018); among others. Masushio was the 2022/23 City Artist in Residence at Internationales Atelier-stipendium Mönchengladbach. He is currently the Henry Wolf Chair in Photography at Cooper Union, New York.
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