Fumio Nanjo
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Fumio Nanjo (b. 1949 in Tokyo) is the director of Mori Art Museum since November in 2006. He organized numerous exhibitions as an officer of the Japan Foundation (1978-1986), as the director of ICA Nagoya (1986-1990), as the founder and as the representative director of Nanjo and Associates (1990-2002), and as the deputy director of Mori Art Museum (2002-Oct. 2006). His main achievements include commissioner of the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (1997), commissioner at the Taipei Biennale (1998), member of jury committee of the Turner Prize (1998), co-curator of the 3rd Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (1999), artistic director of the Yokohama Triennale 2001, jury member of the Golden Lion Prize of the Venice Biennale (2005) and artistic director of the Singapore Biennale (2006, 2008). Advisory positions include board member of Comité International des Musées d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (CIMAM) and member of Association International des Critiques d’ Art (AICA). He was awarded Foreign Minister’s Commendation for Fiscal Year 2007 for his contribution to international cultural exchange over the years. Published “From Art to the City, a record of 15 years as an independent curator” (1997).
