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Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho

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Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho
Born1996
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUCLA
Known forVisual Art
MovementContemporary art
Websitehttps://kotaronukaga.com/en/artist/マイケル・リキオ・ミング・ヒー・ホー/

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho (マイケル・リキオ・ミング・ヒー・ホー, born August 1, 1996) is an American conceptual artist. Ho was born in Hilo, Hawaii and grew up in Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii. He graduated from UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture in 2018 and lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.

Ho is best known for his text-based works that are reminiscent of Jenny Holzer and Lawrence Weiner.[1] Many of the phrases that Ho uses are quoted from the Internet and social media,[2] a language unique to Generation Z.[3][4] In 2022, ARTnews, included Ho in their list for "30 artists under 35".[5] Acclaimed gallerist Pearl Lam, shared with Artnet that Ho's "painting and sculptural practice semantically responds to capturing the tone of a post social-media generation and exploring the theme of internalized masochism and the way that this can be communicated linguistically."[6] Ho studied at University of California, Los Angeles with artists Barbara Kruger, Lari Pittman, Adrian Wong, Catherine Opie, and Adrian Saxe.[7]

His work has been exhibited at the Sezon Museum of Modern Art,[8] Watarium Museum, Osaka Kansai International Art Festival,[9] and Kotaro Nukaga.[10]

He is represented by Kotaro Nukaga in Japan.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "言語を扱う「風景画家」。マイケル・リキオ・ミング・ヒー・ホー インタビュー". 美術手帖 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  2. ^ "Michael Ho's 'Grotto Heavens' exploring diasporic experiences". SHINE. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. ^ "Michael Ho in the Studio". Ocula.
  4. ^ "A brief history of really deep time". Apollo Magazine. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  5. ^ "マイケル・ホー Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho|ARTnews JAPAN". ARTnews JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  6. ^ Lam, Pearl (2023-07-14). "Pearls of Wisdom: Gallerist Pearl Lam Lands in Tokyo and Shares Insider Tips on the City's Explosive Art Scene". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  7. ^ "MICHAEL HO | TOKYO INTERNATIONAL GALLERY". 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  8. ^ "SEZON MUSEUM OF MODERN ART – カテゴリー – セゾン現代美術館". smma.or.jp. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  9. ^ "Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho". Study:大阪関西国際芸術祭 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  10. ^ "Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho 'SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL IS SO EASILY FORGIVEN'". KOTARO NUKAGA. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  11. ^ "マイケル・リキオ・ミング・ヒー・ホー". KOTARO NUKAGA (in Japanese). 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-09-19.