Two shots of a man and a woman lined up against a white background with a yellow board in front of them. The man on the left is wearing a purple shirt and a black hat, with black-rimmed glasses and his head tilted slightly toward the woman. The woman on the right is dressed in black, with her elbows on the board and her face close to the board, and her black hair is styled with a matching fringe. She wears large earrings.

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エキソニモEXONEMO

Artist Duo

Exonemo is a New York-based artist duo comprising Kensuke Sembo and Yae Akaiwa. The pair started their artistic activities on the internet in 1996 and have been expressing human physicality and emotions in the network age through critical and humorous approaches, while crossing digital and analog media. They have received awards such as the Golden Nica at Ars Electronica (2006) and the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists (2021), gaining recognition from both the media art and contemporary art fields. They have showcased their work at numerous international exhibitions, including an online exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art (2019) and a major solo show at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (2020). The Internet Yami-Ichi, an event they launched in 2012, has spread to over 30 cities worldwide and has been featured by major international media such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and Libération.

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