Toru Izumida
born in 1987 in Nagasaki, Japan
lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.
Biography
Toru Izumida is an audio & visual artist based in Tokyo, Japan, and New York, United States. His live A/V set is programmed visuals that have many layers reactive to live sounds.
He presented his live A/V sets at //Dreamlands\\ presented by Testu Collective x Ideal Glass Studios (New York), Dommune (Tokyo), and Gwangju Media Art Festival 2022 (Korea).
On the other hand, He is an organizer of 0 // 2022 Public Visuals which is the live A/V event/exhibition group. His visual artworks have been exhibited at World Art Dubai (2015), ISEA (2015), and as part of solo and group exhibitions in New York, Mexico City, and Tokyo.
Live A/V Performances
OCT 21, 2023 | 0 // 2023 Public Visuals Tokyo 2, Tokyo, Japan
SEP 3, 2023 | Digitalized Typhoon @Wonderville, NY, US
SEP 2, 2023 | Public Visuals & Friends @Lume Studios, NY, US
AUG 29-30, 2023 | Activate by 0 // 2023 Public Visuals @Synesthesia, NY, US
AUG 25, 2023 | Haptic Drift x 0 // 2023 Public Visuals @Theaterlab , NY, US
AUG 22, 2023 | BAD SUN RISING (an Unsound.com concert), Los Angeles, CA, US
AUG 18, 2023 | 0 // 2023 Public Visuals Los Angeles @Coaxial , LA, US
JUL 20, 2023 | DOMMUNE - Milian Mori + 0 // 2023 Public Visuals LIVE SHOW
JUL 2, 2023 | Activate by 0 // 2023 Public Visuals, Tokyo, Japan
JUL 1, 2023 | 0 // 2023 Public Visuals Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
APR 23, 2023 | Activate by 0 // 2023 Public Visuals, Osaka, Japan
APR 15, 2023 | nonlinear-nauts [exp.020], Tokyo, Japan
APR 3, 2023 | Activate 2 by 0 // 2023 Public Visuals, Tokyo, Japan
APR 2, 2023 | 0 // 2023 Public Visuals Tokyo x TDSW, Tokyo, Japan
FEB 17, 2023 | Activate by 0 // 2023 Public Visuals, Tokyo, Japan
DEC 25, 2022 | 0 // 2022 Public Visuals Tokyo 2, Tokyo, Japan
NOV 13, 2022 | S/U/P/E/R DOMMUNE, Online + Tokyo, Japan
NOV 5, 2022 | Sleep Watchers Tokyo vol 3, Tokyo, Japan
NOV 3, 2022 | TouchDesigner Meetup 2022.11.03, Tokyo, Japan
SEP 29 - OCT 1, 2022 | Gwangju Media Art Festival 2022, Gwangju, Korea
JUN 19, 2022 | 0 // 2022 Public Visuals Tokyo x TDSW, Tokyo, Japan
MAR 12, 2022 | 0 // 2022 Public Visuals Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
FEB 26, 2022 | Unsound Experiments ＃2｜Naohiro Ukawa、Gil Kuno @√K Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan
SEP 12, 2021 | 0 // 2021 Public Visuals Tokyo x TDSW, Online
APR 25, 2021 | 0 // 2021 Public Visuals Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan & Online
MAR 12 — MAR 21, 2021 | Common Multiverse Initiative, Online
FEB 11 — MAR 8, 2021 | Solace, Brooklyn, NY
JAN 31, 2021 | 0 // 2021 Public Visuals Tokyo [Preview], Tokyo, Japan
SEP 11, 2020 | Vol.5 DigiAna Live Stream Show, Online
AUG 18, 2020 | CREATIVE CODE VISUAL ART SHOWCASE, Online
JUN 19, 2020 | Vol.4 DigiAna Live Stream Show, Online
MAY 1, 2020 | Solace, Online
DEC 8, 2019 | Toru Izumida @Studio Cavity, Tokyo, Japan
SEP 28, 29 2019 | 0 // 2019 Public Visuals 4 @Synesthesia, Brooklyn, NY
AUG 24, 2019 | 0 // 2019 Public Visuals 3 @Synesthesia, Brooklyn, NY
JUN 28 - 29, 2019 | //Dreamlands\\ @The Atrium, New York, NY
JUN 8, 2019 | 0 // 2019 Public Visuals 2 @Synesthesia, Brooklyn, NY
MAY 19, 2019 | DigiAna Performance Show @Synesthesia, Brooklyn, NY
APR 21, 2019 | DigiAna Performance Show @Synesthesia, Brooklyn, NY
APR 4, 2019 | 0 // 2019 Public Visuals @H0l0, Brooklyn, NY
JAN 18, 2019 | DigiAna Music Event @Funkadelic Studios, New York, NY
JUL 21, 2017 | translation :: K/Coming Digital - Brooklyn, NY, US
JAN 6, 2017 | Smoothie Tunes Presents: Open Mic Night! / Babycastles - NY, US
JUN 11, 2016 | Toru Izumida & Seungjin Lee Live Show, NY, US
Solo Exhibitions
JAN 15, 2021 Data Composition, DigiAna Virtual Art Fair, Online
SEP 07, 2014 street art show at soho, New York, US
AUG 28, 2014 street art show at union sq, New York, US
APR 22-27, 2014 in her / New York, US
Art Fair
FEB 24 — FEB 28, 2021 Printed Matter's Virtual Art Book Fair 2021, Online
JUN 16, 2015 Braddock Park Art Festival, North Bergen, NJ, US
APR 8-11, 2015 WORLD ART DUBAI, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Group Exhibitions
JUL 25 - AUG 5, 2023 | 0 // 2023 Public Visuals Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
MAY, 2023 | Night of Museums, Samara, Russia
DEC 23 — 27, 2022 | Digitoma 2022, Nara, Japan
DEC 13 — 14, 2022 | Refraction Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
OCT 16 — 24, 2021 0 // 2021 Public Visuals Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
JAN 15, 2021 Data Composition [Virtual Exhibition]
FEB 28 - MAR 2, 2019 POP-UP SHOW DIGIANA GROUP @CJ one Gallery, New York, NY
MAR 4 - MAR 9, 2018 PORTRAITS at Kinfolk 90, New York, US
NOV 18, 2017 Digital x Analog Exhibition, New York, US
AUG 14 - 18, 2015 ISEA2015, Vancouver, Canada
APR 30, 2015 Espacio Arterial, Mexico City, Mexico
MAR 26 - APR 5, 2015 New Print Horizons at OFFLINE, Lower East Side, NY, US
FEB 27 - MAR 1, 2015 The Big Draw at Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY, US
FEB 6 - MAR 6, 2015 Digital Art Exhibition at Gallery La La, SoHo, NY, US
JAN 30, 2015 1st Salon Show of 2015 at Greenpoint Gallery, Greenpoint, NY, US
OCT 12, 2014 Open Recent - Williamsburg, New York, US
OCT 5, 2014 Open Recent - Dumbo, New York, US
DJ
FEB 17, 2023 | Activate by 0 // 2023 Public Visuals, Tokyo, Japan
DEC 26, 2022 | Activate by 0 // 2022 Public Visuals, Tokyo, Japan
MAY 25, 2019 - cue 2019.05.25 @Synesthesia, Brooklyn, NY
MAY 23, 2019 - Ma H0L0 @H0l0, Brooklyn, NY
DEC 23, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
OCT 31, 2018 - MOEDO CLUB 002 @Kinfolk94, Brooklyn, NY
OCT 28, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
SEP 23, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
SEP 2, 2018 - The Sleep Watchers @Queens Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
AUG 19, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
JUL 22, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
JUN 22, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
MAY 20, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
MAY 6, 2018 - Mood Ring, Brooklyn, NY
APR 22, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
APR 2, 2018 - Mood Ring, Brooklyn, NY
MAR 18, 2018 - The Sleep Watchers @H0L0, Brooklyn, NY
MAR 4, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
JAN, 21, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
DEC, 21, 2018 - ID:A @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
OCT 27, 2017 - The Sleep Watchers Vol.3, Brooklyn, NY
SEP 9, 2017 - The Sleep Watchers Vol.2, Brooklyn, NY
AUG 16, 2017 - The Sleep Watchers, Brooklyn, NY
OCT 17, 2016 Japan Fes. / Gateway Art Center, NY, US
APR 22, 2016 - Smoothie Tunes Presents: Weird Inside, Tokyo Megaplex, Ehiorobo, Exitpost & Keota @Babycastles - NY
MAR 20, 2016 - Seungjin Lee - Digital installation performance @Joria Main Stage, New York, NY|
MAR 18, 2016 - TORU IZUMIDA x BASSANOVA RAMEN SUPER FRIDAY @Bassanova Ramen - New York, NY
DEC 19, 2015 - Contemporary HipHop @Funkadelic Studios (studio-1) - New York, NY
Live Visuals
MAR 22, 2019 - Modern Times: Machìna (Live) @Ceremony, Brooklyn, NY
MAR 5, 2019 - Crossover Night vol.4 @Kinfolk90, Brooklyn, NY
FEB 20, 2019 - MUSICA DA LAGOA @H0l0, Brooklyn, NY
JAN 16, 2019 - MUSICA DA LAGOA @H0l0, Brooklyn, NY
FEB 3, 2017 - Smoothie Tunes x Play Too Much Present: Maxo, Danika +more Babycastles - NY, US
JAN 6, 2017 - Smoothie Tunes Presents: Open Mic Night! Babycastles - NY, US
OCT 8, 2016 - Smoothie Tunes + Mercury Lounge Present: Gingerlys // Imagist // Verdigrls // Effie Liu // Rocket Pengwin @Mercury Lounge - NY, US
AUG 5, 2016 - Smoothie Tunes Presents: Fyütch | Philosophy of Love with EP Release Show @Babycastles - NY, US
JUL 29, 2016 - 1 year anniversary party: maxo abbi press buji moistbreezy diveo & qualiatik@Babycastles - NY, US
JUN 24, 2016 - Smoothie Tunes & Fête & Proper Vibes Present: Cautious Clay j.robb, jåmvvis, Lean Quatifah, oceans and Garlyn @Babycastles - NY, US
MAY 27, 2016 - Smoothie Tunes x Jadamix Present: Weird Inside AIRWAV Kale Zw Dess Oceans Ronin & Lussx @Babycastles - NY, US
APR 22, 2016 - Smoothie Tunes Presents: Weird Inside, Tokyo Megaplex, Ehiorobo, Exitpost & Keota @Babycastles - NY, US
MAR 25, 2016 - Smoothie Tunes Presents: AIRWAV weird inside LK Faith olukara LOTSO and oceans @Babycastles - NY, US
FEB 13, 2016 - Smoothie Tunes presents: Momo, FXWRK, Falco, Blonde Maze & Mez0net @Babycastles - NY, US