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Also known as Yoshimasa Wada, Yoshimasa "Yoshi" Wada

Japanese Sound Designer (1943-2021)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Japan
Active from
1943-11-11
Active to
2021-05-18
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Yoshimasa "Yoshi" Wada (和田義正, born November 11, 1943), is a Japanese sound installation artist and musician living in the United States. He lived in New York for many years but now lives in San Francisco, California. Born in Kyoto, Japan, Wada joined the Fluxus movement in 1968 after meeting George Maciunas. He also studied with the North Indian vocalist Pandit Pran Nath. Wada's works often incorporate the use of drone and are usually performed at very high volume, allowing for the overtones wi

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Kyoto
Place of death
Manhattan
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Japanese
Movement
Fluxus
Residence
San Francisco
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date of birth
1943-11-11
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has works in the collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
name in kana
よし・わだ
date of death
2021-05-18
name in native language
ヨシ・ワダ
birth name
和田 義正
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