Haruko Mikami Memorial Exhibition Ten Years After Her Death: "MIKAMI MEME 2025 | Haruko Mikami and the Meme of Creation" @ √K Contemporary
√K Contemporary is hosting a memorial exhibition for media artist Haruko Mikami ten years after her passing.Summary
√K Contemporary is holding the memorial exhibition "MIKAMI MEME 2025 | Haruko Mikami and the Meme of Creation" from October 18 to November 22, 2025, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the passing of media art pioneer Haruko Mikami (1961–2015). Mikami first gained recognition in the mid-1980s using scrap iron, later expanding her themes to include the brain, computers, and interactive media art, including works utilizing the internet and eye-tracking technology. The exhibition title's concept, "MIKAMI MEME," refers to the information nodes cultivated throughout her life, encompassing her perspective on invisible information flow, embracing chance and noise in information transfer, and incorporating bodily reactions beyond conscious control. The exhibition will feature works by artists who have inherited her 'meme' (cultural gene) through interaction with her, including Norimizu Ayemi, Fuyuki Yamakawa, Norimichi Hirakawa, Soichiro Mihara, Yuko Mohri, and Yan-Tsu. Mikami's full scope of work has not been widely known due to the impossibility of recreating many early installations and her shifting focus between underground scenes and the media art world, but recent acquisitions by institutions like the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo have renewed attention on her legacy.
(Source：ART iT)