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Toyo Ito

Toyo Ito

Japanese, 1941

WA-00030813

Conceptual Art

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

5

Works in Collection

12

Assets Indexed

7

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ333585

Field Verification (5 fields)

3 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearWikidata P569 + Artsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata P27 + Artsy· 92%✓
WebsiteWikidata P856· 92%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%
Death yearDedup Promote· 40%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7526
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333585
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Movement

Conceptual Art

Medium

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Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (5)

Toyo Ito and Surroundings

2012 · Ink on paper

8 1/4 × 11 11/16" (21 × 29.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

National Taichung Theater, Taichung, Taiwan (Scale model1:100, made during design development phase)

2005 · Plaster, polystyrene board, acrylic paint, felt, and printed paper

13 3/8 × 49 5/16 × 27 7/16", 11 lb. (34 × 125.2 × 69.7 cm, 5 kg)

Museum of Modern Art

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London (Scale model 1:100)

2002 · Acrylic, paper, and polystyrene board

4 3/4 × 15 3/4 × 15 3/4" (12 × 40 × 40 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Relaxation Park, Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain

2001 · Acrylic, acrylic paint, basswood, expanded polyvinyl chloride, gesso paint, fiber optics, paper, and resin

Museum of Modern Art

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion 1997, New York (Manhattan), New York, First Phase

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion 1997, New York (Manhattan), New York, First Phase

11 x 17" (28 x 43.2 cm) (approx.)

Museum of Modern Art

Artwork sources (1)

5 published of 9 catalogued · 2 with image

MoMA
5 publishedof 9 catalogued2 img

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Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Toyo Ito (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Toyo Ito (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Relationships

3

Movements1

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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