new media artist · Japan
Yasunao Tone
Japanese artist (1935–2025)
Yasunao Tone is a new media artist from Japan. Their 2 recorded works between 2000 and 2002 were presented at Ars Electronica Festival. Honours include Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2000 for “Wounded Man'yo 2/2000”.
Biography
Yasunao Tone (J), born in Tokyo in 1935 and graduated from Chiba Japanese National University in 1957 with a major in Japanese literature. He co-founded the GROUP ONGAKU in 1960, and began participating in the FLUXUS movement in 1962.