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PAST EXHIBITION · HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
The Life of a Yokozuna
15 May 2025 – 28 April 2026
Taihō Sumo Memorial Museum
Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan
Created to commemorate the 85th anniversary of legendary yokozuna Taihō, this exhibition explores his life, strength and cultural legacy through Zoia Skoropadenko’s contemporary works. It continues the artist’s long-standing dialogue between Ukraine and Japan.
SELECTED WORKS
Drawing a champion’s life
INSTALLATION VIEWS
Inside the museum
Photographs of the exhibition establish scale, atmosphere and the relationship between the artworks, the museum and Taihō’s legacy.
PRESS
Selected coverage
JAPAN · 2025
Exhibition announcement and museum programme
INTERVIEW
Zoia Skoropadenko on drawing sumo from life
CULTURAL DIALOGUE
Ukraine and Japan through contemporary art