Ryoji Ikeda
Also known as 池田 亮司
Ryoji Ikeda is a Japanese visual and sound artist who lives and works in Paris. TIME selected him for its 2025 list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI. His projections draw on data from mathematical theories and quantum physics. His work matrix won the Golden Nica Award in 2001, and he received the Art Encouragement Prize in 2020. In 2026 he won the ninth Nam June Paik Prize.
Timeline
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1966
Born in Gifu
He is born in Gifu, Japan, in 1966. At eighteen he leaves his hometown to study at the University of Tokyo.
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2001
A Golden Nica award
His work matrix wins the Golden Nica Award in 2001.
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2014
A Collide@CERN award
He receives the Collide@CERN award from Ars Electronica in 2014.
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2020
An Art Encouragement Prize
In 2020 he is awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize.
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2025
Named to TIME's AI list
In 2025 TIME selects him for its 100 Most Influential People in AI list.
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2025
The data-verse trilogy in Atlanta
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta presents his data-verse trilogy, its U.S. debut, from March to August 2025. Its projections draw on data from mathematical theories and quantum physics.
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2026
The ninth Nam June Paik Prize
He wins the ninth Nam June Paik Prize in 2026. An exhibition of his work is scheduled for 2027.
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As of October 2026
Artist based in Paris
He is a Japanese visual and sound artist who lives and works in Paris, France.
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- Biographie - Ryoji Ikeda | Ressources IRCAM
- Ryoji Ikeda - Wikipedia
- RYOJI IKEDA | Artist & Works | UESHIMA MUSEUM COLLECTION
- Ryoji Ikeda「sleeping beauty」 | TARO NASU
- Ryoji Ikeda: "data-verse"
- Ryoji Ikeda | NAM JUNE PAIK ART CENTER
- Ryoji Ikeda Awarded 2026 Nam June Paik Prize, Exhibition Set for 2027
- Ryoji Ikeda | Hypermuse