Lucian Moriyama
Lucian Moriyama, born in Honolulu in 1991, is an artist and writer. He studied at the University of Glasgow and the Beaux-Arts de Marseille, where he received the Prix François Bret. He has presented his works at Manifesta 13 (2020), Art-O-Rama (2021), Paréidolie (2021), Limited Edition Air Fair (2022), and Jeune Création (2022), and has participated in conferences at Tramway (2018), Mucem (2020), and Pianofabriek (2021). He was on residency at the Villa Empain (2021) and the Collection Lambert (2021). He lives and works between Belgium and France.
Lucian Moriyama revisits cultural and material histories, excavating utopian forms and exotic fantasies. He integrates these elements into his documents and plaster-based works between painting, sculpture, and geology. Artifice, fiction, and trompe-l'œil emerge as central themes in his explorations of art history, architecture, music, World's Fairs, and exotica.
