Ei Arakawa (b. Fukushima, Japan 1977) is a performance artist based in Los Angeles and New York. His performances are created through diverse collaborations, with individuals physically participating as performers, and/or their works themselves functioning as performers. He has established the act of such collaborations as his very practice. Arakwa’s selected exhibitions include; Honolulu Biennial, USA; Sculpture Project Münster, Germany; The 9th Berlin Biennale, Germany; The Gwangju Biennial, South Korea; the Whitney Biennial, New York; the Carnegie International in Pittsburgh; Tate Modern in London, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.