Masayoshi Fujita & Keiji Haino

Sunday March 15, 2026 | 6 PM
Duomo and Binario 3 | OGR Torino

An event co-produced by OGR Torino and MAO Museo d’Arte Orientale, curated by Chiara Lee and freddie Murphy, part of the public programs of the exhibitions Electric Dreams. Art and Technology Before the Internet and The Soul Trembles by Chiharu Shiota

Masayoshi Fujita performance | 6 PM, Duomo | FULLY BOOKED
Keiji Haino performance | 7 PM, Binario 3 | Reservation available

Online reservation is mandatory to attend the performances.
Each performance requires a separate reservation.

Admission will be granted upon presentation of the reservation confirmation and an Electric Dreams exhibition ticket valid for the day of the event, including combo tickets, available for purchase online or on site.

Reservations are available until capacity is reached and subject to venue capacity.

From 5 PM to 8 PM, two cultural mediators, identifiable by an Ask Me badge, will be available to visitors for further insights into the themes of the Electric Dreams exhibition. On the occasion of the performances, the exhibitions will remain open until 9 PM.

 

On Sunday, March 15, 2026, OGR Torino hosts a special event featuring two major figures of Japan’s experimental music scene, Masayoshi Fujita and Keiji Haino. Two distinct yet complementary sound worlds meet in an evening that traverses noise, improvisation, and ambient, exploring the most radical possibilities of contemporary listening.

MASAYOSHI FUJITA
Japanese vibraphonist Masayoshi Fujita is known for his refined approach to ambient sound construction, merging acoustic resonance with electronic sensitivity. Originally a drummer, Fujita turned to the vibraphone, developing a personal language that blends improvisation, minimalism, and timbral exploration.

By preparing his instrument with metal pieces, aluminum strips, and other objects, he expands its sonic range without altering its intrinsic character. Fujita has released five LPs with London’s cult label Erased Tapes — Stories (2013), Apologues (2015), Book of Life (2018), Bird Ambience (2021), and Migratory (2024) — and has collaborated with electronic producers Jan Jelinek and Guy Andrews.

KEIJI HAINO
An icon of Japanese musical counterculture, Keiji Haino is among the most fascinating and influential artists in contemporary experimental music. A mysterious and magnetic figure at the center of Japan’s psychedelic and noise rock scene, he made his debut in 1970 with the group Lost Aaraff and gained recognition with his trio Fushitsusha.

His solo album Watashi Dake/Only Me (1981) marked a turning point, unveiling emotionally charged improvisations for voice and guitar. Over nearly five decades, Haino has expanded his sonic vocabulary to include guitar, voice, drums, electronics, percussion, synthesizers, hurdy-gurdy, and traditional instruments — blending noise, blues, and free jazz into an inimitable language.

He has collaborated with Tatsuya Yoshida/Ruins, Masami Akita/Merzbow, Tony Conrad, John Zorn, Thurston Moore, Peter Brötzmann, Fred Frith, Bill Laswell, Faust, Jim O’Rourke, and Oren Ambarchi, as well as visual artists Christian Marclay and Cameron Jamie.

In this special performance in Turin, Haino will play the polygonola, a flat polygonal metal instrument based on Naoki Sakurai’s theory of two-dimensional vibration.