Chihiro Minato (港 千尋, Minato Chihiro, born 1960) is a Japanese photographer, filmmaker, arts curator and art theorist. He is also Professor at the Tama Art University since 1995.
In 2000, Minato served as curator of the arts exhibition Serendipity: Photography, Video, Experimental Film and Multimedia Installation from Asia.[1][2] Among his other major curatorial works is the Japanese Pavilion at the Venezia Biennale (Venice, Italy) in 2007.[3]
Nihon shashinka jiten (日本写真家事典) / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN4-473-01750-8. (in Japanese) Despite the English-language alternative title, all in Japanese.
« Chihiro Minato: Only Once », art press, number 353, 2009