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Shiba Masako

Co-founder and Executive Director, BEAFCity United States

Based in New York, Masako Shiba has extensive experience in managing cultural organizations with a focus on contemporary Asian art. She served as the inaugural Director of the Asian Cultural Council Japan Foundation before co-founding the Brooklyn Experimental Art Foundation (BEAF) in 2024, fostering cultural exchange and research between the U.S. and Japan. As a co-founder of the blockchain art company ONBD and Chief Artistic Director of the space startup Spacetainment, she spearheaded the first-ever art exhibition on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS), later curating its terrestrial debut as part of the 2023 Osaka Kansai International Art Festival. A recognized expert in digital art, she has spoken at leading conferences such as WebX and NFT NYC and contributed to the catalog for Takashi Murakami’s solo exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.Last Updated: 2024.12

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