Born in 1951, Yasuto Ota is freelance art historian and art critic. M.A. at the Tokyo University in 1983, DEA at Université de Paris IV Sorbonne in 1981, 1983-2011 Curator(Chief Curator) at The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura&Hayama, 2012-2017 Professor at Joshibi University of Art and Design