M+ museum in Hong Kong has opened "Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time," an exhibition celebrating the late composer's "installation music" and creative collaborations. The show features an audiovisual journey with *async–immersion* (2023), a collaboration between Sakamoto and artist Shiro Takatani, where Takatani's three-dimensional visual representation fills the gallery alongside Sakamoto's compositions.
This exhibition matters because it positions Ryuichi Sakamoto—primarily known as a Grammy-winning composer and musician—as a visual artist whose immersive installations bridge music, technology, and fine art. By presenting his work at M+, one of Asia's leading contemporary art museums, the show affirms the growing institutional recognition of interdisciplinary sound art and expands the definition of visual art to include sensory, time-based experiences.