In Aki Sasamoto's Laboratory

This exhibition explores the 20-year interaction between sculptural creation and performance in the art of Aki Sasamoto. From her major early works, which pose profound questions while humorously interweaving novel-like personal narratives, to her later works that emphasize kinetic elements, the exhibition will examine artworks by Aki Sasamoto, a New York-based artist who has collaborated in her artistic practice with musicians, choreographers, scientists, and scholars, playing multiple roles as a performer, sculptor, or director, and working in the fields of visual and performance art. Born in 1980 in Kanagawa, Japan, Sasamoto moved to the UK as a teenager and has since moved to the US, where she lives. She has participated in international exhibitions including the 59th Venice Biennale (2022), Aichi Triennale (2022), Busan Biennale (2022), Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2016), the Shanghai Biennale (2016-2017), the Whitney Biennale (2010) and the Yokohama Triennial (2008). She is the recipient of the Calder Prize 202 , which honors a contemporary artist whose innovative work reflects the continuing legacy of the genius of Alexander Calder.