<em>Theaster Gates</em>, <em>Doric Temple</em>, 2022 High fire stoneware with glaze, Dimensions variable, <em>Theaster Gates: Young Lords and Their Traces</em>, New Museum, New York, 2022-2023 | Photo: Chris Strong
地址: 53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6 Chome−10−1, Minato City Tokyo 106-6150 Tokyo
When in 1928 the Japanese philosopher Yanagi Sōetsu theorized the theoretical and aesthetic proposal of Mingei - what we now define as popular or folk Japanese art and craftsmanship - his aim was to demonstrate that beauty could be found in ordinary and utilitarian everyday objects made by unknown and unnamed artisans, as opposed to the higher art forms created by named artists. This theme greatly fascinated the American artist Theaster Gates who in this exhibition at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo appropriated the Japanese concept to reinterpret it in a new "black" key in an original experiment of cross-cultural contamination between two worlds very distant from each other and with the aim of bringing out an art centered on black beauty and aesthetics. Theaster Gates masterfully translates the complexities of darkness through clay, objectivity, space and materiality. While black culture and history remain relatively little known to Japanese audiences, this exhibition aims to convey the contemporary importance of art that celebrates craftsmanship, issues of race, politics and cultural hybridity by offering a comprehensive overview of Gates' practice.
Journey through the art of Paris in the early 20th century
Paris at the beginning of the 20th century was a place where artists not only from France but from all over the world gathered and where a variety of expressions were born. This exhibition tells the story of its art.
Horror manga artist Junji Ito depicts a beautiful but grotesque world. His work has fascinated readers around the world. at the Setagaya Literary Museum a large exhibition presents his drawings and artistic career to the public.
Umeki Itaya was a mosaic artist who graced the modern art scene of the Showa era. The son of a master of modern ceramics, he was fascinated by the beauty of the ceramic fragments that his father shattered and began to create mosaics using these materials.
An exhibition that features contemporary artworks that utilize game engines, VR and AR, and other innovative technologies that have the ability to extend human creative power, such as algorithms and generative artificial intelligence.