Events category: Exhibition

7 November 2019

Private View: Cosmogenesis by Hiroe Saeki

The Private View is a chance to have a first look at the exhibition Cosmogenesis by the Berlin-based Japanese artist Hiroe Saeki. In this exhibition, she presents a new body of work with graphite and water. The powdered graphite travels through capillaries of water: settling where and when the water evaporates, to be absorbed by the land of paper. The resulting surfaces recall water-carved planetary landscapes.
Saeki’s practice evokes associations with biological or mineral forms, such as geological sediments. Exquisite, miniscule lines take us to the nano level of the cellular structure of organisms. Combined with the serendipitous nature of her new graphite process, they take on a sense of the cosmic.

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7 November 2019

Cosmogenesis by Hiroe Saeki

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to host Hiroe Saeki’s first UK solo show.
In this exhibition, she presents a new body of work with graphite and water. The powdered graphite travels through capillaries of water: settling where and when the water evaporates, to be absorbed by the land of paper. The resulting surfaces recall water-carved planetary landscapes.
Saeki’s practice evokes associations with biological or mineral forms, such as geological sediments. Exquisite, minuscule lines take us to the nano level of the cellular structure of organisms. Combined with the serendipitous nature of her new graphite process, they take on a sense of the cosmic.

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3 October 2019

Artist Talk: Naoya Inose in conversation with Dr Lena Fritsch

The artist Naoya Inose discussed his work and exhibition The Post-Anthropocene with Dr Lena Fritsch. What kind of influence will humanity bring to this new geological age? Is the age of humanity in fact the history of time itself? The main work in this exhibition, Ave Maria, depicts a Ferris wheel quietly enshrined in a huge cave. This Ferris wheel left by humans is a metaphor of humanity itself and it slowly rotates. If life and death are the motif of the Ferris wheel, the Ferris wheel in the work Ave Maria has stopped, and time restrictions no longer exist.

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3 October 2019

Private View: The Post-Anthropocene by Naoya Inose

The Private View was a chance to have a first look at the exhibition The Post-Anthropocene by the London-based Japanese artist Naoya Inose. The main work in this exhibition, Ave Maria, depicts a Ferris wheel quietly enshrined in a huge cave. This Ferris wheel left by humans is a metaphor of humanity itself and it slowly rotates, climbing up and plunging down from top to bottom. Indeed, the Ferris wheel embodies the time constraints by which humanity is bound. If life and death are the motif of the Ferris wheel, the Ferris wheel in the work Ave Maria has stopped, and time restrictions no longer exist.

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3 October 2019

The Post-Anthropocene by Naoya Inose

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to introduce the London-based artist Naoya Inose.
The new geological era, Anthropocene, defines the epoch we live in, and it is a time of significant human impact on Earth’s geology, ecosystem and climate. What kind of influence will humanity bring to this new geological age? The main work in this exhibition, Ave Maria, depicts a Ferris wheel quietly enshrined in a huge cave. This Ferris wheel left by humans is a metaphor of humanity itself and it slowly rotates. Indeed, the Ferris wheel embodies the time constraints by which humanity is bound; it just constantly repeats its circular movement.

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4 July 2019

Kentaro Yamada in conversation with Mark Rappolt (Art Review)

The artist Kentaro Yamada discussed his work and exhibition Everything Comes in Waves with Mark Rappolt, the Editor-in-Chief of ArtReview and ArtReview Asia. Yamada creates poetic installations and structures that allow viewers to experience encounters of human life and material history. In this exhibition, Yamada presents a combination of new and old works, which will include light installations, dyeline prints and a series of sculptural objects as a poetic installation, creating a space to experience encounters of human creativity and materials, and the two coming together as one, as part of a larger Life in cosmic space and time.

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6 June 2019

Private View: Everything Comes in Waves by Kentaro Yamada

The Private View was a chance to have a first look at Kentaro Yamada’s exhibition ‘Everything Comes in Waves’. Yamada creates poetic installations and structures that allow viewers to experience encounters of human life and material history. In this exhibition, Yamada presents a combination of new and old works, which will include light installations, dyeline prints and a series of sculptural objects as a poetic installation, creating a space to experience encounters of human creativity and materials, and the two coming together as one, as part of a larger Life in cosmic space and time. This exhibition is curated by Francesca von Zedtwitz-Arnim.

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6 June 2019

Everything Comes in Waves by Kentaro Yamada

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to introduce to the UK public the Japanese artist Kentaro Yamada. He creates installations and structures that allow viewers to experience encounters of human life and material history. In this exhibition, the artist will be presenting a combination of new and old works, which will include light installations, dyeline prints and a series of sculptural objects that connect to a larger notion of cosmic space and time.
This exhibition is curated by Francesca von Zedtwitz-Arnim.

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10 May 2019

Artist Talk: Haruo Mitsuta in conversation with Giuseppe Piva and Manuela Moscatiello

In this event, Haruo Mitsuta was joined in conversation by Giuseppe Piva, Director of the Giuseppe Piva Japanese Art Gallery in Milan. Mitsuta is the only living artist who makes contemporary Jizai Okimono (“articulated animals”) – flexible animal figures made from metal pieces, which can replicate the movements of the original animals. Mitsuta discussed his practice, the works on show and the beauty behind Jizai Okimono. The talk was chaired by Manuela Moscatiello, Japanese Collection Curator of the Cernuschi Museum in Paris.

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16 April 2019

Private View: JIZAI by Haruo Mitsuta

The Private View was an opportunity to have a first look at the works of the acclaimed Japanese artist Haruo Mitsuta. Mitsuta is the only living artist who makes contemporary Jizai Okimono (“articulated animals”) – flexible animal figures made from metal pieces, which can replicate the movements of the original animals. Mitsuta will be showcasing some of his most impressive and startlingly realistic pieces in this exhibition. During the evening Dr Clare Pollard, University of Oxford, gave an introduction to Jizai Okimono.

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