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MAM Project 003: ROR (Revolutions On Request) - Tokyo City View Observation Deck
Mori Art Museum
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Artists
Karoliina Taipale, Jiri Geller, Klaus Nyqvist, Panu Puolakka
ROR was formed in 1998 by a group of young artists in Helsinki. Its current members - Karoliina Taipale (b. 1973), Jiri Geller (1970), Klaus Nyqvist (1976) and Panu Puolakka (1972) - each specialize in different fields located at the periphery of conventional art: graphic design, silversmithing, visual art and interior design. With an open-minded conception of “collective,” the group gives equal weight to each artist’s ideas and skills, exhibiting individual works as well as collaborative productions.
From embroidery and collages to industrial-style objects resembling motorbike parts or console games, nearly everything that ROR produces is hand-made and is intended to engender a childlike joy in the viewer. With subtle references to 1950s and ’60s lifestyles, their work creates an air of nostalgia. It warns us of the downsides of rapid technological change and internationalization: the collapse of equilibrium in the natural world, the dilution of emotions and senses, excessive industrialization and uniformity. But at the same time it also incorporates hopes for the future as well as visions for putting utopian theories into practice.
From embroidery and collages to industrial-style objects resembling motorbike parts or console games, nearly everything that ROR produces is hand-made and is intended to engender a childlike joy in the viewer. With subtle references to 1950s and ’60s lifestyles, their work creates an air of nostalgia. It warns us of the downsides of rapid technological change and internationalization: the collapse of equilibrium in the natural world, the dilution of emotions and senses, excessive industrialization and uniformity. But at the same time it also incorporates hopes for the future as well as visions for putting utopian theories into practice.
Schedule | May 14 (Sat) 2005-Jul 18 (Mon) 2005 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adult ¥1500. Ticket valid, on day of issue only, for admission to Tokyo City View observation deck and Mori Art Museum. | ||
| Website | http://www.mori.art.museum/english/contents/mamproject/project003/ | ||
| Venue | Mori Art Museum https://www.mori.art.museum/eng | ||
| Location | 53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo | ||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 1C at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line, 6 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo line; From JR Shibuya Station, take the Toei bus and get off at Roppongi Hills. | ||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||
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