Replicas: Reproduction is Realization
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At INAX Gallery 1 & 2
Media: Ceramics
Bronze bells, clay figures, Buddha statues, Buddhist scriptures, and picture scrolls can now be reproduced using various materials and techniques. Following detailed investigations and repeated experimentation, it is now possible to imitate 1000 years of progress. Valued as precious secondary data, they play an active part in museum exhibitions, data preservation, and research. However, there are few people who know how they are made: surprisingly, they are created not with high technology but with the support of highly skilled craftsmen.
This exhibition, which showcases these "replicas", explores the value and meaning in the differences in use of material, form, and technique. Some replicated objects will be displayed alongside the originals. By presenting over 200 works, the rather-unknown behind-the-scenes world of these works will be revealed. It is hoped that the audience will realise that replicas are not mere fakes but are precious artworks that came to life with exquisite craftmanship.
Schedule
From 2006-03-01 To 2006-05-20
Website
http://www.inax.co.jp/Culture/2006g/03replica.html (Japanese)
Fee
Free
Venue Hours
From 10:00 To 18:00
Closed on Sundays, Holidays
Access
1 minutes walk from Kyobashi Station, 3 minutes walk from Ginza-1-chome or Takaramachi Station, 7 minutes walk from JR Yurakucho Station.
Address
INAX Ginza Show Room 9F, 3-6-18 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031
Phone: 03-5250-6530 Fax: 03-5250-6549
Reviews
博物館で感心して見入っていた古代の珍しくて美しい物の脇に「レプリカ」というキャプションが添えられているのに気づき、がっかりしたという経験があるのは私だけではあるまい。この「がっかり」は突き詰めて考えてみると不可解な感情ではあるとはいえ、あまり有難いとはいえない「レプリカ（複製）」の存在と意義について、じっくりと考えさせられる興味深い展覧会が、京橋のINAXギャラリーで開かれている。
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Venue: INAX Gallery 1 & 2
Schedule: From 2006-03-01 To 2006-05-20
Address: INAX Ginza Show Room 9F, 3-6-18 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031
Phone: 03-5250-6530 Fax: 03-5250-6549
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