Katrin Paul "100 100 100 0 or 0 0 0 100 or the Devil Grandmother"
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At Youkobo Art Space
Media: Photography, Art Party, Art Talk
Black is the new theme of Katrin Paul. Her large-sized photographs, in which she is concerned with the presence of light in almost absolute blackness, indicates a change of direction within Katrin Paul’s artwork. Previously explored themes, the human being and the human portrait, have been temporarily set aside to pursue this new field of questioning.
The 5 black photographs presented seem to absorb the viewer and hold their gaze. A peculiar sense of fascination arises from this lightless black. But, as lightless as these photographs seem at first glance, after contemplation form becomes perceptible. This transition is the moment in which the light becomes visible. At the same time as the black photographs, Katrin Paul developed for the first time paper works (ink-books), in which absolute blackness, desire, penetration, light and time are her subject in question. This work, to be viewed playfully like an oversized flipbook, exudes a profound self-contained charm.
5 photographs (130x200cm), 5 books, 3 objects (10x15cm), 2006/2007
Opening Talk: April 14th, 17:00-18:00
Opening: April 14th, 18:00-20:00
Schedule
From 2007-04-12 To 2007-04-22 at 17:00
Artist(s)
Website
http://www.youkobo.co.jp/ (Japanese) (venue's website)
Fee
Free
Venue Hours
From 12:00 To 19:00
Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays
Note:Open until 5pm on the last day of a show.
Access
15 minutes walk from Kichijoji station on the JR Chuo and Inokashira lines. 12 minutes walk from Kami-Shakujii on the Seibu Shinjuku line.
Address
Zempukuji 3-2-10, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-0041
Phone: 03-5930-5009 Fax: 03-3399-7549
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Within the art of darkness
By Samantha Sinnayah
Special to The Japan Times
In the 1950s, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella and Ad Reinhardt dealt exclusively with the color to produce works that are simply known as the "Black Paintings." Photography however, despite being synonymous with black and white, has never quite been in awe of this darkness. Though it has certainly employed and embraced black in order to create depth and emotion, it has never allowed it to totally control the frame ...
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Venue: Youkobo Art Space
Schedule: From 2007-04-12 To 2007-04-22 at 17:00
Address: Zempukuji 3-2-10, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-0041
Phone: 03-5930-5009 Fax: 03-3399-7549
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