Takashi Murakami "Polyrhythm"
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At Takahashi Collection Kagurazaka
Media: Sculpture, Art Party
In the early 1990s, Takashi Murakami, nowadays known for his character paintings, was creating series of works with Tamiya's soldier figures painted white on bare FRP. Tamiya is a plastic model company characterized by the slogan "First in Quality around the World" and features a logo of a white star on a red and blue background - colors that can be seen as symbolic of the US. Murakami, who grew up seeing America's dominance of Japan, paints those figurines white and applies yellowy plain FRP as a metaphor for the core of the Japanese society. He places those sculptures on wheels instead of pedestals to avoid the conventional presentation of fine arts - an indication of how his creative energy is generated from setting up unsettling realms. His series of earlier sculptures "Polyrhythm" which symbolizes his conceptual method of combining various ideas into one, is also on display at the gallery.
Opening Reception: May 12th (Sat) 18:00-20:00
Schedule
From 2007-05-12 To 2007-06-23
