Cerith Wyn Evan "Futa Omote (Double Face)"
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At Taka Ishii Gallery
Media: Photography, Sculpture, Installation
Cerith Wyn Evans' conceptual practice incorporates a wide range of media, including installation works, sculptures, photography, film and text. Wyn Evans began his career as a video and filmmaker, initially assisting Derek Jarman, and then making short, experimental films during the 1980s. Since the 1990s, his work could be characterised by its focus on language and perception, as well as its precise, conceptual clarity that is often developed out of the context of the exhibition site or its history. For Wyn Evans, installations should work like a catalyst: a reservoir of possible meanings that can unravel many discursive journeys. Moreover, his work has a highly refined aesthetic that is often informed by the his deep interest in film history and literature. Often his works harness the potential of language to create moments of rupture and delight, where romantic longing, desire and reality conjoin. His "Firework" pieces, for example, are wooden structures that spell out open-ended texts that burn over a designated period of time. His "Chandelier" sculptures evoke notions of otherworldly communication by using sections of texts that have been translated into the flashing light signals of Morse Code. In his film and slide installations, such as "The Curves of the Needle" (2003), Wyn Evans manipulates sound to form a parallel 'text' to the visuals, where meaning is opened up by the unexpected slippage that occurs when the soundtrack is dislodged, changed or removed.
The present exhibition includes a selection of representative works, including the neon sculpture, "Mobius Strip" as well as a new installation work.
[Image: Cerith Wyn Evans, "Mobius Strip" (1997) Neon, 100 x 50 cm
Courtesy of White Cube and Taka Ishii Gallery]
Schedule
From 2007-03-09 To 2007-04-07
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Fee
Free
Venue Hours
From 12:00 To 19:00
Closed on Mondays, Sundays, Holidays
Access
7 minutes walk from Exit A3 at Kiyosumi Shirakawa Station on the Hanzomon and Oedo Lines; 9 minutes walk from Exit 2 at Suitengumae Station on the Hanzomon Line
Address
1-3-2-5F Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0024
Phone: 03-5646-6050 Fax: 03-3642-3067
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Venue: Taka Ishii Gallery
Schedule: From 2007-03-09 To 2007-04-07
Address: 1-3-2-5F Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0024
Phone: 03-5646-6050 Fax: 03-3642-3067
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