Hisae Maeda "Reckless Night"

Gallery Claska

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Artists

Hisae Maeda

Roses at night, reading in the dead of night, Tokyo Tower...Tokyo at night takes on a unique cast and works a strange magic on its inhabitants. Crowded buildings that jostle together in the day hide their shadows in the darkness by night, while ordinarily toxic signage transform into jewel-like neon. Even the air in one's own room grows thick and dense. For instance, music played at night reaches your ears differently than by day; a sort of magical time when the streets take on a transfigured appearance, yielding up moments of intimacy and color amid the chaos of Tokyo. People hovering in the night, the beauty and loneliness of places enveloped in its darkness, the unknown that only comes into view at night. This is the sort of "Tokyo by night" captured in the works at this exhibition.

Maeda's original illustrations are on display and for sale at the gallery. Also for sale are original postcards and limited edition booklets. This is Maeda's first solo exhibition.

*On September 20th (Sat) starting at 17:00, a small party will be held featuring Raymond Scott's album "Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights", one of Maeda's inspirations for this exhibition.

Schedule

Sep 10 (Wed) 2008-Oct 13 (Mon) 2008

Opening Hours Information

Hours	12:00-17:00
Closed	Monday, Tuesday

Fee

Free

Venue

Gallery Claska

Location

9F Aoyama Tower Bldg., 2-24-15 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062

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Access

1 minute walk from exit 1b at Gaienmae Station on the Ginza line.

Phone

03-3719-8124

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