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Hans Josephsohn Exhibition
Tomio Koyama Gallery Roppongi
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Hans Josephsohn
Works by Hans Josephsohn all contain motifs of human bodies. Some of them are abstract, and only allude to the body parts indistinctly. Created with plaster, they are then cast in brass. These works, reminiscent of ancient sculptures, embrace organic simplicity and are serene and contemplative. On the surface, however, there is a marked variety of senses and rhythms, suggesting what Udo Kittelmann calls "something quite essential, something alive over and beyond its status as an object" (from a text contributed to "Kesselhaus Josephsohn" ).
Since the 1960s, sculptors have made various attempts to dissolve the coherence of genre. Josephsohn, who was born in 1920, has devoted himself to working with his own imagination in his studio in Zurich. Nurtured by a sense of independence and artistic freedom, these works were little known outside Switzerland until the 1990s. Since then, his oeuvre has won increasing recognition, receiving the following mention in "Art in America" in 2007: "Josephsohn, at age 87, has recently been making some of the strongest work of his career and may well prove to be the most important figurative sculptor". He keeps creating works of human bodies, in which, as he stated, "everything is expressed".
[Image: installation view, Hauser & Wirth London, 2008 Photo by Andrew Smart / AC Cooper Ltd.]
Since the 1960s, sculptors have made various attempts to dissolve the coherence of genre. Josephsohn, who was born in 1920, has devoted himself to working with his own imagination in his studio in Zurich. Nurtured by a sense of independence and artistic freedom, these works were little known outside Switzerland until the 1990s. Since then, his oeuvre has won increasing recognition, receiving the following mention in "Art in America" in 2007: "Josephsohn, at age 87, has recently been making some of the strongest work of his career and may well prove to be the most important figurative sculptor". He keeps creating works of human bodies, in which, as he stated, "everything is expressed".
[Image: installation view, Hauser & Wirth London, 2008 Photo by Andrew Smart / AC Cooper Ltd.]
Schedule | Apr 23 (Sat) 2011-Jun 4 (Sat) 2011 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.tomiokoyamagallery.com/exhibitions_en/hans-josephsohn-exhibition-2011_en/ | ||||
| Venue | Tomio Koyama Gallery Roppongi http://www.tomiokoyamagallery.com/ | ||||
| Location | 2F Complex665, 6-5-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit 1b at Roppongi Station on the Hbiya or Toei Oedo line, 8 minute walk from exit 7 at Azabu-juban Station on the Nanboku or Toei Oedo line, 11 minute walk from exit 5 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6434-7225 | ||||
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