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Yasuhiro Yamashita "Tomorrow: The Challenge of Architecture"
TOTO Gallery Ma
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Yasuhiro Yamashita
This event, the first solo exhibition to feature the continually challenging work of Yasuhiro Yamashita (b. 1960), provides an overview of the noted architect’s 20-year career. As seen in works such as Earth Bricks (2011), the first structure in contemporary Japan to be made with earthen blocks, Yamashita not only conceives of new “things” that lie outside of the scope of conventional wisdom, he affects “actions” by becoming directly involved with his clients, contractors, universities, and building-material makers. A man of uncommon talent, Yamashita is also blessed with the ability to realize “things.”
In this exhibition, we present a 1:1-scale model of Church of Soil, designed by Yamashita as the next phase in his application of earthen blocks. The cross-shaped openings in the exterior wall, measuring 4.9 meters at its highest point, will allow visitors to experience a mystical space engulfed in countless crosses of light. In addition, the event will provide a comprehensive survey of Yamashita’s career based on two perspectives: “Seven Adventures with Things” and “Seven Adventures with Actions.”
In this exhibition, we present a 1:1-scale model of Church of Soil, designed by Yamashita as the next phase in his application of earthen blocks. The cross-shaped openings in the exterior wall, measuring 4.9 meters at its highest point, will allow visitors to experience a mystical space engulfed in countless crosses of light. In addition, the event will provide a comprehensive survey of Yamashita’s career based on two perspectives: “Seven Adventures with Things” and “Seven Adventures with Actions.”
Schedule | Oct 13 (Sat) 2012-Dec 22 (Sat) 2012 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.toto.co.jp/gallerma/ex121013/index_e.htm | ||||
| Venue | TOTO Gallery Ma https://jp.toto.com/gallerma/index_e.htm | ||||
| Location | 3F Toto Nogizaka bldg., 1-24-3 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit 3 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line, 6 minute walk from exit 8 at Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo line, 7 minute walk from exit 4a at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3402-1010 | ||||
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