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[Image: Thomas Hirschhorn "Schema Art and Public Space" (2016) Courtesy the artist]

Thomas Hirschhorn + Santiago Sierra “Radical Democracy”

Asakusa
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Artists

Thomas Hirschhorn, Santiago Sierra
Asakusa is delighted to announce the exhibition “Radical Democracy” with artists Thomas Hirschhorn and Santiago Sierra, whose artistic practices engage with selected social groups, often facing ethical questions. The exhibited works articulate divisive fissures of political and economic disparities exsisting beyond sanctioned consensus, and provoke the agonistic practice of valuing and sustaining the dissent – democratic dialectics advocated by art critic Claire Bishop. The differing context of their challenges suggests art’s expansive potential as well as its limitations, and forms a critical position to comment on Tokyo’s political landscape imbued by media campaigns and internalisation of power structures. The exhibition includes distribution materials by Sanya Labor Welfare Hall Action Committee, a local support group for the largest day-labourers’ district in Tokyo.

Schedule

Jul 21 (Thu) 2016-Aug 21 (Sun) 2016 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
12:00-19:00
Closed
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Notice
Open on Thursday 19:00-22:00, Saturday and Sunday 12:00-19:00. All other days by appointment only
FeeFree
VenueAsakusa
https://www.asakusa-o.com/en/
Location1-6-16 Nishi Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0035
Access2 minute walk from exit 3 at Tawaramachi Station on the Ginza line, 5 minute walk from exit B at Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express line, 8 minute walk from exit 2 at Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa or Tobu Isesaki line.
Phone090-8346-3232
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