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[Image: SC, 2015, acrylic on cotton and panel, 180.5 x 109 cm]

Toru Kamiya “Modest Engagement”

SCAI The Bathhouse
Finished

Artists

Toru Kamiya
Making use of the bathhouse gallery space, with its high ceiling, the exhibition consists mainly of large paintings roughly 5 m x 3 m in size. Each of the matte surface paintings has a depth that draws the viewer into the canvas, and unique hues that can be relished. And, when the entire venue is viewed as a coherent installation, the individual paintings seem to overlap and harmonize, as if to evoke a single piece of music. Presenting new paintings, the exhibition is an opportunity to view Toru Kamiya’s latest work.

“Modest Engagement” is a title that epitomizes Kamiya’s art, concepts, and attitude to his work. According to Kamiya, the word “engagement” here refers to how one interacts with a painting or the relationship one establishes with it. He believes that both viewer and artist form such a relationship with the painting, through the act of viewing or creating. Nevertheless, Kamiya sees this as a “modest” relationship, in which intimacy develops over time. The title embodies the artist’s attitude, in which observations on how to relate to each painting are presented in a very moderate manner.

Schedule

May 20 (Fri) 2016-Jun 25 (Sat) 2016 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
12:00-18:00
Closed
Monday, Sunday, Holidays
FeeFree
Websitehttp://www.scaithebathhouse.com/en/exhibitions/2016/04/toru_kamiya_modest_engagement/
VenueSCAI The Bathhouse
https://www.scaithebathhouse.com/en/
LocationKashiwayu-Ato, 6-1-23 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0001
Access6 minute walk from the South exit of Nippori Station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner, JR or Keisei line., 10 minute walk from exit 1 at Nezu Station on the Chiyoda line.
Phone03-3821-1144
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