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Pre-Meta Vol. 1: “Country Gentlemen” Screening

Gallery Out of Place Tokio
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Artists

Haruka Yoshida, Fuyuki Yamakawa, Yosuke Fujita, fanaco, Megumi Ishiwata
Aristotle declared in his “law of nature” that all matter are separated by those existing in nature, and those existing by an outside cause. This belief became the core to the studies he named, “metaphysica.” Today, the word “meta” signifies something beyond existence, and points further yet to “metaphysics,” the study of matter that transcends natural forms. These concepts are often taken as anti-scientific or anti-logic. However, the truth is that a great number of artists have been stimulating new ideas and realizations with a “meta” perspective.

If we look at the contemporary art world, the potential to evoke a sense of “meta” emerges in the fairly recent medium of film. Although, as film seeks to represent the essence of something beyond physicality, in comparison to more standardized artistic mediums, “meta” cannot be fully absorbed. In the case of representation through film, one could question, does “the hunter become the hunted”?

In the set of two exhibitions to be held, we will uncover film as film itself, “just there,” simply in its basic form of expression before entering a state of “meta.”

In our first volume to the “Pre-Meta” exhibition we will be screening the documentary piece, Country Gentlemen, directed/filmed/edited by Haruka Yoshida (Open Reel Ensemble.) The film stages the performances of artists, Fuyuki Yamakawa & Yosuke Fujita, in a 100-year old traditional Japanese house.
This film will be specially presented in full HD version.

Screening starts at: 12:10 - / 13:40 - / 15:10 - / 16:40 - / 18:00 -

Schedule

Jul 29 (Fri) 2016-Aug 7 (Sun) 2016 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
12:00-19:00
Closed
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Notice
Closed Monday–Thursday.
FeeFree
VenueGallery Out of Place Tokio
http://www.outofplace.jp/english/
LocationRoom207 3331 Arts Chiyoda, 6-11-14 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021
Access3 minute walk from exit 4 at Suehirocho Station on the Ginza line, 3 minute walk from exit 6 at Yushima Station on the Chiyoda line, 11 minute walk from the Electric Town exit of JR Akihabara Station.
Phone03-6803-0248
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