Exhibition/event has ended.

Shibuyajizai-Infinity, or Self-Territory

Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya
Finished

Artists

Mari Ohno, Nao Nishihara, Ishu Han
TWS Shibuya opened in 2005 as the second facility of Tokyo Wonder Site (TWS), which has been engaged in the discovery, nurturing and support of young artists since its establishment in 2001. Operating outside the existing frameworks of museums and galleries, the facility has serves as a space for joint projects with alternative spaces and international institutions related to art and culture in Japan and abroad, as well as exhibitions introducing internationally operating creators from overseas, and creative young people in Japan. In October 2017, it will be reorganized as a new facility under the administration of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.
This final exhibition at TWS Shibuya introduces works by three artists who have been defining the world by taking their own bodies as the starting point and who continue to expand the domain of their creative endeavors without being bound by the standards of art. We tend to apply classifications for all sorts of things, and make ourselves a part of these in daily life. Like the boundaries between social positions, professions, ethnic groups and national borders, we sometimes draw dividing lines between ourselves and others in order to protect our existence and feel secure. However in exchange for that sense of security, it also seems that we are abandoning our own freedom.
In preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Shibuya neighborhood is continuously changing. Staged at a place where the past meets the future, this exhibition is an occasion for us to question modes for of “being.”

Schedule

Jul 29 (Sat) 2017-Sep 17 (Sun) 2017 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
11:00-19:00
Closed
Monday
Open on public holidays but closed on the following day (unless this falls on a public holiday when the venue will open).

Closing Reception Sep 17 (Sun) 2017 19:00 - 20:30

Artists: Olta+Open Circuit, Nao Nishihara, Ishu Han

Fee 0
VenueTokyo Wonder Site Shibuya
http://www.tokyo-ws.org/english/shibuya/
LocationShibuya Workers' Welfare Hall 1F, 1-19-8 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041
Access8 minute walk from JR Shibuya station.
Phone03-3463-0603
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