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Takaaki Akaishi “Waste Park”
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Takaaki Akaishi
Takaaki Akaishi garnered attention from his 39th Kimura Ihei Photo Award (2014) nomination and “Aichi Triennale 2016.” He is held in regard as one of the artists challenging the photographic medium – his work injects matter into the conventional layers in photography, and he is known for updating his works with other media. His works raise questions about combining images, the connections between them, and our relationships with others.
This exhibition provides an overarching look at the project “Waste Park” begun in 2010. Starting from a red stone (or “power stone”) given to him by a friend, “Waste Park” is Akaishi’s attempt to continue updating his work by repeatedly converting images from various genres such as photography, sculpture, and performance. It features a performance (2011) exhibiting and destroying polygonal concrete lumps imitating the shape of the power stone, a mass production of cushions (2012–) made with fabric transcribed with a the record of the performance, and “Flimsy Stele” (2015), in which Akaishi projected several combinations of images in a pattern of polyhedrons on a stretch film with more than 100 variations. In these projects adjusted according to the creative environment and terms of the artist, Akaishi makes forms change and endure through persistent repetition. Now the installation presented at Aichi Triennale 2016 has been transformed into an enormous two-meter cushion, and a new work on the preservation of this installation will also be exhibited.
This exhibition provides an overarching look at the project “Waste Park” begun in 2010. Starting from a red stone (or “power stone”) given to him by a friend, “Waste Park” is Akaishi’s attempt to continue updating his work by repeatedly converting images from various genres such as photography, sculpture, and performance. It features a performance (2011) exhibiting and destroying polygonal concrete lumps imitating the shape of the power stone, a mass production of cushions (2012–) made with fabric transcribed with a the record of the performance, and “Flimsy Stele” (2015), in which Akaishi projected several combinations of images in a pattern of polyhedrons on a stretch film with more than 100 variations. In these projects adjusted according to the creative environment and terms of the artist, Akaishi makes forms change and endure through persistent repetition. Now the installation presented at Aichi Triennale 2016 has been transformed into an enormous two-meter cushion, and a new work on the preservation of this installation will also be exhibited.
Schedule | Mar 5 (Sun) 2017-Apr 8 (Sat) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | G/P Gallery http://gptokyo.jp/  | ||||
| Location | NADiff A/P/A/R/T 2F 1-18-4 Ebisu Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 | ||||
| Access | 6 minutes walk from the East exit of JR Ebisu Station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5422-9331 | ||||
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