MAM Project 024: Dane Mitchell

Mori Art Museum

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Artists

Dane Mitchell

Dane Mitchell (b. 1976) researches the energies and dynamics of the invisible world from artistic, scientific, and historical perspectives. His investigations are frequently informed by the connection between our visual and olfactory senses, and Mitchell views the scents that lure our consciousness into invisible realms and ancient layers of memory as vital “sculptural materials.” For this show, Mitchell will present his new work Iris, Iris, Iris, the product of multi-faceted research during his stay in Japan that ranged from the world of traditional incense to the latest perfume technologies. Various areas of interest for the artist - such as the many meanings of the word “iris,” including the flower name, the colored part of the eyeball, the camera aperture that controls exposure, and the rainbow goddess Iris of Greek mythology; the fact that incense was also used to tell the time; and the presence of tsukumogami spirits in long-used tools - are assembled here in a single installation. Both scent as Japanese history and culture, and scent as scientific element, are sure to stimulate our perceptions and sensibilities in new ways.

[Related Event]
Talk Session “Musings on the Invisible”
Date and Time: Nov. 19 (Sun) 15:00-16:30 (Door Open 14:30)
Speakers: Dane Mitchell, Hata Masataka (President, Shoyeido Incense Co.)
Moderator: Kataoka Mami (Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum)
*Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available

*Please see the official website for further details.

Schedule

Nov 18 (Sat) 2017-Apr 1 (Sun) 2018

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-22:00 Tuesdays closing at 17:00
Notice	Closes at 17:00 on Tuesdays.

Fee

Adults ¥1800, University and High School Students ¥1200, Age 4 up to Junior High School Student ¥600, Seniors over 65 ¥1500

Website

http://www.mori.art.museum/en/exhibitions/mamproject024/index.html

Venue

Mori Art Museum
https://www.mori.art.museum/eng

Location

53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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Access

3 minute walk from exit 1C at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line, 6 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo line; From JR Shibuya Station, take the Toei bus and get off at Roppongi Hills.

Phone

050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)

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