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Hajime Sorayama “Sorayama Explosion”
Nanzuka Underground
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Hajime Sorayama
Hajime Sorayama’s extensive oeuvre centers on an on-going pursuit of beauty regarding the human body and the machine. In 1999, he won the Good Design Award and the Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for his work with Sony on the concept design for their entertainment robot AIBO. In recent years, Sorayama’s works have been presented in exhibitions including, “Unorthodox” (The Jewish Museum, New York, 2015), “Desire” (by Larry Gagosian and Jeffery Deitch, Moore building Miami, 2016), “The Universe and Art” (Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2016, Art Science Museum, Singapore, 2017), and his participation in a large scale group show “Cool Japan” at Tropen Museum in Amsterdam is scheduled in September, 2018.
Sorayama’s 1983 publication “Sexy Robot” described the process of painting robots through a series of graphic explanations, and has since been distributed and referenced as a textbook in various art schools throughout the globe. As a result, the influences of Sorayama’s works extend far beyond the boundaries of Japan’s commercial art scene, presenting an impact on a diverse array of media from Hollywood films, the world’s street art ,and to the realm of fine art. This exhibition will feature Sorayama’s new human-scale sculpture and new paintings, including tributes to Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” (1972), an inspiration for Sorayama’s ‘Sexy Robot’ series.
Sorayama’s 1983 publication “Sexy Robot” described the process of painting robots through a series of graphic explanations, and has since been distributed and referenced as a textbook in various art schools throughout the globe. As a result, the influences of Sorayama’s works extend far beyond the boundaries of Japan’s commercial art scene, presenting an impact on a diverse array of media from Hollywood films, the world’s street art ,and to the realm of fine art. This exhibition will feature Sorayama’s new human-scale sculpture and new paintings, including tributes to Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” (1972), an inspiration for Sorayama’s ‘Sexy Robot’ series.
Schedule | Jul 7 (Sat) 2018-Aug 11 (Sat) 2018 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.nug.jp/en/exhibition/2018hajimeSorayama.html | ||||
| Venue | Nanzuka Underground http://www.nug.jp | ||||
| Location | 3-30-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | ||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from exit 5 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines, 10 minute walk from the Takeshita exit of Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5422-3877 | ||||
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