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2018 Frankenstein – Art, Science, and Society as Seen in Bioart
Gyre Gallery
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Robert Smithson, BCL, Aki Inomata et al.
With 2018 marking the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, this exhibition reconsiders issues raised by the novel in a contemporary light, as seen through the recent bioart movement, which works with biotechnology and living things in its creations. Featured artists include Germany’s Diemut Strebe, who has used DNA technology to recreate Van Gogh’s left ear, America’s Heather Dewey–Hagborg, who recreates individual faces with DNA obtained from garbage on the street, and England’s Tina Gorjanc, who has used stem cell technology to create leather jackets with Steve McQueen’s skin. These artists reinterpret the Frankenstein themes of bringing back the dead, the anthropocene, and the politics of life.
Schedule | Sep 7 (Fri) 2018-Oct 14 (Sun) 2018 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||
| Venue | Gyre Gallery https://en.gyre-omotesando.com/art/  | ||
| Location | 3F Gyre, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | ||
| Access | 4 minute walk from exit 5 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines. 5 minute walk from exit A1 at Omotesando Station on the Hanzomon, Chiyoda and Ginza lines, 6 minute walk from the Omotesando exit of JR Harajuku Station. | ||
| Phone | 03-3498-6990 | ||
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