Art in the Office 2010

Contemporary art descends on a Marunouchi office…This year’s programme by Monex, Inc. chose Shusaku Nakata as the winner.

In In the News by William Andrews 2010-08-07 print

The Art in the Office project sees an artwork displayed in the press room of the Marunouchi offices of Monex, Inc. for one year. Not only is this a form of CSR for the securities company, it is also a way of changing office and work methodology through contemporary art, and expanding the reach and appreciation of art beyond the usual visitors to galleries.

Shusaku Nakata, '1000s'. Winner of Art in the Office 2010 and exhibited for one year at the offices of Monex, Inc.

This year saw the highest number of applicants — over one hundred — and the winner was Shusaku Nakata. His work ’1000s’ is a panorama 2D work filled with photos and images of figures that Nakata drew over the top of, attempting to create a sense of the unseen everyday connections around us.

Detail of Shusaku Nakata, '1000s'

William Andrews

William Andrews. William Andrews came to Japan in 2004. He first lived in Osaka and worked as a translator for Kansai Art Beat. Arriving in Tokyo in 2008, when he is not exploring art galleries he can often be found in the city's theatres. He works as a translator, editor and copywriter, and also maintains a (very irregular) blog about Tokyo contemporary theatre: TokyoStages.com » See other writings

Comments

  1. go
    2010-08-23

    but what does the picture get at? Please try discussing what is there and its artistic contribution and exploration, instead of its so called “social/celebrity” status. Why did this win? why is this piece worth displaying? or even better yet why is this piece worth discussing?

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