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Javier Calleja “Do Not Touch”
Nanzuka Underground
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Javier Calleja
Spanish athlete-turned-artist Javier Calleja produces works that bring surprise and humor by incorporating subtle twists and interventions to various events within everyday life. Expressing a fondness for the works of Rene Magritte, Calleja references and reinterprets the techniques of the Surrealist master through contemporary portraiture.
For Calleja, who had grown up familiarizing himself with Japanese manga and animation, his distinct style of emphasizing his subjects as cartoon-like characters was a means of expression that he acquired naturally. His support for Yoshitomo Nara’s solo exhibition at the Centro de art contemporaneo de Malaga in 2007 also significantly influenced his development as an artist. This exhibition features a selection of paintings on canvas, an installation comprising drawings and a mural, and a life-size sculpture work. The show is designed to invite visitors into the gallery space not as viewers, but as participants in the world of the work.
For Calleja, who had grown up familiarizing himself with Japanese manga and animation, his distinct style of emphasizing his subjects as cartoon-like characters was a means of expression that he acquired naturally. His support for Yoshitomo Nara’s solo exhibition at the Centro de art contemporaneo de Malaga in 2007 also significantly influenced his development as an artist. This exhibition features a selection of paintings on canvas, an installation comprising drawings and a mural, and a life-size sculpture work. The show is designed to invite visitors into the gallery space not as viewers, but as participants in the world of the work.
Schedule | Nov 24 (Sat) 2018-Dec 22 (Sat) 2018 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Nov 23 (Fri) 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.nug.jp/en/exhibition/2018javierCalleja.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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