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Yu Araki "Bivalvia: Act II"
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Yu Araki
This exhibition is the second act following Araki’s first solo exhibition at Mujin-To Production, "Bivalvia: Act I" held in 2017. Four and a half years after the release of the previous work, it is finally time to introduce "Bivalvia: Act II".
"Bivalvia: Act II", the main video installation of this exhibition consists of two different video works that are reminiscent of “right shell” and “left shell”, like bivalves that are divided into left and right. These video works were presented in two separate online exhibitions, “11 Stories on Distanced Relationships: Contemporary Art from Japan” (Japan Foundation) and “Returning: Chapter 1” (Sydney Opera House), held last year during the pandemic. The works were introduced one by one. Both works were shown at the online screenings without physical exhibition, so this will be the first time that the two works will meet in a more updated form in a physical space at Mujin-To Production.
Araki conducted underwater filming which is a supposedly low risk of infecting Covid-19 to make “Right”, which comically expresses the silence and the feeling of obstruction associated with the hard-shelled bivalves. “Left” is based on the oldest existing opera work “Euridice” composed by Jacopo Peri in the 17th century, collaborating with an opera singer which was realized with the cooperation of the Sydney Opera House.
We hope that you will experience the space created by the two mysterious and comical works that reflect the elements of allegory and mythology and the current social situation inevitably influenced by Covid-19 while using the bivalve as a motif.
"Bivalvia: Act II", the main video installation of this exhibition consists of two different video works that are reminiscent of “right shell” and “left shell”, like bivalves that are divided into left and right. These video works were presented in two separate online exhibitions, “11 Stories on Distanced Relationships: Contemporary Art from Japan” (Japan Foundation) and “Returning: Chapter 1” (Sydney Opera House), held last year during the pandemic. The works were introduced one by one. Both works were shown at the online screenings without physical exhibition, so this will be the first time that the two works will meet in a more updated form in a physical space at Mujin-To Production.
Araki conducted underwater filming which is a supposedly low risk of infecting Covid-19 to make “Right”, which comically expresses the silence and the feeling of obstruction associated with the hard-shelled bivalves. “Left” is based on the oldest existing opera work “Euridice” composed by Jacopo Peri in the 17th century, collaborating with an opera singer which was realized with the cooperation of the Sydney Opera House.
We hope that you will experience the space created by the two mysterious and comical works that reflect the elements of allegory and mythology and the current social situation inevitably influenced by Covid-19 while using the bivalve as a motif.
Schedule | Jan 29 (Sat) 2022-Feb 27 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Website | https://www.mujin-to.com/en/exhibition/bivalvia-act-ii/ | ||||||
| Venue | Mujin-to Production http://www.mujin-to.com/index_e.htm | ||||||
| Location | 5-10-5 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0022 | ||||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from exit A3 at Kikukawa Station on the Toei Shinjuku line. 8minute walk from exit B2 at Sumiyoshi Station on the Hanzomon or Toei Shinjuku line. 12 minute walk from the South exit of Kinshicho Station on the JR Sobu line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-6458-8225 | ||||||
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