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Jörgen Axelvall + Yukimasa Ida "Lunar Eclipse"
MAKI (Tennoz)
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Jörgen Axelvall, Yukimasa Ida
This is a two-person exhibition featuring photographer Jörgen Axelvall and contemporary artist Yukimasa Ida. Works by the two artists will be on view across both Tennoz I and II spaces, alongside examples of their first foray into collaboration.
Swedish-born artist Jörgen Axelvall has been based in Japan since 2011 after leaving New York, where he lived for 15 years. He continues to work on a global scale, actively showing in solo and group exhibitions as well as earning awards in photography and art from around the world. Focused on the human figure as its primary subject, Axelvall’s work offers keen insight into the nature of humanity and the environment that surrounds us.
Yukimasa Ida is another globally acclaimed artist who continues to make a positive impact on both the Japanese and international art scenes. In April of this year, he held a successful solo exhibition at the Museo Casa Natal Picasso (Picasso Birthplace Museum) in Spain, becoming the first Asian artist to do so. Through his wide-ranging creative practice, which extends beyond painting to include sculpture and printmaking, Ida expands upon his ongoing theme of ichi-go ichi-e—treasuring each encounter as if it is the last.
The exhibition’s title refers to the fact that a lunar eclipse fell on the day Axelvall and Ida first began discussing their collaborative project. At the same time, it also draws an analogy between a fleeting celestial miracle and the phenomenon of two artists, their artwork, and the viewer coinciding to form new visions and experiences. We welcome you to explore the “here and now” of Axelvall and Ida through this exhibition, where the two artists converge and overlap.
Swedish-born artist Jörgen Axelvall has been based in Japan since 2011 after leaving New York, where he lived for 15 years. He continues to work on a global scale, actively showing in solo and group exhibitions as well as earning awards in photography and art from around the world. Focused on the human figure as its primary subject, Axelvall’s work offers keen insight into the nature of humanity and the environment that surrounds us.
Yukimasa Ida is another globally acclaimed artist who continues to make a positive impact on both the Japanese and international art scenes. In April of this year, he held a successful solo exhibition at the Museo Casa Natal Picasso (Picasso Birthplace Museum) in Spain, becoming the first Asian artist to do so. Through his wide-ranging creative practice, which extends beyond painting to include sculpture and printmaking, Ida expands upon his ongoing theme of ichi-go ichi-e—treasuring each encounter as if it is the last.
The exhibition’s title refers to the fact that a lunar eclipse fell on the day Axelvall and Ida first began discussing their collaborative project. At the same time, it also draws an analogy between a fleeting celestial miracle and the phenomenon of two artists, their artwork, and the viewer coinciding to form new visions and experiences. We welcome you to explore the “here and now” of Axelvall and Ida through this exhibition, where the two artists converge and overlap.
Schedule | Dec 10 (Sat) 2022-Feb 8 (Wed) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.makigallery.com/exhibitions_en/7587/ | ||||
| Venue | MAKI (Tennoz) https://www.makigallery.com/ | ||||
| Location | 1F Terrada Art Complex, 1-33-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 | ||||
| Access | 9 minute walk from exit B at Tennozu Isle Station on the Rinkai line, 10 minute walk from the South exit of Tennozu Isle Station on the Tokyo Monorail line, 9 minute walk from the North exit of Shimbamba Station on the Keikyu line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6810-4850 | ||||
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