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Kazuto Imura "The N-Lemma Posed by Compromise"
Kana Kawanishi Gallery
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Kazuto Imura
Kazuto Imura is an artist who has consistently pursued the motif of “mirror” with exceptional depth since he started his career in 2021. By taking a multifaceted approach to all elements related to the mirror surface, from obsidian excavated from ruins in B.C. to contemporary optical equipment and materials from all over Japan, he continues to comprehensively question the various problems posed by the question “Who am I?”
In this exhibition, his first solo show at Kana Kawanishi Gallery, Imura will present his unique expression for the first time, which could be called something intermediate between glass, mirror, and photography.
The word “dilemma,” as suggested by the prefix “di,” which stands for the number two, indicates the contradiction or difficulty one is forced to face when faced with two alternatives. In this exhibition, Imura uses the term “N-Lemma” coined by himself, to extract the myriad claims, facts, possibilities, options, and compromises that human society has held, to sublimate them into an exhibition.
“Only one knows one’s inner self, and only others can see one’s outer self. Mirror images and photographs are images of re-presentation of appearances, not themselves. In other words, no one knows the inside and the outside.” These are Imura’s words, but when we look closer at the mirror, which has permeated our daily lives worldwide, we realize that it contains a very primitive question.
In this exhibition, his first solo show at Kana Kawanishi Gallery, Imura will present his unique expression for the first time, which could be called something intermediate between glass, mirror, and photography.
The word “dilemma,” as suggested by the prefix “di,” which stands for the number two, indicates the contradiction or difficulty one is forced to face when faced with two alternatives. In this exhibition, Imura uses the term “N-Lemma” coined by himself, to extract the myriad claims, facts, possibilities, options, and compromises that human society has held, to sublimate them into an exhibition.
“Only one knows one’s inner self, and only others can see one’s outer self. Mirror images and photographs are images of re-presentation of appearances, not themselves. In other words, no one knows the inside and the outside.” These are Imura’s words, but when we look closer at the mirror, which has permeated our daily lives worldwide, we realize that it contains a very primitive question.
Schedule | Mar 23 (Sat) 2024-Apr 20 (Sat) 2024 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Mar 23 (Sat) 2024 17:00 - 18:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.kanakawanishi.com/en-exhibition-047-kazuto-imura | ||||
| Venue | Kana Kawanishi Gallery http://www.kanakawanishi.com/ | ||||
| Location | 1F 4-7-6 Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0021 | ||||
| Access | 9 minute walk from exit B2 at Kiyosumi Shirakawa Station on the Hanzomon line. 9 minute walk from exit A4 at Kikukawa Station on the Toei Shinjuku line. 14 minute walk from exit A3 at Kiyosumi Shirakawa Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5843-9128 | ||||
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