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Michio Horikawa "Stones at Tokyo Biennale ’70 = (13 - 4) + 9 + 9 + 9"
Misa Shin Gallery
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Michio Horikawa
Misa Shin Gallery is pleased to present Horikawa Michio's solo exhibition "Stones at Tokyo Biennale '70 = (13 - 4) + 9 + 9 + 9" from Saturday, March 18, to Friday, April 28, 2023.
The exhibition centers on the works of mail art by sending stones exhibited at Tokyo Biennale '70, introducing the Biennale via a timeline that covers the works mailed to and displayed at the Tokyo, Kyoto, Aichi, and Fukuoka venues. In addition, one of the actual stones from the Tokyo venue, which Horikawa has kept, will be on view for the first time since Tokyo Biennale. Furthermore, the exhibition presents photographs and documentary works of the stone he mailed to US President Richard Nixon as a Christmas gift as a gesture of opposition to the Vietnam war in 1969, including a thank-you note from the American Ambassador in Tokyo. Also, a slideshow of photographs that documented the act of mail art for the stone which was sent to Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1970, and the work which was recreated for the first time in 53 years "I am giving you a five-yen coin" (1970/2023) will be on view.
Horikawa Michio's "Mail Art by Sending Stones" is distinctive for incorporating several levels. In addition to the stones becoming art, the act of sending each stone and the process involved in doing so became works in their own right, as did the data cards presenting photographs and records of the act of mailing the stones. This is Michio Horikawa's second solo exhibition at Misa Shin Gallery.
[Related Event]
Artist Talk (In Japanese only)
Date: Saturday March 18, 17:00-18:00
Guests: Michio Horikawa. Tomii Reiko (art historian)
*Please visit the official website for more information.
The exhibition centers on the works of mail art by sending stones exhibited at Tokyo Biennale '70, introducing the Biennale via a timeline that covers the works mailed to and displayed at the Tokyo, Kyoto, Aichi, and Fukuoka venues. In addition, one of the actual stones from the Tokyo venue, which Horikawa has kept, will be on view for the first time since Tokyo Biennale. Furthermore, the exhibition presents photographs and documentary works of the stone he mailed to US President Richard Nixon as a Christmas gift as a gesture of opposition to the Vietnam war in 1969, including a thank-you note from the American Ambassador in Tokyo. Also, a slideshow of photographs that documented the act of mail art for the stone which was sent to Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1970, and the work which was recreated for the first time in 53 years "I am giving you a five-yen coin" (1970/2023) will be on view.
Horikawa Michio's "Mail Art by Sending Stones" is distinctive for incorporating several levels. In addition to the stones becoming art, the act of sending each stone and the process involved in doing so became works in their own right, as did the data cards presenting photographs and records of the act of mailing the stones. This is Michio Horikawa's second solo exhibition at Misa Shin Gallery.
[Related Event]
Artist Talk (In Japanese only)
Date: Saturday March 18, 17:00-18:00
Guests: Michio Horikawa. Tomii Reiko (art historian)
*Please visit the official website for more information.
Schedule | Mar 18 (Sat) 2023-Apr 28 (Fri) 2023 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Mar 18 (Sat) 2023 18:00 - 19:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Misa Shin Gallery http://www.misashin.com/  | ||||
| Location | 1F 3-9-11 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 | ||||
| Access | 11 minute walk from exit 4 at Shirokane-takanawa Station on the Namboku or Toei Mita line, 11 minute walk from exit 1 at Azabu-juban Station on the Namboku or Toei Oedo line, 11 minute walk from exit 1 at Hiroo Station on the Hibiya line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6450-2334 | ||||
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