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Motoko Ishibashi + Urara Tsuchiya "On Being an Angel"
Ritsuki Fujisaki Gallery
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Motoko Ishibashi, Urara Tsuchiya
Ritsuki Fujisaki Gallery is pleased to announce a duo exhibition by Motoko Ishibashi and Urara Tsuchiya, “On being an angel,” from the 3rd of September to the 2nd of October in 2022.
Both of them are based in the UK and, this summer, spent the same period in Artist-in-Residence located on the west side of Japan called The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, which is well-known as one of the six Japanese ancient kilns producing Shigaraki ware.
In this exhibition, a new series of ceramic and photography works which have been co-produced several years ago.
The title of this exhibition, “On Being an Angel,” is cited by the caption of a work that was exhibited in 1977 by Francesca Woodman (1958-1981), who is a New York based photographer.
Her photography works are known for themes around gender, sexuality, and identity construction with their obscure, ambiguous and ghostly presence.
What makes this exhibition outstanding is that both two artists are proposing their attitudes toward modern society as the fluctuation of social norms such as gender and queerness increases while quoting her series of works.
Japanese tropes such as Yōkai, ghost stories, nature, festival masks, and mosquito nets are distributed in space in a disturbing and provocative way, presented by violence and humor.
Both of them are based in the UK and, this summer, spent the same period in Artist-in-Residence located on the west side of Japan called The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, which is well-known as one of the six Japanese ancient kilns producing Shigaraki ware.
In this exhibition, a new series of ceramic and photography works which have been co-produced several years ago.
The title of this exhibition, “On Being an Angel,” is cited by the caption of a work that was exhibited in 1977 by Francesca Woodman (1958-1981), who is a New York based photographer.
Her photography works are known for themes around gender, sexuality, and identity construction with their obscure, ambiguous and ghostly presence.
What makes this exhibition outstanding is that both two artists are proposing their attitudes toward modern society as the fluctuation of social norms such as gender and queerness increases while quoting her series of works.
Japanese tropes such as Yōkai, ghost stories, nature, festival masks, and mosquito nets are distributed in space in a disturbing and provocative way, presented by violence and humor.
Schedule | Sep 3 (Sat) 2022-Oct 2 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://ritsukifujisakigallery.com/en/2022/08/27/on-being-an-angel-by-ishibashi-motoko-and-tsuchiya-urara-from-20220903-to-20221002/ | ||||
| Venue | Ritsuki Fujisaki Gallery http://ritsukifujisakigallery.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | 2-2-10 Higashi Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0004 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit B3 at Higashi-nihonbashi Station on the Toei Asakusa line, 4 minute walk from exit C1 at Bakurocho Station on the JR Sobu line, 5 minute walk from exit A3 at Bakuro-yokoyama Station on the Toei Shinjuku line. | ||||
| Phone | 070-4072-2934 | ||||
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