NACT View 04 Reijiro Wada: Forbidden Fruit

The National Art Center, Tokyo

Finished

Artists

Reijiro Wada

The National Art Center, Tokyo launched the NACT View series, a project utilizing the Center’s public area in 2022. Notable for its spectacular impact, the space was designed down to the smallest detail by the architect Kisho Kurokawa. Emerging and mid-career artists, designers, architects, and filmmakers will be invited to present a variety of contemporary works in the space, which resembles a public plaza where many visitors pass through or linger and enjoy leisure time.

Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1977 and currently based in Berlin, Germany, Reijiro Wada is a sculptor working with metaphysical concepts and themes such as the universe, life, and time, through a practice of his own, using physical phenomena and dynamics. The artist has built up an international reputation through a series of works, including the Isola installation, which is composed of floating glass modules on a water surface, "Vanitas" depicting an abstract structure on brass canvas with traces of fruits decaying, "Scarlet" containing wine as a liquid suggestive of the passage of time, and "Still Life" suspending raw fruits between transparent glasses. At times, Wada intervenes directly in the environment using nature. His sculptures, characterized by their multi-dimensional disposition, affect the viewer’s perspective and the space where they are settled. Wada shows "Forbidden Fruit" in this exhibition.

Schedule

Jan 24 (Wed) 2024-Jun 10 (Mon) 2024