Takehito Fujii "Iron-Faced: Operation Kudan"
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Takehito Fujii
eitoeiko is pleased to present Iron-Faced: Operation Kudan, a solo exhibition by Takehito Fujii, on view from November 14 through December 5. In this exhibition, Fujii takes on Emperor Hirohito, a figure emblematic of the Showa era, the longest era in Japan's modern history, in a project that has taken seventeen years to realize. Approximately twenty years ago, Fujii received the second prize of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art for Sculptural Punishment: Iron-Faced, a series of iron busts depicting figures notorious for their wealth, power, and violence, displayed in a row like severed heads. He subsequently began work on a bust of the emperor, a central figure in the foundations of the Showa era, which spanned the prewar and postwar periods.
Who was Emperor Hirohito, the head of state of the Empire of Japan who became the first emperor to serve as the symbolic monarch of postwar democratic Japan? Through repeated interruptions and resumptions, Fujii has brought a full-length sculpture to completion by hammering iron sheets from both sides, moving back and forth between the inner and outer dimensions of his subject in an intense process of scrutiny.
The exhibition also presents sculptural works derived from the project, alongside video works.
Who was Emperor Hirohito, the head of state of the Empire of Japan who became the first emperor to serve as the symbolic monarch of postwar democratic Japan? Through repeated interruptions and resumptions, Fujii has brought a full-length sculpture to completion by hammering iron sheets from both sides, moving back and forth between the inner and outer dimensions of his subject in an intense process of scrutiny.
The exhibition also presents sculptural works derived from the project, alongside video works.
Schedule | Nov 14 (Sat) 2026-Dec 5 (Sat) 2026 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Nov 14 (Sat) 2026 18:00 - 20:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Eitoeiko http://eitoeiko.com/  | ||||
| Address | 32-2 Yaraicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0805 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit 2 at Kagurazaka Station on the Tozai line, 10 minute walk from exit A1 at Ushigome-kagurazaka Station on the Toei Oedo line, 12 minute walk from exit 2 at Edogawabashi Station on the Yurakucho line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6873-3830 |
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