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Tomohiro Kato "Binary"
Tezukayama Gallery
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Tomohiro Kato
Since earning a master's degree from Tama Art University in 2006, Tomohiro Kato has established as an artist while working at a metalworking company. Notably, the work "Iron Tea Room (2012)" earned the Okamoto Taro Award in 2013. Kato's innovative installation "Iron and the Sun," presented at the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum that same year, challenged the authority of museum structures by encasing Okamoto Taro's artwork behind iron bars, symbolizing the hidden aspects of authority within the museum's authoritarian structure. Subsequently, shadows were extracted from enclosed artworks in the anonymous series, suggesting societal boundaries through the interplay of iron bars and human figures. Those with criminal records, often on society's fringes, became motifs. The abstracted works, crafted from intricate iron wires, create a visual moiré effect. Unlike previously, the solidity of iron is subdued, appearing as a flickering afterimage in space.
The exhibition now shifts focus to three-dimensional works centered on heads. Previously explored in full-body portraits, facial details emerge prominently here. The monumental scale reveals ambiguity—upon closer inspection, a stack of iron rings is revealed, not immediately recognizable as a face.
The exhibition now shifts focus to three-dimensional works centered on heads. Previously explored in full-body portraits, facial details emerge prominently here. The monumental scale reveals ambiguity—upon closer inspection, a stack of iron rings is revealed, not immediately recognizable as a face.
Schedule | May 17 (Fri) 2024-Jun 15 (Sat) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.tezukayama-g.com/en/exhibition/binary-eng | ||||
| Venue | Tezukayama Gallery https://tezukayama-g.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | 2F Yamazaki Bldg., 1-19-27 Minami Horie, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0015 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from exit 6 at Yotsubashi Station on the Yotsubashi subway line, 10 minute walk from the North exit of Namba Station on the JR Kansai Main line. | ||||
| Phone | 06-6534-3993 | ||||
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アダムとイヴのような平面にした展開が新しくてよかった！