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Yuta Nakamura + Ebosi Yuasa "Object Lessons"
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Yuta Nakamura, Ebosi Yuasa
Yuta Nakamura was born in Tokyo in 1983 and currently lives and works in Kyoto. He is interested in modern Japanese craft culture and conducts academic research and production of ceramics and tiles from the perspective of "crafts related to folklore and architecture." Nakamura's exquisite installations combine primary source materials such as ceramic shards, old books, and postcards collected through meticulous research with objects created by Nakamura's own hands to reflect historical facts and the state of culture as seen through his own unique eyes.
Eboshi Yuasa was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1983, still living and working there. Influenced by Surrealism, which he learned about through the writings of Tatsuhiko Shibuya, Yuasa mimics himself as "Yuasa Eboshi," a fictional painter born in the Taisho era, and creates works that celebrate the atmosphere of the paintings of Surrealist artists of the past, including Ichiro Fukuzawa and Kikuji Yamashita. The paintings thus created are applied to the fictional “Yuasa Eboshi’s" painting practice, disguising the life of the artist as it might have existed at the time.
Nakamura and Yuasa have seemingly contrasting styles, but both are interested in the culture and customs of the Taisho, prewar, and postwar periods. The two artists, who are the same age as Nakamura and Yuasa, hit it off and visit antique bookstores and antique markets in search of a theme for their exhibition. At one antiquarian bookstore, they came across a reprint of “Tanki Manroku" (1824-25), which Nakamura had been looking for. In the late Edo period, Bakin Kyokutei and other enthusiasts of the time brought curious old books, paintings, and other antiquities to the “Tanki Kai" to discuss and comment on them. Nakamura and Yuasa, who were both intrigued by the “Tanki Manroku," a collection of illustrations from the Tanki Kai, began to consider the “Tanki Narumono" of each of them.
For Nakamura, “Tanki Narumono" is an object of admiration, but it is also something that should be examined objectively, taking a step back. Nakamura has been focusing on things that are often overlooked in history and has been creating work that unravels new aspects of history as a mediator, so to speak. In this exhibition, Nakamura will present ceramic works that reference aesthetic objects from various periods and cultures, using literature she has researched as material. Visitors will be able to see Yuta Nakamura’s new ceramic creations that cross ancient Incan narration jars, Meiji-era utilitarian staggered jars, and even illustrations from Yuksküll's "The World as Seen from the Viewpoint of Living Things" (1934).
Yuasa, on the other hand, felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity with “Tanki Narumono" and the same air of surrealism that the fictional Yuasa portrays in his works. Yuasa, who presented still life paintings for the first time at the “Still Life" exhibition at Gallery Koyanagi the year before last, will also present an exhibition consisting entirely of still life paintings. After encountering “Tanki Manroku," Yuasa continued to go to antique markets and collect odd objects. Yuasa has worked mainly from illustrations of things from the fictional era in which he lived, but this time he will present in addition to this work, painted in confrontation with real objects.
In this exhibition, Yuta Nakamura and Eboshi Yuasa will showcase their impressions of the bizarre. During the exhibition period, Nakamura and Yuasa will discuss "My Aesthetic Objects" submitted by various artists with Hajime Nariai, Chief Curator of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Eboshi Yuasa was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1983, still living and working there. Influenced by Surrealism, which he learned about through the writings of Tatsuhiko Shibuya, Yuasa mimics himself as "Yuasa Eboshi," a fictional painter born in the Taisho era, and creates works that celebrate the atmosphere of the paintings of Surrealist artists of the past, including Ichiro Fukuzawa and Kikuji Yamashita. The paintings thus created are applied to the fictional “Yuasa Eboshi’s" painting practice, disguising the life of the artist as it might have existed at the time.
Nakamura and Yuasa have seemingly contrasting styles, but both are interested in the culture and customs of the Taisho, prewar, and postwar periods. The two artists, who are the same age as Nakamura and Yuasa, hit it off and visit antique bookstores and antique markets in search of a theme for their exhibition. At one antiquarian bookstore, they came across a reprint of “Tanki Manroku" (1824-25), which Nakamura had been looking for. In the late Edo period, Bakin Kyokutei and other enthusiasts of the time brought curious old books, paintings, and other antiquities to the “Tanki Kai" to discuss and comment on them. Nakamura and Yuasa, who were both intrigued by the “Tanki Manroku," a collection of illustrations from the Tanki Kai, began to consider the “Tanki Narumono" of each of them.
For Nakamura, “Tanki Narumono" is an object of admiration, but it is also something that should be examined objectively, taking a step back. Nakamura has been focusing on things that are often overlooked in history and has been creating work that unravels new aspects of history as a mediator, so to speak. In this exhibition, Nakamura will present ceramic works that reference aesthetic objects from various periods and cultures, using literature she has researched as material. Visitors will be able to see Yuta Nakamura’s new ceramic creations that cross ancient Incan narration jars, Meiji-era utilitarian staggered jars, and even illustrations from Yuksküll's "The World as Seen from the Viewpoint of Living Things" (1934).
Yuasa, on the other hand, felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity with “Tanki Narumono" and the same air of surrealism that the fictional Yuasa portrays in his works. Yuasa, who presented still life paintings for the first time at the “Still Life" exhibition at Gallery Koyanagi the year before last, will also present an exhibition consisting entirely of still life paintings. After encountering “Tanki Manroku," Yuasa continued to go to antique markets and collect odd objects. Yuasa has worked mainly from illustrations of things from the fictional era in which he lived, but this time he will present in addition to this work, painted in confrontation with real objects.
In this exhibition, Yuta Nakamura and Eboshi Yuasa will showcase their impressions of the bizarre. During the exhibition period, Nakamura and Yuasa will discuss "My Aesthetic Objects" submitted by various artists with Hajime Nariai, Chief Curator of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Schedule | Jan 28 (Sat) 2023-Mar 31 (Fri) 2023 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Jan 28 (Sat) 2023 17:00 - 19:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Gallery Koyanagi http://www.gallerykoyanagi.com  | ||||
| Location | 9F Koyanagi Bldg., 1-7-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit 7 at Ginza-itchome Station on the Yurakucho line. 3 minute walk from exit 3 at Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line. 6 minute walk from exit A9 at Ginza Station on the Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3561-1896 | ||||
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