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[Image: "Tokyo Trace" 12-channel video (2015-2016)]

Masaharu Sato “Tokyo Trace”

Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Tokyo)
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Artists

Masaharu Sato
The Hara Documents exhibition series was launched in 1992 to promote the work of curators and emerging artists. The tenth installment presents “Masaharu Sato – Tokyo Trace.” Born in Oita, Japan in 1973, Sato meticulously and precisely traces each frame of video footage with a software pen to produce hundreds of frames needed for a single animation. This time-consuming, seemingly pointless process results in the subtle difference with reality that gives Sato’s animations their unique and intriguing quality. Sato perfected this method in his previous work, “Calling” (2009-2010,) which drew much attention in Japan. In his newest work, “Tokyo Trace” (2015), Sato presents a number of vignettes of present-day Tokyo in which he extends the idea of tracing to the act of “shadowing.” “Tokyo Trace,” “Calling” and newly created two-dimensional art comprise the centerpieces of the exhibition.

Schedule

Jan 23 (Sat) 2016-May 8 (Sun) 2016 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
11:00-17:00
Wednesdays closing at 20:00
Closed
Monday
Open on public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. On a Public Holiday Wednesday, the museum closes at 17:00. Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice
Open on 3/21. Closed on 3/22.
FeeAdults ¥1100, University and High School Students ¥700, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥500.
Websitehttp://www.art-it.asia/u/HaraMuseum/kcfx2nj7uzpyv8gevzty/
VenueHara Museum of Contemporary Art (Tokyo)
http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/hara/
Location4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001
Access8 minute walk from Kitashinagawa Station on the Keikyu line, 15 minute walk from the Takanawa exit of JR Shinagawa Station; From JR Shinagawa Station, take the Toei bus and get off at Gotenyama. The venue is 4 minute walk from there.
Phone03-3445-0651
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