Posted:Sep 19, 2010

Sensing Nature

Mori Art Museum’s new blockbuster exhibition.

Tokujin Yoshioka, 'Snow' (2010, 1997)
Tokujin Yoshioka, 'Snow' (2010, 1997)
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Tokujin Yoshioka, 'Snow' (2010, 1997)
Tokujin Yoshioka, 'Snow' (2010, 1997)
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Tokujin Yoshioka, 'The Light' Sculpture / Japan (2009)
Tokujin Yoshioka, 'The Light' Sculpture / Japan (2009)
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Tokujin Yoshioka, 'Glass Bar', 'WATERFALL', 'Table'
Japan (2005-2006)

Tokujin Yoshioka, 'Glass Bar', 'WATERFALL', 'Table'
Japan (2005-2006)

Taro Shinoda, 'Reverberation' (2009) Video 11 min.
Taro Shinoda, 'Reverberation' (2009) Video 11 min.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Taro Shinoda, 'Reverberation' (2009) Video 11 min.
Taro Shinoda, 'Reverberation' (2009) Video 11 min.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Taro Shinoda, 'model of Oblivion' (2005-2007)
Taro Shinoda, 'model of Oblivion' (2005-2007)
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Taro Shinoda, 'Galaxy'
Taro Shinoda, 'Galaxy'
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Taro Shinoda, 'Galaxy'
Taro Shinoda, 'Galaxy'
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Takashi Kuribayashi, ‘Wald aus Wald’ (Forest from Forest)
Takashi Kuribayashi, ‘Wald aus Wald’ (Forest from Forest)
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Takashi Kuribayashi, ‘Wald aus Wald’ (Forest from Forest)
Takashi Kuribayashi, ‘Wald aus Wald’ (Forest from Forest)
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Takashi Kuribayashi, 'Inseln' (島々) Earth, Plexiglas, plant
Takashi Kuribayashi, 'Inseln' (島々) Earth, Plexiglas, plant
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

The 'Nature Book Lounge' will be designed by the creative unit REBIRTH PROJECT, which is led by actor Iseya Yusuke and sees artists and architects use recycled materials in furniture and space design.
The 'Nature Book Lounge' will be designed by the creative unit REBIRTH PROJECT, which is led by actor Iseya Yusuke and sees artists and architects use recycled materials in furniture and space design.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

TABlog also published an in-depth review of the exhibition.

Maurizio Mucciola

Maurizio Mucciola

Born in Italy in 1977, studied architecture in Milan (and Lisbon for a year). After working in different architecture and landscape design firms he decided to go back to school and spent a year and a half at the architecture school of Columbia University in New York, while at the same time collaborating and shooting photos for "Volume Magazine". Then one year in Rotterdam at the Rem Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan Architecture before he finally landed in Tokyo in January 2009 to work at Kengo Kuma & Associates Architects. Architecture really absorbs most of its time, but sometimes he likes to take in the city and go around art galleries and museums, and try to catch Tokyo through a Nikon camera.