Mori Art Museum

Koizumi Meiro

25 Jul - 08 Nov 2009

© Koizumi Meiro
My Voice Would Reach You, 2009
High-Definition Video Installation
KOIZUMI MEIRO

July 25 - November 8, 2009

“MAM Project 009” presents Koizumi Meiro (born 1976), an up and coming young artist, who works predominantly with the medium of video. Koizumi's recent works tend to capture dialogues between the artist and the characters or scenes where the artist gives directions to the actors telling stories. They cover such topics as memories of childhood shared with their mothers and trauma resulting from the breakup of relationships. Sometimes comical and at other times violent, the stories depict emotions such as passion, rapture and anger while at the same time seeking to explore the fundaments of psychological states underlying those emotions. One could call these unique creations “dramas of humor and incongruity.”
In this first solo museum exhibition of Koizumi's, two works will be shown, one of which is made especially for this exhibition. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the creative talents of this internationally active artist in his home country.

CURATOR TALK *BOOKED OUT
The exhibition curator of MAM Project 009 will talk about exhibited works in the gallery.
Guide: Kondo Kenichi (Associate Curator, Mori Art Museum) *Japanese only
Date: No.1: 19:00-19:30, No.2: 19:30-20:00 Thursday, 27 August 2009
Venue: Mori Art Museum (Please come to the exhibition entrance.)
Capacity: 10 per talk (bookings not required)
Admission: Free (exhibition ticket required)

ARTIST TALK *BOOKED OUT
Koizumi Meiro will discuss his work in the gallery. There will be a premiere screening of his latest work.
Speaker: Koizumi Meiro *Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available
Date: 19:00-20:30 Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Venue: Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 100 (bookings required)
Admission: 500 yen (Exhibition ticket not required. Concurrent exhibition “Ai Weiwei - According to what?” will be closed during the time.)
 

Tags: Meiro Koizumi, Ai Weiwei