MAM Collection 001: Ozawa Tsuyoshi + Shitamichi Motoyuki
25 Apr - 05 Jul 2015
Ozawa Tsuyoshi
Jizoing: Ueno Station [Tokyo], 1988
Lambda print
18.2×15.3cm
Jizoing: Ueno Station [Tokyo], 1988
Lambda print
18.2×15.3cm
Shitamichi Motoyuki
torii - Sakhalinskaja, Russia, 2006-2012
Type C-print
100×150cm
torii - Sakhalinskaja, Russia, 2006-2012
Type C-print
100×150cm
MAM COLLECTION 001: OZAWA TSUYOSHI + SHITAMICHI MOTOYUKI
Two Asian Maps
25 April - 5 July 2015
Since the summer of 2005, Mori Art Museum has been building its collection with an emphasis on new works commissioned for its exhibitions. This collection, which focuses on contemporary art from Japan and elsewhere in Asia, currently comprises nearly 400 works. Collecting and presenting artworks to the public is one of the fundamental activities of any art museum, and upon our reopening after renovations the “MAM Collection” series will be launched in gallery of its own, where we will sequentially introduce the Collection in accordance with various themes.
Enjoying contemporary art in a living space-like environment with a dynamic view – this program embodies the Mori Art Museum’s motto of “Art + Life.”
MAM Collection 001: Two Asian Maps - Ozawa Tsuyoshi + Shitamichi Motoyuki
In "MAM Collection 001," we introduce Asia as seen by two artists from different generations, Ozawa Tsuyoshi (born 1965) and Shitamichi Motoyuki (born 1978), under the title "Two Asian Maps." Since the late 1980s, Ozawa has traveled the world photographing scenes with a statue of Jizo, the guardian deity of travelers and children, symbolizing traditional Japanese scenery. At this exhibition, we present works from this "Jizoing" series shot around Asia. From 2006 through 2012, Shitamichi Motoyuki photographed torii that still remain standing outside Japanese as relics of the Pacific War. From Taiwan and Korea, which were ruled by Japan from the Meiji period until the end of the war, to Sakhalin and Saipan, the history and present of these now shrine-less torii are calmly revealed. From the paths these artists traced through Asia, audiences will gain insights not only into political and social changes in the region, but also into the cumulated activities of the people who live there.
Two Asian Maps
25 April - 5 July 2015
Since the summer of 2005, Mori Art Museum has been building its collection with an emphasis on new works commissioned for its exhibitions. This collection, which focuses on contemporary art from Japan and elsewhere in Asia, currently comprises nearly 400 works. Collecting and presenting artworks to the public is one of the fundamental activities of any art museum, and upon our reopening after renovations the “MAM Collection” series will be launched in gallery of its own, where we will sequentially introduce the Collection in accordance with various themes.
Enjoying contemporary art in a living space-like environment with a dynamic view – this program embodies the Mori Art Museum’s motto of “Art + Life.”
MAM Collection 001: Two Asian Maps - Ozawa Tsuyoshi + Shitamichi Motoyuki
In "MAM Collection 001," we introduce Asia as seen by two artists from different generations, Ozawa Tsuyoshi (born 1965) and Shitamichi Motoyuki (born 1978), under the title "Two Asian Maps." Since the late 1980s, Ozawa has traveled the world photographing scenes with a statue of Jizo, the guardian deity of travelers and children, symbolizing traditional Japanese scenery. At this exhibition, we present works from this "Jizoing" series shot around Asia. From 2006 through 2012, Shitamichi Motoyuki photographed torii that still remain standing outside Japanese as relics of the Pacific War. From Taiwan and Korea, which were ruled by Japan from the Meiji period until the end of the war, to Sakhalin and Saipan, the history and present of these now shrine-less torii are calmly revealed. From the paths these artists traced through Asia, audiences will gain insights not only into political and social changes in the region, but also into the cumulated activities of the people who live there.