CIRCUS WITHOUT CIRCUS - YUKO MOHRI Solo Exhibition
沒有馬戲的馬戲團－日本藝術家 毛利悠子個展
2016.06.11－2016.07.17
沒有馬戲的馬戲團－日本藝術家 毛利悠子個展
2016.06.11－2016.07.17
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Project Fulfill Art Space is honored to invite renowned Japanese artist Yuko Mohri to participate in our June exhibition. Circus without Circus will be her first solo exhibition in Taiwan.
Born in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, in 1980, Yuko Mohri now lives and works in Tokyo. By collecting everyday objects and mechanical components to transform them into new collectives, she creates artworks that radiate invisible energy such as magnetic force, gravity, light and warmth. She has flexed her artistic muscles in recent years. In addition to being the first-prize winner of the 2nd Nissan Art Award last year, she is a high profile figure who has sparked considerable discussions within international art communities and also become a regular guest of international biennials and museum exhibitions, including Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2016 in India and Roppongi Crossing 2016 held at Mori Museum in Tokyo. Her oeuvre have also been displayed in the exhibition The Way Things Go held at Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and Regeneration Movement: Rethinking Technology in the Digital Age held at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. At first glance, the viewers may have the impression that the place they visit is a small amusement park. The entire exhibition space is covered from ceiling to floor with percussion instruments, sound devices and everyday objects, all wired together to form an unmanned, automatic band. The sounds randomly emitted from everywhere tickle the viewers’ curiosity. Yuko Mohri is keen to create the imagery of organic ecosystems. Her seemingly incoherent mechanical installations are in fact the result of an elaborate arrangement, through which she stages an extremely charming scene and explores the possibility of establishing new relations between the natural and the artificial. The title of this exhibition discloses the kernel idea of Yuko Mohri’s current creation, which is inspired by Musicircus, a piece created in 1967 by John Cage. To create this piece, Cage brought together several musicians of different genres (e.g. piano, vocal, electronic, dance, etc.) and made them perform at the same time. Although the layout of this “orchestra” was well-coordinated, the performance was, in appearance, unorganized and aimless. Yuko Mohri used to present one artwork at a time in previous exhibitions. However, in Circus without Circus, the artist takes a trot through her oeuvre. She will assemble several previous installations and establish ties among them to create a circus. It is a breakthrough of her creative pattern and a refining of her oeuvre. This solo exhibition at Project Fulfill Art Space will thus be an important challenge and a turning point for Yuko Mohri. Yuko Mohri’s first solo exhibition in Taiwan will be on view from 11 June to 17 July 2016. The opening reception is scheduled at 16:00 on 11 June when the artist will be at the scene. Besides, the Artist Talk is scheduled at 15:00 on the same day. It is our great honor to be able to invite renowned curator Takahiro Kaneshima, former Art Director of Art Fair Tokyo and current Art Director of Art Beijing. He will engage in the dialogue with Yuko Mohri to give the audience a better understanding of her works. We cordially invite you to join us at Project Fulfill Art Space for this gala event. About YUKO MOHRI Born in Kanagawa, Japan, 1980. Live in Tokyo, Japan. Selected solo exhibitions: “Yuko Mohri solo exhibition, Jane Lombard Gallery, New York, United States (2016 upcoming)”, ”Pleated Image, waitingroom, Tokyo, Japan(2015)”, ”Observation of the Senses, Asahi Art Square, Tokyo, Japan(2015) ”, ”Circus, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT), Tokyo, Japan(2012)” Selected group exhibitions: ”Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2016, Kochi, India (2016upcoming)”, “Roppongi Crossing: My Body, Your Voice, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan(2016)”, ”The Way Things Go, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan(2016)”, “Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan(2014)”, “Media Art/Kitchen, Gallery National Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia(2013)”, “X_Sound, Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin, Korea(2012)”. Art Awards: “Grand Prix, Nissan Art Award 2015, Nissan Motor Corporation (2015)”, “Honorary Mention, 2015 Jaguar Asia Tech Art Prize, Jaguar Land Rover Corporate (2015)”, “The Fellowship Grants Individuals 2014, Asian Cultural Council (ACC)(2014)”. 就在藝術空間六月份展覽很榮幸邀請到日本知名藝術家——毛利悠子(Yuko Mohri)，這是她首次於台灣舉辦個展，名為「沒有馬戲的馬戲團」(Circus without Circus)。 毛利悠子1980年生於日本神奈川縣，目前生活、工作於東京，她的創作經常透過蒐集城市中日常生活的物件以及各種機械零件，重新改造組合成爲一個新的集合體，傳達出一種無形的能量，例如磁，重力，光線和溫度。近期表現相當活躍，去年甫獲第二屆Nissan藝術獎首獎注目度極高，在國際藝文媒體、策展人間激起討論，受邀於各大國際雙年展、美術館展出，包括2016印度科欽雙年展(Kochi-Muziris Biennale)、東京森美術館(Mori Museum)「Roppongi Crossing 2016」，2016台北市立美術館聯展「物理」以及國立台灣美術館「再生運動-數位時代的科技反思」也曾展出過她的作品。 首次見到她的作品，觀眾可能會誤以為走進一個小型遊戲場，只見由無數個簡單的打擊樂器、發聲器材、甚至是生活物件彼此串接在一起，形成一個自動化的無人樂隊，從地上延伸到天花板蔓延了整個空間，各處隨機擊發的聲響引人好奇駐足。藝術家毛利悠子熱衷於製造有機的生態系統意象，她的機械裝置看似零散卻是精密設計過後的成果，形成極具魅力的場景，探討使自然與非自然之間關係的可能。 展覽命名為「沒有馬戲的馬戲團」透露出毛利悠子本次的創作核心，靈感來自於約翰・凱吉(John Cage)於1967年創作的《音樂家們》(Musicircus)，他邀請了不同類型的音樂家齊聚一堂同時演奏，包括鋼琴、聲樂、電子音樂、舞蹈等等，儘管位置經過安排規劃卻呈現一個漫無目的演出狀態。毛利悠子的展覽往往一次只展出一件作品，但在「沒有馬戲的馬戲團」中，藝術家重新審視自己作品，將於畫廊空間中集合數件過去不同的裝置，串聯組構成一個馬戲團，突破以往的創作形式並且嘗試讓他們變得更加精練，本次於就在藝術空間的展出對毛利悠子來說將是一個重要的挑戰及轉折點。 毛利悠子台灣首次個展將於6月11日開始至7月17日。開幕活動為6月11日星期六下午4點，藝術家會出席現場。當日下午3點為藝術家座談會，本次邀請到了知名國際策展人、前東京藝博總監也是目前藝術北京的總監金島隆弘(Takahiro Kaneshima)，將與藝術家毛利悠子進行對談，就在藝術空間敬邀各位一同共襄盛舉。 關於毛利悠子 1980年出生於日本神奈川，2006年畢業於東京藝術大學跨媒體藝術系。近期重要個展：「2016毛利悠子個展，Jane Lombard Gallery，美國紐約(預計)」、「2015 Pleated Image, waitingroom，日本東京」、「2015 Observation of the Senses, Asahi Art Square，日本東京」、「2012 馬戲團, 東京都現代美術館，日本東京」。重要聯展：「2016印度科欽雙年展(預計)」、「2016 Roppongi Crossing: My Body, Your Voice, 森美術館，日本東京」、「2016 物理，台北市立美術館，台灣台北」、「2014橫濱三年展，日本橫濱」、「2013 Media Art/Kitchen，印尼國家藝廊，印尼雅加達」、「2012 X_Sound，白南準藝術中心，韓國龍仁」。獲獎：2015年第二屆Nissan藝術獎首獎(Nissan art Award)、2015年捷豹亞洲科技藝術獎(Jaguar Asia Tech Art Prize)、2014年亞洲文化協會(ACC)個人獎。 |