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- From "all ages 100 people Exhibition" - Dalai Lama XIV to Kyohei Sakaguchi in Watari-um

14th Dalai Lama, Buckminster Fuller, from John Cage to Kyohei Sakaguchi, so far collections Exhibition to introduce in one fell swoop the 115 people writers who have shed the spot "all ages and countries 100 people Exhibition" in May 2015 30 day (Sat) - September 13 days until (Sunday), have been held at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art.

The museum is open in 1990. Swiss architect Mario Botta in the triangular prism of the building designed by, Minami Aoyama 3-chome intersection facade of the border pattern that comes looked north killer Road mark from. On the first floor and 1 floor underground museum shop "On Sundays," open, 2 to 4 floors above ground has become a exhibition space.

Since opening, we held an exhibition that took up the contemporary artists to collect the international attention. To open its first overseas exhibition over quickly voice to Keith Haring was 24 years old at the time, or carried out the planning with a focus on the 1960s as the "origin" of Yayoi Kusama, recite strongly anti-nuclear since the earthquake Chim ↑ Pom or leave the curation to (Chinpomu), while strengthening the relationship between the writer, have played a unique role in contemporary art history.

Collections exhibition of the museum, which this time in celebrating the 13 th time. Venue, starting with the installation work that uses a cathode-ray tube that Nam June Paik has been exhibited at the orthotopic in 1993, the second floor that can be mainly epilepsy contemporary art of the 20th century, from Buckminster Fuller to Kyohei Sakaguchi, design the third floor and building a've envisioned a future in media writers to enter one's name regardless of age nationality, made up of the fourth floor, which was at the center of the photo and video. Writer to introduce the 115 people referred to as "so far in the most", work number is up to about 250. By side-by-side in one fell swoop the writer of "all ages", "If Moraere have found each of the theme by the interest of the beholder," said museum personnel.
Second floor of the venue landscape works of contemporary artists representing the 21 century took To tightly. The center of the work, Nam June Paik "Eurasian Way" (1993). And a video taken from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Moscow, installation composed of a myriad of grocery you find in the process.
4th floor sofa work "earplugs" using the old cloth of the futon, which is exhibited in (1994, Franz West works), the can also be actually sit.

Among them was the impressive, recording the video (1995) of lecture 14th Dalai Lama in accordance with the "mind of Medicine Tibet Exhibition" was carried out at the museum, is the address of the museum "Jingumae 3-7 John cage that character can be read of -6 "drawing (1988), the late Watari Museum of Contemporary Art before director-sum Tari Shizuko's Yokoo Tadanori of collage using the portrait of (1981), and the like. In addition, the exhibition of the work is not fit only on-site, on the facade of the museum, or covered the French artist JR work of the project (JR) has worked, souvenir shop of the museum across the street "Hotel Japan" the wall, to Keith ring (1983), a strong relationship with Barry McGee (2007), JR (2013) or artist is not subjected to paint the folding of the visit to Japan, such as the museum and the artists from the entire exhibition but come and go.
Exhibition "JR Exhibition world is changed to go in Art" (2013) and later, the museum appearance is left is part of the work by the JR, which exudes a unique atmosphere.
The building "Hotel Japan" of just across the street killer, leaving the artists of footprints that came to Japan until now.

In the "collection" and the approach of the museum that is not caught in the "save" traditional as a main style comes through vividly exhibition, go to visit the venue in search of contemporary art, by the time the home is of the Museum notice to myself that is a fan .... How such the should play the kind of role the museum in contemporary art industry diversification progresses - This exhibition is, might there be in that one of the answers.

I Love Art 13 Watari Museum of Contemporary Art Collection "all ages 100 people Exhibition"
Yes held: May 30, 2015 (Saturday) to September 13 (Sunday)
Yes hours: 11: 00~19: 00 ※ Every Wednesday until 21:00 (Monday regular holiday, holiday opening)
Yes Venue:Watari Museum of Contemporary Art/ Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 3-7-6
Yes Rates: Adults 1,000 yen In addition
〇 Official:Http://www.watarium.co.jp/exhibition/1505kokon100/

Editorial Yokota

Born in 1980, Kanagawa prefecture. Shibuya since he moved to Tokyo in the period in the university is a sacred place of culture. While now belong to the Shibuya culture project editing unit, is the straw sandals life of two feet to act as a caregiver.

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