KOTARO NUKAGA
“Under Current Satellite Exhibition” will be held at N&A Art SITE (Meguro-ku, Tokyo) from December 3rd (Sat) to 17th (Sat), 2022. Connecting Shanghai and Japan separated by the corona crisis
From December 3rd (Sat) to 17th (Sat), 2022, “Under Current Satellite Exhibition” will be held at N&A Art SITE (Meguro-ku, Tokyo). This exhibition is a project to introduce in Japan as a digest of the exhibition “Under Current” by 16 Japanese artists currently being held at the Powerlong Museum in Shanghai. It will be an opportunity for you to enjoy the “Under Current” exhibition while in Japan by exhibiting one work by each artist participating in the exhibition in Shanghai. [Image 1
The Powerlong Museum, which is said to be one of the largest private museums in Asia, is a museum that attracts the most attention in Shanghai, which has been developing as the center of the Asian art scene in recent years. It is a very challenging and epoch-making attempt to hold an exhibition exclusively for up-and-coming Japanese artists at a museum in China, where it is said to be difficult for Japanese artists to expand globally.
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The “Under Current” exhibition, which began in Shanghai on November 11th (Friday), was curated by Miwa Kutsuna. Centering on KOTARO NUKAGA Gallery, ANOMALY, Gallery Koyanagi, Tomio Koyama Gallery, MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY, and Mizuma Art Gallery. Japan’s famous six galleries cooperated in holding the event. About 100 works by 16 Japanese artists are on display. However, it is difficult for Japanese people, including the participating artists, to see the works locally, especially in Shanghai, where the corona measures are strict. Therefore, N&A Art SITE will hold a satellite exhibition linked to the Shanghai exhibition as a place to connect Shanghai and Japan, which have been separated by the corona pandemic.
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● This exhibition connects Shanghai and Japan, which are separated by the corona disaster.
The “Under Current” exhibition, which began in Shanghai on November 11th (Friday), was curated by Miwa Kutsuna, and centered around KOTARO NUKAGA Gallery, ANOMALY, Gallery Koyanagi, Tomio Koyama Gallery, MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY, and Mizuma Art Gallery. Japan’s famous six galleries cooperated in holding the event. About 100 works by 16 Japanese artists are on display. However, it is difficult for Japanese people, including the participating artists, to see the works locally, especially in Shanghai, where the corona measures are strict. Therefore, N&A Art SITE will hold a satellite exhibition linked to the Shanghai exhibition as a place to connect Shanghai and Japan, which have been separated by the corona pandemic.
●Under Current Exhibition Concept
The title of the exhibition, “Under Current,” means an invisible current, suggesting another current that is hard to see, but certainly exists, beneath the swells of trends and the mainstream of the times. This exhibition presents about 100 works by 16 Japanese artists who spent their youth during the stagnant period after the bursting of the bubble economy, and who have been searching for a new era. The City” is divided into four sections, and this is the first attempt to take up all at once works and activities that have never had the
opportunity to be systematically discussed in the history of Japanese contemporary art.
Having lived through the end of a glamorous era, her/their expressions depart from a political perspective and pursue the identity of the “individual,” which is the most delicate detail of society. I have created many works that question universality and universality. Focusing on the awe of nature, respect for life, and the new relationship between the natural environment and human society, etc. There are also powerful future-oriented works that focus on
●Under Current Satellite Exhibition Participating artists (in alphabetical order, titles omitted)
Naoya Inose, On Kaga, Makiko Kudo, Arisa Kumagai, Toshiyuki Konishi, Mariko Kobayashi, Masaaki Suzuki, Tomoko Nagai, Nameless Sanemasa, Yuichi Hirako, Tomona Matsukawa, Taro Maruyama, Keita Morimoto, Takanosuke Yasui, Yuki Yamamoto
●Powerlong Museum
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The Shanghai Baolong Art Museum was established under the spirit of “Bringing out the essence of traditional culture and promoting the development of contemporary art” as advocated by Hsu Chuan, chairman of the Baolong Group. It is a comprehensive private art museum. Since its opening in 2017, the museum has been building an academic system to conduct art research from modern to contemporary based on its own collection. (Official www.powerlongmuseum.com)
[Overview of Under Current Satellite Exhibition]
Exhibition name: Under Current Satellite Exhibition
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022 – Saturday, December 17, 2022 12:00 – 17:30 (Closed on Sundays and Mondays)
Venue: N&A Art SITE (1-11-16 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo / 5 minutes walk from Nakameguro Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line)
Admission fee: Free
Planning and curator: Miwa Kutsuna
Organizer: KOTARO NUKAGA
Cooperation: ANOMALY, Gallery Koyanagi, Tomio Koyama Gallery, MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY, Mizuma Art Gallery, N&A Co., Ltd.
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Artist Talk & Reception (A talk with participating artists will be held) Date: December 3, 2022 (Sat) 15:00 – 18:00 @ N&A Art SITE
Artist Talk & Closing Party (Participating artists will be invited for a talk) Date: December 17, 2022 (Sat) 15:00 – 18:00 @ N&A Art SITE
* Details will be announced on the website (https://nanjo.com).
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