[Shochiku Co., Ltd.] SHUTL Opening Exhibition Series 3rd period “Traditional Metabolism ~Mitate~” (2/23-3/17)
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Press release: February 13, 2024
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SHUTL Opening Exhibition Series 3rd period “Traditional Metabolism ~Mitate~” (2/23-3/17)
*Preview will be held on February 22nd (Thursday)! *
“Traditional Metabolism ~Mitate~” main visual
The exhibition series “Traditional Metabolism” will mark the opening of SHUTL, which opened in October 2023. As a project that embodies the facility’s concept of “Future Authentic”, we will reconsider the very concept of tradition and introduce various expressions that promote metabolism over three periods: “Words and Letters”, “Style Transformation”, and “Mitate”.
Starting from February 23rd (Friday/Holiday), the third and final season of the series* “Traditional Metabolism ~Mitate~”*
We will be holding a For this exhibition, we have selected five up-and-coming artists and creators who express themselves using mitate, an art technique that has been inherited since ancient times in Japan and continues to evolve. He continues to work across different mediums, from Japanese paintings to prints to photography, and in his recent work “2.5” series, he shakes up the concept of photographic work by drawing lines on the surface of the subject* Fumiko Ishiba*. He works in the field of outdoor and indoor sculpture, and in recent years has developed the “Aizome Series” in which he uses a unique method to dye iron into blue.* Anji Katsuki*
. With the theme of “funnyness” that occurs out of context in everyday life, he has been attracting attention by creating installations centered around videos of characters using mysterious words called pseudo-language.*
Tomosuke Kurachi*. After studying Japanese painting, based in Kansai, he thins out unique elements from landscapes and portraits to create images that deviate from a specific perspective.* Ayaka Sanuki* . Based in Kyoto, he mainly creates three-dimensional works that incorporate unprocessed stones as they are, and has recently released wall-hanging works for indoor use, as well as works that use modern materials such as resin and glass to appreciate stone from new angles. ing*
Teruta Matsui*.
As of 2024, both artists continue to create fresh and original expressions. Through this exhibition, viewers will discover the present tense of “mitate” and realize the margins and possibilities of their own imagination.
[Event overview]
* SHUTL opening exhibition series 3rd period “Traditional Metabolism ~Mitate~” * Period: February 23, 2024 (Friday/Holiday) to March 17, 2024 (Sunday) Exhibiting artists: Ayako Ishiba, Kyouji Katsuki, Tomonosuke Kurachi, Ayaka Sanuki, Teruta Matsui
Admission fee: Free
-About sales of works-
Exhibition venue and OIL by Bijutsu Techo
Exhibited works will be on sale.
* OIL by Bijutsu Techo Exhibition works will be on sale from 7pm on Friday, March 1st. *Since it is sold at the exhibition venue and OIL by Bijutsu Techo, it may be sold out first at the exhibition venue. Please note.
For details and latest information, see the SHUTL website EXHIBITIONS page We will inform you at.
See details [Preview]
Date and time: Thursday, February 22, 2024 13:00-19:00
We will be holding a preview of this exhibition. If you would like to attend or interview, please check the media-only information below. Fumiko Ishiba “2 and 3, or anything else (me and her) -7:12-” (2019) Anji Katsuki “Aizomeshi” (2021)
Tomosuke Kurachi “Chocolate Chip Cookie & Milk” (2022)
Ayaka Sanuki “no title” (2021)
Teruta Matsui “F=mg (F=support medium) “Suiseki” #1” (2023)
*Artist profile*
Ayako Ishiba
Born in 1991, from Hyogo Prefecture. Completed master’s course at Aichi University of Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Oil Painting and Printmaking.
Pursuing the problem of human recognition obtained from visual information, the series “Between 2 and 3” and “2 and 3, or Something Else” creates a sense of visual discomfort by drawing lines on the subject with a black pen and taking photographs. I am creating photographic works. In recent years, he has also used videos and three-dimensional works to reexamine the unconscious perceptions people have about events and things, and to question what it is that he is currently seeing.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayakoishiba_1991/
Anri Katsuki
Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tama Art University. Completed the master’s course in sculpture at the Graduate School of Fine Arts. In addition to holding solo and group exhibitions, he also creates outdoor and indoor sculptures.
In recent years, they have been developing the “Aizome Series,” in which iron is dyed blue using a unique method.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anrisan2020/
Photography: Kaori Nishida
Tomonosuke Kurachi
Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1997. Currently enrolled in the Department of Media and Film, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts. Focusing on the “funnyness” that occurs randomly in daily life and the behavior of things that cause it, he creates installations centered on video.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kadojr91/
Ayaka Sanuki
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1993. In 2017, completed the master’s program at Kyoto University of Art and Design, majoring in expression, Japanese painting. Works as a writer based in Kansai. By thinning out unique elements from landscapes and portraits, he creates images that deviate from a specific perspective. I mainly create two-dimensional works, but I also occasionally create three-dimensional works. WEB: https://sanukiayaka.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanukiayaka/
Shota Matsui
Born in Kyoto in 1994. Currently working on production based in Kyoto. Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts in 2018, majoring in sculpture.
Interested in the natural beauty and weight of stone, he creates three-dimensional works that incorporate unprocessed stones as they are. Recently, he has been developing wall-mounted works to spread the appreciation of stones indoors. In creating the work, I was conscious of how the stone in the work would be reflected, just like the suiseki that I admire, and I used modern materials (products such as resin and glass) to look at the stone from a new angle, compared to the traditional and formal suiseki. Admire. As the weight of the stone increases, it becomes more difficult to support it and the difficulty of creating the work increases, so the price of the work is determined by the weight of the stone, with reference to the stone coins and weighing coins of Yap Island.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shota_matsui_/
*Exhibition statement*
The exhibition “Traditional Metabolism – Mitate” focuses on the expression method “mitate” in the field of art.
“Mitate” is a method of expressing an object by comparing it to something else rather than drawing it as it is, and this technique is used in various Japanese art styles. Examples include rakugo, which uses fans and hand towels to depict various settings and scenes, and suiseki and bonsai in Japanese gardens, where natural objects such as stones and trees are placed to imagine scenes that cannot exist there. The act of expressing something that is not originally as a substitute for the real thing using different materials, methods, vocabulary, etc. is very familiar to Japanese people, and they may even
subconsciously “liken” it. Is it?
In modern artistic expression, it is used in a wide variety of expressions in accordance with the development of a critical perspective on art, such as abstract expressions that express landscapes and mental images using painting techniques, and
installations that resemble entire spaces based on concepts. While “mitate” has always been passed down as a traditional method of expression, it has continued to change with the influx of values of the time, and is now being incorporated more freely. It is a technology that has evolved in accordance with the times.
For this exhibition, we have selected artists and creators who express themselves using the “mitate” method. Viewers will discover present-tense “mitate” in their works, and will become aware of the margins and possibilities of their own imagination.
*About the SHUTL project*
Based on the Shochiku Group’s mission of “inheriting and developing the traditions of Japanese culture and contributing to world culture,” this project aims to preserve historic buildings for the next generation, including the revitalization of the Kabuki-za theater and the preservation of the Kyoto Minami-za theater through seismic retrofitting. This is part of our company’s efforts to inherit this information and put it to new use. Our company is headquartered* Developing the Higashi Ginza area as a base for disseminating Japanese culture* As an experimental initiative, this new project will focus on the “things” that are essential to daily life in Japanese culture, and the “things” that are born from them, through the use of land adjacent to the Togeki Building.
In proceeding with this project, we decided to use a building that was once located in the Ginza area of Chuo Ward, the same as our company, and was demolished last year*.
Our company has installed two capsules that were part of architect Kisho Kurokawa’s masterpiece, the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building (completed in 1972, demolished in 2022).*
(One with the original interior and one skeleton with the interior removed) * Acquired *
did. Nakagin Capsule Tower Building Preservation and Revitalization Project (Representative)
Through this project, we will promote the regeneration and utilization of capsules, which are representative of Metabolism architecture, in collaboration with Tatsuyuki Maeda and other related parties. Nakagin Capsule Tower Building (Courtesy of Nakagin Capsule Tower Building Preservation and Revitalization Project)
* “SHUTL” *, which opened in October 2023, is a * laboratory that creates new ways of connecting tradition and modernity *
The aim is to promote the fusion of traditional and modern culture and the renewal of Japanese culture itself. Two capsules will be housed in the newly constructed building, and we plan to utilize each capsule to plan and carry out events such as exhibitions and sales of art and craft works, and video screenings. In this place, modern artists re-encounter Japanese culture and connect their own expressions with tradition, *
It will function as a testing ground (laboratory) for creating the “authenticity of the future”*.
The architecture simply houses the experiments and activities that take place in the SHUTL space, which includes two capsules. By minimizing decorations and removing boundaries with the outside world as much as possible, we provide an environment where you can delicately feel the diverse changes that occur at SHUTL.
*Space details*
Area: Approx. 85m² (width approx. 6.4m x depth approx. 13.3m), ceiling height: approx. 4m, walls: plasterboard + painting
Floor: mortar finish + urethane (clear) coating, number of
buildings/floors/structure: 1 building, 1 story above ground, steel structure
Photography: archipicture Kota Toyama
CAPSULE A – A906 (ORIGINAL)
The original 8.5 square meter capsule has been restored to its original appearance.
In a space originally conceived as a second home/office for
businessmen, we will develop a new form of expression where past and future creativity coexist.
Area: Total approx. 8.5m² (width approx. 2.3m x depth approx. 3.7m) Ceiling height: approx. 2.1m
Photography: archipicture Kota Toyama
CAPSULE B – A1006 (SKELETON)
A skeleton capsule that retains the appearance of a disassembled capsule. The artist’s endless ideas will be installed in a minimalist space of just 10 square meters, surrounded by vivid painted walls and exposed steel frames.
Area: Total approx. 10.8m² (width approx. 2.6m x depth approx. 4.15m) Ceiling height: approx. 2.3m
Photography: archipicture Kota Toyama
FREEDOM SPACE
A blank space located between two capsules.
We will create opportunities for free expression and open exchange by holding a variety of projects such as exhibitions of works, sales of goods, performances, and workshops.
Photography: archipicture Kota Toyama
OUTER SPACE
The outdoor space located on the grounds of SHUTL uses concrete walls, expanding the possibilities of various expressions.
ACCESS & HOURS
Address: 4-1-8 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045 (next to Togeki Building) Access: Tokyo Metro Higashi Ginza Station, Exit 5, 3 minutes walk. Tokyo Metro “Tsukiji Station” Exit 2, 4 minutes walk Business hours: 13:00-19:00
OPEN: Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, holidays CLOSE: Tuesday, Wednesday
*Until 17:00 on the last day of exhibitions and events
*Times may change depending on the content of the project.
*Temporary closures may occur due to facility maintenance, etc. Photography: archipicture Kota Toyama
*WEB site URL/SNS account*
▼Page URL: https://shutl.shochiku.co.jp
▼SNS account
Instagram ＠shutl_shochiku Facebook @shutl.shochiku X (old Twitter) @shutl_shochiku * Project implementation structure *
Company name: Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Address: 4-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8422
Founded: 1895 (Meiji 28)
Established: 1920 (Taisho 9)
Representative: Toshihiro Takahashi, Representative Director and President U R L: https://www.shochiku.co.jp/
[Collaborating business operators]
Company name: Magasan Co., Ltd.
Address: 685-1 Nakashocho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 602-8126 Established: 2017 (Heisei 217)
Representative: Representative Director Tatsuya Iwasaki
Business: Branding support, consulting (planning/marketing), media-related business (planning/production), accommodation business, retail business
U R L: https://magasinn.xyz
*About details about this release*
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