Space in Symbiosis
-How to live with "certainty"-
This exhibition introduces the works and activities of artists who express themselves through inhabiting, residing, living, and doing things with others. Each artist has unique ways of expression, such as performances that explore relationships with close family members, their love for certain food items, scavenging trash in neighboring areas, poetry created from everyday events, and attempts to reconsider modern homes and lifestyles. These expressions shake and question the boundary between life and art. When you encounter each uniqueness, you may feel surprised, confused, strange, or laugh and feel at ease. But for each of their works, there is something most intimate and certain in their symbiosis. They value the everyday interpersonal relationships that are hard to describe, and that cannot be contextualized into something bigger. In this exhibition, we hope that stepping into this world and being exposed to their “certainty” will allow you to ruminate on what “certainty” means for you as an individual. Enter the space of different Symbioses.
| Title | Space in Symbiosis -How to live with “certainty”- |
|---|---|
| Period | Saturday, 10 February – Sunday, 12 May 2024 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 AM- 7:00 PM |
| Closed on | Mondays, 13 February, 30 April, 7 May *except 12 February, 29 April, 6 May |
| Venue | Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery |
| Admission | Free |
| Artists | ORIMOTO Tatsumi, SAKAI Mihoko, Swing, MURAKAMI Satoshi |
| Organized by | Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture |
Artists
ORIMOTO Tatsumi 1946 –
ORIMOTO Tatsumi, Performance: Bread-man Trips by Train, 1992, Collection of the artist.
Courtesy of ART-MAMA Foundation
SAKAI Mihoko 1979 –
SAKAI Mihoko, Portrait of SAKAI Mihoko, 2015, Courtesy of Atelier Yamanami
Swing 2006 –
Swing, 2022, Courtesy of Narita Mai
MURAKAMI Satoshi 1988 –
MURAKAMI Satoshi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, August 30, 2018, 2018, Collection of the artist, Photo by TAMURA Can
Warming Up Event of Space in Symbiosis -How to live with “certainty”-
Period: Saturday, 13 January, 2024－ Sunday, 28 January, 2024, Saturday, 2 March 2024
Closed on Mondays
Venue: Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
ORIMOTO Tatsumi, Bosch Toilet Museum, Odai Orimoto (96), 2015 Collection of the artist. Courtesy of ART-MAMA Foundation
MURAKAMI Satoshi, Drawing, 2023, Collection of the artist.
Swing "GOMICORORI" , 2019, Photo by Swing
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Warming Up Events of Space in Symbiosis -How to live with “certainty”-
Reproduction of ORIOMTO Tatsumi's Bosch Toile Museum
- Period
- Saturday, 13 January, 2024 - Sunday, 28 January, 2024 *Ended
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Gallery 2
- Admission
- Free
Warming Up Events of Space in Symbiosis -How to live with “certainty”-
MURAKAMI Satoshi In-Residency Production
- Period
- Saturday, 13 January, 2024 - Sunday, 28 January, 2024 *Ended
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Interactive Space
- Admission
- Free
Warming Up Events of Space in Symbiosis -How to live with “certainty”-
Special Screening "JIZOLIBIDO" ＆ After Talk
- Period
- Saturday, 20 January, 2024 2:00PM-4:30PM *Ended
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Gallery 1
- Admission
- Free
Warming Up Event of Space in Symbiosis -How to live with “certainty”-
Swing "GOMICORORI" and "SWING HANAKUSO RADIO" recording
- Period
- Saturday, 3 February, 2024 *Ended
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Gallery 2
- Admission
- Free
Related Event of Space in Symbiosis -How to live with “certainty”-
Performance of "Bread Man" by ORIMOTO Tatsumi
- Period
- Saturday, 10 February, 2024 2:00PM-3:00PM *Ended
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
“Bread Man” is a representative performance work by ORIMOTO Tatsumi.
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Talk Event "Ups and downs, to each their own journey"
- Period
- Saturday, 2 March, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM *Fully booked
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
A conversation between KINOTO Masayuki (Swing representative) /Online participation and YAMASHITA Masato (Atelier Yamanami director)
Participants: 20 people (Apply in advance: reservations first come, first served)
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Curators’ Gallery Talk
- Period
- Saturday, 16 March, 2024 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
The Gallery’s curators will provide a commentary about the works on display.
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Writing Appreciation
- Period
- Saturday, 30 March, 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
Viewing event using communication in writing with OGASAWARA Shinya (deaf tour guide) as a facilitator.
Participants: 10 people (Apply in advance: reservations first come, first served)
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Talk Event "A Place Called Soil"
- Period
- Saturday, 4 April, 2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
Talk by MURAKAMI Satoshi and FUJII Kazumichi (Soil scientist).
Participants: 20 people (Apply in advance: reservations first come, first served)
Reference works for portrait WS (left: Q, right: XL), courtesy of Swing
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Portrait workshop by Swing members.
- Period
- Saturday, 6 April, 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
Get your portrait drawn by XL and Q
MURAKAMI Satoshi《Heat Room》
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"I want to take a Soil Bath!!"
- Period
- Sunday, 14 April, 2024 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
The "footbath" at Murakami Works will be turned into a "bath" for one day only.
This will be an opportunity to feel the "heat" produced by microorganisms not only through the feet, but also with the whole body.
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Talk Event "What is ORIMOTO Tatsumi’s living art?"
- Period
- Sunday, 12 May, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
Talk by FUKAGAWA Masafumi (independent curator) and the Gallery’s curators.
Photos of the "Bread Man" performance (Feb. 10)
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Performance of "Bread Man" by ORIMOTO Tatsumi 〆
- Period
- Sunday, 12 May, 2024 4:00PM-5:00PM
- Venue
- Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery
- Admission
- Free
"Bread Man," a representative performance piece by exhibiting artist ORIMOTO Tatsumi, will be held, on the last day of this exhibition.
This "Bread Man" will be open to the public! Up to 10 people selected by lottery will be able to participate.
