Taguchi Art Collection + Hirosaki Museum Contemporary ArtHow Did You Come into the World?
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Janaina TSCHÄPE, Xicletoformis Pluralis, 2005
Collection of Taguchi Art Collection ©︎Janaina Tschäpe Courtesy of nca | nichido contemporary art -
SHIOTA CHiharu, How did you come into the World?, 2012
Collection of Taguchi Art Collection and Taguchi Art Foundation ©JASPAR, Tokyo, 2024 and Chiharu Shiota -
Recreation of the Rock Café "33 1/3", Installation view of "Yoshitomo Nara: The Beginning Place"（Aomori Museum of Art, 2023-2024）
Collection of Yoshitomo Nara Foundation Photo: Keizo Kioku -
KATAYAMA Mari, bystander #014, 2016
Collection of Taguchi Art Collection ©︎Mari Katayama -
SUGITO Hiroshi, dancing man a (left), b (right), 2007
Collection of Taguchi Art Collection and Taguchi Art Foundation © Hiroshi Sugito, Courtesy of Tomio Koyama Gallery Photo: Shigeo Muto -
TAKAYAMA Akira / Port B, McDonald's Radio University, Frankfurt, 2017
Collection of Taguchi Art Collection and Taguchi Art Foundation Photo: Masahiro Hasunuma -
Mika LOTTENBERG, Cosmic Generator (Palmtree Variant), 2019
Collection of Taguchi Art Collection and Taguchi Art Foundation -
Maurizio CATTELAN, Untitled, 2001
Collection of Taguchi Art Collection and Taguchi Art Foundation Photo: Attilio Maranzano / Courtesy Maurizio Cattelan's Archive and Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
—We who are born to be happy
The world today is drenched in conflict and division, from war to fighting closer to home, sparked by fear of things and others beyond our understanding. Traveling and meeting all sorts of people, talking with those whose views differ from our own, are ways for us to bridge such divisions and each find our own happiness, and encountering a safe haven and like-minded souls, and finding our true self, may well be the reason we were born into this world.
Featuring over 50 artists and artist units from across the globe, this exhibition contains works from the Taguchi Art Collection, one of Japan’s leading contemporary art collections, and the holdings of the Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art, plus a number of new works.
Mika Rottenberg, who opens portals from familiar spaces into alternative worlds; Tuan Andrew Nguyen, whose videos superimpose disturbing history on lyrical travelogue imagery; the rock cafe and works of Nara Yoshitomo offering a glimpse into a facet of Hirosaki’s past; Katayama Mari, who engages with the world via her body; and the title work by Shiota Chiharu, are joined by a project by Takayama Akira unfolding on the streets, in an exhibition that ponders the nature of living and happiness, through a diverse lineup ranging from painting and photography, to film and performances in lecture format.
Artists
Camille HENROT, YIN Xiuzhen, AES+F, Tracey EMIN,OSGEMEOS, Jacco OLIVIER, Miriam CAHN, KATAYAMA Mari, Maurizio CATTELAN, KATO Izumi, KANEUJI Teppei, Maureen GALLACE, Kyun-Chome, Ged QUINN, KUSAMA Yayoi, Tuan Andrew NGUYEN, Oska GUTHEIL, KUDO Makiko, KONOIKE Tomoko, Tomás SARACENO, SHIOTA Chiharu, SUPERFLEX, SUGITO Hiroshi, TAKATA Fuyuhiko, TAKAHASHI Kiyoshi, TAKAYAMA Akira, Janaina TSCHÄPE, CHIBA Masaya, Vajiko CHACHKHIANI, Sebastián DÍAZ MORALES, NARA Yoshitomo, NISHIMURA Yu, Petrit HALILAJ, Ulla VON BRANDENBURG, FUJIKURA Asako, Keegan MCHARGUE, Ad MINOLITI, YANG Haegue, Gabriel RICO, Pipilotti RIST, Gosette LUBONDO, Mika ROTTENBERG, WATANABE Go, WADA Reijiro
Video Screening: Hans OP DE BEECK, Yinka Shonibare CBE, MOON Kyungwon & JEON Joonho, YAMASHIRO Chikako
Taguchi Art Collection Website
https://taguchiartcollection.jp/
Flyer
Design: KUROMARU Kenichi
Exhibition Catalogue
The catalog is scheduled to be published around the end of November 2024.
The details will be provided on this website.
Outline
- Date: 2024.9.27 (FRI) ―2025. 3.9 (SUN)
Closed: Tuesdays (except on Feb. 11), from Dec. 26, 2024 to Jan. 1, 2025 and Feb.12
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Venue: Hirosaki Museum Contemporary Art and 4 McDonald's in Hirosaki city - Organizer: Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art
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Special Cooperation: Taguchi Art Foundation, The Artsplus Institute of Contemporary Arts, Art Office Shiobara
Cooperation: Port B, MISA SHIN GALLERY, four McDonald’s restaurants in Hirosaki, YAMAHA MUSIC JAPAN CO., LTD.
Special Sponsor: Starts Corporation Inc.
Sponsor：OBAYASHI CORPORATION, NTT FACILITIES, INC.
Under the patronage of: The To-o Nippo Press, THE DAILY TOHOKU SHIMBUN, THE MUTSU SHIMPO Press, Aomori Broadcasting Corporation, Aomori Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Asahi Broadcasting Aomori Co., Ltd., Aomori Fm Broadcasting, FM APPLE WAVE, Hirosaki City Board of Education
- Admission [tax included]:
Adults 1,500yen (1,400yen)
University & College Students 1,000yen (900yen)
* ( ) Price for a group over 20 people
*Hirosaki residents receive a 500 yen discount off the admission price listed above (not valid in conjunction with any other offers or promotions).
Free of charge for high school students and under;
international students in Hirosaki city; citizens of Hirosaki over 65, the disabled and one accompanying attendant