On the wall. In Quarantine Series Yamaide will present 'Project No. 20': an installation consisting of two large scale, black and white drawings and lots and lots of crayons. The visitors are invited to colour in these wall drawings. One drawing shows a gigantic ship, the other an image of a port, including cranes and a shipyard.
ON THE WALL
Quarantine Series is proud to start the new year with an exhibition of
Japanese artist Jun'ya Yamaide.
Jun'ya Yamaide (born in 1970, Japan, based in Paris, Tokyo and New York) has
recently exhibited in a.o. Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Tokyo Opera City Art
Gallery (Tokyo), Tapei Biennale 2000 (Taipei), P.S.1 (New York) and Museum
of Contemporary Ary (Tokyo).
Jun'ya Yamaide's works  or 'projects' as he prefers to call them  are
designed to engage the public directly. Whether it's an installation,
performance, drawing or site-specific work, each project involves the
participation of the visitor in order to become fully realised.
In Quarantine Series Yamaide will present "Project No. 20": an installation
consisting of two large scale, black and white drawings and lots and lots of
crayons. The visitors are invited to colour in these wall drawings. One
drawing shows a gigantic ship, the other an image of a port, including
cranes and a shipyard. Both prints refer to the location of Quarantine
Series, the East Harbour district of Amsterdam, and her former maritime
history.
Yamaide's depictions of a harbour area are clearly identifiable. At the same
time, due to the decorative patterns, they remain somehow 'anynomous'
(timeless and placeless), It is up to the visitors to make the drawings
specific. Yamaide invites people to take the crayons and express their own
conceptions of place, identity and memory. Dependent upon the interchange of
people and time, the drawings will become more and more colourful during the
exhibition.
Jun'ya Yamaide will be present at the opening of his show on Friday 16
January. We hope you willl be too!
opening: Friday 16 January, 21.00 hrs
with DJ exo_X (Sushi Sounds), powered by B-oost
OPENING HOURS:
Sun - Thu: 12.00-01.00
Fri + Sat: 12.00-03.00
PS: Quarantine Series is a project of Stichting Kunstwerk Loods 6 and is
supported by the Mondriaan Foundation, Fonds voor de Beeldende Kunst,
Bouwkunst en Vormgeving, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Prins Bernard
Cultuurfonds Amsterdam and VSB Fonds.
Quarantine Series
Rietlandpark 375
(aan Oost. Handelskade)
1019 EM Amsterdam
+ 31 (0)20 419 3851