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23/1/2015

Two Exhibitions

Museum of Contemporary Art MOT, Tokyo

Gabriel Orozco: Inner Cycles
Curated by: Yuko Hasegawa
Jan 24 –May 10 2'15

Orozco finds objects discarded on the street or discovers beautiful shapes in mundane contexts and, by slightly altering them, transforms them into artworks. His new readings of things— reminiscent of the Japanese garden’s use of rocks and sand to evoke flowing water—offer viewers the enjoyment of pondering and deciphering his works. Orozco’s universal sculptures, purified of regional or political character, and his photographs that appear like ordinary snapshots are indispensable to any discussion of ‘90s contemporary art. They are also artworks exerting a profound influence on young artists currently active in Japan.

In Orozco’s view, all things in this world, natural or man-made, carry in them the time of their continual movement and transformation. Coming together, they separate again in endlessly reoccurring cycles. All things in the universe are in flux

Gabriel Orozco’s reputation is still growing, as evidenced by the large-scale solo exhibitions he held from 2009 to 2011 at New York MoMA, the Tate Modern, and other major international art museums. Still, he has rarely enjoyed opportunities for showing in Asia, and this will be his long- awaited first exhibition in Japan. As such, it will show the fascination of Orozco’s art through works past and present, from his well-known La DS—a car sliced in half and perfectly reassembled—to his newest creations. Orozco works of many different periods and sites will come together here, in Tokyo, and a new cycle will begin.

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Constellations : Practices for Unseen Connections / Discoveries
Curated by: Chika Mori
January 24 –March 22, 2015

Since ancient times, people have gazed up at the myriad stars that gleam in the night skies, linking them freely to create the constellations. It is known that the idea of ‘constellations’ dates back several thousand years B.C., with the people of the civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Asian countries, seeing animals, human figures and gods within the patterns created by the glittering stars. Different places and cultures gave free rein to their imaginations to overlay the night skies with images of their myth, folk tale and their interpretation of the world. Since ancient times, people have gazed up at the myriad stars that gleam in the night skies, linking them freely to create the constellations. It is known that the idea of ‘constellations’ dates back several thousand years B.C., with the people of the civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Asian countries, seeing animals, human figures and gods within the patterns created by the glittering stars. Different places and cultures gave free rein to their imaginations to overlay the night skies with images of their myth, folk tale and their interpretation of the world.

In the field of psychology, internal aspects of a person’s mental state sometimes combine with incidental external issues on a deep level, and it is possible to link these individual events to create a form of ‘constellation’ providing a deeper awareness/understanding of the individual. These are referred to as psychological constellations.

Human beings have a tendency to subconsciously search for links between objects or events that at first glance appear unrelated, imbuing them with meaning. This is a perceptive mechanism that developed to help them confront the vastness and chaos of the world.

This exhibition will introduce experiments by artists who take various invisible points that exist scattered throughout the world and discover ‘connections’ that link them, grasping these as new ‘constellations’. They use their keen perception to discover the invisible connections that exist between ‘this place’, where we are now, and ‘somewhere else’, between ‘now’ and ‘another time’, between ‘self’ and some apparently unrelated ‘other’, converting these relationships or meanings into paintings, videos or installations. The works in which reality intersects with imaginary worlds—the people who visit this exhibition will be able to search for connections between these seemingly unrelated and estranged works, as if looking up at the night skies, lured into searching for ‘constellations’ that will link them with something else.

Living in modern cities, we have little opportunity to experience the star-filled skies; surrounded by a vast quantity of words and images, our opportunities to create our own constellations have become limited but we hope that this exhibition will pose ‘questions’ that spur you to discover the unseen connections that lie somewhere in the world and allow you to ‘practice’ the creation of something new.

This exhibition will introduce experiments by artists who take various invisible points that exist scattered throughout the world and discover ‘connections’ that link them, grasping these as new ‘constellations’. They use their keen perception to discover the invisible connections that exist between ‘this place’, where we are now, and ‘somewhere else’, between ‘now’ and ‘another time’, between ‘self’ and some apparently unrelated ‘other’, converting these relationships or meanings into paintings, videos or installations. The works in which reality intersects with imaginary worlds—the people who visit this exhibition will be able to search for connections between these seemingly unrelated and estranged works, as if looking up at the night skies, lured into searching for ‘constellations’ that will link them with something else.

Living in modern cities, we have little opportunity to experience the star-filled skies; surrounded by a vast quantity of words and images, our opportunities to create our own constellations have become limited but we hope that this exhibition will pose ‘questions’ that spur you to discover the unseen connections that lie somewhere in the world and allow you to ‘practice’ the creation of something new.

Image: Gabriel Orozco, La DS Cornaline , modified Citroën 2013

Press Contact:
Reiko Noguchi T +81 (0) 3 52451134 - F +81 (0) 3 52451141 r-noguchi@mot-art.jp

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hours: 10:00-18:00 (tickets available until 17:30)

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