Koki Tanaka
dal 24/9/2010 al 27/11/2010
Segnalato da
24/9/2010
Koki Tanaka
YBCA - Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco
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Koki Tanaka is a mixed-media artist who uses video and found objects to create iconic reflections of everyday life. Combining humor with social criticism, he manipulates everyday objects in their surroundings, releasing them from any utilitarian function they may have to create an entirely new meaning. Using banal objects in a playful way, Tanaka disrupts conventional relations between objects and challenges our preconceived notions about them to create a new and different aesthetic experience for the viewer.
For YBCA, Tanaka will produce a new series of "temporary sculptures." He will also develop a new series of videos documenting spontaneous actions made at specific sites in San Francisco, including the artist getting a haircut by seven different hair stylists from various diverse neighborhoods around the city. The public will be invited to travel with the artist to various sites in San Francisco to further develop works with found objects that will then be used to produce photographs and videos for the exhibition.
RELATED PROGRAMS
Artist Talk & Walk: Koki Tanaka
Sat, Sep 25 – 2-4 pm, YAAW Lounge
Thu, Sep 30 – 6-8 pm, YAAW Lounge
Sat, Oct 2 – 2-4 pm, YAAW Lounge
FREE w/ gallery admission
Art Savvy: Koki Tanaka
Tue, Oct 5, 1-2 pm & 6-7 pm, YBCA Galleries
FREE w/ RSVP to artsavvy@ybca.org or 415.321.1310. Space is limited.
Be a pioneer by participating in Art Savvy, the world's first application of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) for adult museum audiences. This progressive arts education method provides a safe, dynamic space to refine your observational skills and deepen your connection with contemporary art. Tour our galleries, examine the current exhibition with a VTS guide, and let your artistic imagination take flight.
Lecture: Koki Tanaka
Thu, Oct 7 – 6-8 pm, YAAW Lounge
Koki Tanaka will discuss his process and influences within his art practice
FREE w/ gallery admission
Lecture: Contemporary Japanese Art, Part I
Thu, Oct 14 – 6-8 pm, YAAW Lounge
Los Angeles-based historian Rika Hiro wil discuss Japanese art from the 1960s to 1980s.
FREE w/ gallery admission
Lecture: Contemporary Japanese Art, Part II
Sat, Oct 16 – 2-4 pm, YAAW Lounge
Los Angeles-based curator Gabriel Ritter will discuss Japanese art from the 1990s to the present.
FREE w/ gallery admission
Image: Koki Tanaka, Approach to an old house
Press contact:
Mona Baroudi Phone: 415.615.2735 Email mona.baroudi@sbcglobal.net
Jackie Hasa Phone: 415.321.1383 Email jhasa@ybca.org
Opening Sept. 25
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103
Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sat 12pm – 8pm; Sunday 12pm – 6pm
Closed