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  • thinking next…

    About one week ago, I deinstalled crossroads, breathe, and transpose from the ISE Cultural Foundation. Deinstalling work does not take a long time. I do not want to say “easy” to deinstall, but just not difficult. Maybe it is because I do not need to worry too much about “accident.” When I install speaker wires, for example, I take a long time to decide to cut a wire since if I made mistake, it would not be easy to replace. This is one of the reason why I am called “meticulous.” It just takes little time for me, but not for others.

    Once I finish an exhibition, I usually make a report. “Report of what?” Most of my exhibitions have been supported by some organizations. For instance, the solo exhibition at the ISE Cultural Foundation was partially supported by ISE Cultural Foundation. In order to receive the stipend or fund, I have to report my research or result of exhibition. I had never done this kind of report when I had exhibitions in Japan, maybe because I have never held an exhibition in a non-profit organization gallery. But I see the difference between here and there now. At the same time, I am curious how the galleries in Japan have been changed after I left there in 1999.

    Then, next… I am thinking next project at the AC Institute in December. I am thinking about “strings.” Let’s see what I can do…

  • Deinstalled decipher

    Whenever I deinstall my work, I wonder how my installation/work talked to the audience. I haven’t been in the gallery while it was exhibiting this time. Actually, it is impossible for me to stay in gallery for a long preriod. When I was young in Tokyo, I was always in the gallery with my work. I could enjoy talking to my audience in the gallery… It was only for a week or two, so I could stay there in the period. Now, I don’t know how the audience talked about my work. If it got reviewed, I would be able to see a reaction, at least, from the reviewer, though…

    It is nice to have enough time to pack up the all materials like this. Once I neatly pack up, the materials won’t be rust and damaged, and will be easy to transport and re-install in a next chance.

    I don’t have a plan to install decipher in the future, yet.
    I feel like to talk to decipher, “go to sleep for a while until next time.”

  • opening reception and artist talk at ISE

    (About ISE Cultural FoundationNew York’s ISE Cultural Foundation To Close Its Doors” December 8, 2016)

    Here are the links for the event photos from the opening reception on 9/17 and the artist talk on 10/15.

    Also I uploaded two images from the artist talk on 10/15.
    Thank you for coming to this event!

    Here is the guest poet: Sharon Mesmer, who read her new poem, Forever Now, which was a beautiful and nostalgic poem to me. I met her in 1998 when she visited in Japan.  This event was like a dream come true since then. Thank you, Sharon!

    (About ISE Cultural FoundationNew York’s ISE Cultural Foundation To Close Its Doors” December 8, 2016)

  • artist talk w/Sharon Mesmer

    Tomorrow 10/15 at 6pm, I am going to give my artist talk at ISE Cultural Foundation.

    Location: 555 Broadway (Basement), New York, NY

    Please check out this PDF file.
    artist talk program at ISE Cultural Foundation