Tokyo Weekender August 2017

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ART & ILLUMINATIONS YOKOHAMA TRIENNALE 2017: ISLANDS, CONSTELLATIONS & GALAPAGOS For the Yokohama Triennale’s sixth edition, curators have gathered together the work of more than 40 artists, whose pieces explore themes of isolation and connectivity, imagination and guidance, and distinctness and diversity. Among large scale works that turn art museums themselves into artistic canvases and more intimate pieces that invite museumgoers to reflect quietly on the Triennale’s themes, museumgoers will find surprises, challenging images, and plenty of aesthetic food for thought. Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1, Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall Until November 5 www.yokohamatriennale.jp/english Mr., Tokyo the City I Know, at Dusk: It’s Like a Hollow in My Heart, ©2016 Mr./Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin THE ART WORLD OUR PICK OF THE CITY’S BEST EXHIBITIONS Compiled by Alec Jordan Numen/For Use, “Tape Tokyo 02” (Photo: Keizo Kioku) GRAND PROJECTS: HOW FAR WILL YOU GO? For their piece, Floating Piers, Christo and Jeanne-Claude used 220,000 polyethylene cubes and some 100,000 square meters of yellow fabric in order to allow 1.2 million people to walk on the waters of Lake Iseo in Italy over the course of a few weeks. This is just one example of the lengths to which artists will go when they are bringing their most extravagant creations to life. How Far Will You Go delves into the processes behind pieces that stretch the bounds of possibility. 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Until October 1 www.2121designsight.jp/en 38 | AUGUST 2017 | TOKYO WEEKENDER
KIKUCHI Tomoko, Guimei at the mirror, Chongquing from the series I and I, 2011, Ink-jet Print SCROLLING THROUGH HEISEI PART 2: COMMUNICATION AND SOLITUDE The Heisei period (1989-present) has been a time when digital innovations have transformed the way we communicate and interact. Email, social media, and always-on connections are convenient, but they bring with them a new kind of distance, and sometimes a greater feeling of separation. This exhibition draws from the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum’s 34,000-work collection, and looks at the way in which changing relationships between artists and subjects and between artists and viewers play out in the medium of photography. Tokyo Photographic Art Museum Until September 18 topmuseum.jp Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Spring, 1563, oil on oak wood, Madrid, Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando I SUMMER ILLUMINATIONS Dispelling the idea that illuminations are a winter-only affair, Lisa Wallin shares three places in and around Tokyo that will light up your nights this summer TOKYO TOWER MILKY WAY ILLUMINATION In the spirit of the recent Tanabata holiday, Tokyo Tower is making sure that lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi have a chance to meet all summer long by recreating a starry night — complete with Milky Way — on the first floor of the main observatory deck. The outer staircase, usually only open on weekends, is open daily and has its own illumination starting around sunset. Until September 3 TOKYO MIDTOWN'S SUMMER LIGHT GARDEN Tokyo Midtown will be ablaze with "light fireworks" on a big screen this summer, with fireworks shows scheduled three times an hour. The light shows will feature programs from each of the three grand fireworks festivals in Japan: Nagaoka, Omagari, and Tsuchiura. For four days, August 10 to August 13, there will be a special performance featuring 300 real fireworks in combination with the light show, in celebration of Tokyo Midtown's 10th anniversary. Until August 31 ARCIMBOLDO: NATURE INTO ART Once you see a piece by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, you’ll never forget it. The 16th century Milanese painter uses vegetables, fruits, flowers, and other objects to make up the features of his portrait subjects – an approach that is both witty and a little disturbing. Recognized by his contemporaries as a unique talent, Arcimboldo also found favor among the Surrealists of the 20th century. This exhibition includes about 100 works, including some 30 oil paintings and drawings; it also marks the first time that a collection of Arcimboldo’s pieces will be exhibited in Japan. The National Museum of Western Art Until September 24 arcimboldo2017.jp/english ENOSHIMA TORO LANTERN FESTIVAL Down in Kanagawa, they take a more traditional approach to summer illuminations, lighting up Enoshima island with traditional paper lanterns. It's the largest illumination event in the area, featuring over 1,000 paper lanterns lining the streets of the island. Until August 31 TOKYO WEEKENDER | AUGUST 2017 | 39
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