Exhibition of Akiro KOIZUMI: "Empire Sings Even Today"
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- "The Empire Sings Today" Exhibition Executive Committee
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY29 Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program] 1st term
Business Overview
In the exhibition of Akiro Koizumi's new video installation, the lighting was dimmed and the viewers were surrounded by a large three-sided screen and high-precision sound. The viewer experienced the work with images and sounds that enveloped the body, and confronted the violence inherent in cultural codes concerning religion and nation woven into the visual beauty that seemed to be a mixture of dream and reality. Two talk events were held during the exhibition. In the first session, political scientist Takeshi Hara and science fiction writer and literary critic Naoya Fujii were invited to discuss the theme of "Emperors who were drawn and those who were not drawn" and why the emperor has become so taboo. For the second time, contemporary art artist Makoto Aida was invited to speak on the topic of "Don't mix, dangerous! - Diagnosis of compatibility between art and taboo". Koizumi enlivened the audience with a talk in which he asked Aida about the roots of the thinking and energy that drives him to touch on taboos despite the knowledge that they will cause friction.
- Period of Activity / Project
- May 1, 2017 – 11
- Venues
- Vacant (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Akiro Koizumi]
Born in 1976. He has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions, including Projects at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and BMW Tate Live at Tate Modern. In 2015, he held his first large-scale solo exhibition, "Captured Voices Dream of Silence," at Arts Maebashi. In the past few years alone, he has exhibited his work in solo exhibitions at museums in the Netherlands, the United States, and many other international exhibitions, including the Shanghai Biennale, the Asia Pacific Triennale, and the Sharjah Biennale.