Talk
Carving the Future - Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Today - Talk with Noe Aoki and Teppei Kaneuji
18 May 2015
Event times
6:30pm
Cost of entry
Free (booking essential - event@jpf.org.uk)
Address
- 63 New Cavendish St
- London
England - W1G 7LP
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Oxford Circus, Regents Park, Great Portland Street, Bond Street
On the occasion of the exhibition Logical Emotion: Contemporary Art from Japan taking place in Germany, the Japan Foundation London has invited two participating artists, Noe Aoki and Teppei Kaneuji – artists with vastly different styles and approaches to sculpture.
About
Sculpture continues to be a focal part of contemporary Japanese art, and many world-renowned Japanese artists employing the medium have participated in exhibitions and art festivals around the world. A medium which has globally undergone many radical transformations in past decades, Japanese artists have similarly attempted to challenge its notions, endeavouring to reinvent and redefine the practice, and employing a wider range of materials and processes to create dynamic works.
On the occasion of the exhibition Logical Emotion: Contemporary Art from Japan taking place in Germany, the Japan Foundation London has invited two participating artists, Noe Aoki and Teppei Kaneuji – artists with vastly different styles and approaches to sculpture. Together with Mark Rappolt (chair), editor of ArtReview, and Professor Edward Allington, Slade School of Fine Art, they will explore the way artistic practice with the medium of sculpture has evolved in Japan, referring to the artists’ works and the concepts behind them, while questioning what the future may hold.
Noe Aoki
Noe Aoki is considered to be one of Japan’s most respected sculptors, renowned for making large structures from iron and steel which surround people and spaces often appearing as if they are floating in the air.
Teppei Kaneuji
Teppei Kaneuji is an artist producing sculptures, installations and collages from found objects and playful assemblages of everyday commodities, fashioned from familiar items such as helmets, scissors, and plastic toys.
Date:18 May 2015 from 6.30pm
Venue: Asia House, Studio
63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Booking:
The event is free to attend but booking is essential. To reserve a place, please send an email to event@jpf.org.uk
Images: Left: Noe Aoki, tateyama/2012, 2012, Steel (Corten), Soap, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art (Aichi), Artist's collection, photo by Yamamoto Tadasu, courtesy of Hashimoto Art Office. Right: Teppei Kaneuji, White Discharge (Built-up Objects #7), 2010, Plastic Found Objects, Pigment, Resin, desk, 208x100x90cm, © The Artist, Courtesy of ShugoArts