The exhibition, “Universal / Remote,” will be held at the National Art Center, Tokyo from March 6 (Wed) to June 3 (Mon), 2024.
The exhibition rethinks the traditional themes of contemporary art, such as global capitalism and digital society, from the two perspectives of “Pan-” (global scale) and “Remote” (remote operation without face-to-face contact). The exhibition also aims to examine the state of post-pandemic society and the individual through contemporary art, by reading many of the works on display until 2019 together with viewers who experienced the “three years” of the pandemic.
The exhibition consists of two parts, “Society Continuing to Expand on a Pan- scale” and “The Remote Individual,” with the former focusing on the problematic nature of capital and information, and the latter on the working and living styles of individuals who are becoming “remote” on the premise of “non-contact.
Xu Bing, a contemporary artist based in New York and Beijing, will show her first video work, “Dragonfly Eyes,” which is a story about a young man and woman, compiled from footage of surveillance cameras posted on the Internet. The exhibition will also include a collaborative installation by Berlin-based Hito Steyer and her students Giorgi Gago Gagosice and Milos Trakilovic. In addition, works by Danish photographer Tina Enghoff and Korean filmmaker Cha Jae-min will be exhibited for the first time in Japan.
Graphic designer Shun Ishizuka has created the main visual and other promotional art for the exhibition, and novelist Makoto Fukunaga has contributed nine handwritten stories to the exhibition catalog.
© Daisuke Ida, courtesy of the artist
© Xu Bing Studio, courtesy of the artist
© Trevor Paglen, courtesy of the artist; Altman Siegel, San Francisco ; Pace Gallery, New York
© Trevor Paglen, courtesy of the artist; Altman Siegel, San Francisco; Pace Gallery, New York
Installation view: “Hito Steierl,” Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), 2019
Courtesy the artists;. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin; Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York; Esther Schipper, Berlin
Photo © Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) / Jens Ziehe
© Maiko Jinushi, courtesy of HAGIWARA PROJECTS
© Tina Enghoff, courtesy of the artist
© Jeamin Cha, courtesy of the artist
© Evan Roth, courtesy of the MOCA Jacksonville
Photo by Doug Eng
© Natsuko Kiura, courtesy of the artist
Photo © EUREKA
Universal / Remote
Exhibiting artists
Daisuke Ida / Xu Bing / Trevor Paglen / Giorgi Gago Gagosidze + Hito Steier + Milos Trakilovic / Maiko Jishu / Tina Enghoff / Cha Jae Min / Evan Ross / Natsuko Kiura
Dates
March 6, 2024 (Wed) – June 3, 2024 (Mon)
Closed on Tuesdays *Open on Tuesday, April 30
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00
Open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays
Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Venue
The National Art Center, Tokyo, Special Exhibition Room 1E
7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558
Hosted by
The National Art Center, Tokyo
In cooperation with Goethe-Institut Tokyo
Admission
Admission at the door: 1,500 yen (general), 1,000 yen (university students)
Free admission for high school students and those under 18 years old (student ID or proof of age required).
Admission is free for those with a disability certificate (including one accompanying person).
Ticket information will be announced later on the website of The National Art Center, Tokyo, etc.
Touring Information
Kumamoto: October 7, 2023 (Sat) – December 17, 2023 (Sun), Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto
Hiroshima: June 29, 2024 (Sat) – September 1, 2024 (Sun) Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
Inquiries: 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)
