A pop-up exhibition, “#IAmAfraid Exhibition,” commemorating the release of the movie “Beau is Afraid,” will be held at Shibuya Geijutsu in Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo from February 9 (Friday) to February 12 (Monday, holiday).
Scheduled to be released on February 16 (Friday), the film “Beau is Afraid” is an odyssey thriller directed by Ari Aster, known for “Hereditary” and “Midsommar,” produced in collaboration with A24 for the third time. The story revolves around Beau, a fearful man who becomes anxious about even the trivial aspects of daily life. When his mother dies unexpectedly, he rushes to her side, only to encounter a series of strange and unexpected events leading to a “last scene that far surpasses shock and fear.”
The pop-up will feature posters previously released by artist Yuko Higuchi, who created the official poster for the film, and graphic designer Yoromoa Oshima. Artworks by artists Rinran Tonda and Yuma Kishi based on the theme “#*** is frightening” will also be on display.
I had never created an artwork on the negative theme of “fear,” so I wanted to give it a try. I wanted to incorporate “fear” into a neutral impression. While watching the movie “Bea is Afraid,” I felt that “fear” is very close to “security and boredom,” and that they are two sides of the same coin.
Comment by Mr. Ran Tondabayashi
I think the charm of Ari Aster’s films lies in the cruelty and the comedy of looking at one world from the outside. His films have attracted many fans, including myself, like a black hole, because of their ability to beckon creation to the outside world that we have not been able to perceive, starting with a single film world. I am participating in this exhibition because I see it as a narrative device that develops on a different layer from the film. I hope to add a unique flair with AIs that think with an algorithm different from that of humans.
We will be exhibiting a small-scale theatrical installation, centered around a painting of the Madonna and Child with the AIs. The image of the Virgin and Child, a motif that has been depicted many times in the history of religious paintings, is differentiated and reinterpreted by AI programs that take no account of the faith that we humans have built up.
Comment by Yuma Kishi
In addition, a participatory project will be held at the venue. There will be a “photo spot” where people can take photos of the same scenes from the movie. In addition, a collaboration menu is planned to be served at the restaurant “RISTORO Jinnan,” which is attached to “Shibuya Geijutsu,” which will be the venue of the event.
#IAmAfraid Exhibition
Period: 2/9 (Fri.) – 2/12 (Mon., holiday) OPEN 13:00 / CLOSE 19:00 each day
Venue: Shibuya Art (Jinnan), Halle Jinnan Annex, 1-5-19 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Admission: Free
Participating artists: (Poster exhibition) Yuko Higuchi, Yoromoa Oshima
(Special exhibition “#Watashi wa Osoreteiru”) Ran Tonda Rinran, Yuma Kishi
(Participatory Exhibition) Watashi who visited the venue *Honorifics omitted
Concept: Let’s embark on a journey to taste unexperienced “fear”. I am afraid of taking medicine. I am afraid of walking in a crowd. Fear of a meteorite falling. Everyone is different, and everyone lives in fear of something every day. The fear that someone else feels and the fear that I feel.
What is similar and what is different? Let’s travel through the “fears” of various people in order to find commonalities with others that we have not been able to find before, and to find the incomprehensibility with others funny and precious.
Beau is Afraid
Release Date: Friday, February 16
Director/Screenplay : Ari Aster
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix,
Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Parker Posey, Patti LuPone
Distributor: Happinet Phantom Studios
Original Title: BEAU IS AFRAID
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Official website: happinet-phantom.com/beau/
Official twitter: @beau_movie #Beau is frightened
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