NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
KEIICHI TANAAMI: ADVENTURES IN MEMORY
EI ARAKAWA-NASH: PAINTINGS ARE POPSTARS
The National Art Center, Tokyo, is presenting an exciting double bill of exhibitions.
“Keiichi Tanaami: Adventures in Memory” is the first large-scale retrospective of the eponymous Japanese Pop artist, who has enjoyed a resurgence of critical interest in recent years. After starting his career in the late 1950s as a graphic designer for magazines and advertisements, Tanaami became a prolific producer of paintings, collages, sculptures, animations, and experimental videos. This exhibition showcases more than six decades of his work.
Concurrently, the NACT will host its first ever solo exhibition of a performance artist, “Ei Arakawa-Nash: Paintings Are Popstars.” The exhibition will feature new collaborative performances and installations by Arakawa-Nash based on paintings by other artists—from contemporary peers to historic figures—that will also be on view. The show will open with a participatory work, Mega Please Draw Freely, which invites visitors to draw freely on the floor of the NACT and was first unveiled at the Tate Modern in London in 2021. In addition to holding live performances throughout the run of the exhibition, Arakawa-Nash will also lead his own exhibition tours.
VENUE
VENUE
NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO
- D10
- Roppongi
The National Art Center, Tokyo, was founded in 2007. Conceived of as an art center without a permanent collection, the NACT provides a place where the public can experience different forms of artistic expression, make new discoveries, and share diverse values. In addition to hosting a broad spectrum of art in one of Japan’s largest exhibition spaces, the NACT collects, provides, and makes publicly accessible art-related information and resources and also runs educational and public programs.
Architect Kisho Kurokawa envisioned the NACT as an art center surrounded by green spaces. His design for the building is notable for its beautiful facade: an undulating glass wall punctuated by a conical main entrance. Visitors can enjoy views of the changing seasons through the glass.
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