Celebrate the opening and explore the first major exhibition curated by acclaimed Japanese artist Tabaimo with an overview from 7–8 pm by SAM's Curator of Japanese and Korean Art, Xiaojin Wu, followed by a conversation with the artist.
RSVP includes admission to gallery after the program until 10 pm.
Free with RSVP: http://bit.ly/2eAh0cM
"Tabaimo: Utsutsushi Utsushi" presents Tabaimo’s existing and new works, as well as important historic works from SAM’s Asian art collection. Utsushi refers to the emulation of a master artist’s work as a way to understand their technique.
About the Artist:
Tabaimo (born 1975, Hyogo, Japan) has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (2016); the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia, Sydney (2014); Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art, London (2010); Yokahama Museum of Art, Tokyo (traveled to the National Museum of Art, Osaka) (2009-10); Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2009); Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris (2006); Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (2006). International group exhibitions include: the Yokohama Triennale (2001); the Sao Paolo Biennale (2002); the 15th Biennale of Sydney, Australia (2006); and the 52nd International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia (2007). Her work can be found in the collections of the National Museum of Art, Osaka; Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; MUSAC, Spain; Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; Asia Society Museum, New York, NY and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. Tabaimo lives and works in Karuizawa, Japan.
Image: "Crow" 2016, Tabaimo, video installation, © Tabaimo / Courtesy of Gallery Koyanagi and James Cohan Gallery.
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