"MAM Project 007: Saskia Olde Wolbers" Exhibition
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At Mori Art Museum
Media: Video installation, Art Talk
Born in 1971, Saskia Olde Wolbers creates videos with a mysterious transparency. After creating elaborate handmade models, Wolbers films them, building up stories within. The constructed worlds on the screen may be beautiful, but show no people and are desolate. Combined with a soft, somewhat magical voice-over, her images penetrate deep into the minds and memories of viewers. Each of her works raises doubts about the truth of a world that we had believed to be real, giving a glimpse of the extent to which what we perceive as reality is in fact a constructed artifact. In 2003 Olde Wolbers won the Baloise Art Prize at Basel Art Fair, followed by the Becks’ Futures Award in 2004. She was also selected for ARTFORUM magazine’s “Best of 2005: 11 critics and curators look at the year in art,” demonstrating her growing reputation and potential. The timing is perfect for Mori Art Museum to bring her art to Japan.
-Artist Talk
April 26th (Sat) 17:00-18:30
*with consecutive interpretation.
Location: 52nd Floor Information Counter
Schedule
From 2008-04-25 To 2008-07-13
Artist(s)
Fee
Adults ¥1500, Students (University & High School) ¥1000, Children (4 years old to Junior High School Students) ¥500
Venue Hours
From 10:00 To 22:00
tuesdays closing at 17:00
Access
To Roppongi Hills, 10 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya line, 4 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Toei Oedo line, 5 minutes walk from Azabu Juban station on the Toei Oedo line.
Address
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (53F), 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6150
Phone: 03-5777-8600
Community around this event
- 20 people recommend this event: jeansnow, takatokyo, mod_masa, ichi, Ashley1981 (UK), sayama (JPN), hokkamuri (Japon), ogawama, seasail, nana7 (Japan), yoknapatofa (JAPAN), komatsuyart, aomatsujime (Japan), poco_pocco, and 6 others
Reviews
Exhibiting both at the Mori Art Museum and at Ota Fine Arts, Saskia Olde Wolbers' haunting video works explore the boundaries of narrative.
Deceptive images, deceptive tales
By EDAN CORKILL
Japan Times staff writer
Viewers enticed into watching the story of Jean and his lover in "Placebo" (2002) discover quickly that he is a strange man indeed. For years he has roamed the floors of a hospital, dressed in a white cloak, pretending to be a doctor ...
子供の頃、ビー玉の中を覗き込んでその小さな世界がまるで自分よりも大きな空間のように感じた。
誰もいない世界だけど、そこがどんな世界なのか想像して遊んだ。
その時のワクワクした気持ちを思い出させてくれました。
美しく、想像をかきたててくれる作品です。
ターナー賞とは別物でいっしょの最後に展示してあったあった。作品がすごくよかったです。サスキア・オルドウォーバースです。スゴークきになるおもしろい映像作品でした。クレマスターシリーズに通ずるものがあり、文脈的にはWAX(デビット・ブレア）だと思いました。
小説と映像が密にくっついた作品のジャンルとしてWAXがあると思っていてその延長線上にある作品としてサスキア・オルドウォーバースの作品もあると思います。
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Venue: Mori Art Museum
Schedule: From 2008-04-25 To 2008-07-13
Address: Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (53F), 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6150
Phone: 03-5777-8600
Reviews
