Turning Pages, Rewinding Tapes

On opening night, members including founder Masato Nakamura got together for old times’ sake, chatting over glasses of champagne; they discussed a twenty-year history together and growing up in a life with art.

The space is an unusual navigational experience of discovery. Upon entry, you are presented with a map to explore rooms filled with installations and walls upon walls of chronological archives.

Video installations such as “Akihabara TV” (1999, 2000, 2002) reimagine the original work and showcase an awe-inspiring collection of clips. The well-preserved “Tokyo Rabbit Paradise Project” installation of blue houses with classic Macintosh computers invites audiences to crawl in and interact with the group’s work.

commandN’s projects evolve over the 20 years from early reactions to the coming digital age to progressions into the 21st century. Spanning across numerous mediums, platforms and modes of presentation, this exhibit provides a stimulating journey through a wide breadth of work. Please note that little English is provided for the text-heavy sections of the show.

On the last day (Sunday, November 19th), a “Kneading Dada” project that involves community interaction will be open from noon. Kneading Dada is an older project that expands upon “Neo Dadaism” and continues the ideas of the original movement rejecting established order. To another 20 years of commandN!