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Eudaemonia
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Yuuka Ishii, Tomu Osaki, Satoshi Okano, Chiaki Kainuma, Gorilla Park, Hinako Suda, Hiro Tsuchiya, Rika Minamitani, Souya Handa, Taro Maruyama, Tomohiro Muramatsu, Ryota Watanabe
Eudaemonia is a group exhibition of twelve upcoming Japanese artists: Souya Handa, Yuuka Ishii, Chiaki Kainuma, Taro Maruyama, Rika Minamitani, Tomohiro Muramatsu, Satoshi Okano, Tomu Osaki, Gorilla Park, Hinako Suda, Hiro Tsuchiya, and Ryota Watanabe.
Reflecting the increasingly bizarre nature of our current times with wit and eccentricity, these diverse artists congregate for the first time to continue the age-old quest for human purpose and fulfillment.
Eudaemonia is the Greek term for the Aristotelian concept of “the good life”: the process of realizing one’s true nature by living a life guided by virtue and reason. The idea emphasizes that one should live in a way that is most suited to one’s unique skills to achieve well-being, fulfillment, and happiness.
The idea strikes one as quaint now, some 2,400 years after Aristotle preached his philosophy. The things that Aristotle warned would impede us from achieving true fulfillment– money, fame, power, pleasureーare the very things we now idolize. A bleak observer might conclude that the concept of eudaemonia itself has become irrelevant in a world that seems to be rooted in ego and chaos.
Attaining eudaemonia within this absurd landscape seems nigh impossible; and yet, the desire to achieve some higher-end goal by discovering the true nature and potential of oneself and the world continues to fuel the artistic pursuit. It seems we have come full circle and arrived, once more, back at the original question: what is the point of making this stuff?
The works in this show straddle the event horizon between naiveté and irony, narrative and nonsense. Fragmented and surreal, bizarre yet humorous, dissatisfied yet hopeful, they reflect the complex emotions that define our current generation; but perhaps, at their core, they still seek the same things as those virtuous, antiquated artworks of 350 BC. The landscape has changed, but the human struggle for meaning and fulfillment continues.
So what does any of this artwork have to do with eudaemonia? Each of these artists confronts the question in their way.
Reflecting the increasingly bizarre nature of our current times with wit and eccentricity, these diverse artists congregate for the first time to continue the age-old quest for human purpose and fulfillment.
Eudaemonia is the Greek term for the Aristotelian concept of “the good life”: the process of realizing one’s true nature by living a life guided by virtue and reason. The idea emphasizes that one should live in a way that is most suited to one’s unique skills to achieve well-being, fulfillment, and happiness.
The idea strikes one as quaint now, some 2,400 years after Aristotle preached his philosophy. The things that Aristotle warned would impede us from achieving true fulfillment– money, fame, power, pleasureーare the very things we now idolize. A bleak observer might conclude that the concept of eudaemonia itself has become irrelevant in a world that seems to be rooted in ego and chaos.
Attaining eudaemonia within this absurd landscape seems nigh impossible; and yet, the desire to achieve some higher-end goal by discovering the true nature and potential of oneself and the world continues to fuel the artistic pursuit. It seems we have come full circle and arrived, once more, back at the original question: what is the point of making this stuff?
The works in this show straddle the event horizon between naiveté and irony, narrative and nonsense. Fragmented and surreal, bizarre yet humorous, dissatisfied yet hopeful, they reflect the complex emotions that define our current generation; but perhaps, at their core, they still seek the same things as those virtuous, antiquated artworks of 350 BC. The landscape has changed, but the human struggle for meaning and fulfillment continues.
So what does any of this artwork have to do with eudaemonia? Each of these artists confronts the question in their way.
Schedule | Aug 24 (Sat) 2024-Sep 22 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Aug 23 (Fri) 2024 19:00 - 21:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.gallerycommon.com/en/exhibitions/eudaemonia | ||||
| Venue | Gallery Common | ||||
| Location | B1F, 5-39-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | ||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from exit A1 at Omotesando Station on the Hanzomon, Chiyoda and Ginza lines. 8 minute walk from exit 7 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines. 9 minute walk from exit B7 at JR Shibuya Station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6427-3827 | ||||
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