Plastic Utopia: Our New Ecosystem
Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art
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Rikako Kawauchi, Erika Kobayashi, Yuichiro E. Tamura, Shiori Watanabe, Side Core, Makiko Kudo, Yoshitomo Nara, Tomoko Sato, Risa Sato, Navin Rawanchaiakul, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Hikaru Fujii, Shinji Ohmaki, Lei Saito, Masako Nagano, Hako Hosokawa, Naoya Hatakeyama, Reijiro Wada, Mika Ninagawa, Tomokazu Matsuyama
Our new utopian ecosystems, created in the city
This year marks five years since opening of the Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art in 2020. To celebrate this fifth anniversary we present “Plastic Utopia,” which weaves together the attempts of young artists to foretell the future, with works related to the 15,000-year history of human endeavor in the Tsugaru region, in an exhibition that looks at the new ecosystems we create.
Our lives in this world unfold as part of multiple ecosystems diverse in scale. The term now extends beyond its original meaning of showing how the cycle of life works in a particular natural environment, to the structure of urban existence, influenced by the intellectual and cultural activities of humans. That is to say, we too can be the creators of the world in which we live: the social ecosystem.
Among the works presented are the paintings and embroidery of KAWAUCHI Rikako, featuring myth-like, overlapping images of food and the body that ingests it, humans and animals; an installation by WATANABE Shiori, who connects tanks serving as habitats for flora and fauna, including introduced species, setting in motion a cycle and creating a new system in which the organisms affect each other; and video works by SIDE CORE that capture skaters in various underground spaces, highlighting the existence of a vast city beneath our feet that is usually hidden from view. “Plastic Utopia: Our new ecosystem” encourages us to contemplate what our own version of a future utopia might look like.
This year marks five years since opening of the Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art in 2020. To celebrate this fifth anniversary we present “Plastic Utopia,” which weaves together the attempts of young artists to foretell the future, with works related to the 15,000-year history of human endeavor in the Tsugaru region, in an exhibition that looks at the new ecosystems we create.
Our lives in this world unfold as part of multiple ecosystems diverse in scale. The term now extends beyond its original meaning of showing how the cycle of life works in a particular natural environment, to the structure of urban existence, influenced by the intellectual and cultural activities of humans. That is to say, we too can be the creators of the world in which we live: the social ecosystem.
Among the works presented are the paintings and embroidery of KAWAUCHI Rikako, featuring myth-like, overlapping images of food and the body that ingests it, humans and animals; an installation by WATANABE Shiori, who connects tanks serving as habitats for flora and fauna, including introduced species, setting in motion a cycle and creating a new system in which the organisms affect each other; and video works by SIDE CORE that capture skaters in various underground spaces, highlighting the existence of a vast city beneath our feet that is usually hidden from view. “Plastic Utopia: Our new ecosystem” encourages us to contemplate what our own version of a future utopia might look like.
Schedule | Apr 4 (Fri) 2025-Nov 16 (Sun) 2025 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1500, University Students ¥1000, High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.hirosaki-moca.jp/en/exhibitions/plastic-utopia/ | ||||
| Venue | Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art https://www.hirosaki-moca.jp/en/ | ||||
| Location | 2-1 Yoshino-cho, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 036−8188 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from Chuo Hirosaki Station on the Owani line; From Hirosaki Station on the JR Ou Main line or Konan line, take the 100-yen Dotemachi Loop bus and get off at Dotemachi Jumonji. The venue is 4 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 0172-32-8950 | ||||
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