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Shoko Fujimori "Don't Take it for Granted that We're Alive!"
Gallery Momo Ryogoku
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Shoko Fujimori
She has been selected for the Gunma Biennale for Young Artists (2010) and the FACE 2014 Sompo Japan Art Award and has had a series of solo exhibitions in Japan.
In his early works, he depicted a person of indeterminate gender covered with a thin film rather than skin so that one could almost see through his internal organs and blood vessels, and he took a serious reality from the sensation of such skin and used it as a motif.
In his recent works, he has depicted fashion that covers the skin as a second skin, depicted everyday scenes related to fashion, and positively expressed fashion and social networking services as communication. However, for Fujimori, who has been trying to depict the nature of such communication and the sense of distance between people as themes, the situation of corona infection, a "disease that makes people inaccessible," forced him to break off such communication due to the corona disaster, and he said that the situation had to affect the content of his work. During the period of self-restraint, Fujimori has been reconsidering how he should approach his paintings.
Fujimori says that since his last exhibition, he has witnessed rapid changes and problems occurring in society, and has been shocked by the fact that what was happening in the dramatic world of painting is now happening in the real world, causing him to reevaluate the way people take life in general for granted.
At the same time, he realized that we have been living our lives bound by the invisible "common sense" and "naturalness" that exist in society, as well as other people's standards of evaluation. It also seems to project Fujimori's own experiences. Although it seems to depict a personal story, it can also be understood as a visualization of the problems that many women face and that others may also face.
In this sense, Fujimori's works will bring new perspectives to viewers by making them realize that they may be imposing their own "common sense" on others, even though they themselves are tormented by the "common sense" of others. In this exhibition, Fujimori will present approximately 10 new works, which are further elaborated from his last solo exhibition.
In his early works, he depicted a person of indeterminate gender covered with a thin film rather than skin so that one could almost see through his internal organs and blood vessels, and he took a serious reality from the sensation of such skin and used it as a motif.
In his recent works, he has depicted fashion that covers the skin as a second skin, depicted everyday scenes related to fashion, and positively expressed fashion and social networking services as communication. However, for Fujimori, who has been trying to depict the nature of such communication and the sense of distance between people as themes, the situation of corona infection, a "disease that makes people inaccessible," forced him to break off such communication due to the corona disaster, and he said that the situation had to affect the content of his work. During the period of self-restraint, Fujimori has been reconsidering how he should approach his paintings.
Fujimori says that since his last exhibition, he has witnessed rapid changes and problems occurring in society, and has been shocked by the fact that what was happening in the dramatic world of painting is now happening in the real world, causing him to reevaluate the way people take life in general for granted.
At the same time, he realized that we have been living our lives bound by the invisible "common sense" and "naturalness" that exist in society, as well as other people's standards of evaluation. It also seems to project Fujimori's own experiences. Although it seems to depict a personal story, it can also be understood as a visualization of the problems that many women face and that others may also face.
In this sense, Fujimori's works will bring new perspectives to viewers by making them realize that they may be imposing their own "common sense" on others, even though they themselves are tormented by the "common sense" of others. In this exhibition, Fujimori will present approximately 10 new works, which are further elaborated from his last solo exhibition.
Schedule | Nov 26 (Sat) 2022-Dec 24 (Sat) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Gallery Momo Ryogoku https://en.gallery-momo.com/  | ||||
| Location | 1-7-15 Kamezawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0014 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit A3 at Ryogoku Station on the Toei Oedo line, 5 minute walk from the East exit of Ryogoku Station on the JR Sobu line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3621-6813 | ||||
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