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Yuki Harada "Afterglow"
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KEN NAKAHASHI is pleased to present Yuki Harada's solo exhibition Afterglow, from October 26th, Saturday to November 21st, Thursday, 2024.
In his third solo exhibition at the gallery in two and a half years, Harada will debut his first-ever series of two-dimensional works, Dreamscape.
Yuki Harada employs technology and performance in his works to explore the insignificant elements of visual culture. The series draws inspiration from the genre of digital landscape art known as “dreamscape,” which emerged around the year 2020. Harada interprets these dreamscapes, which are characterized by a surreal sense of stillness, security, and sterility, as “landscapes that reflect contemporary global circumstances and the state of the planet.” Among the works in the Dreamscape series are Home Port (2024), which debuted as a video version in 2023, and Afterglow (2024), a new work created for this exhibition.
Home Port is a digital landscape representing Lahaina, a town on the island of Maui, Hawaii, after the devastating wildfire in August 2023. This work contains Harada’s ruminations of a distant future and past for Lahaina, which Harada began visiting in 2019 for researching the culture and history of Hawaii.
In the new work Afterglow, Harada portrays the mountains of his hometown, Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is modeled on Afterglow (1947), by nihonga painter Kaii Higashiyama. Afterglow was completed shortly after World War II, during Higashiyama’s period of deep grief following the loss of his family. It holds special significance for Harada to depict Iwakuni, where he is from, something that has been on his mind for a long time. This has been finally resolved.
As global tensions continue to rise, Harada's Dreamscape series reflects the world as if holding a mirror to society. We invite you to experience how the artist confronts the world through these landscapes.
In his third solo exhibition at the gallery in two and a half years, Harada will debut his first-ever series of two-dimensional works, Dreamscape.
Yuki Harada employs technology and performance in his works to explore the insignificant elements of visual culture. The series draws inspiration from the genre of digital landscape art known as “dreamscape,” which emerged around the year 2020. Harada interprets these dreamscapes, which are characterized by a surreal sense of stillness, security, and sterility, as “landscapes that reflect contemporary global circumstances and the state of the planet.” Among the works in the Dreamscape series are Home Port (2024), which debuted as a video version in 2023, and Afterglow (2024), a new work created for this exhibition.
Home Port is a digital landscape representing Lahaina, a town on the island of Maui, Hawaii, after the devastating wildfire in August 2023. This work contains Harada’s ruminations of a distant future and past for Lahaina, which Harada began visiting in 2019 for researching the culture and history of Hawaii.
In the new work Afterglow, Harada portrays the mountains of his hometown, Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is modeled on Afterglow (1947), by nihonga painter Kaii Higashiyama. Afterglow was completed shortly after World War II, during Higashiyama’s period of deep grief following the loss of his family. It holds special significance for Harada to depict Iwakuni, where he is from, something that has been on his mind for a long time. This has been finally resolved.
As global tensions continue to rise, Harada's Dreamscape series reflects the world as if holding a mirror to society. We invite you to experience how the artist confronts the world through these landscapes.
Schedule | Oct 26 (Sat) 2024-Nov 21 (Thu) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://kennakahashi.net/en/exhibitions/afterglow | ||||
| Venue | Ken Nakahashi https://kennakahashi.net/en | ||||
| Location | 5F, Shinjuku bldg. 2, 3-1-32 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0022 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit C1 or C5 at Shinjuku-sanchome Station on the Marunouchi, Fukutoshin or Toei Oedo line. 6 minute walk from the South East exit of JR Shinjuku Station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-4405-9552 | ||||
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