Nov. 19, 1996 Dec. 10, 1996

Art Infomation Index - Nov. 26, 1996


<<Jasper Johns Retrospective Exhibition>>
Starting from New York, traveling to Cologne and Tokyo
Makoto MURATA
The <<ARCUS '96>> Starts in Ibaraki Prefecture
Makoto MURATA

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<<Jasper Johns Retrospective Exhibition>>

Tour Exhibitions / New York
Period:
October 20, 1996 - January 21, 1997
Location:
Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA)
Tour Exhibitions / Cologne
Period:
March 7 - June 1, 1997
Location:
Museum Ludwig, Cologne
Tour Exhibitions / Tokyo
Period:
June 28 - August 17, 1997
Location:
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo





MoMa | The Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/

MoMA | Jasper Johns: a retrospective
http://www.moma.org/
johns/index.html

The Poster Gallery: Modern Masters
http://www.postergallery.
com/modern.html#johns

Jasper Johns: A Retrospective
http://www.metrobeat.com/
nyc/eve/5166709.html

Welcome to MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOKYO
http://www.via.or.jp/
~imnet/mot/index-e.html

<<Jasper Johns Retrospective Exhibition>>
Starting from New York, traveling to Cologne and Tokyo

Makoto MURATA



The <<Jasper Johns Retrospective Exhibition>> has started at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA) (held until January 21st, 1997). When you hear the name "J.J.", the young generation aged under 30 years old may consider him as a figure of the past, or as an artist positioned as a master in art history. However, for those who have studied art in the 60's to the '70's, he was definitely a star of Contemporary Art.

In this exhibition, there are the series from the '50's such as the "Flag" and the "Target" series, the masterpiece from 1964, "According to What", the series based on the motif of crosshatching and flagstone from the '70's, "The Seasons" which won a prize at the '88 Venice Biennale, and the "tableau", which was like a riddle of the '90's where versatile images were intricately woven with each other. The works totaled to 225 items. Although the impact we received at the first showings cannot be obtained in this exhibition, the anguish which seeps through from behind the recent works, reflecting the artist's growing state of confusion, touches our hearts, even bringing tears to my eyes.

After exhibiting at the MoMA, it will travel to the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, then to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, in June next year.

[Makoto MURATA/Art Journalist]

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<<ARCUS '96>>
Location:
the ARCUS Studio
(Moriya-machi, Soma-gun, Ibaraki prefecture)
Period:
October 1, 1996 - February, 1997
Information:
the ARCUS Studio
Tel.0297-48-0757
e-mail: arcus@plum.
pref.ibaraki.jp
Program Schedule
September 29 - December 22, 1996
Communication Program 1 - 3
January 25 - February 23, 1997
Project exhibition
Program "AA School Workshop"
Location:
Periphery of the ARCUS Studio (Moriya-machi, Soma-gun, Ibaraki prefecture)
Period:
December 9 - 22, 1996
Program content:
Workshop inviting Shin Egashira from the AA School, an architectural institute in Great Britain.





arcus grand open
http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/
prog/arcus/index_e.html

Elmer Borlongan
TRADITION/TENSIONS: Sanggawa Group (Philippines)
http://www.i-concept.com/
asia/g17.htm

Sharon Lockhart
http://www.tractor.com/
petzel/lockhart/lockhart.html

Sharon Lockhart - Reference Page
http://www.artincontext.com/
listings/pages/artist/
m/1ejxjqam/menu.htm

Tawatchai Puntusawasdi
OSAKA TRIENNALE 1996
http://www.kpn.nishi.osaka.jp/
osaka-triennale/e.html

"AA School"
The Architectural Association
http://www.gold.net/ellipsis/
evolutionary/aa.html#top

Architectural Association
http://www.formz.com/
html_text/Education_Joint/
schools_text/aa.html

The <<ARCUS '96>> Starts in Ibaraki Prefecture

Makoto MURATA



The "ARCUS Project" is a program by the Ibaraki prefecture centered around an artist-in-residence project. The pilot program has entered its second year, and they have started this year by inviting six artists from both Japan and overseas.

From October to February next year, the artists will stay in Moriya-machi in southern Ibaraki, and they will use a studio which was formerly a school building for the Ooisawa Elementary School. The 6 artists involved are Elmer Borlongan (the Philippines), Bernard Joisten (France), Sharon Lockhart (United States), Tawatchai Puntusawasdi (Thailand), Shin Ji Young (R.O.K.), and Jun'ya YAMAIDE from Ooita prefecture. Their average age is 28 years old, which is quite young. They will be creating works inspired by the area, for example, filming female students enjoying basketball, and creating works resulting from communication with the residents.

[Makoto MURATA/Art Journalist]

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