Visit Shinkichi Tajiri's castle in Baarlo

I visited Shinkichi Tajiri's castle in Baarlo last Sunday.  I didn't know about him a lot, just knew that he was one of Cobra members before.  But the more I knew about him, the more I realized how innovative and conceptual he was about his approach to his work and medium.

Shinkichi is a really interesting person to know.  Here's the part of the movie "Samurai in space" made by his friend, an Australian director Paul Cox.  You can see his castle here.  I heard from Giotta that Shinkichi allowed his grandson to pee to his cast sculpture outside.

Shinkichi took photos about most parts of Berlin wall while he lived in Berlin.  Some of them are uploaded here.  I heard the story that when he had an opening of his exhibition in Berlin, nobody appeared because the Berlin wall was fallen down on the day. What a lucky guy...

I'm making a work influenced by his work "Karesansui" (dry zen garden) at the moment.  The work will be exhibited in the end of June at Cobra museum.  I'll let you know when the schedule is fixed!

Cracking Cobra

Cracking Cobra is a new Honousrprogram of Rietveld academie and the Cobra museum. In this project, the participaiting artists respond to the material and immaterial legacy of Cobra and the Cobra Museum as an institute.  Cracking Cobra cordially invites to the presentation of the research projects. Temporary work will be on display during the summer, starting June 15th.

Participaiting artists:
Conrad Bosshard (CH), Severin Bunse (D), Lilia Luganskaia (RU), Sonia Kazovsky (IL), Eriko Khalesi (JP), Carla Mia Peer (CH), Erika Roux (FR), Giulia Shah (NL), Szilvia Sztankovits (HU), Lisa Vlietstra (NL) Anne Marijn Voorhorst (NL)

Curator: Alexandra Landre

place: Cobra Museum
opening: 24th May 2013, from 4 pm

 

Uploaded my new work

I uploaded my new work on my website.  Please have a look at it!

The exhibition finished.

Thank you for coming to the exhibition all the way no matter what kind of weather.  Hope to see you again soon. 

2nd opening coming this Friday

"IT'S LIKE DRESSING TWICE IN THE MORNING"
15/03/2013 - 24/03/2013

Exhibition Opening [PART II]:
22nd March, 20.00h - late

Opening Hours: 

23rd & 24th March, 14h - 18h

Address:

P/////AKT
Zeeburgerpad 53
1019 AB Amsterdam

Following the successful 1st opening of the group exhibition "IT'S LIKE DRESSING TWICE IN THE MORNING" last Friday, we're reworking on our projections with installations and performances.

We invite you to join us for the 2nd opening this coming Friday, 22nd, March.

1st opening

A work "voyage" from the 1st opening of the group exhibition "IT'S LIKE DRESSING TWICE IN THE MORNING".  Hope to see you at the 2nd opening this coming Friday (22th).

"IT'S LIKE DRESSING TWICE IN THE MORNING"

1st Opening: 15 March 2013, 8pm

2nd Opening: 22 March 2013, 8pm

P/////AKT
Zeeburgerpad 53, 1019 AB Amsterdam
Opening time: Friday to Sunday, from 2pm - 6pm, Free entrance

Currated by Johannes Schwartz

A group exhibition by the first-year photography students of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie will take place at P/////AKT.  We invite you to join us for the 1st opening this coming Friday.  

A week later, on 22nd March the 2nd opening will be held at the same space with a twist of the original exhibition.