Architect Arata Isozaki's solo exhibition "2 x 5 = 60" will be held at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Jingumae, Tokyo, from August 31st to January 12th, 2015.
This exhibition focuses on "extra-architectural thinking." The term "extra-architectural thinking" as used here has two meanings: specific "extra-architectural" thinking in contemporary cultural representation in general, including art, music, video, and photography, and "architecture" that attempts to deconstruct and reorganize those cultural representational methods. Isozaki aimed to visualize "extra-architectural thinking" through multifaceted methods that go beyond the title of architect.
The exhibition is centered around a full-scale model of Isozaki's study in Karuizawa, known as the "Birdhouse," where he spends the summers away from his Tokyo studio and working on projects outside of architecture. The second and third floors are themed "12 Extra-Architectural Thoughts" and "12 Collaborations," and will feature traces of Marilyn Monroe's proportions that Isozaki used as a curved ruler, as well as works he has collaborated with, including Taro Okamoto, Jiro Takamatsu, and Isamu Noguchi.
On the fourth floor, sketches drawn by Isozaki during his travels are on display under the three themes of "12 Homes," "12 Journeys (Eastern Edition: Orient)," and "12 Journeys (Western Edition: Occident)."
In addition, various events are scheduled to be held during the exhibition, including a performance by dancer Tanaka Min and a concert by sho player Miyata Mayumi and violinist Shoji Sayaka. Reservations are required for all events.
Arata Isozaki graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo. In 1963, he established Atelier Arata Isozaki. He has created a wide range of buildings, from the group of buildings concentrated in Oita City in the 1960s, such as the Oita Prefectural Central Library, to the wide range of buildings he has realized both domestically and internationally in the 1990s, with an emphasis on personal thought and space. His activity over more than half a century has always transcended the framework of architecture, using a variety of expressive methods such as thought, art, design, music, film, and theater to raise issues that intersect with eras and other disciplines.
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[Event Information]
Arata Isozaki "12 x 5 = 60" Exhibition
Venue: Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
Address: 3-7-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Period: August 31st to January 12th, 2015
Hours: 11:00 to 19:00 (extended to 21:00 every Wednesday)
Closed: Mondays (open September 15th, October 13th, November 3rd and 24th, December 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, and January 12th), December 31st to January 3rd
Admission Fee: Adults 1,000 yen, Students (under 25 years old) 800 yen, Elementary and Junior High School Students 500 yen, Those 70 years and over 700 yen
Workshop "Mondrian's Tea Ceremony"
Venue: Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, 2nd Floor Mondrian Tea Room
Date: Every Wednesday during the exhibition period (except December 31st)
Time: From 18:00
Fee: 1,500 yen (includes matcha green tea and Japanese sweets) *Reservation required, limited to 10 people
Performance: "Hiragana Dance"
Venue: Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
Date: September 20th
Date: From 19:00
Performer: Tanaka Min (dancer)
Fee: 2,500 yen *Reservation required
Concert: "Hosokawa, Bach, Cage for Sho and Violin - Homage to Arata Isozaki"
Venue: Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
Date: November 3rd
Time: 16:00 and 19:00 sessions
Performers: Sayaka Shoji (violin), Mayumi Miyata (sho) Participation fee: 3,500 yen *Reservation required
Conversation "That's why I can't give up on tea rooms"
Venue: Architects Association of Japan Main Building Hall (5 minutes' walk from Watari Museum of Contemporary Art)
Address: 2-3-16 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Date: November 7th
Time: 18:30 to 20:00
Speakers: Fujimori Terunobu (architect), Isozaki Arata
Participation fee: 2,000 yen *Reservation required
