An exhibition of the cutting-edge architect Tane Tsuyoshi, based in Paris, France, titled "Tane Tsuyoshi | Archaeology of the Future - Digging & Building" will be held at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery from October 19th to December 24th.

A related project, "Tane Tsuyoshi | Archaeology of the Future - Search & Research," will be held at TOTO Gallery MA in Nogizaka from October 18th to December 23rd.

〈Kofun Stadium, Proposal for New National Stadium〉Tokyo 2012
image: courtesy of DGT.
Tane Tsuyoshi is a promising architect based in France who is currently attracting widespread attention for his projects around the world. In his twenties, he won the international design competition for the Estonian National Museum as Dorel Ghotmeh Tane (DGT.), and with the project reaching completion in the fall of 2016, nearly ten years after being selected, he is attracting even more attention both at home and abroad. In 2012, he participated in the international design competition for the New National Stadium (when Zaha Hadid's proposal was selected), and his "Kofun Stadium" project, one of 11 finalists, brought him widespread recognition. After DGT. disbanded in 2017, he established Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects in Paris, further expanding his scope of work. This exhibition, based on the shared theme of "Archaeology of the Future—Memories of the Future," will showcase Tane's intensive work to date and his challenge to explore how architecture can shape the future through memory, across two venues. Titled "Digging & Building," the exhibition at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery will explore his method of unearthing, digging into, and evolving the memories surrounding a place, as well as representative works such as the "Estonian National Museum" and "Kofun Stadium," as well as his latest projects, through large-scale models and video footage.

〈Estonian National Museum〉Tartu 2006-16
photo: Eesti Rahva Muuseum / image courtesy of DGT.

The opening of the exhibition, "gallery 1," uses a 6-meter-high space to exhibit Tane's research method using images and text, which he implements in all of his projects. Tane calls this method, in which he pastes a huge number of images associated with a place on the walls and organizes his thoughts through repeated classification and investigation, "Archaeological Research." This exhibition allows visitors to experience the concept of "memory" itself as an experimental space for research. In "Gallery 2," seven works, including the "Estonian National Museum" and "New National Stadium Proposal: Kofun Stadium," as well as ongoing projects, are spatially displayed throughout the entire exhibition room. Each project is presented through large-scale models ranging from 1/10 to 1/100, and the 10-meter-long "Estonian National Museum" allows visitors to physically experience the space. Each project is accompanied by various materials and objects collected during the "Archaeological Research" process, providing clues to the thought process that led to the creation of each building. For the "Estonian National Museum," the actual model submitted for the design competition will be on display. A 30-meter corridor will also be used to present a comprehensive timeline of Tane's short but densely packed work, spanning over 100 projects since 2004. Furthermore, artist Hikaru Fujii, who shares Tane's philosophy that "architecture is about creating memories for the future," participated in the video production for each project. Fujii, known for his work that focuses on the generation of history and memory and reexamines various aspects of contemporary society, visited the completed project and Tane's studio in Paris to photograph the museum. The "Estonian National Museum" is exhibited using a large two-screen projection. Visitors can see the architecture that carries on the memories of the place and the people who live there creating the future while building new memories.

〈Archaeological Research〉 2018
At TOTO Gallery MA, the process of architectural thought and consideration based on "Search & Research" is unfolded, showcasing the methodology of "Archaeological Research." The two exhibitions aim to comprehensively present Tane's process of research and practice, which involves creating new systems by analyzing the memories of a place from various angles and developing them into architecture that will connect to the future.

"Memory moves the present and creates the future..." Tane's creations, based on this belief, will inspire each of us, who are the carriers of our cities, to think about the power and mission of architecture and its possibilities for the future.