《ice forms VII》2008《New Ocean: thaw》, production still from 2001. Courtesy of the artist © Doug Aitken
Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo is pleased to announce the opening of New Ocean: thaw, an immersive installation by American artist Doug Aiken. An exhibition showcasing "Thaw" will run from November 13th to February 7th, 2021. This exhibition is part of the Fondation Louis Vuitton's "Hors-les-murs" (Beyond Walls) program, which brings previously unseen works from the collection to Espace Louis Vuitton in Tokyo, Munich, Venice, Beijing, and Seoul, with the aim of providing a wider audience with the opportunity to experience the collection through international projects.

Doug Aiken's work ranges from photography, sculpture, and architectural interventions to film, sound, single- and multi-channel video works, and installations. Aiken's paradoxically abstract art, centered on the human figure and landscape, takes on an almost physical, sensory quality that transcends the boundaries of simple visual perception. The immersive projection "New Ocean: thaw" offers a new perspective on Alaska's poetic vastness, exploring the romantic sentiment toward natural immensity captured in 19th-century panoramas, but in the context of contemporary issues such as climate change, catastrophes, and melting glaciers. This spectacular work, exhibited as part of the "Hors-les-murs" (Beyond the Walls) program showcasing works from the Fondation Louis Vuitton collection, has been reconstructed by the artist specifically for Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo.

About the Fondation Louis Vuitton
The Fondation Louis Vuitton is an art institution dedicated to contemporary art and artists, as well as the seminal 20th-century works that have inspired them. Since its opening in October 2014, the museum has welcomed more than six million visitors from France and around the world.

The Foundation also provides artistic direction for the "Hors-les-murs" (Beyond the Walls) program, which aims to present the collection at the Espaces Louis Vuitton in Tokyo, Beijing, Munich, Venice and Seoul. The exhibitions in these spaces are free to the public and the Foundation promotes its activities through various related cultural communications.

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Period: Friday, November 13, 2020 - Sunday, February 7, 2021
Opening hours: 12:00 - 20:00
Closed on the same days as the Louis Vuitton Omotesando store. Admission is free and no reservations are required
You may have to wait to enter to prevent overcrowding inside the venue.
* Closed on the same days as the Louis Vuitton Omotesando store. Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo
7F, Louis Vuitton Omotesando Building, 5-7-5 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
3-minute walk from Exit A1 of Omotesando Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, and Chiyoda Line



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