Dutch conceptual artist Melvin Moty's first solo exhibition in Japan, "MAM Project 021: Melvin Moty," will be held at the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi, Tokyo, from May 31st to August 31st.

This exhibition marks the 21st installment of the MAM Project, an initiative by the Mori Art Museum to support talented young artists from around the world. It showcases the work of Melvin Moty, who creates video, sculpture, and installations based on meticulous research into the relationship between neurology, science, history, and visual culture.

Melvin Moty was born in 1977. He first gained attention with a two-part video work exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2013. The exhibition features two works: "Eigengrau (Inner Self in Space)" (2011), which creates a fantastical world reminiscent of 1970s science fiction films by moving and rotating artifacts against the backdrop of the moon's surface, and "Eigenlicht (Inner Self in Space)" (2012), which focuses on the hidden components of minerals that glow under UV light, challenging preconceived notions of the function and value of subjects that are commonly shared by society.

This exhibition will also feature the new "Cluster Illusion" series, which is inspired by Edo Komon patterns and features randomly overlapping pointillist star maps expressed through silk dyeing.


【Event Information】
"MAM Project 021: Melvin Moty" Exhibition
Venue: Mori Art Museum
Address: 53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Dates: May 31st to August 31st
Hours: 10:00 to 22:00 (until 17:00 on Tuesdays)
Admission: Adults 1,500 yen, Students (high school and university) 1,000 yen, Children (ages 4 to junior high school) 500 yen *Same price as "Go-Betweens: Seeing the World Through Children," which is being held at the same time