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2015年02月16日
Show at PACE/MACGILL GALLERY in NY
"our face-prayers" PACE/MACGILL GALLERY
26th Feb - 25th April.
This is two person show with Tomoko Sawada.
KEN KITANO: our face - prayers / TOMOKO SAWADA: My Faces
32 East 57th Street, 9th Floor, New York
Tuesday - Friday, 9:30am - 5:30pm, Saturday, 10:00am - 6:00pm
http://www.pacemacgill.com/upcoming_exhibitions.php?item=136
会期中SHASHIN: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM JAPANとThe AIPAD Photography Show New York
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our face-prayers:
The 133 "our face" portraits I have created in Asia include diverse groups of people. I have named this particular exhibition prayers. For the Muslims, the daily ritual of praying to the Mecca is an embodiment of their daily lives and their life as a whole. Prayer also reaches beyond the realm of religion. The portrait of the people of Hiroshima is a prayer for the consolation of the victims’ souls and the complete annihilation of atomic bombs. The Tiananmen Square, another subject of my work, is a historic site where the demand for democracy was met with bloodshed. My newest work consists of a portrait entitled 25 participants at 2014 Hong Kong protests “Umbrella Revolution” shot in October 2014. These demonstrations that took place in central Hong Kong, continued to employ non-violent tactics giving the movement almost an air of solemnness. This gesture can also be comprehended as a silent prayer for democracy. In our present day, there seems to be no end to conflict and disaster. And in these times, various people in various sites, from various backgrounds are praying in various ways. These works are the portraits of our prayers of today. （2015Jan. Ken Kitano）
これまで私がアジアで制作してきた133のour faceの肖像には様々な集団が含まれる。私は今回の展示に「祈りーprayers」とタイトルした。イスラムの人々がメッカに祈りを捧げるのは彼らの生活と人生そのものである。宗教的な祈りばかりではない。広島の人々の肖像は鎮魂と核兵器のない世界への祈りといえよう。天安門広場はかつて民主化のために血が流れた歴史的な場所である。最も新しい作品に昨年10月に撮影した「25 participants at 2014 Hong Kong protests “Umbrella Revolution”」がある。香港中心地を占拠したこの行動は、徹底した非暴力を貫き、厳粛ですらあった。これもまた、民主化への静かな祈りといえるのではないか。今日、世界中で争いと災害が絶えない。様々な場所で、様々な背景を持った人々が、様々な方法で祈っる。これらの肖像は今日の、私たちprayersの肖像である。 (2015.1 北野謙)
□Solo show at ROSE galley in Santa Monica until 7th March.
KEN KITANO : Now, Here, and Beyond
This is Land Scape series of California.
ROSE gallery
17th January - 9th March 2015
Bergamot Station Arts Center 2525 Michigan Avenue G-5 Santa Monica CA 90404 T: 310.264.8440
http://www.rosegallery.net
投稿者 Ken Kitano : 16:29