Makoto Aida (1965– ) Harakiri School Girls (detail), 2002.
Print on transparency film, holographic film, acrylic
46 3/4 x 33 3/8 in. (119 x 84.7 cm).
Courtesy Mizuma Art Gallery. Watai Collection.
Copyright © AIDA Makoto.
Bye Bye Kitty!!!
Print on transparency film, holographic film, acrylic
46 3/4 x 33 3/8 in. (119 x 84.7 cm).
Courtesy Mizuma Art Gallery. Watai Collection.
Copyright © AIDA Makoto.
Bye Bye Kitty!!!
Between Heaven and Hell
in Contemporary Japaneses Art
Japan Society Gallery
333 East 47th Street, NYC
(between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
March 18 - June 12, 2011
Japan Society Gallery
333 East 47th Street, NYC
(between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
March 18 - June 12, 2011
Bye Bye Kitty!!! is a radical departure from recent Japanese exhibitions. Moving far beyond the stereotypes of kawaii and otaku culture, Japan Society’s show features sixteen emerging and mid-career artists whose paintings, objects, photographs, videos, and installations meld traditional styles with challenging visions of Japan’s troubled present and uncertain future. Each of the three sections, Critical Memory, Threatened Nature, and Unquiet Dream, not only offers a feast for the senses but also demolishes our preconceptions about contemporary Japan and its art.
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