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Humorous morphology with criticism |
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A English poet and critic, Sir Herbert Edward Read(1893-1963) gave the definition to sculpture as his phrase "Sculpture is to replace the meaning from a material to another material". For instance, to build a sculpture is not to trace the shape of woman but to catch the meaning from the shape, when the woman is the material for the work. He is sure to have wanted to say that the sculpture was not a literal translation of shape but a free translation. In that meaning, Hisayuki Mogami is the only one artist should be called "The great translator of shape". His wooden sculpture was not traced the shape of material and not a pure abstraction sculpture either. His works associates us a human's gesture like a man is walking or laying. That has the deep relationship with life and existence, and the feeling might have been translated to many kinds of shapes.
No, it is not only that. His work title was named by the katakana that shows onomatopoeic phonomime. Art critic Yusuke.Nakahara was pointing out that his work title is "Sculpture word that the work speaks". He translates by not only the object but also the word. Therefore, he must be the great master of translator of the life and the existence. Mogami's unique objects and words might be laughing off the authority and power, and might be dislocating the common idea. So, they make us to feel refreshed. However, the world coming after laughter and provocation might be not nothingness but warm. By wooden sculptures, objets and drawings in this exhibition, we are sure to feel the unique morphology made with superb duet of objects and words.
Stone sculpture artist Hidetoshi Takahama, who has been sticking to the motif of water, listens to the words that water speaks. Therefore, I want to call his sculpture "Shape of the water which translated by the stone" on Sir Read's word.
What kept him to the subject of water? The answer might be in his own description, "The word of water is a inner voice of the earth". Of course, I will not disregard the environment theory of the earth, the planet of water. However, I want to read "Inner voice of earth" as "Outer voice of human", and receive it as the critical consideration of human supremacy principle in modern culture. Because his works with fragmented shape and combined making are on the other side of uniform human. His humorous shape sculptures with curve and smooth surface are having a fluidity like quick water. Haruo.Sanda |
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Hisayuki Mogami |
Hidetoshi Takahama |
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1936 | Born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. |
1960 | Guraduated from Sculpture Course of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music. Awarded an Encouragement Prize at "The 10th Rodin Art Society Exhibition" |
1961 | Solo Exhibition at Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo.(Also held in '75 and '81) Solo Exhibition at Akiyama Gallery, Tokyo.(Also held in '63, '65, '69 and '71) |
1966 | The 6th Yugoslavia International Symposium of Sculptors. "Japanese New Painting and Sculpture" at MoMA, New York. |
1968 | The 4th Exhibition of Nagaoka Contemporary Art Museum Prize. |
1969 | The 10th Sao Paulo Biennale at National Museum of Fine Arts, Brazil. |
1971 | The 4th Modern Japanese Sculpture Exhibition. Solo Exhibition at Kinokuniya Gallery, Tokyo. |
1973 | Solo Exhibition at Tokiwa Gallery, Tokyo. |
1974 | Stayed in Europe for a year as the oversea trainee of the Agency for Cultural Affairs. |
1975 | Awarded the 4th Denchu Hirakushi Prize. The Prize Commemoration Exhibition at Takashimaya, Tokyo. |
1976 | Solo Exhibition at Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo.(Also held in '79, '81 and '88) |
1977 | Awarded the Prize of Tokyo Metroporitan Art Museum at the 7th Modern Japanese Sculpture Exhibition in Open-Air Museum of Ube City. Kanagawa Art Festival at Kanagawa Citizen Hall. "Japanese Beauty, Color and Shape" at The National Museum of Art, Osaka. |
1979 | Awarded the Excellent Prize at the 8th Modern Japanese Sculpture Exhibition in Open-Air Museum of Ube City. Art Today'79 at Seibu Museum of Modern Art. |
1980 | Awarded the Excellent Prize at the 7th Modern Sculpture Exhibition in Kobe Sumarikyu Park. |
1981 | Awarded the Excellent Prize of the 12th Teijiro Nakahara Award. "Development of Japanese Modern Sculpture" at The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama, Kanagawa. "Japanese Modern Art" at Cultural Art Promotion Academy of South Korea. |
1983 | Awarded the Sepecial Prize of Teiichi Hijikata at the 10th Modern Japanese Sculpture Exhibition in Open-Air Museum of Ube City. "Shape and Esprit of Wood" at The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama. |
1984 | Awarded the 12th Open-Air Sculpture Prize of Nagano City. "Forming of Today" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu. |
1985 | "The Course of Modern Sculpture" at Kanagawa Citizen Hall. Solo Exhibition at Sakura Gallery, Nagoya. |
1986 | Awarded the Excellent Prize of Yokohama Biennale at Nihonmaru Memorial Park. "Modern Japanese Art" in Taiwan. |
1987 | Awarded the Excellent Prize at the 12th Modern Japanese Sculpture Exhibition in Open-Air Museum of Ube City. |
1988 | "Artists of Today" at Yokohama Citizen Gallery. |
1989 | "Art Exciting'89 - Beyond Today" at The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama and the Queensland Museum & Art Gallery, Australia, "Artists of Today" at The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama, Kanagawa. "Standard-bearers of Abstract Sculpture" at Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art. |
1990 | Awarded the Excellent Prize at the 12th Modern Sculpture Exhibition in Kobe Sumarikyu Park. |
1991 | "A Century of Japanese Modern Sculpture" at the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki. Solo Exhibition at SOKO Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo. |
1992 | Produced the Peaceful City Monument of Yokosuka City, Kanagawa. |
1993 | Awarded the Prize of Fine Work at the 15th Modern Japanese Sculpture Exhibition in Open-Air Museum of Ube City. |
1994 | "Space Conception" at The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama. Solo Exhibition at Art Box, Yokohama. |
1996 | "Japanse Art - Revival 1964" at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. |
1999 | Solo Exhibition "MINAIMIEANI NANNIMOMIENAI (Don't see, can't see, can't see anything)" at Nizayama Forest Art Museum, Toyama. Solo Exhibition "KONOKITORIKOMINOKI (This tree is the assimilatable tree.)" at Aioi Shinrin Museum of Art, Tokushima. |
2000 | Solo Exhibition at Kongkan Gallery, Busan, South Korea. |
2001 | Awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal. |
2003 | Solo Exhibition at Art Gallery of Lyceum, Yokosuka. |
2005 | Retirement Memorial Exhibition at Art Hall of Musashino Art University. |
2007 | Solo Exhibition "KAMIGAMITOMOGAMINO OSHIAI HESHIAI (Gods and Mogami jostle each other)" at Atelire-K Art Space, Yokohama. "Modern Ages of Japan Sculpture" at The Miyagi Museum of Art, Mie Prefectural Art Museum and The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. |
2008 | "Candescent Great Masters - Big Heat" at Takashimaya, Tokyo. Duo Exibition with Hidetoshi.Takahama "INOCHINOUTA : ASOBUKATACHI (SONG OF LIFE : SHAPE TO PLAY)" at DOKA Contemporary Arts, Tokyo. |
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1957 | Born in Kumamoto |
1983 | Guraduated from Sculpture Course of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music Takifuji Prize |
1985 | Completed the graduate school of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music. Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1989 | Exhibition of Henry Moore Grand Prize Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture in Japan Exhibition of Contemporary Kyushu Sculpture Exhibition of Kanagawa Prefecture Art Kajima Sculpture Competition Exhibition of Openair Expressions Received an Encouragement Prize at Humor Sculpture Exhibition OPEN AIR EXHIBITION IN WANPAKU1989 Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1990 | Exhibition of Rodin Grand Prize Exhibition of Suma-rikyu Park Contemporary Sculpture "Esquisse Exhibition" Exhibition at Gallery Yamaguchi Openair Sculpture Exhibition at Showa Kinen Park Exhibition at Ginza Kumamoto-kan Received an Semi Grand-Prix Prize at The lullaby sculpture contest of Itsuki Object Tokyo Exhibition Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1991 | Biennale of Wind at Makurazaki Received an Prize of Tadano at Hometown of Stone Festival International Sculpture Symposium (Hungary) Exhibition of Rodin Grand Prize Art Museum on the Street "Ikebukuro" Exhibition of Openair Expressions Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1992 | Exhibition of Stone Sculpture at Stone Museum (every year) Exhibition of Contemporary Representational Sculpture in Japan Exhibition of Openair Sculpture of Grand Prize of Yoshi Kinouchi Exhibition of Openair Expressions Exhibition at Window Gallery |
1993 | Biennale of Wind at Makurazaki International Sculpture Symposium at Fujimi Kogen The International Sculpture Symposium HYUGA Exhibition of Shinseisaku |
1994 | Exhibition of Modern Art (every year till 2001) International Sculpture Exhibition in Miyazaki Airport Exhibition at Harajuku Stone Gallery The International Sculpture Symposium HYUGA Received a Brilliant Artist Prize at Exhibition of Modern Art "View to Tomorrow" (every year till 2003 without '99) |
1995 | International Sculpture Exhibition in Miyazaki Airport Exhibition of Openair Sclupture at Hatoyama Exhibition of Contemporary Marble Sculpture at Yamaguchi Received a Special Prize at Arakawa River Art Contest Exhibition at Gallery Wada |
1996 | Exhibition of Withart '96 at Housquare Yokohama Fuji Kasai Art Space Exhibition at Tokiwa Gallery International Sculpture Symposium |
1997 | Exhibition at Gallery Seira Received an Encouragement Prize at Exhibition of Modern Art International Sculpture Exhibition in Miyazaki Airport |
1998 | International Sculpture Exhibition in Miyazaki Airport Exhibition of Modern Art Exhibition at Tokiwa Gallery |
1999 | Exhibition at Space S Rock Heart Symposium Group exhibition at Sudo Museum |
2000 | Exhibition of Conversation with Space (Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art) Children Art Museum (Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art) |
2001 | Exhibition of Private Landscape (Land Gallery) Two-person exhibition (Gallery INOS) Exhibition at Contemporary Museum of Art in Nagi City, Daimaru Department Store Tokyo and Space S Exhibition On the Pallette (AIJ Architectural Museum) |
2002 | Exhibition at Gallery INOS Sculpture Symposium at Yonago Exhibition of AACA Synergy |
2003 | Exhibition of Drawing (Gallery52) International Sculpture Symposium (Burei) Exhibition at Gallery INOS |
2004 | Project of the Coffin of Great King Exhibition of AACA Synergy Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Japan and China (Shanghai) |
2005 | Exhibition of AACA Synergy Exhibition at Gallery INOS |
2006 | Art Fair (Shanghai) Exhibition of AACA Synergy Exhibition of Ars Kumamoto (Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto) |
2007 | Exhibition "Noriko Ueda x Hidetoshi Takahama" at Doka Contemporary Arts(Aoyama), Tokyo. Exhibition "Hidetoshi Takahama x Jun Ogata" at Doka Contemporary Arts(Aoyama), Tokyo. "Horse and Modern Art" at Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo. |
2008 | Duo Exibition with Hisayuki.Mogami "INOCHINOUTA : ASOBUKATACHI (SONG OF LIFE : SHAPE TO PLAY)" at DOKA Contemporary Arts, Tokyo. Duo Exibition with Tadaaki Okada "Poetic Sentiment of Black & White" at DOKA Contemporary Arts, Tokyo. |
2012 | Duo Exibition with Satoshi Koyama "A Shape of Life & Water" at Kenmin Deptartment Store, Kumamoto and Hamaya Deptartment Store, Nagasaki. CAF. Nebula Exhibition at The Modern Art Museum, Saitama. |
2013 | Solo exhibition "August Stone" at Kumamoto Airport Symposium of Yonago Sculpture at Takashimaya Department Store, Yonago. Exhibition "+7" at Shanghai Gallery 399, China. |
2014 | Hidetoshi Takaham Sculpture Exhibition at Shiranui Art Museum, Kumamoto Duo Exibition with Kim Tokuhi at Silk Gallery in Embassy of Japan in Korea. |
2015 | Solo Exhibition "Shape of Water" at DOKA Contemporary Arts |
2016 | Hidetoshi Takahama Exhibition at DOKA Contemporary Arts |
2017 | Solo Exhibition "Shape of Water" at Shibukawa City Museum |
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INOCHINOUTA : ASOBUKATACHI (SONG OF LIFE : SHAPE TO PLAY) |
Subway : Ginza-Line,Hanzomon-Line,Chiyoda-Line 10 minutes on foot from B1 exit of Omotesando Sta. |
Hisayuki Mogami + Hidetoshi Takahama |
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June 6 (Fri) - 14 (Sat), 2008 |
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