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【Upcoming Exhibition / 2017.05】
2017. 05. 06.sat. - 05. 15. mon. 12:00 - 19:00
＊ ON 13TH, 1ST FLOOR IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF ANOTHER WORKSHOP. PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU PLAN TO COME ON 13TH.
Entrane Fee ¥500
Statement／Leo Pellegatta
Kagome kagome
The bird in the basket,
When, oh when will it come out
In the night of dawn,
The crane and turtle slipped
Who is behind you now?
"Kagome" is an ancient traditional Japanese song. What the lyrics express is shrouded in mystery. One interpretation is that the term «kagome» can be referred to its shape,
the six- pointed star.
Certain scholars have a theory that the six-pointed star closely relates to Mt. Tsurugi, the highest peak of Shikoku island in Japan, and believe the Ark of the Covenant may be hidden somewhere in the mountain. According to this idea, after the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, ancient Israeli people relocated Far East and moving
along the Silk Road landed in Japan 2.700 years ago...
This exhibition explores this theory and it's possibilities, and how it relates to religious symbols and similar stories from the Old Testament.
Kagome is an ancient traditional Japanese song. What the lyrics express is shrouded in mystery. One interpretation is that the term " kagome" can be referred to its shape, the six- pointed star.
Certain scholars have a theory that the six-pointed star closely relates to Mt. Tsurugi, the highest peak of Shikoku island in Japan, and believe the Ark of the Covenant may be hidden somewhere in the mountain.
According to this idea, after the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, ancient Israeli people relocated Far East and moving along the Silk Road landed in Japan 2.700 years ago…
This exhibition explores this theory and it's possibilities, and how it relates to religious symbols and similar stories from the Old Testament.
EVENTS
05.06.sat. 19:00 - 20:00 Opening Event Charge ¥1,500（including Entrance Fee + 1 drink ）
05.13.mon. 19:30 - 21:30 Live Performance「To Mt.Tsurugi」 Charge ¥2,500（including Entrance Fee + 1 drink ）
Guest Performer :
Taiki/Acoustic GuitarTaiki produces bass, melody, drum, percussion, and noise simultaneously with a single acoustic guitar creating his unique world.His borderless style gives excitement, deep emotion and healing to audience. He has been collaboration with various artists in Japan and abroad, and has been performing for various festivals, providing his talent for corporation, CM, TV, radio, movie and etc.
UMU・PRISM・O・LYRA/ Mayumi Tanaka/Sound & performing artistSince 1990, Tanaka has participated as a member of dumb type, to all the works from “pH” to “Voyage” . Currently, she is working as a solo unit UMU, mainly based on composing continuous bass multiplex performance and sound installation. Publishing works as JUE AND ANOA, and as sound unit with Yukinori Maeda, chairman of COSMIC WONDER.
PROFILE
Leo Pellegatta
Born in Milan, then resident in Tokyo since 2003, Pellegatta is noted for his haunting, near-surreal explorations of the intimate dialogue between memory, time and place. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, he has contributed to numerous projects working with public institutions, art festivals and collaborating frequently with musicians and writers. Pellegatta’s work has been exhibited internationally and has been presented at important events such as: Centre Pompidou - Paris - “Hors Pistes Festival”- in 2011, “Tokyo Experimental Festival-Sound, Art & Performance” in 2012, and Biwako Biennale in 2016.Education:
1992-1996 BFA School of Visual Arts, Photography Department, New York, N.Y.
Selected Solo Exhibition:
2017 “The Ark, the Crane & the Turtle”, Kyotographie International Photo Festival – KG+ Award, Kyoto
2016 “The Ark, the Crane & the Turtle”, Biwako Biennale – Omihachiman, Japan
2016 “Tropical tree”, Kyotographie International Photo Festival / KG+, Kyoto
2016 “Open your eyes, now”, Kanzan gallery / Tokyo
2015 “Thought is the thought of thought”, Kyotographie International Photo Festival / KG+, Kyoto
2014 “Ulysses”, Archeological Museum of Istria, Pula, Croatia
2013 “Ulysses”, Galerie Schumm-Braunstein, Paris
2013 “Il Circo”, Kyotographie International Photo Festival / KG+, Kyoto
2011 “Indefinite Path” Togonon gallery, San Francisco
2010 “Requiem”, Galerie Schumm-Braunstein, Paris
2010 “Requiem”, Wave gallery, Brescia (Italy)
2010 “Requiem”, Galerie Schumm-Braunstein, Paris
2010 “Indefinite Path”, Mc2 gallery, Milan
2010 “Requiem”, Wave Gallery, Brescia (Italy)
2010 “Il Circo”, Sai gallery, Osaka
2009 “Requiem”, Semina Rerum, Zurich
2009 “Il Circo”, Nagune, Tokyo
2007 “Indefinite Path”, A+M, Milan
2006 “Indefinite Path”, Gallery Ef, Tokyo
2004 “Visioni - Maboroshi”, Japan Foundation, Bangkok
2003 “Visioni - Maboroshi”, Gallery Ef, Tokyo
2000 “Untitled - Cityscapes”, Galleria Bruna Soletti, Milan
1996 “An oracle for the birds”, installation view, SVA, New York
1995 “My name is Rabia Pal”, SVA, New York
1995 “Apollo, Barno, Carno”, public performance, Chelsea Park, New York
Selected group exhibition, installation views & performance:
2016 Abiko International Open Air Exhibition, Chiba, Japan
2015 Abiko International Open Air Exhibition, Chiba, Japan
2014 “Ulysses – The Sun Shines For You Today”, Nagune, Tokyo
2013 “Contellusion – Perspective”, Plaza gallery, Tokyo
2012 “Il ne restera que du Bleu”, Galerie Schumm-Braunstein, Paris
2012 “Contellusion”, Shibaura House, Tokyo
2012 Hors Pistes, Centre Pompidou, Paris
2011 “Cinema before Cinema” – Tokyo Experimental Festival, Tokyo Wonder Site
2011 Hors Pistes, Super De Luxe, Tokyo
2009 “10 – Una generazione di libri d`artista 1999-2009”, O`, Milan
2007 “Yan de Hafuri”, RouRou, Tokyo
2002 “The horse would know but the horse can't talk”, Premio Querini Stampalia – Furla, Venice
2001 “Racconti d'identità - La generazione delle immagini”, Palazzo Arengario, Milan
2001 “Paesaggi costieri”, Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Lega Ambiente, Rome
(International competition: honorable mention for the project “Il Delta del Po”)
2000 “Dialoghi sulla Stratificazione”, Palazzo Medioevo, Olgiate Comasco (Co), Italy
1999 “Supermegadrops”, Via Farini, Milan
1998 “Invideo”/ with the video: “I am making a road”, Palazzo della Triennale, Milan
Selected Bibliography:
L.Pellegatta: “Indefinite Path” – Photography L. Pellegatta & short text Ishii Shinji,RouRou, Shangai, 2006
L.Pellegatta: “Il Circo” – Photography L. Pellegatta & aphorisms Ramon Gomez de La Serna, Tokyo, 2009