Cai Guo-Qiang ‘There and Back Again’ at Yokohama Museum of Art

ニューヨークを拠点に、現代美術界で最も活躍しているアーティストのひとり、「蔡國強(ツァイ・グオチャン)」をご存知だろうか。日本では、約7年ぶりとなる大規模な個展「蔡國強展:帰去来」が、7月11日より横浜美術館にて開催される。

Cai Guo-Qiang- There and Back Again 1 Head On 2006 The Deutsche Bank Collection
Photograph: Jon Linkins, Courtesy: Queensland Art Gallery ׀ Gallery of Modern Art

上海戯劇学院で舞台美術を学んだ蔡は、1986年の年末に来日し、筑波大学、川口龍夫研究室に在籍。東京、そして取手やいわきに滞在しながら創作活動を開始。日本滞在中に実績を重ねて火薬の爆発による絵画を発展させ、一躍、内外の注目を浴びるようになる。約9年にわたる日本での活動を経て、1995年以降はニューヨークに拠点を移し、世界を舞台に創作活動を続けている。2008年に開催された北京オリンピックでは、開会式・閉会式の視覚特効芸術監督として花火を担当し世界中で話題となった。

本展では、日本初公開となる近年の代表作「壁撞き(かべつき)」のほか、大規模な火薬による平面作品と、テラコッタによる新作インスタレーションが展示される。

★蔡國強展:帰去来
会期:2015年7月11日(土)~10月18日(日)
会場:横浜美術館
休館日:木曜日
時間:10:00~18:00(入館は17:30まで)
*夜間開館:9月16日(水)、9月18日(金)は20:00まで開館(入館は19:30まで)

一般:1,500円(当日)/ 1,300円(前売)/ 1,400円(団体)
大学・高校生:900円(当日)/ 700円(前売)/ 800円(団体)
中学生:600円(当日)/ 400円(前売)/ 500円(団体)
小学生以下:無料

Cai Guo-Qiang- There and Back Again 2 Illusion II 2006 Edition of 5. The Deutsche Bank Collection (1/5) and Collection of the Artist, Photograph: Jon Linkins, Courtesy: Queensland Art Gallery ׀ Gallery of Modern Art

Cai Guo-Qiang- There and Back Again 3 A Cherry Blossoms, 2015 Gunpowder on paper Collection of the artist Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio

Cai Guo-Qiang- There and Back Again 4 Odyssey 2010 Commissioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston for the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Arts of China Gallery, Photo by I-Hua Lee, courtesy Cai Studio

One of China’s most prolific Artists, Cai Guo-Qiang lived in Japan between 1986 – 1995 and it’s where his life as a Artist began. ‘There and Back Again’ marks a return to his artistic roots, Cai’s first large scale solo exhibition in the country taking place at Yokohama Museum of Art.

Cai is known for his drawings made by the explosion of gunpowder, ephemeral events using fireworks and other media, and grand scale installations. By applying unconventional materials and dynamic techniques, he incorporates materials related to Chinese culture such as gunpowder and Chinese traditional medicine, and grounds his artworks in the philosophy of Feng Shui. This fusion of the Eastern world-view with the effect of spectacle in his artistic practice has received international acclaim.

This exhibition presents significant works produced in the recent years, which have never been shown in the country. As an artist who was born in China, studied in Japan, and currently lives and works in America, Cai’s work reveals a symbolic contrast and harmony of the Eastern philosophy and the Western values.

This exhibition features a new large-scale two-dimensional work which is going to be produced specifically in Yokohama, as well as installations including “Head On” that will debut in Japan. The new work will be created in Cai’s signature medium, igniting gunpowder on paper for which the subject will be selected through the artist’s research on the history and culture of the city.

A monumetal exhibition for both the Artist and Yokohama Museum of Art.

Cai Guo-Qiang ‘There and Back Again’
July 11th – October 18th 2015
Yokohama Museum of Art