Judith Seng & Yusuke Taninaka “The Point in Front Is Not the Point in Front Is Not”

Kyoto Art Center

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This exhibition features the artists Judith Seng and Yusuke Taninaka, both currently based in Berlin, and reflects on the relationship between performance and sculpture. Seng stayed in Kyoto for three months last year as a resident artist at the Goethe Institut Villa Kamogawa. Taninaka has worked at HAPS Studio, run by Higashiyama Artists Placement Service (HAPS), and is now studying contemporary dance in Berlin.
Both Seng and Taninaka create structures in which space, material, and the body interact. Sculpture, installations, and movements of the body are not separate, but, as a whole, indicate a process or a relationship, which makes possible compositions in which they can be seen as performative. Seng is inspired by the Japanese tea ceremony she experienced in Kyoto, seeing its ceremonial nature as choreography, while Taninaka, always moving between the domains of sculpture and performance, intends to make relationships occur as “duration.” This exhibition shows two approaches by two artists with different cultural backgrounds and experiences, aiming to open a space of dialogue and reflection.

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Reception Party
Date: Jul.13 (Thurs) From 19:00
Location: Meeting room 2 (3F)

Artists Talk
Date: Jul.23 (Sun) From 14:00-15:30
Location: Japanese style room (4F)
Admission: Free (No booking required).

Performances
■Judith Seng
Activation 1 - A kind of tea ceremony hosted by Mai Ueda
Date: Jul.14 (Fri) From 13:00, 14:00, and 15:00 (Duration 45 mins each)
Location: North Gallery
Admission: ¥1000
Participants: 10 people per session (*Please sign up beforehand)

Activation 2 & 3: A kind of collaborative sound ceremony initiated by Judith Seng
Dates: Jul.17 From 17:00 – 18:00, and Jul.23 From 17:00 – 18:00
Location: North Gallery
Admission: Free (No booking required)

■Yusuke Taninaka
Performance
Dates: Jul. 13 From 17:00 – 18:00, Jul.17 From 17:00 – 18:00, Jul.23 From 17:00 – 18:00, Aug.6 From 17:00 – 18:00, Aug.13 From 17:00 – 18:00
Location: South Gallery
Admission: Free (No booking required)

Please refer to the official site for further details.

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from 7月 13, 2017 at 10:00 to 8月 13, 2017 at 20:00

Opening Reception on 2017-07-13 from 19:00

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