Ginza Tsutaya Books (6th floor, GINZA SIX, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will hold a solo exhibition by Korean artist YU SORA titled "Watermelon, Tomato" at the store's FOAM CONTEMPORARY from Saturday, August 10th to Tuesday, August 27th, 2024.
Special feature page | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/architectural-design/41235-1605120626.html
"Living Together" mixed media, installation 2024
·overview
YU SORA was born in South Korea in 1987. In 2020, she completed her Master's in Sculpture at the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School. She creates casual domestic scenes, mainly through sculptures and installations using white cloth and black thread. Although the home is an extremely private space, the works created by YU SORA evoke a sense of familiarity that anyone can empathize with. This is because the motifs she chooses are commonplace and familiar to not only the artist but also the viewer, creating scenes that evoke individual memories and experiences through the objects.
This exhibition reflects the changes in the artist's family, having given birth last year, and her recent life influenced by the presence of a baby. Within the overall theme of "expressing the importance of fragile everyday life," the exhibition reveals the artist's perspective as she attempts to capture the changes in everyday life that come with changing life stages.
"Recorded Days: Watermelon, Tomato" 158×57 mm, fabric, thread, 2024
・Artist statement
I love myself so much that I started drawing my room and my daily life. As I continued to create works, I realized that this everyday appearance is fragile and can be greatly destroyed by even the smallest things.
We see on TV and the Internet images of many people losing their normal lives due to disasters, accidents, infectious diseases, wars, etc. In the back of our minds, we always feel anxiety and fear that such a day may come, whether it be in our immediate surroundings or to us.
My child was born and turned one year old. Behind this new happiness, new anxieties have also begun to emerge. As the number of things I want to protect increases, so do the number of things I fear. Small things bring joy, and small things shake up our daily lives. Although our daily lives always look similar, they shake and change in this way, becoming a new daily life.
In the past, I used to walk around the city and look at people's houses from the outside. On sunny days, laundry is hung out to dry on the veranda or in the garden. On rainy days, laundry is hung out to dry on the windowsill. Flower pots in front of the entrance.
Now, among them, I find families with small children, children's clothes hanging out to dry, strollers and toys in front of the entrance, etc. Even now, at a new stage in my life, I find peace and relief in finding similarities in the everyday lives of strangers.
I would like to depict that peace and sense of security in the midst of our everyday lives, which will continue to change many times in the future. I hope that when someone's daily life is shaken, my work can be a small source of strength to help them move forward to a new normal.
YU SORA
・Sales
The exhibited works will be on sale at the venue from 11:00 on Saturday, August 10th.
The online art marketplace "OIL by Bijutsu Techo" will begin selling the pieces from 11:00 on Tuesday, August 13th.
https://oil.bijutsutecho.com/gallery/730
*Depending on the pre-sales situation, sales of some works may end before the start of the exhibition period.
·profile
Photo by Hajime KATO
YU SORA
Born in Gyeonggi-do, Korea in 1987. Graduated from the Department of Sculpture at Hongik University, Korea in 2011. Completed the Master's program in Sculpture at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts in 2020. He creates works using white cloth and black thread, including embroidered two-dimensional works and three-dimensional installations. He participated in the Koganecho Bazaar in 2013, won the Excellence Award at the Tokyo Midtown Award in 2018, and participated in Roppongi Art Night in 2019. His work was purchased and won the Mori Award at the 68th Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Exhibition in 2020. He won the Grand Prix at the Sanwa Company Art Award in 2022.
Major solo exhibitions
2023 Mozuku, Egg (Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo)
2022 BankART Under35 (BankART KAIKO, Yokohama)
2021 Trivial Anniversary (Namdong Sorae Art Hall, Incheon)
2021 Ordinary Day (Amalove Art Lab A-lab, Hyogo)
2018 Trivial Anniversary (Gallery Lotte, Seoul)
2017 Moving (YCC Gallery, Yokohama)
Major Group Exhibitions
2024 Daily Update (Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery, Tokyo)
2022 cloth x over (Azamino Civic Gallery, Yokohama)
2021 Cliffs and Stairs (azumagaoka articulation, Yokohama)
2020 Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi (Shin-Marunouchi Building, Tokyo)
2019 Sculpture and House (Former Hirakushi Denchu Residence, Tokyo)
2019 Hideyuki Nakayama Exhibition, and then (TOTO Gallery MA, Tokyo)
2019 Roppongi Art Night 2019 (Tokyo Midtown, Roppongi, Tokyo)
2019 Street Museum 2019 (Tokyo Midtown Roppongi, Tokyo)
2018 Tokyo Midtown Award 2018 (Tokyo Midtown Roppongi, Tokyo)
2017 Shibuya Style (SEIBU Shibuya, Tokyo)
■Awards
2022 Sanwa company Art Award Grand Prize
2020 68th Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Works Exhibition Purchased works
2020 68th Tokyo University of the Arts Completion Works Exhibition Mori Award
2018 Tokyo Midtown Award 2018 Excellence Award
■Artist in Residence/Project
2017 PARADISE AIR (Chiba)
2015 Rolling 1942 Project: art space Boan (Seoul – Korea)
2013 koganecho bazaar 2013 (Yokohama)
・Exhibition details
YU SORA solo exhibition "Watermelon, Tomato"
Dates | Saturday, August 10, 2024 – Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Time: 11:00-19:00 *18:00 on the last day.
Venue | FOAM CONTEMPORARY
*An opening reception will be held on the first day, Monday, August 10th from 17:00 to 19:00.
No reservations are required and anyone can participate.
Closed on Mondays. Admission is free. Organizer: Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore. Contact: 03-3575-7755 (during business hours) / info.ginza@ccc.co.jp
Special feature page | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/architectural-design/41235-1605120626.html
・Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore
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Phone number: 03-3575-7755
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・FOAM CONTEMPORARY
Combining "LIQUID," which evokes the image of flexible project content, with "SOLID," a space fully equipped as a traditional white cube, the intermediate form known as "FOAM" is an expressive space that reflects the Japanese art scene from multiple angles.
The first "O" in the logo is intentionally misshapen to evoke the image of a bubble. It represents the ever-changing contemporary art scene itself, while also expressing the image of an artist's free, flexible and infinite expression.
As an expressive space that explores and fosters the value and joy of art that transcends the life cycle of art, while staying in tune with the actuality of the times, we will introduce a variety of noteworthy artists regardless of their career history or age.
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・CCC Art Lab
CCC Art Lab is a planning group within the planning company Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. that proposes "a life with art." Through proposing "a life with art," we hope to bring art closer to people, make people's lives happier, and contribute to creating a better society. Based on the knowledge we have gained through many years of business experience in store planning, art media, product development, event production, and more, we propose plans with an approach that only we can take.
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[Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (CCC ART LAB)] Press release
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