Ginza Tsutaya Books (6th floor, GINZA SIX, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will hold artist Rihomi Sato's solo exhibition "Senses of Bonds" at the store's FOAM CONTEMPORARY from Saturday, September 7th to Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024.
Special page | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/art/42065-1432170808.html
"Human Story", 2024
·overview
Sato Rihomi is based in New York and is a member of the art collective GOLD WOOD ART WORKS, led by artist Yamaguchi Retsumu.
Sato's collages and paintings are sprinkled with vivid colors and motifs extracted from various sources, including the female body and images from ancient paintings, pornographic magazines, and social media. For her, her work is an action that explores her identity, which fluctuates daily as an immigrant from Japan and as a woman, and questions social stereotypes. Through an experimental process that combines different materials such as paint, photography, paper, and fabric with deformed motifs, she confronts discomfort and anger that lurk in the everyday, such as lookism, gender bias, racial prejudice, and excessive consumption images.
This exhibition features a video in which Sato describes his thoughts on same-sex marriage, as well as a series of works he created after seeing a fresco depicting an ancient Roman couple at the same time. While pondering the universal question of "why people desire other people" and the conflicts and social barriers that arise in making that desire come true, Sato portrays a variety of relationships with the self and others, such as people dealing with feelings of loneliness and people who come into contact with someone's skin.
"Triad", 2024
《I buy a plant each time I'm feeling blue》,2024
・Sales
Works exhibited at the venue will go on sale from 11:00 on Saturday, September 7th.
*Depending on the pre-sales situation, sales may end before the start of the event.
・Talk events and workshops will be held during the event.
■Workshop Dates | Saturday, September 7th, 14:00-15:30
Capacity: Approximately 10 people Create a self-portrait using a collage.
*Participants will be asked to bring materials such as paper and cloth (old clothes).
Talk event schedule: September 15th (Sun) 17:30-18:30
Speakers: Rihomi Sato, Kento Tanbara (author, curator)
Capacity: Approximately 20 people Participation Fee: Free *Details about the workshops and talk events will be announced on the special page as soon as they are decided.
·profile
Rihomi Sato
Born in Tokyo, she moved to New York in 2015. She studied abstract painting and mixed media, and currently lives and works in New York. Her paintings and collages combine various materials with motifs of identity and human diversity.
Major exhibitions include "Friday Night Humanism" (Hiro Okamoto Gallery, Tokyo Japan) in 2023 and "EVERY WOMAN BIENNIAL" (NY, USA) in 2024.
・Exhibition details
Sato Rihomi "Senses of Bonds"
Dates｜September 7, 2024 (Saturday) to October 2, 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 11:00-19:00 *18:00 on the last day.
Closed on Mondays *The gallery will also be closed on the national holidays of September 16th (Monday) and 23rd (Monday).
Opening reception | Friday, September 6th, 18:30-20:00
Venue | FOAM CONTEMPORARY
Admission | Free Cooperation | HIRO OKAMOTO, GOLD WOOD ART WORKS
Organized by | Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore Special Page | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/art/42065-1432170808.html
・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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・Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore
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Phone number: 03-3575-7755
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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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