[Exhibition] Noritaka Kusunoki’s solo exhibition “It ’s always the others who die” opens at Pola Museum Annex

New work “ Arrows '' on the theme of life and death will be released for the first time

The exhibition, which consists of 20 new works, follows the trajectory of 10 years of creative activities, from the heelless shoes, which are the representative work of Nagisa, to the paintings that have been energetically created in recent years.

Norio Takanashi solo exhibition “It's always the others who die”

November 22 (Fri)-December 22 (Sun), 2019
POLA MUSEUM ANNEX

The solo exhibition “It's always the others who die” by Noritaka Suganas has started.

The venue, the Pola Museum Annex, has a space on the 3rd floor of the Pola Ginza Building, with a variety of exhibitions from the Pola Collection to contemporary art.

“Arrows”, which is the center of the exhibition, is a work that expresses “Japan's unique view of life and death” using 225 arrows made of red urethane paint on a wooden beech. The inspirational hint was the story of Kaediya from Amiko Amako who appeared in Kojiki and Nihonshoki. In the story of Amaka Wakako who throws back the arrow she released and loses her life, it symbolizes that her own wickedness leads to death, and the urge to “life” such as “desire” and “spear” In other words. Kinohana tells us through such work that such a life or death is an existence that has a vague border. Also, the bottom surface of Arrows was finished with a stainless steel mirror to show the ambiguity of the boundary. Real and virtual images (life and death, and “this world” and “ "That world").

The new painting “Descenting Series” has a total of 10 works, both large and small. The clouds and lightning drawn as the motif of the work are iconic icons that are often used in the nose work as a motif to metaphorize the boundary lines that indicate "heaven and earth" or "life and death" It can be said. Kino says that these were inspired by "Raigozu" in Buddhist paintings.

“Floating World” is a series of works that Kinohana has been making since she was a student at the University of Tokyo. The work is based on the high clogs worn by the bridegroom, the origin of “heelless shoes”. In this exhibition, new works with clouds and lightning as well as paintings are displayed in a pop color scheme based on the unique color sense of the nose.

The “heelless shoes” on display at this exhibition feature about 15,000 crystals per minute with elaborate handwork. It is also worth noting that this work is identical to the model that Nagino announced at graduation production and became the first pair of “Lady Gaga”.

During the exhibition, the art installation by the nose is being deployed on the window display facing the central street on the 1st floor of the POLA Ginza building, and 7 pairs of "baby heelless shoes" decorated with colorful crystals will be the holiday season. Color. Also on the 1st floor, the POLA THE BEAUTY GINZA store sells limited items of exhibitions that are decorated with patterns and materials that symbolize the nose work, and you can enjoy the world of the nose along with the exhibition. .

Outline of the exhibition <br /> Exhibition name: Noritaka Kusunoki "It's always the others who die"
Dates: November 22 (Fri)-December 22 (Sun), 2019 * Open daily during the period: 11:00 – 20:00 (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Admission fee: Free Venue: Pola Museum Annex (3rd floor, Pola Ginza Building, 1-7-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, 104-0061)
Access: Tokyo Metro Ginza 1-chome Station Exit 7 right away / Tokyo Metro Ginza Station Exit A9, 6 minutes on foot Organizer: Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.
U R L: http://www.po-holdings.co.jp/m-annex/

Artist profile <br /> Noritaka Hatana
Born in Tokyo in 1985. Born and raised in Kamakura in a family that runs the public bath “Kabukiyu” in Kabukicho. I learn to make things by hand from my childhood under the influence of my mother, a doll writer based on Steiner education. At Tokyo University of the Arts, majoring in dyeing and weaving, we produce kimono and clogs using Yuzen dyeing along with cultural studies on prostitutes. The graduation heelless shoes are inspired by the clogs of the bridegroom. In addition to holding exhibitions as an artist in recent years, he is also actively engaged in creative activities with traditional craftsmen. In March 2016, the first director of the Ningyo Joruri Bunraku stage “TATEHANA BUNRAKU: The Love Suicides on the Bridge” was performed at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in France. His works are permanently stored in world-renowned museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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