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Sensing Nature: Perceiving Nature in Japan
Yoshioka Tokujin, Kuribayashi Takashi, Shinoda Taro

24 July, 2010 - 7 November, 2010
MORI ART MUSEUM

'As the search for an international response to global warming becomes more urgent, "Nature Sense" reexamines the Japanese view of nature. Since the times of literary works such as the Manyoshu and Genji Monogatari around one thousand years ago, nature has always been an important aspect of Japanese culture. It has also been incorporated into the art, craft and architecture of Japan.

How do contemporary Japanese creators conceive of nature, and how do they make use of it in their practices? In this exhibition three creators, Kuribayashi Takashi, Shinoda Taro and Yoshioka Tokujin present large-scale installations designed to reawaken our primal perception of natural phenomena and the natural environment. With mankind's great progress in information technology and urbanization, and in a present in which it is easy to become disconnected with reality, visitors are invited to feel a power greater than our own, and think about new possibilities for the relationship between humans and nature.+

http://www.mori.art.museum/eng/exhibition/index.html

Takashi Kuribayashi
http://universes-in-universe.de/car/singapore/eng/2006/tour/tanglin/img-41-3.htm

Taro Shinoda – Landscapes & Science = Dreams & Desires

'Taro Shinoda, born in 1964 and residing in Tokyo, is a Japanese conceptual artist. The central theme in his work is “landscapes”, which is not surprising when considering that as a child Shinoda went to a special high school to learn how to create and tend to traditional Japanese gardens. Shinoda himself says that it is actually nature that interests him. He also sees himself very influenced by science.'

tokujin yoshioka

'was born in saga prefecture, japan in 1967. after graduating from kuwasawa design school in tokyo, he studied design under shiro kuramata (1987-1988) and issey miyake (1988-1992) and went free-lance in 1992. he established the tokujin yoshioka design office in 2000. his works include shop design for issey miyake,
space design for nissan, bmw, shiseido. he planned exhibitions for issey miyake, hermes, muji and peugeot. his product design series known as ‘tokyo-pop’, based on his previous ‘honey-pop design, has been introduced by driade. recent works include a
street furniture piece at roppongi hills entitled ‘chair disappears in the rain’.he is the recipient of many international design awards.'

http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/yoshioka.html
related links:
http://www.tokujin.com
http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/muji.html