EXHIBI­TIONS

MAIKO ENDO, CHU ENOKI, AND ÉLODIE LESOURD: METAL

Metals have played an important role throughout the development of human civilization, embodying the diverse and ambivalent properties of the minerals from which they are derived and the techniques used to process them. This exhibition sets out to reexamine the significance of metal as both a material and a symbol through the work of three contemporary artists. Emerging film director Maiko Endo will make a new film installation exploring the connection between the ninth-century Buddhist monk Kukai and mercury. Chu Enoki will contribute works made with scrap material that touch on the notion of the earth as an iron sphere. And Élodie Lesourd’s acrylic on MDF paintings will reflect her analysis of the semiotics of metal music. The exhibition is being held in conjunction with the publication of the Japanese edition of Savoir & Faire: Metal, first published in French in 2018 by Actes Sud and the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès.

GINZA MAISON HERMÈS LE FORUM

Located on the eighth and ninth floors of the Ginza Maison Hermès building, Le Forum invites Japanese and international artists to create site-specific installations that respond to Renzo Piano’s iconic crystalline architecture. The exhibition program has featured fantastical marble sculptures by Yutaka Sone, an immersive fog installation by Fujiko Nakaya, and a mini retrospective for Argentinean artist Julio Le Parc.

Le Forum is an initiative of the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès. Founded in Paris in 2008, the Fondation is a nonprofit organization that supports projects related to art, the transmission of traditional artisanal techniques, environmental issues, and education.