EXHIBI­TIONS

SHINRO OHTAKE

Driven by a deep engagement with the economies of images, information, and consumption that inform contemporary life, Shinro Ohtake’s protean artistic output ranges from collages and paintings to kinetic sculptures, multimedia environments, and light and sound installations. This exhibition focuses on his ongoing Retina (1988–) works made in collaboration with chance processes, including photographic chemical reactions and the effects of time. Encased in a resin coating that transforms the reflectiveness and materiality of the underlying photo-based compositions, these large-scale abstractions are enigmatic studies of the mechanisms of perception. They will be complemented by historic collages and Polaroid prints related to the series, as well as one of Ohtake’s signature Scrapbooks (1977–).

Ohtake’s work is also on view in a solo exhibition at the Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art through November 24.

TAKE NINAGAWA

Established in 2008, Take Ninagawa is dedicated to promoting emerging and historically established Japanese artists in a cross-generational, international framework. Represented artists build upon precedents in Japanese postwar experimental art in developing their own approaches to address contemporary concerns. International artists in the gallery’s program are invited to respond to the specific context for contemporary art and culture in Japan while giving expression to the broader perspectives they bring with them. Each exhibition at the gallery is conceived on a project basis, with artists encouraged to develop ideas across a series of exhibitions. Driven by a mission to produce new values that can challenge entrenched power structures in art and society, Take Ninagawa frequently collaborates on initiatives with other galleries in Japan, the Asia Pacific, and beyond. Represented artists include Ryoko Aoki, Thea Djordjadze, Kazuko Miyamoto, Shinro Ohtake, Aki Sasamoto, Danh Vo, Andro Wekua, Tsuruko Yamazaki, and Gozo Yoshimasu.