■　Artist In Residence Program 2012
 
　
　Artist in Residence Summer 2012 Exhibition"Texture and Sense (Kime to Kehai)
　
　   　
 

　

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　 The Aomori Contemporary Art Centre (ACAC) has conducted Artist in Residence programs since its founding in 2001. The theme for the 2012 year is "storytelling".Artists are storytellers who describe and convey the present world through their art activities and productions by interpreting contemporary society from myriad perspectives and offering previously unforeseen values or posing challenging questions.Pieces are created clearly and logically, but sometimes a storyworld hides behind each piece, containing poetic beauty and completely novel ideas which transcend logic, which would otherwise remain incomprehensible by looking a piece’s structure alone.
   In this exhibition, "Texture and Sense", we focus on each piece's subtleties, its storyworld in the backdrop. "Touch" suggests the intricate surface designs and patterns and corresponds with the word "texture" in English. The word "texture" holds many meanings; it can mean anything from "structure" and "composition" to "touch" or "feel" or "features". The words of well-known 20th-century architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, "God is in the details," tell of a strong awareness towards the most detailed textures.
   Throughout the exhibitions, we hope you will sense the quiet story which dwells in the details of each of our artists' pieces.


■Exhibition
28 July(sat) - 17 September(mon) / 10:00 - 18:00 / Admission Free

 
 

 

【Relational Event】

★Opening Event
28 July, 2012 14:30 - 16:00/ Free(Japanese)　
Artist Talk by the Artists
Venue; Lounge

★Anni LEPPA¨LA¨
Lecture "Mystery of the visible"
12 August(sun) 14:30 - 16:00/ Free　
Venue; Lounge
LEPPA¨LA¨ will discuss the state of photography in Finland in addition to introducing her own work.

★NOMURA Makoto Concert&Talk "Nomura Makoto / John Cage"
5 September(wed) Doors open;19：00/ Start;19:30/ Free
Venue; Gallery B
Nomura will hold a piano concert to commemorate the 100th birthday of the late John Cage.

★NOMURA Makoto Concert&Talk " Concert of Farm"
8 September(sat) Doors open;14:00/ Start;14:30/ Free
Venue; Gallery B
This is an original piano concert in which Nomura will present his own work in a space created especially by him.

★NOMURA Makoto Concert&Talk "Piano of Vegetable"
9 September(sun) Doors open;14：00/ Start;14:30/ Free
Venue; Gallery B
It’s the concert made by the encounter of vegetables and piano. Final concert by the artist.
Capacity; 30 people (Reservations required / Applications accepted by order of application)

★HOKI Nobuya Lecture&Workshop "Lines and Borders"
19 August (sun) 13:00 - 16:00/ Free
Eligibility; Junior high school students or above
Venue; Workshop studio
Capacity; 20 people (Reservations required / Applications accept by order of arrival)
After listening to Nobuya Hoki speak about his works and his pursuit of the distinct methods of drawing that characterize his work, we will experience his techniques for ourselves.

★assistant Gallery Tour & Workshop
26 August(sun), 2012 14:30 - 16:30/ Free
Eligibility; Open to anyone
Venue; Gallery A
Capacoty; 15 people (Reservations required / Applications accept by order of arrival)
In this workshop, we will experience assistant's exhibition space and pavilion while enjoying their work and the ACAC's architecture.

★Gallery Tour
18 August(sat)、2 September(sun) 14：30−15：30　
In this tour, an ACAC staff member will navigate you through the exhibitions so that you can experience each one to the fullest.
※ Reservations not required




You can look the progress of artist's work through ACAC blog
http://acacaomori.exblog.jp/

 

↑Anni LEPPA¨LA,¨ 《 Castle (ark) 》 , 2010.
21 x 28cm,
pigment print mounted on aluminium

↑Working at the field（NOMURA Makoto）


↑HOKI Nobuya《 Untitled 》 , 2011
Indian ink on paper
108×76.5cm / 42.5×30.1 Inch
Courtesy of Taka Ishii Gallery
Photo: Yasushi Ichikawa



↑assistant : Megumi Matsubara+Hiroi Ariyama
《 House of 33 years 》
　2012(in progress), private residence, Nara,
photo: assistant

 

  【Artists】
Anni LEPPA¨LA¨
　 Born 1981 in Helsinki, Finland. Graduated with an MA in Photography from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. She creates photographs replete with her own unique narrative of interweaving reality with fiction. Main exhibitions include: "Touching dreams" (The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark/2011) etc.

http://www. annileppala.fi/

 


↑《 Trees》 2010.
31,5 x 42,5cm,
pigment print mounted on aluminium

assistant [MATSUBARA Megumi＋ARIYAMA Hiroi ]
　 An architect unit created in 2002 by Matsubara and Ariyama. Their activities traverse art and architecture. They plan to complete a part of their "33-year-old House," a house under construction in Nara, while in Aomori and unveil is as a display, the space itself as an interactive work of art.　 "ABSENT CITY: Non-Existent City" Exhibition (Solo Exhibition/2008), etc.

http://www.withassistant.net/

 


↑《 風景／Windscape》
　Outside installation, Sesign Tide Tokyo 2010, DesignTide Extension、
MINI GINZA, Tokyo, 2010
Photo: Kenshu Shintsubo

NOMURA Makoto
Born in 1968 in Nagoya. Composer, keyboard harmonica/piano player, group composing facilitator.　In addition to his musical activities, he also participates in a wide variety of other genres such as theater and the fine arts. During his Artist in Residence, he will unveil his first installation piece and attempt a composure which employs the ACAC outdoors and piano.

http://www.makotonomura.net/

 


↑"The concert in a swimming pool in Aichi Triennale 2010", Aichi、
photo by Kazunori Ueda
HOKI Nobuya
　 Born in 1966 in Kyoto and a graduate from the Kyoto City University of Arts (MFA, painting). He produces paintings by a unique two-pronged drawing device, resulting in what Hoki describes as “double line drawing,” in which two parallel lines comprise the picture. Main exhibitions include: "rapt! − 20 contemporary artists from Japan" (Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne/2006)
"Painting Garden" (The National Museum of Art, Osaka/2010)

http://www.takaishiigallery.com

 

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↑《Untitled》2011, Indian ink on paper
108×76.5cm /42.5x30.1 inch
courtesy of Taka Ishii Gallery
Photo: Yasushi Ichikawa

   



 

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