【STARS展】奈良美智さん展示室〜「STARS展：現代美術のスターたち―日本から世界へ」森美術館

STARS展：現代美術のスターたち―日本から世界へ

森美術館で開催中の「STARS展：現代美術のスターたち―日本から世界へ」に伺いました。

STARS展は、2020年開催の東京オリンピックタイミングにあわせて企画されましたが、新型コロナウイルスの影響で、時期をずらしながら開催に至りました。

本展は、日本という枠を越えて広く国際的に活躍し、今日、多様な地域や世代から高い評価を得るアーティスト6名を選び、その活動の軌跡を初期作品と最新作をつなぐかたちで紹介するものです。
彼らの実践は世界からいかに評価されてきたのか。国境や文化を越えた普遍的な課題の追求、伝統や美学、テクノロジーやサブカルチャーなど、日本固有の社会的、文化的、経済的背景を踏まえて探ります。
また、1950年代から今日まで、海外で開催された主要な日本現代美術展に関する資料も展示し、それぞれの時代の評価軸や系譜が検証されます。

奈良美智

初公開の15点を含む初期1980年代から近年までのドローイング約20点、コラボレーションなどで幅が広がった中期の代表的なインスタレーション作品《Voyage of the Moon(Resting Moon) /Voyage of the Moon》(2006年 )、新作《Miss Moonlight》(2020年)を含む大型肖像絵画、そして奈良さん本人の多様なコレクションなどが展示されました。

奈良美智

1959 年、青森県弘前市生まれ、栃木県在住。
ドローイング、絵画、彫刻などを制作している。子供、動物、植物などが頻繁に登場する作品群は、親しみやすさと神聖さ、無邪気さと残酷さなど、一見相反する性格を共存させ、観るものの想像力を刺激する。日本の「かわいい」文化を体現するものと捉えられることもあるが、こうした不安定で力を持たない主人公たちは、辺境や境界で生きるものたち、権力構造を逃れる自由な精神の代弁者なのである。音楽への造詣の深さと愛、ポップカルチャーと現代美術の接続を行うようなジャンルを超えたスタイルでも知られる。
1980年代後半に作家活動を開始し、1988年から2000年まではドイツを拠点に活動。日本に帰国した 2000年には、シカゴ現代美術館やサンタモニカ美術館( 現インスティテュート・オブ・コンテンポラリーアート・ロサンゼルス)で個展を開催するなど、欧米での評価を確実なものにする。2001年には国内初の大型個展が、横浜美術館を始め国内5都市を巡回し、2000年代には、韓国、中国、台湾のみならず、東南アジアでも注目が高まり、2015年にはアジア・ソサエティ香港センターで個展を開催。2020 年にはロサンゼルス・カウンティ美術館での大規模な個展、2021年には、ダラス・コンテンポラリーでの個展が予定されるなど、近年益々評価が高まっている。

展示風景〜奈良美智《Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon》 2006年ミクスト・メディア 476 x354x495cm 所蔵：金沢21世紀美術館

《Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon》を取り囲むように、奈良さん本人直筆の「はいらないで」「ストップ」がイラスト付でありました。

《Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon》※Detail

奈良美智《Lonely Moon / Voyage of the Moon》 2006 年アクリル絵具、FRP に貼られた布 φ180 x 26 cm 所蔵:金沢21世紀美術館

奈良美智《Miss Moonlight》 2020年アクリル絵具、キャンバス 220x195cm

奈良美智《Submarines in Girl》 1992年アクリル絵具、キャンバス 100x150cm 所蔵：クローディア

奈良美智《地雷探知機》 1993年アクリル絵具、キャンバス 150x100cm 個人蔵

作品点数は最も多かった奈良美智さん。
ご自身のキャリアやバックボーンを含めて見せる手法で、とても親しみやすい展示でした。
特に月夜をイメージした展示空間は、奈良さんの真骨頂なのではないでしょうか！

STARS: Six Contemporary Artists from Japan to the World

We visited “STARS: Six Contemporary Artists from Japan to the World,” currently on view at the Mori Art Museum.

The STARS exhibition was originally planned to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, but due to the impact of COVID-19, it opened on a delayed schedule.

The exhibition presents six artists who have transcended the framework of “Japan” to become internationally active, receiving high acclaim today across a wide range of regions and generations. It traces the arc of their careers by pairing early works with the most recent ones.
How have their practices been evaluated by the world? The show explores the pursuit of universal themes that cross borders and cultures — tradition and aesthetics, technology and subculture — against the backdrop of Japan’s unique social, cultural, and economic context.
Materials related to major exhibitions of Japanese contemporary art held abroad from the 1950s to today are also on view, offering a chance to examine the evaluative frameworks and genealogies of each era.

Yoshitomo Nara

The exhibition features approximately 20 drawings from the early 1980s to recent years (including 15 shown for the first time), a signature mid-career installation whose scope was broadened through collaborations, “Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon” (2006), large-scale portrait paintings including the new work “Miss Moonlight” (2020), and a diverse selection from Nara’s own personal collection.

Yoshitomo Nara

Born in 1959 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture; based in Tochigi Prefecture.
Nara works in drawing, painting, and sculpture. His works, which frequently feature children, animals, and plants, hold seemingly contradictory qualities in coexistence — familiarity and holiness, innocence and cruelty — stimulating the viewer’s imagination. Sometimes seen as embodying Japan’s “kawaii” culture, these unstable and powerless protagonists are in fact spokespersons for those living on the peripheries and borders, for the free spirits that escape structures of power. He is also known for his deep love and knowledge of music, and for a cross-genre style that connects pop culture with contemporary art.
He began his artistic career in the late 1980s and was based in Germany from 1988 until 2000. In 2000, the year he returned to Japan, he solidified his reputation in the West with solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Santa Monica Museum of Art (now the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles). In 2001, his first major solo show in Japan traveled through five cities including the Yokohama Museum of Art. In the 2000s, attention grew not only in Korea, China, and Taiwan but also across Southeast Asia; in 2015, he held a solo show at Asia Society Hong Kong Center. A major solo exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art opened in 2020, and a solo show at Dallas Contemporary is scheduled for 2021 — his reputation continues to rise year by year.

Installation view — Yoshitomo Nara, “Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon,” 2006, Mixed media, 476 x 354 x 495 cm, Collection: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Handwritten notes by Nara himself — “Do not enter” and “Stop,” complete with illustrations — encircled “Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon.”

Yoshitomo Nara, “Lonely Moon / Voyage of the Moon,” 2006, Acrylic on cloth over FRP, φ180 x 26 cm, Collection: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Yoshitomo Nara, “Miss Moonlight,” 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 220x195cm

Yoshitomo Nara, “Submarines in Girl,” 1992, Acrylic on canvas, 100x150cm, Collection: Claudia

Yoshitomo Nara, “HELP,” 2011, Acrylic and pen on wood, 30.5×20.5cm

Yoshitomo Nara, “Mine Detector,” 1993, Acrylic on canvas, 150x100cm, Private collection

Yoshitomo Nara had the largest number of works on display.
The presentation, which framed his personality and background alongside his art, felt remarkably inviting.
The moonlit-night exhibition space in particular felt like the very heart of Nara’s practice.

STARS展：当代艺术之星——从日本走向世界

本次探访了Mori Art Museum正在举办的”STARS展：当代艺术之星——从日本走向世界”。

STARS展原本是为配合2020年东京奥运会举办而策划的，但受新冠疫情影响，展期有所调整，最终得以举行。

本展精选了6位跨越”日本”边界、在国际舞台上广泛活跃、如今受到多元地区与不同世代高度评价的艺术家，通过将其早期作品与最新作品相连，介绍他们的创作轨迹。
他们的实践在世界范围内如何被评价？本展在日本独特的社会、文化、经济背景之下，探索跨越国界与文化的普遍课题的追求——传统与美学、科技与亚文化等命题。
同时，本展也展出了自1950年代至今在海外举办的主要日本当代艺术展的相关资料，对各时代的评价视角与谱系进行梳理与检视。

Yoshitomo Nara

本次展出了含15点首次公开作品在内的、自1980年代初期至近年的约20件素描作品；因合作而拓展了表现幅度的中期代表性装置作品《Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon》（2006年）；以及包含新作《Miss Moonlight》（2020年）在内的大型肖像绘画，还有Yoshitomo Nara本人多元丰富的收藏品。

Yoshitomo Nara

1959年生于青森县弘前市，居住于栃木县。
从事素描、绘画、雕塑等创作。作品中频繁出现儿童、动物、植物等主题，作品群将亲切感与神圣性、天真与残酷等看似相反的性格并置共存，激发观者的想象。虽有时被视为体现日本”卡哇伊”文化的代表，但这些不安定且无力的主角，其实是在边缘与边界地带生存者、逃离权力结构的自由精神的代言人。他也以对音乐的深厚造诣与热爱，以及连接流行文化与当代艺术的跨类型风格闻名。
1980年代后期开始艺术家活动，1988年至2000年期间以德国为据点。回国的2000年在Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago与Santa Monica Museum of Art（现Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles）举办个展，在欧美的评价日渐确立。2001年首次在日本国内举办大型个展，从Yokohama Museum of Art开始巡回国内5座城市。2000年代不仅在韩国、中国、台湾，也在东南亚地区备受关注，2015年于Asia Society Hong Kong Center举办个展。2020年在Los Angeles County Museum of Art举办大规模个展，2021年预定在Dallas Contemporary举办个展，近年来评价日益提升。

展示现场——Yoshitomo Nara《Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon》2006年混合媒介 476 x 354 x 495cm 收藏：21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

环绕《Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon》，还展示了Yoshitomo Nara本人亲笔的”请勿进入””停止”等带插图的标语。

Yoshitomo Nara《Lonely Moon / Voyage of the Moon》2006年丙烯颜料、FRP上贴布 φ180 x 26cm 收藏：21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Yoshitomo Nara《Miss Moonlight》2020年丙烯颜料、画布 220x195cm

Yoshitomo Nara《Submarines in Girl》1992年丙烯颜料、画布 100x150cm 收藏：Claudia

Yoshitomo Nara《HELP》2011年丙烯颜料、笔、木板 30.5×20.5cm

Yoshitomo Nara《Mine Detector》1993年丙烯颜料、画布 150x100cm 私人收藏

作品数量最多的是Yoshitomo Nara。
以呈现其个人生涯与背景的方式展开，是一场非常亲切易懂的展示。
尤其是以月夜为构想的展示空间，或许正是Yoshitomo Nara的真骨顶所在！

STARS전: 현대미술의 스타들—일본에서 세계로

Mori Art Museum에서 개최 중인 “STARS전: 현대미술의 스타들—일본에서 세계로”를 관람했습니다.

STARS전은 2020년 개최 예정이었던 도쿄 올림픽에 맞추어 기획되었으나, 코로나19의 영향으로 시기를 조정한 끝에 개최에 이르렀습니다.

본전은 일본이라는 틀을 넘어 국제적으로 폭넓게 활약하며 오늘날 다양한 지역과 세대로부터 높은 평가를 받고 있는 6명의 아티스트를 선정, 그들의 초기 작품과 최신작을 연결시키는 형태로 활동의 궤적을 소개합니다.
그들의 실천은 세계로부터 어떻게 평가받아 왔는가. 국경과 문화를 넘어선 보편적인 과제의 추구, 전통과 미학, 테크놀로지와 서브컬처 등, 일본 고유의 사회적·문화적·경제적 배경을 바탕으로 이를 탐구합니다.
또한 1950년대부터 오늘날까지 해외에서 개최된 주요 일본 현대미술전에 관한 자료도 전시하여, 각 시대의 평가 축과 계보를 검증합니다.

Yoshitomo Nara

초공개 15점을 포함한 1980년대 초기부터 근년까지의 드로잉 약 20점, 컬래버레이션 등으로 폭을 넓힌 중기의 대표적인 인스톨레이션 작품 “Voyage of the Moon (Resting Moon) / Voyage of the Moon”(2006년), 신작 “Miss Moonlight”(2020년)를 포함한 대형 초상 회화, 그리고 Yoshitomo Nara 본인의 다양한 컬렉션 등이 전시되었습니다.

Yoshitomo Nara

1959년 아오모리현 히로사키시 출생, 도치기현 거주.
드로잉, 회화, 조각 등을 제작. 아이, 동물, 식물 등이 자주 등장하는 작품군은 친근함과 신성함, 순수함과 잔혹함 등, 언뜻 상반된 성격을 공존시키며 보는 이의 상상력을 자극한다. 일본의 “가와이이” 문화를 체현한 것으로 여겨지기도 하지만, 이러한 불안정하고 힘없는 주인공들은 변경과 경계에서 살아가는 존재들, 권력 구조에서 자유로운 정신의 대변자이다. 음악에 대한 깊은 조예와 애정, 대중문화와 현대미술을 잇는 장르 초월적인 스타일로도 알려져 있다.
1980년대 후반에 작가 활동을 시작하여, 1988년부터 2000년까지는 독일을 거점으로 활동. 일본에 귀국한 2000년에는 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago와 Santa Monica Museum of Art(현 Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)에서 개인전을 개최하는 등, 구미에서의 평가를 확고히 하였다. 2001년에는 국내 첫 대형 개인전이 Yokohama Museum of Art를 비롯하여 국내 5개 도시를 순회하였고, 2000년대에는 한국, 중국, 대만뿐만 아니라 동남아시아에서도 주목이 높아졌으며, 2015년에는 Asia Society Hong Kong Center에서 개인전을 개최. 2020년에는 Los Angeles County Museum of Art에서의 대규모 개인전, 2021년에는 Dallas Contemporary에서의 개인전이 예정되어 있는 등, 최근 평가가 더욱 높아지고 있다.