I visited Koiichiro Tada’s solo exhibition “Love, Longing, Pharmakon.” The venue is A/D GALLERY on the 3rd floor of Roppongi Hills.
A/D GALLERY, Roppongi Hills
This is Tada’s first show at A/D GALLERY since “NEW EMOTION,” the three-artist exhibition he co-organized with Ryu Kawada and Takanosuke Yasui.
The current exhibition centers on recent works from Koiichiro Tada’s series “About ‘You,'” “The Sea Without ‘You,'” and “The Sky Without ‘You.'”
Installation viewKoiichiro Tada, “About ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasKoiichiro Tada, “About ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasKoiichiro Tada, “About ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasKoiichiro Tada, “About ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasKoiichiro Tada, “About ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasInstallation viewKoiichiro Tada, “The Sea Without ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasKoiichiro Tada, “The Sea Without ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasKoiichiro Tada, “The Sea Without ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasKoiichiro Tada, “The Sea Without ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasInstallation viewFrom the installation view — the Zombie Canvas worksKoiichiro Tada, “Zombie Canvas,” 2020, wooden stretcher, linen, gessoInstallation viewKoiichiro Tada, “The Sky Without ‘You,'” 2020, oil on canvasTwo additional works installed in the back room
The subtle expressions of the girls, paired with the sea- and sky-scapes, seemed to draw out the viewer’s own private feelings. The contrasts of white, red, and blue each performed their role within the exhibition space and felt distinctly alive.
What I sense in exhibition after exhibition is that Tada is an artist with an acute sensitivity to the exhibition space and a formidable gift for staging.
A/D GALLERY에서의 전시는 Ryu Kawada, Takanosuke Yasui와 함께 기획한 3인전 “NEW EMOTION” 이래 처음입니다.
이번 전시는 Koiichiro Tada의 근작 중에서도 “About ‘You'(너에 대하여)”, “The Sea Without ‘You'(너 없는 바다)”, “The Sky Without ‘You'(너 없는 하늘)” 시리즈를 중심으로 구성되었습니다.
전시 전경Koiichiro Tada 《About “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채Koiichiro Tada 《About “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채Koiichiro Tada 《About “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채Koiichiro Tada 《About “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채Koiichiro Tada 《About “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채전시 전경Koiichiro Tada 《The Sea Without “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채Koiichiro Tada 《The Sea Without “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채Koiichiro Tada 《The Sea Without “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채Koiichiro Tada 《The Sea Without “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채전시 전경전시 전경에서 — 좀비 캔버스 작품Koiichiro Tada 《Zombie Canvas》 2020년, 나무틀·아마포·젯소전시 전경Koiichiro Tada 《The Sky Without “You”》 2020년, 캔버스에 유채백야드 공간에도 두 점의 작품을 전시
소녀의 미묘한 표정과 바다·하늘의 풍경화가 어우러져 관람자 저마다의 감정을 이끌어 내는 듯했습니다. 흰색, 붉은색, 푸른색의 대비가 전시 공간 안에서 저마다의 역할을 다하며 살아 숨쉬고 있었습니다.
전시를 볼 때마다 느끼는 점은, Tada가 전시 공간에 대한 감각과 연출력이 매우 뛰어난 작가라는 것입니다.