In addition to the 30,000-word text by Gen Umezu, formerly of the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, a record drawing from my studio will be included.
The event will be held at void+ for 4 days only!
A talk event will be held on the 22nd.
Please come and visit the exhibition.
Press release
void+ @voidplus.jp will hold a special event “HAPPY XMAS (War Is Not Over)” from December 20 to 24 to celebrate the publication of a documentary book by artist Nanae Mitobe, who creates unique portraits with oil paints grabbed with her bare hands.
Last year, Mizutobe’s solo exhibition “War Is Not Over,” featuring works inspired by “Bed In,” a performance for peace by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, was well received by the public.
Therefore, this time, Gen Umezu (curator/critic) critiqued that solo exhibition and produced the raging text “The End of the World of the Dual Reality of the Fulfillment of Nanae Mitobe’s Paintings at the End of the World”. Together with a record of the painting covered with paint in Mitobe’s studio, it will be sold in advance as a document book limited to 100 copies.
In addition, a large-scale work painted especially for this event and some new works based on the motif of the record jacket will be exhibited and sold.
Almost 50 years have passed since John and Yoko’s “Happy Christmas (War Is Over)” – a direct message of “painting” will be delivered to a world where conflicts continue to exist, despite our thoughts and feelings.
The exhibition will be held at the Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Exhibition Outline
HAPPY XMAS (War Is Not Over)
Venue: void+, 3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
1F, 3-16-14 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Dates: December 20 (Wed) – December 24 (Sun), 2023, 12:00-19:00
Organizers: Azone+Associates / void+
Closed: Open throughout the exhibition period
Inquiries: info@voidplus.jp
www.voidplus.jp
<Document Book
<Document book
A limited edition of 100 copies of the original document book will be sold in advance.
The record book, covered with paint in Mitoobe’s studio, will have an edition number and autograph, and will be available for selection only during the exhibition.
*Purchase is limited to one per person.
Author: Gen Umezu
■Price: ¥33,000 (tax included)
Specifications: LP jacket (3300 x 3300 mm), vinyl record, liner notes-type text 32 paragraphs
Price: ¥33,000 (tax included)
<Talk Event
A talk event will be held with the author of the document book, Motoi Umezu, as a guest speaker, to explore the essence of the exhibition.
Date: Friday, December 22, 2023, 19:00-20:00
Cast: Nanae Mitobe × Gen Umezu (Curator/Critic)
Venue: void+salon
Reservation: info@voidplus.jp
Reservations are required for 20 people in the venue.
If the number exceeds the limit, the event will be broadcast live on “void+eaves”, so please come and join us.