Carsten Nicolai
autoR, 2010
Photo: René Zieger
Courtesy Galerie Eigen + Art, Leipzig / The Pace Gallery
Jeppe Hein
Smoking Bench, 2002
Photo: Ole Hein Pedersen
Courtesy Johann König, Berlin, 303 Gallery, New York
and SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo
Ugo Rondinone
Our Magic Hour, 2003
©the artist
Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich
photo credit: Greg Weight
Yokohama Triennale 2011: “our magic hour” The Fourth edition of the Yokohama Triennale, titled ‘OUR MAGIC HOUR – How Much of the World Can We Know?’ focuses on works of art that refer to the mysteries of our daily lives – such as magic, supernatural phenomena, mythology, legends and animism.
August 6 – November 6, 2011
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Source: Yokohama Triennale Press Department / Galerie Eva Presenhuber / theartwolf.com
Since its first edition in 2001, the Yokohama Triennale has been one of the most important contemporary art exhibitions in Japan. But after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, there was a fear that the 2011 edition had to be postponed or canceled.
“We too were concerned about whether to go ahead with the loans for the artworks involved and to invite the participating artists to Japan“, declares Fumiko Hayashi -Mayor of the City of Yokohama- in a press note. “However, responses from the various artists were all extremely encouraging in promising their support and participation“.
Explaining the title of this edition of the Yokohama Triennale, Akiko Miki -Artistic Director of the event- writes: “at the beginning of the 21st century, I get the feeling that advances in scientific and information technology, such as the internet, have made the world more knowable (…) And yet even in our immediate surroundings there remain countless enigmas”.
The Yokohama Triennale takes place in two main venues, the Yokohama Museum of Art and the BankArt Studio, and includes several site-specific outdoors installations.
The Triennale exhibits works by over 60 contemporary artists, including either Japanese artists (such as Taisuke Abe or Riyoo Kim) and international artists like Mike Kelley, Man Ray or Damien Hirst.
A site-specific sculpture by Ugo Rondinone
Galerie Eva Presenhuber has informed that a new site-specific sculpture by Ugo Rondinone will be sited on the roof of the Yokohama Museum of Art, marking the entranceto the Yokohama Triennale.
“Our Magic Hour” is a monumental neon sculpture, standing over 5 metres (16 feet) high. According to the gallery, the sculpture invites “to rethink human existence and our surroundings with pure curiosity, flexibility and child-like imagination“.
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