I just came across this artist on Tokyo Art Beat.
Taken from a review of his exhibition at Yokohama Museum of Art which closes next week:
Kaneuji is known for his assemblages of commercially produced goods. Not exactly ‘found’ as in discarded refuse, but ‘found’ to have different possibilities of use. He states, “(t)hese objects originally existed with a different meaning. Using them was meaningful.” As we find out, beyond creating meaning simply through the act of ‘use,’ these works carry a strong ambiguity. These works dwell upon the interplay of relational forms rather than any nuance in the details.
The holy trinity: use, meaning and ambiguity.
2 comments:
well if it weren't for Petah Coyne, Banks Violette, David Altmejd, and a host of others, this derivative work could be "cool." Once these other artists are subtracted from his work, we are left with precious little. a question to ask is why he is being played like a cheap pop song on the Japanese museum circuit? Do they really think we are that dense not to notice? pass
well if it weren't for Petah Coyne, Banks Violette, David Altmejd, and a host of others, this derivative work could be "cool." Once these other artists are subtracted from his work, we are left with precious little. a question to ask is why he is being played like a cheap pop song on the Japanese museum circuit? Do they really think we are that dense not to notice? pass
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