Hara Museum ARC

Tabaimo: “2024 marks the beginning of a new stage for me.”
A special night with Tabaimo, who is expanding her scope of activities through collaborations that transcend genres.

As a related event of the exhibition A Dive Into Art from the Center of the Heart, this fall, Hara Museum ARC will hold an artist talk by the acclaimed artist Tabaimo. In addition to her ever-popular semi-permanent installation Midnight Sea, this exhibition will also feature the first public showing at our museum (from our collection) of Tabaimo’s Itoguchi Shinju, a video installation version of Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s puppet play Sonezaki Shinju. For this event, which will be moderated by museum director Kazuko Aono, Tabaimo will speak in depth about the evolution that has occurred in recent years within her diverse creative endeavors, as she looks back on her activities to date.

Tabaimo
Acclaimed for her video installations, which blend hand drawings animations with the evocative color palettes reminiscent of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, Tabaimo is celebrated for her surreal and cynical portrayal of underlying societal issues in contemporary Japan. In 2011, she was selected to be a representative artist of Japan Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale. Tabaimo has been at the forefront of collaborative works, starting with a partnership with Ohad Naharin of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company in 2006. In 2016, she co-directed with dancer, Maki Morishita, the multimedia stage production Fruits borne out of rust premiering at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre’s Theater East, which later toured four cities in the United States in 2020. Collaborating with contemporary circus artist Jörg Müller, she co-created the work Tangled drop in 2022, embarked on a tour of four cities in Japan and four cities in France. In 2023, Tabaimo held a major solo exhibition at Kunstforeningen Gl Strand in Copenhagen, showcasing five large-scale installation pieces alongside drawings and oil paintings. This October, her first solo show in Tokyo in six years is scheduled at Gallery Koyanagi.

Date and time

Sunday, October 13, 2024, 16:15 – 17:45 (doors open 15:45)

Venue

Café d’Art at Hara Museum ARC, 2855-1 Kanai, Shibukawa City, Gunma prefecture
*On the day of the event, Café d’Art will close at 15:30. The time for last orders will be 15:00.

Participation fee

General: 1,500 yen (this fee includes one drink, but not museum admission)
Hara Museum ARC member and up to one accompanying person (member only in case of Friends/Single): 1,000 yen

How to Make a Reservation

Please apply by email at event@haramuseum.or.jp. Write “10/13 Tabaimo Reservation” on the subject line and the following information in the body of the email:
– Your name (and your membership number if you are a Hara Museum ARC member)
– A mobile phone number where you can be contacted on the day of the event.
– Number of participants
*Your reservation will be considered complete when you receive a reply from the museum. Please contact us if you do not receive a reply within 3 days.

“JR Takasaki Station – Hara Museum ARC” Bus Route JR Takasaki Station → Ikaho Green Bokujo → Hara Museum ARC

You can travel from the west exit of JR Takasaki Station, which is a stop on the Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines, to the Hara Museum ARC site without having to transfer.
*No reservation required
*Fare (one way): 1,000 yen for adults, 500 yen for children

Special (direct) bus on the day of the event
On Sunday, October 13th, a special bus will run to the JR Takasaki Station after the event.
18:05 Departure from Hara Museum ARC → 19:10 Arrival at the JR Takasaki Station
*The special bus will not stop at Ikaho Green Ranch.