At some odd moment, something happens and suddenly a routinely familiar scene appears like a different world, filled with new meaning. To some extent, we have all experienced this kind of unexpected shift in our perspective or feelings. In contemporary society, overwhelmed by a perpetual flood of things and information, we grow numb in mind and body, and our thinking simply traces the contours of established concepts. What if we should stop, free our thoughts and perceptions, and look freshly at the world now before us and at the events of the past? What if we gave ourselves to the fluctuation and change in our own physical sensations, and to new perceptions and feelings? The works presented in this exhibition work on our sensibilities and promote such a shift in perspective, perceptions, and values. Taking “Shift—Field of Fluctuation” as its keyword, this Collection Exhibition will give play to the unique features of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, which is currently marking its fifth anniversary. In glass-enclosed spaces permitting a soft permeability between interior and exterior—where the everyday and the unusual blend in unexpected ways—the exhibition will blur the outlines of things, including our own. Gallery Talks by Curators (Language: Japanese)
Dates: September 26 (Sat) / October 10 (Sat) / November 7 (Sat) / December 12 (Sat) / January 9 (Sat) / February 13 (Sat) / March 13 (Sat) / April 10 (Sat)
Time: 14:00 -, Meeting point: Lecture Hall, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Fee: Free (Exhibition admission ticket is required) * The text provided by 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.