Takumi Kikuchi
The Garden on the Left Hand
菊地匠「左手の庭」
From 13. May to
29. May
14:00 to 20:00
菊地匠は、ドイツの思想家ヴァルター・ベンヤミンやフランスの画家アンリ・マティスなどに大きく影響を受け、経験した出来事との距離を測りながら制作活動を行ってきました。本展ではそのアプローチを変えることなく、15世紀イタリアで活躍した画家フラ・アンジェリコの作品から強く影響を受けた作品を発表します。
本展タイトルの「左手の庭」は、ディディ＝ユベルマンの論考に由来。著書『フラ・アンジェリコ 神秘神学と絵画表現』によれば、アンジェリコの作品には左側に庭が描かれることが多く、その庭には失われた楽園のイメージが重ねられているという。
菊地はアンジェリコが近づいた「庭＝楽園」と自身の間に〈超えられない距離〉を感じつつ、創作を通じて、自らの現在地と「庭」との距離を測ります。その手段は、一度付けた絵の具を刷毛で〈拭う〉こと。「楽園」へと近づくことに躊躇いを覚えながらも、〈拭う〉ことで、いまや掠れてしまったそのイメージを表出させようとしている。
本展タイトルの「左手の庭」は、ディディ＝ユベルマンの論考に由来。著書『フラ・アンジェリコ 神秘神学と絵画表現』によれば、アンジェリコの作品には左側に庭が描かれることが多く、その庭には失われた楽園のイメージが重ねられているという。
菊地はアンジェリコが近づいた「庭＝楽園」と自身の間に〈超えられない距離〉を感じつつ、創作を通じて、自らの現在地と「庭」との距離を測ります。その手段は、一度付けた絵の具を刷毛で〈拭う〉こと。「楽園」へと近づくことに躊躇いを覚えながらも、〈拭う〉ことで、いまや掠れてしまったそのイメージを表出させようとしている。
Significantly influenced by the German thinker Walter Benjamin and the French painter Henri Matisse, Takumi Kikuchi has kept his painting style by measuring the distance between his work and the events he has experienced. In this exhibition, he does not change his artistic approach but presents works that are strongly influenced by the work of the 15th-century Italian painter Fra Angelico.
The title 'The Garden of the Left Hand', derives from Didi-Hubermann's essay. According to his book Fra Angelico: Mystical Theology and Pictorial Expression, Angelico's works often depict a garden on the left side, which is overlaid with an image of a lost paradise.
Kikuchi feels an 'insurmountable distance' between himself and the 'garden = paradise' that Angelico approached, and through his creation, he measures the distance between his own present location and the 'garden'. The means to do this is to wipe off the paint with a brush once it has been applied. While feeling hesitant about approaching "Paradise", he tries to bring out the image that has now been snatched away by "wiping".
The title 'The Garden of the Left Hand', derives from Didi-Hubermann's essay. According to his book Fra Angelico: Mystical Theology and Pictorial Expression, Angelico's works often depict a garden on the left side, which is overlaid with an image of a lost paradise.
Kikuchi feels an 'insurmountable distance' between himself and the 'garden = paradise' that Angelico approached, and through his creation, he measures the distance between his own present location and the 'garden'. The means to do this is to wipe off the paint with a brush once it has been applied. While feeling hesitant about approaching "Paradise", he tries to bring out the image that has now been snatched away by "wiping".
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From 19. July to 03. August
14:00 to 20:00
14:00 to 20:00
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