ShugoArts Online – film screening The Atsushi Yamamoto Show
Sat, 11 AprilSun, 10 May, 2020
ShugoArts Online
About Exhibition
We are pleased to announce a special online film screening of three video works by Atsushi Yamamoto, including one that has not been released to the public.
Atsushi Yamamoto chose the City of Hue in Vietnam for the destination of his year-long overseas training from September, 2018. While being away from the contemporary art scene and unable to communicate fluently in the local language, the artist managed to create nearly fifty new artworks. In one of those artworks titled I, the artist himself, I, is in a small boat slowly moving forward in Hue’s bright yet quiet dusk during its rice growing season. This is one of his many artworks that make the viewers think how valuable artists are to this ever-changing world. Please enjoy the screening.
Atsushi Yamamoto「 I 」
2019-2020, 4K video, 7min.38sec
山本篤「Sunny days in Thailand」
2019-2020, 4K video, 7min.38sec
Atsushi Yamamoto「Tandem and Parting」
2013, FHD video, 8min.06sec
Atsushi YAMAMOTO
Atsushi Yamamoto was born in Tokyo in 1980. After graduating from the Department of Painting at Tama Art University, he moved to Berlin in 2003 and started creating video works. In 2018, he stayed in Hue, Vietnam as a part of The Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists organized by The Agency for Cultural Affairs. Working as an office worker during the week and filming on his days off, he has produced more than 300 video works. His diverse works include social fiction, personal documentaries, and comedic experimental videos that question the meaning and meaninglessness of life.
Selected exhibitions: “A Solitary Emotion”, Koganecho Bazaar 2024, Yokohama(2024); “A yesterday’s temple”, Art Center Ongoing, Tokyo(2024); “MY HOME IS NOT YOUR HOME”, ShugoArts, Tokyo (2022); “DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow” Exhibition 2021, The National Art Center, Tokyo(2021); “MAM Screen 007: Yamamoto Atsushi”, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2017-18); Video Art Programs [A Window to the World] The 24th Program, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan(2011).