ARTOKA was very pleased with the opportunity to translate the catalogue for Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery's exhibition The Way of Painting, curated by Hori Motoaki.
This exhibition surveys the state of contemporary painting in Japan, presenting 120 works by 24 artists. The catalogue includes a series of excellent essays by leading authors and critics examining the ways painting relates to the conditions of the 21st century.
The Way of Painting
12 July - 21 September, 2014
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
Curated by Hori Motoaki
Exhibition Catalogue
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, 2014
Edited by Hori Motoaki (chief curator, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery), Kurokawa Noriyuki (grambooks)
English Translation by ARTOKA
Essays:
The Way of Painting
Hori Motoaki
Restoration of the Cut-and-Paste World
Kuraya Mika
Baroque/Barrack
Sawayama Ryō
Archive and Inevitability
Minoru Shimizu
