A fine contemporary art exhibition for all lovers of Asian art... The Musée Guimet is offering Japanese artist Toshimasa Kikuchi Carte blanche from July 7 to October 4, 2021. The artist, born in 1979 in Ehime, on Japan's Shikoku island, is particularly interested in the art of lacquer"at its most innovative". An art that has led him to take an interest in sculpture, or in the restoration of ancient works, merging into a whole and expressing himself through"traditional sculptural methods".
Theexhibition features some twenty sculptural works in Japanese lacquer, as well as mathematical objects borrowed from theInstitut Henri Poincarré and Man Ray photographs from the Centre Pompidou. Having first copied mathematical objects obtained through"Shakespearean equations", the artist then creates sculptures inspired by these objects, defying gravity. These works also question"the notion of continuity between the hard sciences and art in a universal language: mathematics".
Toshimasa Kikuchi 's seemingly pure forms are inspired by ancient scientific models, which he hijacks by simplifying them to the extreme, creating"a mathematical beauty that combines tradition and modernity". Let's book our ticket to the Musée Guimet, folks?
Dates and Opening Time
From July 7th, 2021 to October 4th, 2021
Location
Musée National des Arts Asiatiques Guimet
6, place d´ Iéna - 19, avenue d´ Iéna
75116 Paris 16
Access
Metro line 9 "Iéna" station
Prices
Tarif réduit: €8.5
Plein tarif: €11.5
Official website
www.guimet.fr
More information
Open every day except Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
