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Koki Tanaka

Koki Tanaka (田中功起)
b. 1975 in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan; based in Los Angeles
www.kktnk.com

Work in exhibition
Provisional Studies: Workshop #1 “1946–52 Occupation Era, and 1970 Between Man and Matter,” 2015
Installation with multi-channel video, etc.
activity 1: Reading: Yusuke Nakahara, Between Man and Matter, 1970 (24 min. 30 sec.)
activity 2: Reenactment: Christo, Wrapped Floor, 1970 (14 min. 20 sec.)
activity 3: Lecture: The impact US military bases in Japan have on culture (36 min. 15 sec.)
activity 4: Reenactment: Basketball (11 min. 40 sec.)
activity 5: Discussion: About a War (35 min. 45 sec.)
Action, workshop, and video documentation on December 6–7, 2014 at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

See all installation views at higher resolution: www.flickr.com/photos/parasophia/sets/72157656849382892

Group exhibitions include the 2006 Taipei Biennial, the 7th Gwangju Biennale (2008), Reading Cinema, Finding Words (The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 2013–14), Journal (ICA, London, 2014), Positions (Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2014), and many others. Tanaka represented Japan at the Venice Biennale in 2013, where the Japan Pavilion was given a Special Mention. He has also been selected as the Deutsche Bank Group’s 2015 “Artist of the Year.” Tanaka records and edits documentary footage of his projects to create video works that express his ongoing contemplation of various issues of memory and documentation, such as the difference between actually experiencing an event and seeing it on video, or the gap between an event and its documentation that emerges from the process of editing.
For Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015, Tanaka will present a new video/installation dealing with the themes of local history and collectivity. At a workshop with four facilitators and eight high school students, focusing on the history of Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, the film crew and technical crew join in partway through, engaging in re-readings of the text, re-enactments of situations, constructions, and dialogues. A preliminary orientation was an opportunity for participants to share and affirm the common goal of “participation,” and this shared perception shaped the progress of the workshop.

Venues

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

Koki Tanaka, Provisional Studies: Workshop #1 “1946–52 Occupation Era, and 1970 Between Man and Matter,” 2015. Installation view at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art for Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015. Produced with support from Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015 and Deutsche Bank. Film and filming equipment provided with the support of ARTISTS’ GUILD. Exhibition equipment provided with the support of Japan Foundation. Photo by Norimasa Kawata
Koki Tanaka, Provisional Studies: Workshop #1 “1946–52 Occupation Era, and 1970 Between Man and Matter,” 2015. Installation view at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art for Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015. Produced with support from Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015 and Deutsche Bank. Film and filming equipment provided with the support of ARTISTS’ GUILD. Exhibition equipment provided with the support of Japan Foundation. Photo by Norimasa Kawata
Koki Tanaka, Provisional Studies: Workshop #1 “1946–52 Occupation Era, and 1970 Between Man and Matter,” 2015. Workshop at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art. Photo by Kahoru Tachi
Koki Tanaka, Provisional Studies: Workshop #1 “1946–52 Occupation Era, and 1970 Between Man and Matter,” 2015. Workshop at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art. Photo by Kahoru Tachi
From Koki Tanaka, Precarious Tasks #7: Try to Keep Conscious about a Specific Social Issue, in This Case “Anti-Nuke,” as Long as Possible while You are Wearing Yellow Color., 2013. Collective acts, photo documentation. Photo courtesy of the artist, Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou, and Aoyama Meguro, Tokyo
From Koki Tanaka, Precarious Tasks #9 24hrs Gathering, 2014. Collective acts. Photo courtesy of the artist, Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou, and Aoyama Meguro, Tokyo
Still from Koki Tanaka, A Poem Written by 5 Poets at Once (First Attempt), 2013. Collaboration, video documentation, 68 min. 30 sec. Photo courtesy of the artist, Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou, and Aoyama Meguro, Tokyo
Koki Tanaka, a behavioral statement (or an unconscious protest), 2013. Installation view in the Japan Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale International Exhibition of Art, 2013. Photo by Keizo Kioku, courtesy of the Japan Foundation

Related events

Apr 25, 2015 14:00-15:30

Koki Tanaka: Provisional Studies: Workshop #1 “1946–52 Occupation Era, and 1970 Between Man and Matter”

Talk Event

[Roundtable Discussion] Four Months Later: Reflecting on Provisional Studies: Workshop #1...

Kanji Azuma, Atsuki Hirai, Kaya Kawahara, Akane Okubo, Yusuke Takada, Momo Takeuchi, Shion Tanaka, Joh Yamasaki, Koki Tanaka

Place: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

Jul 27, 2013 19:00-20:30

Open Research Program 02

Talk Event

Open Research Program 02 [Report] Koki Tanaka & Mika Kuraya “abstract speaking—participa...

Koki Tanaka & Mika Kuraya

Place: Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus (Ryoshinkan B1F Room 2)

Related information

Parasophia Chronicle vol. 1 no. 2: Koki Tanaka & Mika Kuraya “abstract speaking—participating in the Venice Biennale” PDF version [3.9 MB]

Parasophia Chronicle vol. 1 no. 2: Koki Tanaka & Mika Kuraya “abstract speaking—participating in the Venice Biennale” EPUB version [614 KB]

Installation view at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

Parasophia Report: Open Research Program 02 [Report] Koki Tanaka & Mika Kuraya “abstract speaking—participating in the Venice Biennale”

[Roundtable Discussion] Four Months Later: Reflecting on Provisional Studies: Workshop #1