Nurturing Nodes in the Nook of an Odd Sock (2024)
Nurturing Nodes in the Nook of an Odd Sock
(International Exhibition and Global Networking Project)
"Nurturing Nodes in the Nook of an Odd Sock" is an international exhibition and global networking project curated by artist-curator Yutaka Inagawa. Featuring 19 artists from diverse regions including the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, China, Colombia, Germany, and Japan, the exhibition seeks to reimagine alternative ways to celebrate creative dialogues between artists, artworks, and their surroundings within the exhibition-making format. The project introduces a multi-axial structure, fostering a unique and experimental environment.
The curatorial approach delves into the exploration of interconnectedness and the intricate complexities of multiple-logics within the artistic framework created by the “artist-curator.” It aims to explore ephemeral and hypothetical settings with a sense of nonsensicality and multiple possible states in dynamics by reconfiguring the interactions between artworks, their surroundings, and audience engagement.
The exhibition also includes a series of talk sessions and workshops designed to delve into its experimental potential and foster cross-boundary community formation. These activities aim to create a fluid, multi-layered network that extends beyond individual connections, promoting cultural exchange and dialogue
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「奇数ソックスとノード / Nurturing Nodes in the Nook of an Odd Sock」 は、アーティスト・キュレーター（アーティストとしてのエゴを活用するキュレーターという中間的役割）として領域を横断する稲川豊が企画する国際展であり、19組のアーティストが参加するグローバル・ネットワーク・プロジェクトである。本展には、英国、香港、シンガポール、韓国、中国、コロンビア、ドイツ、日本といった多様な国や地域を背景に活動するアーティストが集い、彼らの作品や創造的な視点を通じて、文化的・歴史的背景を反映する個の多様性が交錯する場を生み出している。
本企画の核には、既存の展覧会の枠組みをずらし、作品が与えられた環境や完成形と並行する位置に、多様なオルタナティブな着地点（multiple end points）を生み出す可能性を模索するという思考実験的な試みがある。アーティスト・キュレーターとしての立場を活かし、展示空間を単なる作品発表の場にとどめず、異なる文化や文脈、意図が絡み合い、新たな物語や関係性が生まれる変則的な場として構築した。特に、作品の配置や視覚的な対話の構築において、アーティストとしての作法とキュレーターとしての構造的視点を交錯させ、予測不能な化学反応を引き起こすことを意図している。
このアーティスト・キュレーターによる過剰な介入を受け入れ、展覧会に参加したアーティストたちは、それぞれの作品が特定のキュレトリアル・フレームのもとでのみ刹那的に変容し、新たな姿を提示するというプロセスを共犯的に構築している。このような展覧会のあり方は、単なる作品展示にとどまらず、社会や芸術の既成概念に挑む共作として機能している。
また、会期中には、アート活動を通じたネットワーキングや地域コミュニティの形成をテーマとするトークセッションやワークショップを開催。これらのプログラムは、固定的な答えを求めるものではなく、流動的かつ多層的なネットワークの可能性を探る試みである。展覧会そのものを流動するネットワークの装置として機能させ、作品のみを切り出すのではなく、生みの親であるアーティストの肉声や温度感が紐づいた体験を重視した。
Curated by: Yutaka Inagawa (artist-curator)
Venue: Art Gallery Miyauchi (2 and 3 floor)
Exhibition Dates: 20 April to 30 June 2024
Organized by: The Miyauchi Art Foundation
Assisted by: STUDIO PINK HOUSE
Participating Artists:
Yu Araki (JP) / Bouie Choi (HK) / Anthony Chin (SG) / Kara Chin (SG/GB) / Gary Clough (GB) / Taro Izumi (JP) / Rikako Kawauchi (JP) / Kong Chun Hei (HK) / South Ho (HK) / Tang Kwok Hin (HK) / Kyung Hwa Shon (KR/GB) / Daniel Silva (CO/ES) / Alma Tischlerwood (DE/GB) / Ryo Uchida (JP) / Ayaka Ura (JP) / Wang Ruobing (SG) / Sai (SG) / Guanyu Xu (CN/US) / The Portland Inn Project (GB)
*Click the artist's name to visit their website
For more information about artists:
(en):
https://miyauchiaf.or.jp/exhibition/nnnos-en/
(JP) : https://miyauchiaf.or.jp/exhibition/nnnos-jp/
INTERVIEW WITH GLASS MAGAZINE
Photo by Kensuke Hashimoto | Courtesy of Art Gallery Miyauchi
A diverse collection of artworks on the first floor, each creatively juxtaposed within the enigmatic realms designed by Yutaka Inagawa.
Photo by Kensuke Hashimoto | Courtesy of Art Gallery Miyauchi
Featuring a series of eight A1-sized posters displaying manipulated email correspondences reenacted by AI avatars of both Yutaka Inagawa and Taro Izumi. These works, alongside art by Alma Tischlerwood, South Ho, and Kara Chin, are structured within uniquely whimsical environments crafted by Inagawa.
For more installation views of the first floor, click HERE.
Photo by Kensuke Hashimoto | Courtesy of Art Gallery Miyauchi
A broad selection of artworks on the second floor, each strategically juxtaposed within the interwoven environments envisioned by Yutaka Inagawa.
Photo by Kensuke Hashimoto | Courtesy of Art Gallery Miyauchi
Second-floor installation view juxtaposing works by Anthony Chin, Guanyu Xu, and Ryo Uchida within bespoke environments structured by Yutaka Inagawa.
For more installation views of the second floor, click HERE.
Related Events:
“See like a Bee” by Bill and Hayley – Performed by Anna Francis and Rebecca Davies on 19 June 2024.
"Send a Zamboa, Receive a Pomelo, Return No Buntan" – A performative act by Taro Izumi, held on 22 and 23 June 2024.
Scene from “See Like a Bee” by Bill and Hayley, played by Anna Francis and Rebecca Davies.
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Moment from "Send a Zamboa, Receive a Pomelo, Return No Buntan" by Taro Izumi.
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Talk Sessions: BE/BIND/BREATHE/BUILD/BLOOM/BESTOW/BOND
20 April 2024 (Saturday) / 8 June (Saturday) / 15 June (Saturday) / 16 June (Sunday)
The sessions highlight artists from four diverse countries, engaging in discussions on coexistence, codependency, resonance, co-creation, and co-prosperity to explore network building opportunities.
Talk Sessions: BE/BIND/BREATHE/BUILD/BLOOM/BESTOW/BOND
From left to right: Nemi Kubota (interpreter), Ying Kwok (moderator), Yutaka Inagawa (speaker), and Kodama Kanazawa (independent curator). On the screen, top to bottom: South Ho (artist) and Kong Chun Hei (artist).
Workshops
1. Portland Palissy Session
2. The Everyday Mindfulness
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workshop: Portland Palissy Session designed and Conducted by: The Portland Inn Project
Workshop: The Everyday Mindfulness designed and Conducted by: Wang Ruobing and Sai
Exhibition PR materials, including the poster, leaflet, and website/social media banners, were designed by Mihoko Homma.
In corporation with: BAERT GALLERY, Blindspot Gallery, Galerie du Monde, Grotto Fine Art, LINSEED Projects, MUJIN-TO Production, Take Ninagawa, WAITINGROOM
Supported by: Hatsukaichi Municipal Board of Education, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Hiroshima Broadcasting Center, FM Hatsukaichi 76.1MHz, The Chugoku Shimbun, RCC Broadcasting CO., LTD., TSS-TV CO., LTD., Hiroshima FM Broadcasting CO., LTD., Hiroshima Television Corporation, Hiroshima Home Television CO., LTD.
Funded by: The Great Britain SASAKAWA FOUNDATION, Toshiaki Ogasawara Memorial Foundation,
NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL SINGAPORE