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[Solo Exhibition] Tadanori Yokoo "B29 and the Primal Land — From Childhood to Warhol" @ SCAI THE BATHHOUSE

Published 2019.06.02 exhibition

【個展】横尾忠則「B29と原郷－幼年期からウォーホールまで」＠SCAI THE BATHHOUSE

Tadanori Yokoo “B29 and the Primal Land — From Childhood to Warhol”

I visited Tadanori Yokoo’s solo exhibition “B29 and the Primal Land — From Childhood to Warhol.”
The venue is SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, a gallery converted from a former public bathhouse.

SCAI THE BATHHOUSE (Ueno)

I looked up Tadanori Yokoo’s age, and he is 82 (at the time of this exhibition).
The works on view include new pieces from 2019, showing that he is still working energetically today.

"T+Y Self-Portrait" (2018), displayed right in front of you as you open the entrance door — “T+Y Self-Portrait” (2018), displayed right in front of you as you open the entrance door

Center: "PLAY PINPON" (2018). Right: "Edison and the IV Drip" (2018) — Center: “PLAY PINPON” (2018). Right: “Edison and the IV Drip” (2018)

Top right: "A Piece of Good News" (2017). Bottom right: "Woman and Gentleman's Shoes" (2017) — Top right: “A Piece of Good News” (2017). Bottom right: “Woman and Gentleman’s Shoes” (2017)

"Shirahama — Times of Joy and Sorrow" (2006) — “Shirahama — Times of Joy and Sorrow” (2006)

Left: "Primal Land" (2019). Right: "Gilgamesh and MP" (2019) — Left: “Primal Land” (2019). Right: “Gilgamesh and MP” (2019)

Installation view

Left: "Three Screams" (2019). Right: "LAST B29" (2019) — Left: “Three Screams” (2019). Right: “LAST B29” (2019)

"Assorted Recollections" (2019) — “Assorted Recollections” (2019)

Installation view

"A.W.MANDARA" (2019). * F6 size x 60 pieces — “A.W.MANDARA” (2019). * F6 size x 60 pieces

From "A.W.MANDARA" — From “A.W.MANDARA”

From "A.W.MANDARA" — From “A.W.MANDARA”

The F6-size works were priced at 2.2 million yen each. With 60 pieces, that's a 132 million yen series! — The F6-size works were priced at 2.2 million yen each. With 60 pieces, that’s a 132 million yen series!

"Y-Junction with a Sea View" (2017) — “Y-Junction with a Sea View” (2017)

Despite being a 2019 solo exhibition — the year the era name changed from Heisei to Reiwa — the show featured many works with motifs that seemed to rewind time, taking war as one of its themes and even bringing in Andy Warhol.

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