SCAI 30th Anniversary
We visited the group exhibition commemorating SCAI’s 30th anniversary.
The free booklet “SCAI Exhibitions 1989-2019,” distributed during the exhibition, is a valuable document packed with 30 years of history.
The booklet is a documentary compilation of exhibition titles and overviews held at four venues so far, presented with their main visuals.
The very first exhibition was “Edward Ruscha (Ed Ruscha),” held at the TOKO Museum of Contemporary Art starting January 21, 1989 (Saturday).
In SCAI THE BATHHOUSE’s early days, a solo exhibition by Takashi Murakami was also held.
Although no works were shown at the 30th anniversary exhibition, Julian Opie’s solo exhibitions have been held four times — starting in 2000, then again in 2005, 2009, and 2014.
Izumi Kato’s solo exhibition was held once, in 2005.
Records also remain of several exhibitions by artists currently handled by MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY. In addition to the aforementioned Julian Opie, these include Miwa Ogasawara, Yurie Nagashima, and Kentaro Kobuke. Maho Kubota herself is an alumna of SCAI THE BATHHOUSE.
Kohei Nawa’s solo exhibition “Biomatrix,” which we also covered on this site, was a striking show.
Even today, SCAI’s stance of actively promoting international artists remains unchanged.
Though distributed free of charge, the booklet carries the weight of 30 years of history and holds considerable documentary value.
SCAI THE BATHHOUSE also maintains an online archive (record) of its exhibitions.
Exhibitions held after 1998 include photographs — for those interested, please visit the link below.
https://www.scaithebathhouse.com/ja/exhibitions/past/
Overview
SCAI Exhibitions 1989-2019
40 pages
Design: Kazuyoshi Oishi
Published: January 2020
Publisher: Masami Shiraishi
©SCAI THE BATHHOUSE
