the yokohama triennale series of international exhibitions of contemporary art, first was held in 2001. for this year’s exhibition artistic director mizusawa tsutomu chose the theme of ‘time crevasse’ to exhibit a diverse range of artworks including videos, installations, photography, painting, and sculpture. 72 selected artists from 25 different countries and regions displayed their work.   yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse view of yokohama city image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘ring domes’ installation by minsuk cho / mass studies image © designboom

see minsuk cho’s ‘ring domes’ installation in milan

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘seventeen less one’ by michelangelo pistoletto, 2008, courtesy of galleria continua, san gimignano/beijing/ le moulin image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘seventeen less one’ by michelangelo pistoletto, 2008, courtesy of galleria continua, san gimignano/beijing/ le moulin image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘seventeen less one’ by michelangelo pistoletto, 2008, courtesy of galleria continua, san gimignano/beijing/ le moulin image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘don’t see don’t hear don’t speak’ by shilpa gupta, 2008 courtesy of the artist image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘don’t see don’t hear don’t speak’ by shilpa gupta, 2008 courtesy of the artist image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘don’t see don’t hear don’t speak’ by shilpa gupta, 2008 courtesy of the artist image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘a rat and a bear’ by peter fischli & david weiss, 2008, courtesy the artists image © designboom see the designboom article on peter fischli & david weiss

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘a rat and a bear’ by peter fischli & david weiss, 2008, courtesy the artists image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘baby marx’ by pedro reyes, 2008 courtesy of the artist and yvon lambert gallery image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘baby marx’ by pedro reyes, 2008 courtesy of the artist and yvon lambert gallery image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘baby marx’ by pedro reyes, 2008 courtesy of the artist and yvon lambert gallery image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘baby marx’ by pedro reyes, 2008 courtesy of the artist and yvon lambert gallery image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘baby marx’, snippet of animation by pedro reyes, 2008 courtesy of the artist and yvon lambert galleryyokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘A=P=P=A=R=I=T=I=O=N’ by cerith wyn evans and throbbing gristle, 2008 courtesy of the artist and jay jopling / white cube, london image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘A=P=P=A=R=I=T=I=O=N’ by cerith wyn evans and throbbing gristle, 2008 courtesy of the artist and jay jopling / white cube, london image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘boy by the sea’ by terence koh, 2008 courtesy of the artist image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘boy by the sea’ by terence koh, 2008 courtesy of the artist image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘soul operation table I, II, III’ by marina abramovic, 2008 courtesy of the artist and sean kelly gallery, new york image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘soul operation table I, II, III’ by marina abramovic, 2008 courtesy of the artist and sean kelly gallery, new york image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘brunelleschi’ by tony conrad, 2008 courtesy of greene nattali gallery, new york image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘brunelleschi’ by tony conrad, 2008 courtesy of greene nattali gallery, new york image © designboom

yokohama triennale 08: time crevasse ‘brunelleschi’ by tony conrad, 2008 courtesy of greene nattali gallery, new york image © designboom

 
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