‘the kaleidoscopic eye: thyssen bornemisza art contemporary collection’ at mori art museum, tokyo

the mori art museum presents ‘the kaleidoscopic eye: thyssen-bornemisza art contemporary collection’. the exhibition includes a selection of works by leading contemporary artists with international reputation, such as janet cardiff, do ho suh, olafur eliasson, carsten holler, and matthew ritchie. it explores the disruption of perceptual habits and challenges the ways we experience visual representation. the exhibiton opens from tomorrow, saturday 4th april and runs till 5th july, 2009.

‘newspaper poem’ by janet cardiff, 2002 newsprint collage image courtesy mori art museum

‘gate’ by do ho suh, 2003 silk and stainless steel tubes image courtesy mori art museum

photo: machek s. / lentos kunstmuseum, linz, 2007

‘your welcome reflected’ by olafur eliasson, 2003 red and blue glass, steel cables, 2 motors, HMI spotlight, ballast, tripod image courtesy mori art museumphoto: jen fong photography, 2008

‘Y’ by carsten holler, 2003 960 lightbulbs, aluminium, wood, cables, electronic circuitry, light signs, mirrors image courtesy mori art museum

‘the family farm’ by matthew ritchie, 2001 mixed media installation; paintings, wall drawings, drawing, enamel painted sintra, light boxes image courtesy mori art museum

‘frozen study of disaster’ by los carpinteros, 2005 cinder blocks, concrete, fishing nylon courtesy sean kelly gallery, new york