Promossa in occasione dei primi 15 anni di attività del Mori Art Museum, a Tokyo, la mostra "Catastrophe and the Power of Art" indaga il rapporto tra arte e catastrofi, esaminando il modo in cui gli artisti del nostro tempo si sono misurati con il tema delle calamità. Unendo insieme le voci di 40 autori internazionali, tra cui autori affermati e nuove leve della scena non solo nipponica, il progetto espositivo prende le mosse dai drammatici eventi che hanno attraversato il pianeta negli ultimi decenni: dall’attentato di New York dell’11 settembre 2001 al grande terremoto che ha sconvolto il Giappone orientale nel 2011, per citarne alcuni. Le due sezioni si focalizzano sia su disastri naturali, come terremoti e tsunami, che sui drammi generati dall'azione umana, offrendo una testimonianza della “potenza dell’arte”. Quest'ultima, infatti, viene intesa come forza in grado di creare a partire dalla distruzione e di veicolare, nonostante tutto, messaggi di speranza e fiducia. "Catastrophe and the Power of Art" resterà aperta fino al 20 gennaio.

Thomas Hirschhorn, Collapse, 2018 – Collection of the artist. Production support: The Institute of Art, Okutama. Courtesy: Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris. Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori art Museum, Tokyo, 2018 Photo: Kioku Keizo Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Miyamoto Ryuji, Kobe, 1995. After the Earthquake – Nagata-ku, 1995. Collection: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Yoko Ono, Add Color Painting (Refugee Boat), 1960 / 2016-2018. Collection of the artist. Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art”, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Kato Tsubasa, The Lighthouses – 11.3 PROJECT, 2011. Photo: Miyajima Kei. Courtesy: MUJIN-TO Production

Gillian Wearing, I’m Desperate – From the series “Signs that Say What You Want Them To Say and Not Signs that Say What Someone Else Wants You To Say”. 1992-93. Courtesy: Maureen Paley, London

Gillian Wearing, My Grip on Life Is Rather Loose! From the series “Signs that Say What You Want Them To Say and Not Signs that Say What Someone Else Wants You To Say, 1992-93. Courtesy: Maureen Paley, London

Isaac Julien, PLAYTIME, 2014. Courtesy: Victoria Miro, London

Isaac Julien, PLAYTIME, 2014. Collection of the artist. Courtesy: Victoria Miro, London. Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Chim↑Pom, REAL TIMES, 2011. Collection: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Takeda Shimpei, Trace # 7, Nihonmatsu Castle, 2012. Collection: The Amana collection, Tokyo

Ikeda Manabu, Rebirth 2013-2016. Collection: Saga Prefectural Art Museum Digital archive: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. Courtesy: Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo / Singapore

Miroslaw Balka, Soap Corridor, 1993 / 2018. Courtesy: White Cube, London. Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Takahashi Masako (ARTS for HOPE), It’s Not What You CAN Do with Art But What You DO with Art, 2018. Collection of the artist. Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Ai Weiwei, Odyssey, 2016 / 2018. Collection of the artist. Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Ban Shigeru, Cardboard Cathedral (Christchurch, New Zealand) Model 1:10, 2017 / 2018. Collection of the artist. Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Miyajima Tatsuo, Sea of Time – TOHOKU (2018 Tokyo), 2018. Collection of the artist. Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Swoon, Medea, 2017. Collection of the artist. Installation view: “Catastrophe and the Power of Art,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018. Photo: Kioku Keizo. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo




















