Independent curator
An article to the online version of Bijutsu Techo, reflecting on the year 2024 (available as a premium article).
https://bijutsutecho.com/magazine/series/s85/30040
“When it comes to articles titled ‘Best of the Year: Top 3,’ they inevitably feature large-scale, well-organized exhibitions. I mean no disrespect by this—it’s only natural. Outstanding museum exhibitions such as Yasuko Toyoshima (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo), Mai Yamashita + Naoto Kobayashi (Art Tower Mito), Nerhol (Chiba City Museum of Art), and Yoichi Umetsu (The National Museum of Art, Osaka) readily come to mind. I have the utmost respect for the diligent work of museum curators.
That said, for my first entry, I wanted to shine a spotlight on smaller-scale exhibitions. Just as low-budget films have given rise to numerous masterpieces, pure and unique creativity often manifests in exhibitions organized in suburban or rural areas, where resources are scarce, yet ingenuity prevails.” (excerpt from the article)
The exhibitions featured include:
Saigo-no-Shudan: “NEW Hibernation” (VOU/Bō),
Yokohama Triennale 2024: Wild Grass: Our Lives (Yokohama Museum of Art, among others),
Christoph Büchel: MONTE DI PIETÀ (Fondazione Prada Venice),
as well as:
Shōji Funakawa (Kyoto Interchange),
Tomoko Hayashi (Kyoto Art Center),
Zon Itō + Elena Tutatchikova (MtK Contemporary Art), and
Decoding Wonders (The Terminal Kyoto).