Yamamoto Motoi

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"Making Mends" 

March 1 - May 27, 2012

Bellevue Arts Museum, WA, USA
http://www.bellevuearts.org/exhibitions/upcoming/making_mends/index.html






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Dear all,

On next Sunday, my private exhibition is introduced on TV.
It is the short movie of around 5 minutes.


NHK (E-Television)
"Sunday Museum"

Sun.27 November 2011
09:45-10:00
20:45-21:00 (Rebroadcast)


Motoi Yamamoto Solo Exhibition "TO THE WHITE FOREST"

Sat. 30 July, 2011 - Sun. 11 March, 2012

The Hakone Open-Air Museum (Japan)
http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/yamamoto_motoi/


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* Work in Progress :
Sat.16 July - Thu.28 July

* Artist Talk :
Sat.10 March 2012　13:30-14:30

* Salt Project, "Returned to Sea" :
Sun.11 March,2012 15:00-




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I stayed in Seoul to install my work for the group show in Korea. The size of my salt installation work is 12m x 5m.


City-net Asia 2011

September 15 - November 6, 2011
Seoul Museum of Art
http://seoulmoa.seoul.go.kr/kor/exhibition/exhibitionView.jsp?seq=233

Japanese Artists; Chiharu Shiota, Isao Hashimoto, Kenji Yanobe, Yuken Teruya, Saburo Ohta, Chim↑Pom and Motoi Yamamoto







Museum in four Asian cities cooperates and performs this exhibition. The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Japan), The Jim Thompson Art Center (Bangkok), Ruangrupa (Jakarta) and Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul).





And now, my big exhibition held in Hakone, Japan.
I exhibit 3 large salt installation works and the photographs.

Solo Show
"TO THE WHITE FOREST"

The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Kanagawa, Japan
Sat. 30 July, 2011 - Sun. 11 March, 2012
http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/yamamoto_motoi/

"Artist Talk" Sat. 19 November, 2011 and Sat. 10 March, 2012
"Salt Project" Returned to Sea : Sun. 11 March, 2012


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Dear all,

I hold the solo exhibition in The Hakone Open-Air Museum in Japan. There is
the museum between Tokyo and Mt. Fuji. Hakone is a very beautiful place. I exhibit 3 salt installation works and the photographs. I use the salt of 7,000 kg, this is the largest solo exhibition for me.


Motoi Yamamoto Solo Exhibition "TO THE WHITE FOREST"

Sat. 30 July, 2011 - Sun. 11 March, 2012

The Hakone Open-Air Museum (Japan)
http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/english


http://www.motoi.biz/japanese/j_news/j_2006/hakone/chirashi_omote_200.jpg


http://www.motoi.biz/japanese/j_news/j_2006/hakone/chirashi_ura_200.jpg


* Work in Progress :
Sat.16 July - Thu.28 July

* Artist Talk :
Sat.30 July, Sat.19 November and Sat.10 March 2012
13:30-14:30

* Salt Project, "Returned to Sea" :
Sun.11 March,2012 15:00-


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*** This blog was written one week ago. ***


Making is finally a last spurt.




The making is finished on the opening day before. The people can walk around a work. An impression changes by a position to look at. The size is 7mx12m.


A telephone sounded in the morning of the opening. The electric cable of the ceiling dropped, and the work was broken. However, the revision was completed in approximately 2 hours.



A large number of people gathered for an opening.


From the right, Antoine of Laetitia's husband which participated actively by work transportation, Philippa of the assistant. Researcher Sophie of the Japanese contemporary art, Laetitia of the owner and Jerome of Sophie's husband. Thank you, everybody!





In the second party with delicious oyster and white wine!


Marseilles of the next morning is clear. The humidity is low, and the clear town is really clean nicely.



ART-O-RAMA 2010 Marseilles, France
http://www.art-o-rama.fr/en

Motoi Yamamoto Solo Show "Floating Garden"
L MD galerie (Paris, France)
http://www.lmd-art.com/

La Cartonnerie Friche la Belle de Mai
41 rue Jobin, 13003 Marseille, France



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*** This blog was written one week ago. ***

This work is "Floating Garden".
It is a design of the eddies. Morning of making the third day. When I go to the meeting place from a hotel, I watched an eddy before eyes!!! However, I do not yet arrive at the exhibit place. It was a design of the heads of the boys.




The making is favorable. I continue drawing it on the floor. The owner of the LMD gallery, Laetitia and Philippa exhibited a work in a wall surface. Thank you!
The booth of the circumference began an exhibition, too.








ART-O-RAMA 2010 Marseilles, France
http://www.art-o-rama.fr/en

Motoi Yamamoto Solo Show "Floating Garden"
L MD galerie (Paris, France)
http://www.lmd-art.com/

La Cartonnerie Friche la Belle de Mai
41 rue Jobin, 13003 Marseille, France



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*** This blog was written one week ago. ***


I started making on today.



I come in "La Cartonnerie Friche la Belle de Mai" in Marseilles. I felt that my space was bigger than the plan,,, I measured dimensions. It has a long 6m, too! 132 square meters!!! As for this, both plan and 42 square meters are large. I am glad and it is worry. Because there are the production days only for only four days. I must complete it in four days. Will it be all right ???
Anyway, I cannot but draw it.




Today's drawing is 10 hours. I will draw it tomorrow for 12 hours!


ART-O-RAMA 2010 Marseilles, France
http://www.art-o-rama.fr/en

Motoi Yamamoto Solo Show "Floating Garden"
L MD galerie (Paris, France)
http://www.lmd-art.com/

La Cartonnerie Friche la Belle de Mai
41 rue Jobin, 13003 Marseille, France



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I arrived at port town Marseilles of south France late last night. I exhibit my works at art fair "ART-O-RAMA 2010". Ten galleries participate in this fair from New York or Berlin and so on. I exhibit by L MD gallery of Paris.
Marseilles is cool, and I am glad. Today's best temperature is 27 degrees, minimum temperature 17 degrees. I was freed from Japanese abnormal heat.

And it is a valuable holiday today. Laetitia (the owner of the gallery) and Antoine(her husband), they took me to the restaurant of the seaside. Thank you!
The blue sea like south France. And the complicated shoreline is beautiful.





I will start install from tomorrow morning. However, on the making day, there is it only for four days. Therefore I seem to considerably become the tight schedule this time.





ART-O-RAMA 2010 Marseilles, France
http://www.art-o-rama.fr/en

10, 11 & 12 September, 2010

La Cartonnerie Friche la Belle de Mai
41 rue Jobin, 13003 Marseille, France

Opening Reception: 6 - 9 pm Sept. Fri. 10th

Motoi Yamamoto Solo Show "Floating Garden"
L MD galerie (Paris, France)
http://www.lmd-art.com/
http://www.art-o-rama.fr/en/editions/2010-edition/l-md



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I exhibit the works in the art fair of the solo exhibition form in Marseille. I will show the installation work of the salt, and the pencil pictures and the photographs.



ART-O-RAMA 2010 Marseilles, France
http://www.art-o-rama.fr/en

10, 11 & 12 September, 2010

La Cartonnerie Friche la Belle de Mai
41 rue Jobin, 13003 Marseille, France

Opening Reception: 6 - 9 pm Sept. Fri. 10th

Motoi Yamamoto Solo Show "Floating Garden"
L MD galerie (Paris, France)
http://www.lmd-art.com/
http://www.art-o-rama.fr/en/editions/2010-edition/l-md



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