II. All images: Installation view, “The Water Trilogy 2: Autodefensión Microtonal Obrera Campesina Estudiantil Metabolista Descalza” at Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum, Tokyo, 2017. Photo © Nacása & Partners Inc., courtesy Fondation d’entreprise Hermès. ART iT: So far you’ve madeView More >
AT THE WATERFALL By Andrew Maerkle Installation view, “The Water Trilogy 2: Autodefensión Microtonal Obrera Campesina Estudiantil Metabolista Descalza” at Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum, Tokyo, 2017. Photo © Nacása & Partners Inc., courtesy Fondation d’entreprise Hermès. An artist ofView More >
II. Cologne of the Maghreb (Bodyphilia Song) (2016), performance and exhibition view in “We Call it Ludwig, The Museum Is Turning 40!,” Museum Ludwig Cologne, 2016. Photo Mike Schlomer, courtesy and © Ei Arakawa and Museum Ludwig, Cologne. All images:View More >
PASTORAL HIDE AND SEEK By Andrew Maerkle Harsh Citation, Harsh Pastoral, Harsh Münster (2017). Music by Christian Naujoks, lyrics by Ei Arakawa and Dan Poston, metal frames by Gela Patashuri. Produced for Skulptur Projekte 2017, Münster. Photo Henning Rogge. BornView More >
UNDER THE SKIN By Andrew Maerkle All images: Unless otherwise noted, installation view at Taka Ishii Gallery Tokyo, 2017. Photo Kenji Takahashi, courtesy Taka Ishii Gallery. Born in 1981 in Dumaguete City and educated at the University of the PhilippinesView More >
THE GREAT PRETENDER By Andrew Maerkle Installation view, “Lee Kit: Not Untitled” at ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Shigeo Muto. All images: Unless otherwise noted © Lee Kit, courtesy ShugoArts, Tokyo. One of the most outstanding artists of his generation, LeeView More >
II. Making the Sky of Hiroshima “PIKA!” (2009) Photo Cactus Nakao. All images: Unless otherwise noted © Chim↑Pom, courtesy the artist and Mujin-to Production. ART iT: In projects including Thank You Celeb Project I’m Bokan (2007-08) and Making the SkyView More >
ART FROM THE OTHER SIDE By Andrew Maerkle and Natsuko Odate Chim↑Pom – USA Visitor Center (2016). Photo Osamu Matsuda. All images: Unless otherwise noted © Chim↑Pom, courtesy of the artist and Mujin-to Production. Formed in 2005, the artist groupView More >
NO PLACE LEFT FOR A FOOT By Andrew Maerkle Punarapi Jananam Punarapi Maranam (again birth – again death) (2013), detail, acrylic on canvas, tarpaulin, 365.8 x 2407.9 cm. All images: Unless otherwise noted, © Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Currently theView More >
IS POWER IMMANENT IN ART? By Andrew Maerkle Spread from The Blind Man, no. 2 (May 1917). Born in the former East Germany in 1947, Boris Groys is one of the leading critics of contemporary art and culture today. WorkingView More >