TARO NASU will represent Tatsuo Majima’s solo exhibition.
Tatsuo Majima ‘Untitled (All the right moves)’
28 January – 25 February, 2012
Reception for the Artist: Friday 28 January 6 – 8 pm
Gallery Hours: 11:00-19:00 Tue. – Sat. Closed on Sun., Mon., and Public Holidays
Untitled 1999 framed posters
Tatsuo Majima (b. 1970, Japan)’s works are based on his peculiar interst in fusion and collision between cultural differences among modern ages.
Using various media such as texts, photographs, videos and performances, Majima creates his works with unique taste of humour.
This time, Majima presents the series of movie posters all starring Tom Cruise, the icon of the Hollywood movie culture since the 80’s.
The poster evokes us of three aspects – Cruise as Hollwood icon, the image of typical hero and Cruise as real person in himself. However at the same time, it suggests us that no one could get hold of his real identity from here. This is Majima’s examination into the impossibility of portraiture; questioning where personal/national identity exists.
The work was first exhibited in 1999. This exhibition will be the sequal to the former exhibition, constructing the installation by Tom Cruise posters since 2000.