© Leiko Ikemura in ,,The World is A Stage. Stories Behind Pictures,,|Mori Art Museum, Tokio, Japan, 2005, Photo: Ph. von Matt, Berlin

"The World is A Stage. Stories Behind Pictures."

Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

29. 03. 2005 – 19. 06. 2005


with: Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Jananne Al-Ani, Gregory Crewdson, Stefan Exler, Teresa Hubbard & Alexander Birchler, Leiko Ikemura, William Kentridge, Konoike Tomoko, Tracey Moffatt, Odani Motohiko, Annee Olofsson, Kara Walker, Mark Wallinger, Karen Yasinsky


This exhibition focuses on some of the stories that can be found within contemporary art; of course it concentrates on the kinds of story that art can best convey, and the different forms that they take. Stories in art are often closely linked with artists' own lives and experiences which, in turn, are intertwined with issues that face us all: concerns of race, gender, family relationships and identity.





© Leiko Ikemura in ,,The World is A Stage. Stories Behind Pictures,,|Mori Art Museum, Tokio, Japan, 2005, Photo: Ph. von Matt, Berlin

The 14 artists in this exhibition hail from as far afield as Europe, America, Africa, Oceania and, of course, Japan and work in a variety of media. The different works shown here give us an opportunity to consider the diversity of art, as well as the timely messages that it contains - messages that transcend regional boundaries and have the potential to make us rethink our own experiences and beliefs.
There are many ways to enjoy art. "The World is a Stage" is an invitation "read" some of the tales that have been spun by artists, rather in the same way that you might read a novel, or watch a movie or play.


Press-Text Mori Art Museum Tokyo
Curators: Natsumi Araki, Mami Kataoka
Catalogue in english & Japanese (nihongo)



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© Leiko Ikemura in ,,The World is A Stage. Stories Behind Pictures,,|Mori Art Museum, Tokio, Japan, 2005, Photo: Ph. von Matt, Berlin

© Leiko Ikemura in ,,The World is A Stage. Stories Behind Pictures,,|Mori Art Museum, Tokio, Japan, 2005, Photo: Ph. von Matt, Berlin

© Leiko Ikemura in ,,The World is A Stage. Stories Behind Pictures,,|Mori Art Museum, Tokio, Japan, 2005, Photo: Ph. von Matt, Berlin

© Leiko Ikemura in ,,The World is A Stage. Stories Behind Pictures,,|Mori Art Museum, Tokio, Japan, 2005, Photo: Ph. von Matt, Berlin

© Leiko Ikemura in ,,The World is A Stage. Stories Behind Pictures,,|Mori Art Museum, Tokio, Japan, 2005, Photo: Ph. von Matt, Berlin