"Documents 6: TAISANBOKU - Works by Yoshihiro Suda"
1999-09-11 until 1999-11-07
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Tokyo, , JP Japan

Yoshihiro Suda is known for his bold installations of carved, wooden plant life. His subjects are the rose, lily, tulip, chickweed, magnolia, morning glory, camelia, and other common plants and flowers, meticulously created with surprising realism and in true-to-life scale that at times borders on the miniscule. Yet these carvings have an overwhelming presence that dominates their surroundings, allowing the viewer to experience anew the beauty of art. As Suda's first solo exhibit in a Japanese museum, this exhibition takes special advantage of the Hara Museum's unique space. Originallly a Western-style residence built in the 1930s, the Museum is noted for its curved walls and large windows. This exhibition also features the first public showing in Japan of Suda's newest works, including the Nature's Bounty, carved magnolia blossoms modeled after those that bloom on the magnolia tree in the front garden of the Hara Museum.

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