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"Ryoichi Majima: Majim Art in Shibukawa"
2000-07-07 until 2000-09-27
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Tokyo, , JP

Focusing on the theme of eating, Majima has developed a unique style of art that provide a fresh perspective on the relationship between art and society and communication between people, characterized by an approach that goes outside of conventional artistic frameworks or fashions. Since 1997, he has exhibited work under the title of Majim art, and with the convenience store of evolving art as his slogan. Modeled after the familiar interior of a convenience store, Majim art consists of racks of works produced by Majima, available to visitors for touching and purchase. However, rather than sales, the artist's goal is use of the convenience store format to bring contemporary art back into people's daily lives.

Majim art is also the artist's commentary on real convenience stores as symbols of consumer culture. All aspects of the convenience store - the handbook approach to human interaction, the diversification and homogenization of goods, the fashion and development, and its strategy, competition, sanitation - make it an obvious miniature model of today's society.

Having previously appeared in three cities in Japan - Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka - Majim art has developed and evolved with each showing. The present exhibition brings everything together to provide a venue for dialog and self-change among the visitors, for nourishing and energizing the mind, and for self-expression. At this transition point between centuries, Majim art is sure to provide much food for thought on the future of art and the future relationship between museums and society.

In addition to Majim art, which centers around the artist's new work, the exhibition will extend beyond the walls of the museum to the neighboring Ikaho Green Bokujo where workshops, a bus tour, and other enjoyable events will be held as a general introduction to the world of Ryoichi Majima.


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