AKI INOMATA: When I Encounter Living Things

Slight scuff marks on the bookshelf, but in excellent condition.

The first collection of works by contemporary artist AKI INOMATA. Published to commemorate her first solo exhibition at a museum, "AKI INOMATA: Significant Otherness (When I Meet Living Things)" (Towada Art Center). From her representative work, "Why Not Hand Over a 'Shelter' to Hermit Crabs?" to her new work, "Galloping Southern Horse," 13 projects are introduced with the artist's commentary and beautiful visuals. Production sketches are also included at the end of the book.

[Contributions] Paola Antonelli (MoMA Curator) / Wen Yau (Novelist) / Hideo Iwasaki (Researcher/Artist) / Kazuko Koike (Towada Art Center) / In Kanazawa (Towada Art Center)

[Information]
Release Date: 2019.10.25
Author: AKI INOMATA
Format: A5 size, hardcover
Number of pages: 176
ISBN/Product Code: 978-4568105209
Price: 3200 yen + tax

[Author Profile]
AKI INOMATA
Born in 1983. Completed the Master's program in Advanced Art Expression at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2008. INOMATA focuses on the fact that the act of "creation" is not exclusive to humans, and has created works through a collaborative process with living organisms. She presents what emerges from interactions with living things, or the relationships themselves. Recent exhibitions include "22nd Milan Triennale" (Triennale Design Museum, 2019), "Thailand Biennale 2018" (Krabi City, Thailand, 2018), "AKI INOMATA, Why Not Hand Over a 'Shelter' to Hermit Crabs?" (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, France, 2018), "Coming of Age" (Sector 2337, Chicago, 2017), "KENPOKU ART 2016 Ibaraki Prefecture Kita Art Festival" (2016), "ECO EXPANDED CITY" (WRO Art Center, Wroclaw, Poland, 2016), and many other exhibitions both in Japan and abroad. She stayed in New York in 2017 at the invitation of the ACC.