Strongly influenced by the Ray Bradbury novel ¡°Fahrenheit 451,¡± this year¡¯s Yokohama Triennale is divided into 11 different chapters (sections), each with its own theme.
Some of the pieces, such as the exhibition¡¯s largest, Michael Landy¡¯s 30-sq.-meter ¡°Art Bin,¡± make enough of an impact to stand out from their respective themes. Here are some of the must-see artists at the Triennale:
Gimhongsok: Placed outside of the museum as a part of the introduction to the Triennale is ¡°Love¡± by South Korean artist Gimhongsok. He has recreated Robert Indiana¡¯s well-known piece of the same title. Unlike the original, which is brightly colored, the artist has used a crooked, silver surface that reflects light and distorts the form.
Ikko Narahara: Two collections by photographer Ikko Narahara were selected by artistic director Yasumasa Morimura for the exhibition. ¡°Garden of Silence¡± and ¡°Within the Walls¡± both originate from Ikko¡¯s ¡°Domains¡± series, and the collections will be exhibited next to one another. Although it may not have been the original intention of the artist, the black-and-white collections point out the unexpected similarities between a Trappist monastery in Hokkaido and a women¡¯s prison in Wakayama Prefecture.
Michio Fukuoka: Osaka-born sculptor Michio Fukuoka is known for landscape sculptures that are engaged with their environments, and pieces where he takes thousands of words and engraves them onto a flat surface. He also works on pieces that are more cubic such as a ¡°Pink Balloons¡± series that features ¡°air¡± as its concept. The piece Fukuoka is bringing to the Triennale, titled ¡°Why did I ever fly?,¡± follows a somewhat similar style to ¡°Pink Balloons.¡±
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