A large group show featuring the work of twenty-five artists, Paregron, on show until March 23, 2019 at Los Angeles’ Blum & Poe gallery, draws attention to the most influential and pivotal contemporary works created in Japan between the 1980s and 1990s.
The title of the exhibition, which explores themes of politics, transcending media, performativity, and satire, makes reference to Gallery Paregron in Tokyo, active from 1981-1987, which introduced many artists associated with the New Wave movement.
Paregron features artists including Nobuyoshi Araki , Naoya Hatakeyama, Ryoji Ikeda, Yukie Ishikawa, Tatsuo Miyajima, Daido Moriyama, Kazumi Nakamura, Shinro Ohtake, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Yutaka Takanashi, Noboru Tsubaki and Yukinori Yanagi in variety of media spanning painting, sculpture, performance, noise, video, and photography.
Installation view, 2019, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, Photo: Heather Rasmussen
Noboru Tsubaki, Fresh Gasoline, 1989, Mixed media, 165 x 240 x 208 inches
Installation view, 2019, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, Photo: Heather Rasmussen
BLUM & POE | LOS ANGELES
2727 S. La Cienega Boulevard, blumandpoe.com
Tue – Sat 10am to 6pm
PARERGON: JAPANESE ART OF THE 1980S AND 1990S
February 14 – March 23, 2019
