Legal Parking, 2000
Performance
IKEMOKU,
2002
Interactive Installation
Media-Dominated
World, 2001
Performance
Supposed
Opening, 2002
Interactive
Performance
Legal Parking, 2000 Performance |
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Artist Statement
My artistic process originated with my studies at architecture school. I am
interested in involving the people that I come across in the city in my work.
I contextualize my work by placing it in public spaces. I have developed tactics
to encourage the involvement of passersby. I use motifs such as money, sex,
office workers, mass media and cigarettes – these are popular and familiar
to the public and act as traps to draw public attention.
The constructed object that appears in my work is only preliminary to the completed
project. I consider my work complete when people interact with it. I think my
work is different from so-called "communication art" or conventional
"interactive art.” These projects create a reverse of the standpoint
of the viewer and the artist: the artist watches the viewer and the viewer is
watched. What I am trying to do is to make the situation itself a medium, not
only showing something on a medium.
Shiro Masuyama Education
| 1998-1999 |
B-semi Schooling System, Yokohama (Completed a coursework in contemporary art) |
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| 1997 | Master of Architecture , Meiji University, Tokyo | |
| 1995 | Bachelor of Architecture , Meiji University, Tokyo |
Artist in Residence
| 2003 | Hangar AAVC, Barcelona | |
| 2002-2003 | ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program),New York |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2002 | "Shiro Masuyama 1996-2003" Contemporary Art Factory,Tokyo | |
| 2001 | "Media-Dominated World" the Gallery SAATCHI & SAATCHI,Tokyo | |
| 2000 | "Legal Parking" Gallery GEN & the Parking on the street,Tokyo |
Group Exhibition
| 2002 |
"ISCP Open Studio", ISCP(International Studio & Curatorial
Program), New York "Asian Contemporary Art Week", ISCP(International Studio & Curatorial Program), New York "Kyoto Art Map 2002", Gallery16, Kyoto "Philip Morris K.K. Art Award 2002 - The First Move", Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo |
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| 2001 | "What's
the difference between....?", Kunstbuero, Futuregarden & kunsthalle8,
Vienna "Sukima Project 02", www.commandN.net "Landmines Exhibition", FADs art space, Tokyo "Clinic", H.I.S.co.,Ltd., Tokyo |
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| 2000 | "ITAZURART2000"(Sukima
Project), SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo "Where is Mr.SCARECROW?", The 3rd Mogami Environmental Art Festival, Yamagata "Growing Garbages", The 2nd Mogami Environmental Art Festival, Yamagata |
Art
Project
2002 "IKEMOKU version 1.52", the plaza at Shibuya station, Tokyo
1998 "IKEMOKU",
the plaza at Shibuya station, Tokyo
1997 "Shinjuku Kabukicho project", Shinjyuku ward Ohkubo Park, Tokyo
1996 "Tama River Project", the bank of Tama River, Tokyo
Award & Grant
| 2002 | Grant from Pola Art Foundation, Japan | |
| 1998 | Judge's Special Prize, The 3rd Mogami Environmental Art Festival, Yamagata | |
| 1997 | 2nd
Prize, The 2nd Mogami Environmental Art Festival, Yamagata Video Communication Award Spetial Mention, The 20th Tokyo Video Festival |
Contact
Information
297-8 Nagura, Fujino-cho,
Tsukui-gun, Kanagawa 199-0207, Japan
Tel&Fax : +81-(0)426-87-2588
shiro-m@sannet.ne.jp
http://www.geocities.jp/ozinger_m