GROUP EXHIBITION

Amidst an era of great change, Southeast Asian countries have garnered much attention through their blooming economy and prospering talent in recent years. With the appointment of the Indonesian artist collective ruangrupa as the director of documenta 15, the region continues to thrive and expand within the art world.

With global contemporaneity in mind, Neo-Animism hopes to present and offer works that will broaden and diversify the Japanese art scene by introducing works by 11 artists who have made their mark on the global art scene.

As Japan faces a declining birthrate, the country is shifting into becoming a multiethnic nation. With the hopes of focusing on commonalities over differences, the ethos of the show proposes that, perhaps, through a universal language such as art, one gains the opportunity to recognise and reflect upon our ideas and understanding of global consciousness.

With a new perspective, the artists of Neo-Animism draw from multi-ethnic, lingual, and religious cultures and render their unique experiences into their craft. With the budding influence of generation-based media and entertainment, the Asian art scene has proven itself vital in the ways that it builds and establishes its own, distinct forms of expression. Elaborate, whimsical, and captivating, these phantasmic mindscapes provide a glimpse of Asia’s new, burgeoning movement.

Exhibition Highlights

Introducing works by coveted emerging to mid-career artists of Southeast Asia.

A joint curation project with Manila-based gallery, Galerie Stephanie, Neo-Animism will exhibit approximately 30 late and recent works by artists from countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and more. A rare opportunity to view these works in Japan, the exhibition offers visitors a chance to see and attain works by widely popular artists such as Roby Dwi Antono, Mr. S, Sid Natividad, and Farley del Rosario.

An Exhibition that Unifies Two Themes

The works of Neo-Animism will be presented in two sections.

The first presents a slice of ‘Character Art’, such as those inspired by Japanese pop culture and media, whilst the latter introduces hyper-realistic surreal works that blur the boundaries between fantasy and reality.

Press release courtesy √K Contemporary and Galerie Stephanie.