September 20, 2006

Koki Tanaka : 田中功起

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(koki tanaka : 田中功起)

(English below)
先週の話になってしまうんですけど、今Centre Pompidouで行われている展示に現代美術家の田中功起さんが参加されていて、そのオープニングに招待していただいたので観に行ってきました。ココでの展示は複数のアーティストが参加して一つの映像作品を作ってた事もあって、あんまり田中さんの魅力バッチリっていう訳では無かったんですが、それでも数多くのアーティストに囲まれながらも彼自身の個性をしっかり見せていた事が素晴らしかったなー。

Contemporary artist Mr.Koki Tanaka invited me to the opening event of his exhibition at Centre Pompidou last week. It was like a group work this time, and To be honest i prefer his solo works, but I felt that he still show his strong character in this work. and i think it is very important thing.

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参加アーティストの方々。Artists who participate this exhibition.

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田中さんはその展示の少し前にもウチに遊びに来てくれて、映像作品を見せてくださったり、Palais de Tokyoでの作品も一ついただいた。田中さんありがとう!僕は田中さんの作品が大好きなんですよね。。なんか物凄い切れ味で、シンプルで、クールで、色もいい感じやし、それに物理法則をとても上手く美しく利用した映像なんかも大好きなんです。僕がリズムを作る段階で常に意識しているのが物理法則なので、最初見た時はビックリしました。同じ視点の人が居た!って思いましたね(僕が知らないだけで本当は他にも沢山おられるんだろうけど)。いずれにしても田中さんの着目点が良い、素晴らしいアーティスト。頑張れ日本人!

He visited my place few days before the exchibitoin and showed me some of his visual works and also gave me one of the works he did at Palais de Tokyo. Thank you so much Tanaka-san! I really really like his works because his works are always sharp, cool, simple, and I like the colors he uses and also I really like the way he uses physical law in his visual works. He uses it in really beautiful way. I'm also always trying to attach the highest importance to think about physical law when i produce drum patterns, so I sympathize with his way of thinking and the way of showing his works very much. great artist!

田中さんはパリでの滞在期間を終えられて今日ぐらい東京に帰られたはず。次回2月か3月にパリに来られるとの事だったので、その時にはsync podcastでインタヴューさせてもらおうと思ってます。

He's going back to Japan this time but he's coming to back to Paris again next March for his another exhibition, so we should interview him next time on our sync podcast.

Posted by aoki at September 20, 2006 10:38 PM | TrackBack
Comments

hello AOKI!
i hope you're doing good =]
im soooooo happy to read your latest news, i can't wait for the new album and 12!!!
I just hope i can get it in the UK....theres only ever been one op.disc release here and that was radiq and fumiya's second 12 and it sold out very quickly =[
are op.disc still having distribution problems in europe?
i really hope not.

best,
Murray.

Posted by: Murray. at September 21, 2006 3:52 AM

The most happiest news since last few months. I can't wait to hear this!

Posted by: Aes at September 25, 2006 6:22 AM
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