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Oakland-based artist, Chris Duncan comes to Tokyo's Nakaochiai
Gallery to present his signature string installation and new
paintings on paper and panel. Duncan's site-specific string installation
has been shown at numerous arts centers and galleries in the
US, while his paintings will receive their first showing at Nakaochiai
Gallery.
The show's title, 'Playing Fields', reflects
Chris' interest in the metaphorical playing field, the place
where society finds itself embroiled in constant competition.
Chris says, "we are all scrambling to get ahead, climb the corporate
ladder, rise to the top, but in the end we are all just a small
piece to an indefinable puzzle, no one being any better or worse
than another."
Visitors who previously saw Chris's work at Nakaochiai Gallery's
2005 show 'Realms of San Francisco' will see a marked
development in the artist's style. The work on display at Playing
Fields departs from his earlier representational imagery;
rather, the abstract paintings and installation invite the viewer
into the field itself.
Chris Duncan
The playing field #3 (everything is everything
or something: daylight disappointments), 2006
Marker, graphite, latex and
enamel paint, ink, wood putty and varnish on paper.
Playing Fields will
open on October 15
and will run for five weeks. The artist will be at the gallery
both October 14 and 15 (Saturday and Sunday).
Gallery hours: SAT/SUN 2pm - 7pm and by appointment
Phone : 03-5988-7830
E-mail : info@nakaochiaigallery.com
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