CRUST AND DIRT IN TOKYO
From 13 May - 9 June 2007, the art duo of ‘Crust and Dirt’ will touch down in Tokyo. This pair will be bringing their science-fiction art to Japan through an exhibition at the Nakaochiai Gallery and a live performance of their ‘Inter-dimensional Trading Table’ at the Apple store in Shibuya.
Crust and Dirt are the alter-egos of artists Oliver Halsman Rosenberg and Clint Taniguchi and transform the pair into what have been variously called ‘time travelers’, ‘manifesting spirits’, and ‘quasi-mystical forces’.
INSTANT DRAWING MACHINE AT APPLE STORE (SHIBUYA)
On 13 May, 6-7pm, Crust and Dirt will conduct their ‘Instant Drawing Machine’ (IDM) at Tokyo’s Apple store in Shibuya to interact with passers-by in London.
IDM was last seen in June 2006 at the Drawing Center in New York City.
IDM is a modern ‘wishing well’ by which pedestrians in distant cities are given the chance to meet Crust and Dirt through computers placed on cities’ sidewalks. Passers-by are invited to share a wish, which the artists visualize into a drawing before their eyes.
While their drawings are on one hand the product of contemporary technology (communications enabled by Internet, video, etc.), they are also born out of sage-like practices of giving shape to dreams and taking on spirit guide-type roles; a unique combination of the primal and technological.
INTER-DIMENSIONAL TRADING TABLE AT NAKAOCHIAI GALLERY
Opening Reception: May 19, 7-9pm
Crust and Dirt will also show ‘goods’ at the Nakaochiai Gallery from 20 May to 9 June. These pieces will be the product of a ‘trading expedition’ with beings from another dimension. Crust and Dirt will journey to X, a spot known for its secluded and natural surroundings, laden with everyday goods from our urban centers (toilet paper, beer, cigarettes, sneakers, and the like). They will thus carry out this secret rendezvous to barter these everyday items for inter-dimensional goods brought to the trading table by these other beings.
‘Goods’ brought back from this journey will be available for observation and acquisition at Nakaochiai Gallery for a short time only. Indeed, a once in a lifetime opportunity
Nakaochiai Gallery
Julia Barnes
Phone : 03-5988-7830
E-mail : info@nakaochiaigallery.com
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