next exhibition： Mitsuhiro IKEDA  generating void current exhibition： Yukio FUJIMOTO  SILENT et LISTEN   Oct. 6, Sat.,– Nov. 2, Fri., 2007 Closed on Mon., Sun. and National holidays SHUGOARTS is pleased to welcome back sound artist Yukio Fujimoto for his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in three years. Fresh from his successes at this year’s Venice Biennale, as well as at solo shows at The National Museum of Art, Osaka, and elsewhere, Fujimoto now unveils a collection of new work in “SILENT et LISTEN.” An aural experience consists not merely of listening to sounds, but of also perceiving momentarily a world hidden below the everyday, which can not be captured by the eyes alone. When you make works using sound you are as a matter of course tempted into the realm of the philosophical. “SILENT et LISTEN” consists of works in which I have sought to give shape to my interest in that realm. Yukio Fujimoto “SILENT et LISTEN” is in many ways the perfect phrase for describing Fujimoto’s world of “sounds” and “words” – fundamental elements that often escape the attention of visual artists. It comes from a memo left by Marcel Duchamp, and by showing up what is in fact an anagram, it neatly highlights the rarely noticed but deep connection that exists between these two ideas. Perhaps “listening” to “the act of being quiet” is the first step in imagining what lies beyond the immediate reach of our senses. Fujimoto was born in 1950 in Nagoya. In 1975 he graduated from the Department of Music at the Osaka University of Arts. After spending a number of years making electronic music, he became interested in the mid 1980s in the relationship between sound and hearing, and began creating works of art that incorporated the objects and sounds that surround us in our everyday lives. Fujimoto established an international reputation with works of extreme originality that would make visitors not only experience but also think about the very mechanics of human perception and understanding. Having represented his country at the Japanese Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2001, Fujimoto was invited back this year by curator Robert Storr to participate in the Biennale’s International Art Exhibition. Domestically too, 2007 has been busy for Fujimoto. Early in the year he held a solo show at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, and then in the second half of the year he had an astounding three solo exhibitions at three different museums simultaneously. The artist made different themes for each of the venues – Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya, The National Museum of Art, Osaka, and The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama – providing visitors with a showcase of his work unparalleled for it comprehensiveness. Artist's Page back to exhibitions Copyright 2003 SHUGOARTS. All rights reserved. contact: SHUGOARTS info@shugoarts.com SHUGOARTS website since2003 designed by Kaori Hoya, Created by Kaneko Osamu