dAgraphik: { Trans-Cool TOKYO }

Been wanting to go to Trans-Cool TOKYO Exhibition held in Singapore's 8Q SAM and I just managed to do that this Christmas Day. :) As from the name of the exhibition, one would guess that it got to do with the Japanese culture.

Bingo! You are right!

Featuring 40 artworks from the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo collection, this exhibition tells the story of how Japanese artists, since the second half of the 1990s, have established their own creative identities within the context of global pop culture. From Yayoi Kusama's pioneering works of Japanese Pop Art to Yasumasa Morimura's role-playing in his portraits from the 1980s, the exhibition Trans-Cool TOKYO provides an opportunity to view works by these groundbreaking Japanese artists who have made an indelible impact on contemporary art.

Working across all mediums, from painting and sculpture, to performance, photography and video, the featured artists have created work in response to the onset of the information age and the greater freedoms and uncertainties that are available in contemporary society.

Artistes featured in the exhibition includes Kohei Nawa, Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami, Michihiro Shimabuku, Kiichiro Adachi etc.

Below are some sneaks on the artworks featured......