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Yoji Matsumura
Celebration (1991)
bamboo, lacquer, sand, electric fans, found objects, sound
1414 Monterey, 1st floor
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Within a bamboo structure Matsumura collected junk like jars and metal parts, placing them in a circular area of sand on the floor. Above, a windsock is moved by a fan. A bead hanging on one side of the windsock hits objects with chime-like effect. The objects are mundane, often beat up: doorknobs, a crushed fire extinguisher. The sounds of the chime are dependent upon the cumulative effects of striking the ordinary materials.
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A Japanese gate frames and provides entrance to the space. Like all the parts of the bamboo structure, it is painted with red lacquer.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1993 BUGS-II, Takashimaya Contemporary Art Space, Tokyo, Japan
1993 Dear 1993, Galerie Den + Floor 2, Tokyo, Japan
1993 BUGS, Soh Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1992 Circular Celebration, Gallery Art Soko, Tokyo, Japan
1991 Celebration, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA
1989 Art-Tecture, Takaido Club, Tokyo, Japan
1987 Matsuribayashi, Gallery White Art, Tokyo, Japan
1986 Dream Island, Miyagi Museum, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
1984 Space WA, New York
1983 Gallery White Art, Tokyo, Japan
1980 Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
1978 1708 East Main, Richmond, VA
Référence: http://www.mattress.org/Catalogue/matsumura.html