As indicated by the words ‘public’ and ‘private’ in the project title, Hasunuma explores the relationships that we as humans are involved in. At the same time, through the works that he presents, he attempts to replace the public aspects or nature of such relationships so that they become private, and to connect the various relationships together. This time around, he chose a public space like a park, rather than the white cube space of an art museum or gallery, because the public space enables a relative perspective when considering this endeavor. It also provides an opportunity to think about the existence of the individual or individuals within society and within groups.
At this venue, interacting with the artist’s exhibits on the basis of instructions that he has set out, the audience becomes part of the work. Hasunuma has stated that “Music is born out of our everyday lives, originating in the individual, ultimately returning to individual.” This is an opportunity to experience how each individual interrelates with the different elements in the public space of a park, and how, as private elements, they eventually become part of the art itself.
Someone's public and private / Something's public and private
2019年05月02日
地点: | Tompkins Square Park (Central Plaza area)
E10th St, New York, NY 10009 United States |
得奖人: | Shuta Hasunuma |