Gallery Side 2
Tokyo
Minato City, Nishiazabu
1 Chome−8−12 Barbizon 61
Gallery SIDE 2 opened in 1997, to introduce the ideas and the works of international contemporary artists such as Rirkrit Tiravanija, Udomsak Krisanamis, Elke Krystufek, Karen Kilimnik who have not shown in Tokyo. In the past decade, the gallery started to work with local artists in their 20’s-30’s, currently representing 8 Japanese artists. Their works often make references to Western art history, Japanese tradition, and their everyday life. Seeking for a hybrid that reflects the reality of art making in Japan, it aims to introduce works that pushes the borders.
Featured Artworks
One Generation Plants the Trees, Another Gets the Shade (BREEZY)
Medium: Painted metal, reinforced pigmented concrete
Size of work: 19.5 x 18 x 18 cm
ALL YOU NEED IS DYNAMITE
Medium: Silkscreen on newspaper
Size of work: 56.0 x 78.4 cm
One Generation Plants the Trees, Another Gets the Shade (JOLLY)
Medium: Electrical cables, pebbles, reinforced pigmented concrete
Size of work: D16 x H16 cm
POLICE THE POLICE
Medium: Silkscreen on newspaper
Size of work: 54.5 x 81.2 cm
One Generation Plants the Trees, Another Gets the Shade (FUNKUS)
Medium: Painted metal, reinforced pigmented concrete
Size of work: 23ø x 14 cm
One Generation Plants the Trees, Another Gets the Shade (ROUND & ROUND)
Medium: Painted metal, reinforced pigmented concrete
Size of work: 29.5ø x 27 cm
Rock Steady
Medium: Painted cast metal, wood, metal rod
Size of work: 41 x 33 x 41 cm
Slow Teck
Medium: Cast aluminum, metal rod, cast cement
Size of work: 36 x 30 x 29 cm
One Generation Plants the Trees, Another Gets the Shade (JOY)
Medium: Electrical cables, reinforced pigmented concrete
Size of work: D14ø x 20.5 cm
One Generation Plants the Trees, Another Gets the Shade (RAG-GAE)
Medium: Painted metal, reinforced pigmented concrete
Size of work: D13ø x 28.5 cm
In My Honey's Loving Arms
Medium: Acrylic and paper collage on plywood
Size of work: 197 x 138 x 4 cm
THE INFAMOUS PRODUCT OF WESTERN CULTURE
Medium: Silkscreen on newspaper
Size of work: 54.5 x 81.2 cm