Kusama’s Circle:
1980s Tokyo
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Kusama’s Circle:
1980s Tokyo
Bringing together videos of Yayoi Kusama’s live performances in 1983 and 1984, and video works by Mako Idemitsu and Bill Viola, this programme spotlights some of the most prominent artists associated with Tokyo’s Video Gallery SCAN—the first Japanese gallery to specialise in video art. Founded in 1980 by video and new media pioneer Fujiko Nakaya, Video Gallery SCAN advanced the moving image scene in Japan, stimulating a global network through participation in international exhibitions and by connecting young Japanese video artists with prominent international artists.
Complementing Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now, this screening features: Self-Obliteration, Yayoi Kusama Performance by Yoshiomi Yamaguchi & Kiyofumi Motoyama; Infinity Nets, Yayoi Kusama Performance by Itaru Kato; Great Mother (HARUMI) by Mako Idemitsu; and I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like by Bill Viola.
Bill Viola. I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like, 1986. Single-channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 89 min. M+, Hong Kong. © Bill Viola/EAI
Itaru Kato and Video Gallery SCAN. Infinity Nets, Yayoi Kusama Performance, 1984, 1984. Single channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 11 min. 47 sec. PROCESSART Inc. © PROCESSART Inc.
Yoshiomi Yamaguchi, Kiyofumi Motoyama, and Video Gallery SCAN. Self-Obliteration, Yayoi Kusama Performance, 1983, 1983. Single channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 26 min. 33 sec. PROCESSART Inc. © PROCESSART Inc.
Bill Viola. I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like, 1986. Single-channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 89 min. M+, Hong Kong. © Bill Viola/EAI
Itaru Kato and Video Gallery SCAN. Infinity Nets, Yayoi Kusama Performance, 1984, 1984. Single channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 11 min. 47 sec. PROCESSART Inc. © PROCESSART Inc.
Yoshiomi Yamaguchi, Kiyofumi Motoyama, and Video Gallery SCAN. Self-Obliteration, Yayoi Kusama Performance, 1983, 1983. Single channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 26 min. 33 sec. PROCESSART Inc. © PROCESSART Inc.
Bill Viola. I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like, 1986. Single-channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 89 min. M+, Hong Kong. © Bill Viola/EAI
Itaru Kato and Video Gallery SCAN. Infinity Nets, Yayoi Kusama Performance, 1984, 1984. Single channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 11 min. 47 sec. PROCESSART Inc. © PROCESSART Inc.
Yoshiomi Yamaguchi, Kiyofumi Motoyama, and Video Gallery SCAN. Self-Obliteration, Yayoi Kusama Performance, 1983, 1983. Single channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 26 min. 33 sec. PROCESSART Inc. © PROCESSART Inc.
Bill Viola. I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like, 1986. Single-channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 89 min. M+, Hong Kong. © Bill Viola/EAI
Itaru Kato and Video Gallery SCAN. Infinity Nets, Yayoi Kusama Performance, 1984, 1984. Single channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 11 min. 47 sec. PROCESSART Inc. © PROCESSART Inc.
Yoshiomi Yamaguchi, Kiyofumi Motoyama, and Video Gallery SCAN. Self-Obliteration, Yayoi Kusama Performance, 1983, 1983. Single channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 26 min. 33 sec. PROCESSART Inc. © PROCESSART Inc.
Image at top: Itaru Kato and Video Gallery SCAN. Infinity Nets, Yayoi Kusama Performance, 1984, 1984. Single channel digital video (colour, sound), duration: 11 min. 47 sec. PROCESSART Inc. © PROCESSART Inc.