【Aki Sasamoto’s Life Laboratory】Performance/installation works performed by Aki Sasamoto in August
Sasamoto will stage improvisational performances in installation spaces multiple times within the exhibition "Aki Sasamoto’s Life Laboratory" period.
A total of four pieces will be performed: Strange Attractors, which debuted at the 2010 Whitney Biennale; Skewed Lies from MoMA PS1 (New York) in 2010; Spirits Cubed, commissioned by the Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art during the COVID-19 pandemic; and Sounding Lines, which was first performed last year in Hong Kong.
The same four performance works will also be presented multiple times in 10-13 October and 6-9 November.
Language: Japanese
＊A performance in English is planned for early November.
※There will be no seating; audience members are expected to stand during the performance. Capacity may be adjusted based on exhibition conditions.
※During performances, access to certain exhibition areas will be restricted. (Re-entry permitted.)
■How to Attend:
Advance reservations are prioritized / First-come, first-served ＊Limited same-day tickets available
・Advance Reservations【Reservations open on Friday, August 8 at 10:00 AM】
Please register using the designated form for each performance under the name of the attendee. One person per reservation.
・Same-Day Tickets (limited availability)
A small number of tickets will be distributed from 10:00 AM on the day of each performance
near the entrance to the Exhibition gallery. One ticket per person.
■Venue:
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Exhibition Gallery 3F (Inside the Aki Sasamoto’s exhibition venue)
■Admission:
Free with same-day ticket to the exhibition, or with a valid MOT Passport or Physical Disability Certificate.
Performance Works (Approx. 30 minutes each)
A. Skewed Lies
Performance Dates & Time: 23 August; 28 August; 30 August
All start at 11:30 AM
Capacity: 40 people
B. Strange Attractors
Performance Dates & Time: 24 August; 29 August; 31 August
All start at 11:30 AM
Capacity: 25 people
C. Spirits Cubed
Performance Dates & Time: 24 August; 29 August; 31 August
All start at 3:00 PM
Capacity: 50 people
D. Sounding Lines, catch or be caught (New Work)
Performance Dates & Time: 23 August; 28 August; 30 August
All start at 3:00 PM
Capacity: 80 people
Skewed Lies, 2010/2015
[Performance scene at Luxembourg & Dayan, New York]
Photo: Allison Hale
Strange Attractors, 2010 Photo: Kei Okano
Spirits Cubed, 2020
Collection of Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art Photo: Naoya Hatakeyama. Courtesy of Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art
Courtesy of Para Site, Hong Kong.
Photo🄫Felix S.C. Wong
All images 🄫Aki Sasamoto. Courtesy of Take Ninagawa, Tokyo