【Aki Sasamoto’s Life Laboratory】Performance/installation works performed by Aki Sasamoto in October
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 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, except for Skewed Lies. 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 30 September 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: 11 October; 13 October
All start at 11:30 AM
Capacity: 50 people
B. Strange Attractors
Performance Dates & Time: 12 October
Start at 11:30 AM
Capacity: 25 people
C. Spirits Cubed
Performance Dates & Time: 10 October; 12 October
All start at 3:00 PM
Capacity: 70 people
D. Sounding Lines, catch or be caught (New Work)
Performance Dates & Time: 11 October; 13 October
All start at 3:00 PM
Capacity: 80 people
Skewed Lies, 2010
Photo: Yurika Kono
Spirits Cubed, 2020, Collection of Hirosaki Contemporary Art Museum
Photo: Ryuichi Maruo
Strange Attractors, 2011, Ninagawa Maerkle Family Collection
Photo: Yurika Kono
Sounding Lines, 2024, Collection of Shane Akeroyd, catch or be caught, 2025
Photo: Yurika Kono
Performance scene from the exhibition “Aki Sasamoto’s Life Laboratory” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 2025.
🄫Aki Sasamoto. Courtesy of Take Ninagawa, Tokyo