solo exhibition "P-L/R-A/E-Y" by MES
Jul 12 — Aug 4, 2024
CON_ is proud to present the solo exhibition "P-L/R-A/E-Y" by MES, featuring new works from July 6th (Saturday) to July 28th (Sunday), 2024, at CON_ (Maruka Building 4F, 2-2-14 Nihonbashi Bakurocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo).
English title: P-L/R-A/E-Y
MES is an artist duo consisting of Takeru Arai and Kanae Tanikawa, who independently work in both contemporary art and the club scene.
This exhibition features installations and performances using light, heat, and wax, which MES has invented and defined as "live-engraving." MES’s ongoing concerns and practices, as reflected in the title "Prayer / Play / Masochistic Act [P-L/R-A/E-Y]," manifest and disappear in the space as a continuum of modest actions. These actions evolve over time, offering a unique experience to each viewer.
Additionally, this exhibition attempts to reconstruct "WAX P-L/R-A/E-Y," which was presented at "QiPO 2024" and "URBAN GAZE" in Mexico City this February. This reconstruction serves as a kind of ritualistic lament, exploring themes of intimacy, resistance, and submission.
Please visit to witness the current state of these artists, who bring forth "forms" from the structures of society and language, starting from their own physicality.
ARTISTS
VENUE
- URL
- https://www.contokyo.com/
- 住所
- 東京都中央区日本橋馬喰町 2-2-14 maruka 4F
- 開館時間
- 14:00 — 19:00
- 休館日
- Mon・Tue
- 入館料
- 無料
NOTES
Opening: 07.12(FRI) 18:00-21:00 with a performance starting at 19:00
*Performances will also be held intermittently during the exhibition period. For more details, please check the social media of MES or CON_.
Graphic: Design Heijiro Yagi @heijiroyagi
The venue is accessible only by stairs. If you require support to reach the venue, such as wheelchair users, please contact us in advance via our Instagram (@con_tokyo_).
