Unruly
TATSURO KISHIMOTO•Aug 23, 2025 — Sep 20, 2025
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Maoya Kishi creates a wide range of works, including sculptures and installations, using materials such as timber, construction supplies, blue tarps, styrofoam, and LED signboards—elements that, on their own, have no inherent meaning. These materials are assembled with minimal alteration in a simple manner. As viewers, we instinctively attempt to discern the artist’s intentions or decipher what the work is meant to represent, but such efforts often prove futile. Instead, we find ourselves simply dumbfounded, facing the work itself and wondering, “What exactly is this?”
In his creative process, Kishi closely observes existing objects and phenomena in society, engaging in a kind of dialogue with everything around him. He pays keen attention to the texture, condition, and assembly of the materials. By dismantling conventional structures and frameworks, he reconfigures them according to his own set of rules and logic—almost as if he were inventing a new language. The...More
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Unruly
TATSURO KISHIMOTO•Aug 23, 2025 — Sep 20, 2025
Press Release
Maoya Kishi creates a wide range of works, including sculptures and installations, using materials such as timber, construction supplies, blue tarps, styrofoam, and LED signboards—elements that, on their own, have no inherent meaning. These materials are assembled with minimal alteration in a simple manner. As viewers, we instinctively attempt to discern the artist’s intentions or decipher what the work is meant to represent, but such efforts often prove futile. Instead, we find ourselves simply dumbfounded, facing the work itself and wondering, “What exactly is this?”
In his creative process, Kishi closely observes existing objects and phenomena in society, engaging in a kind of dialogue with everything around him. He pays keen attention to the texture, condition, and assembly of the materials. By dismantling conventional structures and frameworks, he reconfigures them according to his own set of rules and logic—almost as if he were inventing a new language. The...More
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