Press Release 2014/07/22

Art Scope 2012-2014 – Remains of Their Journeys
July 12 (Saturday) – October 13 (Monday, national holiday), 20141234【Exhibition Outline】
Art Scope, a mécénat activity of Daimler Foundation Japan, provides contemporary artists from Japan andGermany the chance to experience life within a different culture. The Hara Museum has been a partner in the Art
Scope program since 2003, hosting an exhibition to showcase the results of that artistic exchange. For thisexhibition, we feature the German artists Rita Hensen and Benedikt Partenheimer (Japan, 2012) and the Japaneseartists Ryosuke Imamura and Satoshi Ohno (Germany, 2013). Each artist will present new works created since thecompletion of their residencies.
It's safe to say that since ancient times, humans have been creatures that travel. The tradition of religious
pilgrimages was already an old one in eras when travel was beset with hardships. Over time as the means oftransport progressed, travel took on various forms. For example, during the 18th century, for the English upperclasses, the "Grand Tour" became the finishing touch in the education of their children. In modern Japan, theoverseas "school excursion" is a standard part of the school curriculum. And now in the 21st century, travel – bothbusiness and vacation –has become a vital factor in the economic activity of every country.
Climate, landscape, language, ethnicity, culture and society –these are aspects that make travel the precious andsignificant experience that it is. How then do the sights and feelings experienced as part of the Art Scope program
stimulate the work of these artists upon returning home? Of the paintings, photographs, installations and otherartwork that appear in this exhibition, those "remains of their travel" may be directly reflected in some, but harder
to discern in others. The results may be described as four approaches by four individuals to crystallize theexperience of travel not in the form of an impression or a travel report, but in the form of artwork. In so doing, they
reaffirm the delightful diversity of contemporary art and invite us to rethink what it means as humans to "travel."
Please note that following the end of this exhibition, it will travel to the Daimler Contemporary in Berlin, Germanyin 2015.

The following is a list of previous Art Scope exhibitions held at the Hara Museum.
2005
Art Scope 2004: Cityscape into Art – Michiko Shoji Johannes Wohnseifer
Participating artists: Michiko Shoji, Johannes Wohnseifer
2006
Art Scope 2005 / 2006 – Interface Complex*
Participating artists: Hiroharu Mori, Kohei Nawa, Katja Strunz, Georg Winter2008
Art Scope 2007 / 2008 – Faces of Existence*
Participating artists: Izumi Kato, Yuken Teruya, Eva Teppe, Ascan Pinckernelle
2011
Art Scope 2009-2011: Invisible Memories
Participating artists: Meiro Koizumi, Hiroe Saeki, Eva Berendes, Jan Scharrelmann* The asterisk marks exhibitions that traveled to Daimler Contemporary in Berlin, Germany after
completion at the Hara Museum.
【Participating Artists】
Ryosuke IMAMURA (Plate 1, 5)
Born in 1982 in Kyoto, Japan. Lives in Kyoto. MFA Kyoto City University School of Fine
Arts. Exhibited at such venues as the Yokohama Trienniale (2011, Yokohama,Japan) theTatsuno Art Project (2012/13, Hyogo) and "Rokko Meets Art (2012/13, Hyogo). He createssmall, delicate installations that incorporate subtle phenomena mainly of light and sound,inspiried by everyday life or memories. Visitors experience "space" in the form of art, and the"time" that flows in that space through light and sound. For this exhibition, he will show new
installations. Photo: SHINJI MINEGISHI
Satoshi OHNO (Plate 3, 7)
Born in 1980 in Gifu Prefecture. Lives in Yamanashi prefecture. MFA Tokyo Zokei
University, Tokyo, Japan. Has exhibited at such venues as the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial(2009, Niigata) and REAL JAPANESQUE: The Unique World of Japanese Contemporary Art(2012, National Museum of Art, Osaka, Osaka, Japan). Ohno explores the possibilities ofpainting within a 21st century digital era based on his reading of Eastern and Western art
history. His art is characterized by symbolic and energetic images in which conflict or fusion
occurs between the natural and the artificial, the organic and the inorganic. He will present
new paintings for the exhibition. Photo: SHINJI MINEGISHI
Rita HENSEN (Plate 4, 8)
Born in 1960 in Bedburg, nearby Cologne, Germany. Lives and works in Munich. Studied at
the Academy of Visual Arts in Munich. Has exhibited in many solo and group shows inGermany and abroad. She creates work in various media such as drawing, sculpture,
photographs and in a variety of materials such as paper. She will present photographs taken atvarious places in Japan during her residency, sometimes in juxtaposition with those taken inGermany, as well as objects and drawings made on themes drawn from landscapes and things
encountered in Japan. Photo: JIROKAMATA
Benedikt PARTENHEIMER (Plate 2, 6)
Born in 1977 in Munich, Germany. Lives in Berlin. Studied at the LMU University in
Munich, the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia and the Parsons School for Design in
New York. During a short time in New York he assisted Richard Avedon. Since 2003, hiswork has been presented in numerous international solo and group exhibitions. His
photography is both straight and conceptual, exemplified in such works as his Turnaround
series (2006) of unique portraits taken with a zoom lens of people from behind. His work inthis exhibition will include new work in this series, as well as photos and videos taken in
Japan as quiet observations of Japanese society. Photo: SHINJI MINEGISHI

【Exhibition Details】
Exhibition title: Art Scope 2012-2014 – Remains of Their Journeys
Dates: July 12 (Saturday) – October 13 (Monday, national holiday), 2014
Place: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, 4-7-25 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001
Tel: 03-3445-0651 Fax: 03-3473-0104 E-mail: info@haramuseum.or.jp
Website: http://www.haramuseum.or.jp Mobile site: http://mobile.haramuseum.or.jp
Blog: http://www.art-it.asia/u/HaraMuseum Twitter http://twitter.com/haramuseum (in Japanese only/ Accountname: ＠haramuseum)
Organized by: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art and Daimler Foundation Japan
Under the auspices of: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Japan
Supported by: Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., Ltd., Mercedes-Benz Finance Co., Ltd.
and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
Cooperation provided by: Arts Initiative Tokyo [AIT]Participating artists: Ryosuke Imamura, Satoshi Ohno, Rita Hensen, Benedikt Partenheimer
Hours: 11:00 am-5:00 pm, Wednesday until 8:00 pm (last entry 30 minutes before closing)
Closed: Mondays (except July 21, September 15 and October 13), July 22 and September 16
Admission: General 1,100 yen; Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen (elementary and juniorhigh); Free for Hara Museum members, students through high school every Saturday during the school term; 100yen discount per person for groups of 20 or more
Directions: 5 minutes by taxi or 15 minutes on foot from JR Shinagawa Station (Takanawa exit); or from the same
station take the No.96 bus, get off at the first stop (Gotenyama), and walk 3 minutes【Related Event】
Artist Talk July 12 (Saturday), 2014, 2:30 – 4:30 pm(with consecutive Japanese/English interpretation)
Place: The Hall at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Speakers (scheduled): Ryosuke Imamura, Satoshi Ohno, Rita Hensen, Benedikt Partenheimer, Atsuo Yasuda (HaraMuseum of Contemporary Art)
Reservations are required (requests accepted from June 24).
For reservations, contact: Tel: 03-3445-0669 or E-mail: event@haramuseum.or.jp
Fee: Regular 2,000 yen (includes museum admission), Museum members and up to 2 guests 1,000 yen※Information about other events will be posted on the Hara Museum website as they are decided.

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【Images for Publication】

5768※As of May 9, Plate 5 and 7 are for reference purposes only. Should you include these images in an article, please use the caption
indicated below, followed by "(reference version)". The information concerning materials and size may be omitted in case of space
limitations.

Ryosuke Imamura, A Wind and a Calm (carbonated water, a clock and the outside), 2013 Color and silent
video, 5’18” ©Ryosuke Imamura
2. Benedikt Partenheimer, Vending Machine 04, Japan 2012, 2012 Color photograph 120 x 143 cm©Benedikt Partenheimer
3. Satoshi Ohno, Misty Kilimanjaro, 2014 Oil paint, spray acrylic paint on canvas mounted on panel 210 x280 cm ©Satoshi Ohno
4. Rita Hensen, Plan for Installation of “The Brink of the Ceiling” at the Hara Museum, 2014 Collage(Japanese tissue paper on photograph) 20 x 30 cm ©Rita Hensen
5. Ryosuke Imamura, February Lesson #05 (reference image), 2014 Mixed media ©Ryosuke Imamura
6. Benedikt Partenheimer, Turnaround / Hiroshi Sugimoto, Tokyo 2012, 2012 Color photograph 120 x 143 cm©Benedikt Partenheimer
7. Satoshi Ohno, Tropical Straw (reference image), 2013 Oil paint, spray acrylic paint on canvas mounted onpanel 162.5 x 130.5 cm ©Satoshi Ohno
8. Rita Hensen, Tokyo-Box, 2014 5 booklets of photographs and texts in a box Box: 25 x 37 x 2.5 cm,
Booklets: Each 23.5 x 17.5 cm (different number of pages) ©Rita Hensen
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