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Micro-Events : Tsuneko Taniuchi
by Maison Hermès 8th Floor
Location: Maison Hermes 8th Floor
Date: 18 Jul - 21 Sep 2014

Tsuneko Taniuchi is an artist who lives and works in Paris. Taniuchi performed and exhibited her works in France and abroad, including Centre Georges Pompidou and Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

Taniuchi, who has actively performed in “Micro-Events” since 1995, has sought to represent in her performances diverse social classes and their roles in society. She has, for example, performed various types of modern women, and elsewhere used irony to depict the VIP system of the art fair in the character of a bunny girl who serves drinks only to those who consider themselves to be VIP.

Also, she may raise a false alarm in the supermarket shouting, “I got my purse stolen!” Or, in another kind of performance she “moves into” an art gallery with her packed belongings, and exposes the right to housing in urban areas. Taniuchi continues her vigorous performance with a critical spirit, immersing herself in her surrounding environs.

The art work of Taniuchi, who is “Japanese” and also “French,” questions the audience what is a “validness of being yourself” in modern society as one moves across borders of concept and value, in terms of theatre and action, reality and fiction, communication and disconnection, man and woman, engagement (political and social participation) and game, and art and kitsch.

During the exhibition period, Taniuchi will appear on stage and perform everyday. The “Wedding Series,” which proved to be a great success when performed at Centre Georges Pompidou, includes an installation of documentary images and videos as well as her performance. This exhibition shows the various aspects of the artist’s activities

*image (left)
Tsuneko Taniuchi
Micro-Event /Weddings Anniversary
Rendez-vous du forum, Session 2, Centre G. Pompidou, Paris, 2010 - CNAP
© Adagp, Paris 2013 / Photos: Maria Tomé & Hervé Véronese

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