AI KOWADA GALLERY presents Takeshi Ikeda's solo exhibition "All Day Long".
Ikeda, an artist as well as a drummer in "core of bell", is currently living in N.Y. on an ACC scholarship. His performance there attracted keen attention from curators at famous museums and galleries. He is one of the most expected emerging artists. His first solo show, after returning from NY, consists of works focused on the theme of music in Japanese society after the Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami.

Although they are about music, the works don't produce any music so that they bring the audience's attention to the absence of sound.Experiencing social intolerance to musical activity in Japan after the disaster, Ikeda refers to John Milton Cage Jr., and Fluxus, a 60's American experimental music movement in search of new ways to create and appreciate music. In his new theme, he attempts to expand the possibilities of the music by dealing with it not merely as sound or performance.

"All Day Long", the main piece of work at this show is a mirror ball operated by sunlight. The mirror ball, usually a feature at clubs and discos, in this case works only during the day instead. Ikeda calls it "a piece of music automatically performed" by the natural cycle of day and night. He considers this silent work as a piece of music, because it is his new definition of music experienced through time and space. You don't actually pass through but you do in your imagination inspired by what you see or hear.

This new type of music can be defined as temporal art, he believes. It can be achieved because of his unique ability as an artist as well as a musician. We look forward to seeing you at the exhibition.

Courtesy of Ai Kowada Gallery