Tainan Art Museum “Skin and Viscera: Self, World, and Time”
Tainan Art Museum “Skin and Viscera: Self, World, and Time”
Starting from sensations arising from the skin and internal organs, this exhibition intends to connect the self, world, and time. By embracing bodily contact and sensory experiences, it adopts the resultant mysterious and symbolic expression to explore how the self exists today and how it engages with the world.
Drawing on critical theories and ideas in modern art, the exhibition features ten Japanese female artists of a new generation—carrying forward an innovative artistic spirit from the legendary Kusama Yayoi.
These female artists move beyond the illusion of egalitarian society (flat society)—involving sexual and authoritarian struggles against men— to explore their own identities and create works seeking new definitions of existence. In her autobiography Infinity Net, Kusama mentioned, “We should not be constrained by outdated morals—we should do what we love,” powerfully expressing the artist’s will to survive within freedom. Such spirit has resonated with many and become a vital calling for contemporary artists, deeply influencing their creation.
Additionally, the exhibition takes the protagonist’s journey after defeating the Demon King in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End as a metaphor—encouraging self-reflection following the end of the central storyline and rebuilding relationships with the Other and the world to come.
Artists
Kobayashi Mariko, Sago Michiko, Sasaki Rui, Nakata Mayu, Mishima Ritsue, Miyata Sayaka, Muta Yoca, Yamashita Akari, Rusu Aki, Wata Yui (By Japanese alphabetical order)
Overview
  • Exhibition Date 2025/10/3 – 2026/1/18
  • Venue Tainan Art Museum Building 2 Gallery A-D & Public Space, Taiwan
  • Supervisor Ministry of Culture Taiwan, Tainan City Government
  • Organizer Tainan Art Museum
  • Co-organizer NPO Syuto Kanazawa
  • Sponsorship Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association
  • Support Japan Creator Support Fund
Team
  • Curator Akimoto Yuji (Artistic Director, Go for Kogei)
  • Coordinator Usui Hiroshi (Noetica, Inc.)
  • Takayama Kentaro (Artness Inc.)
  • Takai Yasumitsu (Noetica, Inc.)
  • Jenny Ko (Tainan Art Museum)
  • Tong-chiao Chuang (Tainan Art Museum)
Website
https://www.tnam.museum
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