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歴史的物語を紡ぐアーティスト、ウマー・ラシッドによる日本初個展@Blum & Poe

ウマー‧ラシッド 
『A sanguine springtime in Shizuoka. Fuji-san wept. 

(The rebels attack the Bakufu government forces and Kagetora wins a stunning victory for the Righteous Order of the Kirin.) 1799』 (2023年) 
© Umar Rashid, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo Photo: Evan Walsh
ウマー‧ラシッド  『A sanguine springtime in Shizuoka. Fuji-san wept. (The rebels attack the Bakufu government forces and Kagetora wins a stunning victory for the Righteous Order of the Kirin.) 1799』 (2023年)  © Umar Rashid, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo Photo: Evan Walsh

ロサンゼルスを拠点に活動するアーティスト、ウマー・ラシッドによる個展「鎖国の時代の景虎の夢。(複数の赤と青) 第 1 編」が、東京・原宿のBlum & Poeにて開催。会期は、2023年9月2日(土)〜10月14日(土)まで。

Umar Rashid: Kagetora’s dream in the time of Sakoku. (Reds and Blues). Part 1 

The limits of isolation on the body politic creates the pockets of resistance. The rebellion is always glamorous in the beginning. The revolutionary ultimately dies, acquiesces, or embraces escapism as a balm. The visionary, however, maneuvers uncertainty with purpose and nurtures the vision beyond the boundaries of mortality. There, it grows. Long live the dreamers of the impossible dreams. In Kirin, we confide. 
Installation view, 2023 Blum & Poe, Tokyo © Umar Rashid, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo Photo: Hayato Wakabayashi
Umar Rashid: Kagetora’s dream in the time of Sakoku. (Reds and Blues). Part 1 The limits of isolation on the body politic creates the pockets of resistance. The rebellion is always glamorous in the beginning. The revolutionary ultimately dies, acquiesces, or embraces escapism as a balm. The visionary, however, maneuvers uncertainty with purpose and nurtures the vision beyond the boundaries of mortality. There, it grows. Long live the dreamers of the impossible dreams. In Kirin, we confide. Installation view, 2023 Blum & Poe, Tokyo © Umar Rashid, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo Photo: Hayato Wakabayashi

ラシッドは、絵画、ドローイング、彫刻を通して、17年以上にわたって展開してきた「フレングリッシュ帝国(1648-1880 年)」と名付けた壮大な歴史的フィクションを記録してきた。本展で紹介される最新作は、ニューヨークのMoMA PS1 で開催された個展「Ancien Regime Change 4, 5, and 6」の続編にあたるもの。壮大な物語が東アジアを舞台に18世紀後半から19世紀初頭へとつながっていく。

Umar Rashid: Kagetora’s dream in the time of Sakoku. (Reds and Blues). Part 1 

The limits of isolation on the body politic creates the pockets of resistance. The rebellion is always glamorous in the beginning. The revolutionary ultimately dies, acquiesces, or embraces escapism as a balm. The visionary, however, maneuvers uncertainty with purpose and nurtures the vision beyond the boundaries of mortality. There, it grows. Long live the dreamers of the impossible dreams. In Kirin, we confide. 
Installation view, 2023 Blum & Poe, Tokyo © Umar Rashid, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo Photo: Hayato Wakabayashi
Umar Rashid: Kagetora’s dream in the time of Sakoku. (Reds and Blues). Part 1 The limits of isolation on the body politic creates the pockets of resistance. The rebellion is always glamorous in the beginning. The revolutionary ultimately dies, acquiesces, or embraces escapism as a balm. The visionary, however, maneuvers uncertainty with purpose and nurtures the vision beyond the boundaries of mortality. There, it grows. Long live the dreamers of the impossible dreams. In Kirin, we confide. Installation view, 2023 Blum & Poe, Tokyo © Umar Rashid, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo Photo: Hayato Wakabayashi

本展の絵画作品は日本を舞台に展開され、神奈川、静岡、新潟 (旧・越後国)、長崎の出島といった地域が登場する。鎖国時代の出来事をゆるやかに描写したこの物語は、日本全国、そして世界各地を舞台にした架空の「麒麟騎士団」の冒険を描いている。

Umar Rashid: Kagetora’s dream in the time of Sakoku. (Reds and Blues). Part 1 

The limits of isolation on the body politic creates the pockets of resistance. The rebellion is always glamorous in the beginning. The revolutionary ultimately dies, acquiesces, or embraces escapism as a balm. The visionary, however, maneuvers uncertainty with purpose and nurtures the vision beyond the boundaries of mortality. There, it grows. Long live the dreamers of the impossible dreams. In Kirin, we confide. 
Installation view, 2023 Blum & Poe, Tokyo © Umar Rashid, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo Photo: Hayato Wakabayashi
Umar Rashid: Kagetora’s dream in the time of Sakoku. (Reds and Blues). Part 1 The limits of isolation on the body politic creates the pockets of resistance. The rebellion is always glamorous in the beginning. The revolutionary ultimately dies, acquiesces, or embraces escapism as a balm. The visionary, however, maneuvers uncertainty with purpose and nurtures the vision beyond the boundaries of mortality. There, it grows. Long live the dreamers of the impossible dreams. In Kirin, we confide. Installation view, 2023 Blum & Poe, Tokyo © Umar Rashid, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo Photo: Hayato Wakabayashi

ロサンゼルスとニューヨーク、東京に拠点を構える世界的ギャラリーのBLUM & POE。その東京スペースにて開催される、ウマー・ラシッドの日本初個展に、どうぞご注目を。

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「鎖国の時代の景虎の夢。(複数の赤と⻘) 第 1 編:政治的統一体の限界が孤立地域を作る。その反乱の初めはいつも華やかである。革命家は最終的に死ぬか、屈服するか、あるいは癒しと して逃避を受け入れる。しかし空想家は、目的とともに不確実性を操り、死という境界を越えてビジョンを育む。ほら、ぐんぐんと。不可能を夢見る者たちよ、万歳。キリンに、私たちは 打ち明ける」
会期/2023年9月2日(土)〜10月14日(土)
会場/Blum & Poe
住所/東京都渋谷区神宮前1-14-34 原宿神宮の森 5F
URL/https://www.blumandpoe.com/exhibitions/umar_rashid_2023

Text : Akiko Kinoshita

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