'In Japanese, the word mono もの encompasses a material aspect (物, signifying "things"), a human aspect (者, signifying "persons"), and a spiritual aspect - as in mono no aware signifying "emphatic responses to the ephemerality of existence (things)" and mono no ke signifying "evil spirits" and literally "strangeness of things". The discourse on art has by now focused on mono as things and persons. However,we want to reexamine art from a broader perspective of mono モノ. For example, there once existed a movement called Mono-ha もの派, which is generally understood to be associated with literal expressions based on anti-formalism and usually translated into English as "Things School." However, if we reexamine Mono-ha from the perspective of mono モノ, we can see a far richer character in its seemingly austere and blunt guise. Or, the avant-garde movement that aspired to depart from mono 物 (things) and represent koto 事 (events) can be returned to mono 物 (things) by way of mono モノ. Various genres of art, each of which has come to its evolutionary deadlock, may be able to find a common language.' - Introduction
Onsite
English, 
Japanese
mixed media,  sculpture,  design,  multimedia art,  ceramic art,  painting,  installation,  Mono-ha,  group exhibition
2010
96
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catalogue
Mono Ke Iro As Seen from a 'Mono-sophical' Perspective - Toji KAMATA, 鎌田東二
Fossils Brought Back to Life and the Dance of Spirits: A Contemporary Art Exhibition in a Museum? - Shigemi INAGA, 稲賀繁美
Mono-logy/Value-Sense Study Group: The Significance behind the Exhibition: Beauty Born of the Earth and Beauty Born of Human Beings - Kenichiro HARADA, 原田憲一
Spirits (Keshiki) Emanating from Objecthood (Mono) - Or the Destiny of the In-formed Materiality - Shigemi INAGA, 稲賀繁美
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