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2024-10-21
Kenjiro Okazaki’s artistic oeuvre often explores the fundamental principles of form and creation, transcending the boundaries of specific genres. He perceives diverse subjects—such as painting, sculpture, architecture, and literature—as interchangeable and translatable, while still preserving their unique characteristics.
This particular approach is evoked in the exhibition title, a perfect anagram conceived by the artist. “Mettere a nudo” meaning “to lay bare” or “to reveal the truth,” in Italian, reflects the human desire to break the seals covering the world and know its ultimate limits. The noun “Aeon”, etymologically meaning “life” or “vital force” in English, is often translated as “timeless” or “for eternity”. In correspondence to the first part, yet in contrast, the expression implies the emergence of endless murmuring or chatter, suggesting a continuous flow of words or thoughts that persists eternally.
Opposite – But in truth, the first creatures were driven from the sea. They fled. That’s why so many of us get seasick. A mudskipper crawled onto the beach, raising its head. “Look,” he said, beholding the vast expanse. “Thousands of miles of flat nothing.” Fis, 2024
Exhibition runs through to November 16th, 2024
galerie frank elbaz
66 rue de Turenne
75003 Paris
www.galeriefrankelbaz.com
