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『カバコフの夢』Ilya & Emilia Kabakov @大地の芸術祭
越後妻有で開催され、今年で8回目を迎える国際芸術祭を訪問してきました。週末だけで見られる作品はごく一部でしたが、まつだい｢農舞台」を中心に企画されたイリヤ＆エミリア・カバコフの作品群、『カバコフの夢』が素晴らしかったです。旧ソ連時代、表現が統制され、50代になるまで発表の場もないにもかかわらず、自分たちの白昼夢を自由に発展させて作られたファンタジックな世界観にほっこりしました。「天使に出会う」「他人を信じてみる」「雲をあやつる」などの作品群には、いずれも作品の作り方の説明書が添えられていて、夢を形にして表現することが許されずとも大切にしつづけることへの強い思いを感じさせられました。代表作の棚田に加え、今回の芸術祭開催に合わせ、ウクライナ出身の夫妻が平和への願いをかけて提案した「手をたずさえる塔」も制作されました。
シバタアキラ
“Dream of Kabakov” by Ilya & Emilia Kabakov @Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial
I visited the 8th Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (open through Nov 13th.) Within a weekend, you can only view a fraction of the huge exhibition held in the 760 square kilometer area but I was moved by "Kabakov's Dream," a group of works by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, organized at and around the Matsudai "Nohbutai". Despite the fact that Kabakovs were not given a chance to present their works until they were in their 50s during the Soviet era, they kept on daydreams freely to develop their fantasy. Each of the works, such as "Encounter with an Angel," "Trust of Others," and "Cloud Management," was accompanied by instructions on how to create the work, which showed their strong will to continue daydreaming even if they are not allowed to express them in form. In addition to the representative work, "The Rice Fields," a "The Monument of Tolerance," proposed by the couple from Ukraine with a wish for peace, was completed for this year's Art Triennial.
Akira Shibata
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