Chikuha Otake: An Artist of Rebellion and Rejection (2023)

17 minutes 37 seconds

This is an excerpt of the archive video of the presentation titled "An Artist of Rebellion and Rejection: Otake Chikuha".

Presented at Asia Society on November 18, 2023 in conjunction with the exhibition MEIJI MODERN: FIFTY YEARS OF NEW JAPAN.

The first section shows Eiko performing with MORNING SEA (1915) by Hashio Kiyoshi (Kajimoto Seizaburō) (1888–1964) a collection of Allentown Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Van Santvoord, 2008.7. The second section includes FALL OF THE CASTLE (1902) by Chikuha Otake, a collection The Samuel S.White 3rd and Vera White Collection of Philadlephia Museum of Art. Both of these art works are included in the exhibition.

The full length video is available at https://vimeo.com/eikoandkoma/ChikuhaOtake

Conceived by Eiko Otake
Co-presented by Eiko Otake and William Johnston (historian and photographer)
Projection files were prepared by Eiko Otake
Dramaturgy by Iris McCloughan
The first two videos were filmed in the Asia Society Gallery by Min Benjamin-Hong.
Performed and edited by Eiko Otake

Special thanks to Min Benjamin-Hong, Rachel Cooper, Felice Fischer, Hirobumi Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Horikawa, Allison Hsu, Ikumi Kaminishi, John Killacky, Iris McCloughan, Yasufumi Nakamori, Allison Tolman, Tong Xie, and show crews.