Walking the Window January 15 - February 23, 2002 Opening reception: Friday, January 18, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Ise Foundation is pleased to announce the inauguration of the exhibition program PEC: Program for Emerging Curators, which focuses on the curatorial devotions of emerging professionals who present cutting-edge artists in the field of contemporary art.

The first PEC will be Yuichi Higashionna's solo exhibition, Walking the Window, which comes to us from Ottawa, Canada. It is curated by the Japan-based curator, Yumiko Chiba of Yumiko Chiba Associates.


In his first exhibition in New York, the artist simulates our living space, filling the entire gallery space with materials in everyday life. The viewers can experience the intimate atmosphere with pseudo-curtains painted on canvases through the window. By looking through the window and walking behind the window, the audience is introduced to different impressions between the "seen" and the "unseen."

People feel at ease in the pink walled "seen" space with its familiar objects.On the other hand, the "unseen"ﾓ behind the wall represents something uncanny in our contemporary life. The little trip in the installation work leads the guests to a conclusion of psychological disruption in such comfort, coexisting with the veiled anxiety they have often sensed in their daily life.

The guest curator, Yumiko Chiba, has organized numerous exhibitions of established and emerging artists at galleries and museums throughout Japan
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■Exhibition Information
Artist: Yuichi Higashionna
Title of the exhibition: Walking the Window
Exhibition Date: January 15 to February 23, 2002
Opening Reception: February, January 18, 6:00 to 8:00 PM *Slide talk from 6:30 PM
Guest Curator: Yumiko Chiba, Yumiko Chiba Associates

■Ise Cultural Foundation Gallery
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