~CHIE SHIMIZU . . & LURF MUSEUM / SHIBUYA-ku, TOKYO / with a side of NEIGHBORS
though we are about to change gears, and head upstate to the Shakers /
and their time-defying American craftsmanship & ingenuity /
and, the beauty of old ‘things’, especially historic diy crafts /
it feels appropriate for this moment to say . .
we are closing out on a long-running sci-fi vibe – with CHIE SHIMIZU !!
with a great sense – of WONDER !!
never under-estimate the work on the wall of a small start-up gallery – with such great friends & neighbors, that its founder, artist ALEXANDER DESCHAMPS . . literally called the place, Neighbor – is all I can say.
it’s so curious, not to say entertaining, and ironic – that from vibing outer space aka sci-fi, we’re still twinning with ‘Home’ and ‘Garden’ . . but more, as expressed through the ‘neighbors’ / the people who inhabit – those homes & gardens !!
CHIE SHIMIZU . . whose ‘ancestor mask’ stares you down at the raw indie Neighbor’s, located in a basically nondescript, but colorful depending on your outlook / Chinatown mall in NYC – has just come off of a very accomplished, head spinning 3 person show in Tokyo !!
titled, ‘Echoes from New York’, the show ran MAY 3 – June 12, 2023 at . . .
LURF MUSEUM, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO.
at the Roof Museum & sponsored by the United States Embassy.
here’s a glimpse of the show, from her Instagram page: @chieshimizu_
CHIE SHIMIZU, #Noh Mask, Lurf Museum
CHIE SHIMIZU, in ‘Echoes from New York’, Lurf Museum
PHOTOS: via Instagram @chieshimzu