Shimabuku. Self Portrait | Exhibition

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Barbara Wien Galerie Exhibition Space

Schöneberger Ufer 65 3. OG | 3rd floor Berlin Berlin 10785 Germany COPY Direction

Event Date: Now 2025-08-23 13:00 ~ 2025-11-01 18:00

Project Key : #Photography, #portrait

https://www.barbarawien.de/exhibition.php
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Shimabuku, Self Portrait

Shimabuku. Self Portrait | Exhibition

46Day Left :: Add to my calendar

Barbara Wien Galerie Exhibition Space

Schöneberger Ufer 65 3. OG | 3rd floor Berlin Berlin 10785 Germany COPY Direction

Event Date: Now 2025-08-23 13:00 ~ 2025-11-01 18:00

Project Key : #Photography, #portrait

https://www.barbarawien.de/exhibition.php
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In Shimabuku’s third solo exhibition at Galerie Barbara Wien – titled Self Portrait and featuring works from 1991 to 2023 – we encounter an artist whose works usually arise and develop in and through interaction with other cultures and beings, human and non-human. His artistic approach is mostly characterised by straightforward and somewhat open concepts – based on elementary questions about daily habits and routines. Most of his works are accompanied by a text that introduces the viewer to the ideas behind them, typically in a succinct, concentrated form. These texts are usually displayed alongside his photographs, videos, sculptures or installations.

Following his thirst for knowledge and his curiosity, Shimabuku often appears as a performer or mediator in his works, as if on stage. He remains fully present throughout the creative process, openly expressing his thoughts. In doing so, he inspires others to explore themselves and build networks with other people. Therefore, it is no surprise that he continues to engage in dialogue with artists and theorists such as Philippe Parreno, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Nicolas Bourriaud, whom he met during his first solo exhibition in Europe at Air de Paris in 1999. In 1998, Bourriaud published his essay collection Esthétique relationnelle, in which he provided a theory for the participatory art forms that were current at the time.

Accepted 2025-08-23 13:40

*This program is subject to change by the Organizer's reasons, so please refer to the website or the Organizer's notice for more information.
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