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Parallel Lives: Shingu Susumu + Renzo Piano

2023-07-13 – 2023-09-14

Information about the Exhibition

DatesJuly 13 – September 14, 2023
Closed on Mondays (except July 17)
Opening hours10:00 – 17:00 (last entry 16:30)
VenueNakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 5F Galleries

Highlights

1. Parallel Lives timeline looks back on collaborations between two great creative masters, Susumu Shingu and Renzo Piano These two artists, both born in 1937, have created famous works of art and architecture throughout the world. Looking back on their creative careers through photographs and other materials, the Parallel Lives timeline traces their achievements from the origins of their practices until the present day.

2. Presenting seven collaborations by Shingu and Piano, including the Kansai
International Airport Passenger Terminal Building, through valuable models and materials, and dynamic video
Starting with their first collaboration, the Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building, they have completed ten projects together throughout the world over the course of more than three decades, as well as many unbuilt projects. Studio Azzurro, an Italian group that has garnered attention as a pioneer in the field of video for its minutely crafted models and prototypes as well as its works that are multifaceted and interactive, has created a distinctive video that highlights seven collaborations, providing a collage of sketches, designs, and photos by Shingu and Piano, and presents it with detailed commentary, projecting it on a massive backdrop.

3. Exhibiting iconic sculptures by Susumu Shingu, from his early days until the present Susumu Shingu is an international artist known for works with themes of wind, light, and water that move using natural energy. The exhibition includes iconic works that symbolize his reputation as a “sculptor of the wind,” such as Wings of Freedom, Moon Boat NY, and Echo of Sky.

4. Presenting famous works by Renzo Piano, including historical masterpieces, through valuable models and materials and dynamic videos Renzo Piano has captivated the world with plans and designs that are avant-garde, but also eliminate boundaries between inside and outside and prioritize harmony with the natural environment of the location. His many innovative architectural masterpieces, such as the Centre Georges Pompidou, IBM Travelling Pavilion, and Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center, are presented in detail using valuable models and other materials as well as videos by Studio Azzurro.

5. The latest projects are actually taking place now in Japan!
Details of future projects are revealed that can only be seen here.
The exhibition begins and ends on the duo’s birthdays—Susumu Shingu’s birthday is on July 13 and Renzo Piano’s falls on September 14. The latest projects are actually taking place in Japan now. Enjoy seeing what lies in store for the duo’s creative world of dreams and adventure.

Works

  • Boundless Sky (1994) / Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building (1988-1994, Osaka, JAPAN) Ph: Ishida, Shunji ©RPBW-Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects

  • Boundless Sky (1994) / Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building (1988-1994, Osaka, JAPAN) ©Fondazione Renzo Piano
    ©Kansai Airports ©Kawatetsu

  • Hommage Au Cosmos (2001) /Maison Hermès (1998-2006, Tokyo, JAPAN)Ph: Denancé, Michel ©Denancé Michel

  • Columus's Wind (1992) /Re-development of the Genoa Old Harbor (1985-1992, Genoa, ITALY)Ph: Basilico, Gabriele ©RPBW-Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects

  • Rainbow Leaves (2021) / 565 Broome SoHo (2014 – 9, New York, USA) Ph: Joseph, Evan ©Bizzi & Partners

  • Cosmos, Epic, Myth (2016) /Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (2008-2016, Athens, GREECE) Ph: Denancé, Michel ©Denancé, Michel

  • Cosmos, Epic, Myth (2016) /Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (2008-2016, Athens, GREECE)Ph: Dimitrakopoulos, George ©SNFCC

  • The Photo from the video of Cosmos, Epic, Myth (2016) /Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (2008-2016, Athens, GREECE) by Studio Azzurro, 2023.

The artists

Susumu Shingu and Renzo
Piano at RPBW, Genoa in2022.
Photo: ISHIDA Shunji/RPBW

SHINGU Susumu

1937:Born in Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan.
1960:Graduates with degree in oil painting from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (now Tokyo University of the Arts). Studies at Academy of Fine Arts in Rome on scholarship from Italian government.
1970:Shows Floating Sound as one of eight artists exhibiting at Expo ’70 Osaka.
1987:Holds outdoor exhibition Windcircus that tours the world.
1992:Completes Columbus’s Wind in Genoa harbor in Italy.
1994:Completes Boundless Sky in passenger terminal of Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan.
2000 – 2001:Wind Caravan exhibition tours six locations throughout the world.
2001:Completes Hommage au Cosmos at Ginza Maison Hermès in Tokyo, Japan.
2014:Susumu Shingu Wind Museum opens in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
2016 – 2017年:Holds traveling solo exhibition SPACESHIP—Susumu Shingu at Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, Yokosuka Museum of Art, and Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.
2019:Holds solo exhibition Susumu Shingu: A Utopia for Today at Château de Chambord in France.
• The above is only a brief personal history.

RENZO Piano

1937年:Born in Genoa, Italy.
1964:Graduates from Politecnico di Milano.
1967:First work shown at Milan Triennale.
1969 – 1970:Plans and designs Pavilion of Italian Industry at Expo ’70 Osaka.
1971:Plans and designs Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France.
1983:Plans and designs IBM Travelling Pavilion
1991:Plans and designs Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center in Nouméa, New Caledonia.
1994:Plans and designs Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building in Osaka, Japan.
1998:Wins Pritzker Prize.
2000:Plans and designs The Shar/emd in London, UK.
2001:Plans and designs Ginza Maison Hermès in Tokyo, Japan.
2006:Plans and designs Jérôme Seydoux Pathé Foundation in Paris, France.
2015:Plans and designs The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, U.S.A.
• The above is only a brief personal history.