We are pleased to announce our first exhibition of the year 2014. This will be a solo exhibition by Tamura Satoru entitled ‘Ai Machine’. Tamura has been shocking, amusing and evoking laughter among audiences all over the world. The theme of his new year exhibition is ‘love’ and will run from the 17th of January until the 14th of February, Valentines Day 2014.
We will exhibit several pieces from Tamura’s ‘Machine Series’ which have the theme of ‘love’ especially for Valentines Day. The main piece will be Tamura’s ‘Ai Machine’, which was exhibited at the Aichi Art Triennale 2013. The Japanese kanji character for ‘love’ is pronounced ‘ai’ therefore the machine represents ‘love’ but also the ‘Ai’ in ‘Aichi Prefecture’ .
We will exhibit several of Tamura’s ‘machines’, including the ‘Ai Machine’, ‘Love Machine’ and several ‘Heart Machines’. Without any thought, Tamura creates a pure white concept while destroying meaning. The title is just exactly what it is. The absence of meaning is the concept of Tamura’s work. The motor inside keeps it moving constantly. The mechanical nature of the work destroys any meaning we may associate with the shapes in which they move. There is no intended meaning behind these shapes. They just move. They are just machines.
The theme of ‘love’ stands in contrast to the machines, which are strong, cold and mechanical objects. As the gears and greasy chains rotate, the sound of the rotation and the scent of the grease create an atmosphere that appeals to all the senses. The final day of the exhibition will be Valentine's Day, a day of celebration for couples. We invite and welcome everyone to this exhibition to create memories. Join us in celebrating love in the new year at Tezukayama Gallery.
At the same time as the exhibition at Tezukayama Gallery, Tamura’s ‘Osaka Machine’ (which was part of Osaka Canvas in 2011) is exhibited in a purpose-built space near ‘Osaka Creative Centre’ (a former shipyard of Namura). Chishima Real Estate have kindly offered to permanently exhibit ‘Osaka Machine’ in this space and we would like to offer our thanks to them for their co-operation and support.