Takeshi Kitano Exhib in Paris

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Takeshi Kitano Exhib in Paris

Until mid-September ’10, Takeshi Kitano invites us to discover his first ever exhibition ‘Gosse de Peintre’ (Painter’s Child), in Paris:

With this exhibition, I was attempting to expand the definition of “art,” to make it less conventional, less snobby, more casual and accessible to everyone.

And this is what the exhibition looks like (courtesy of OTY.fr);

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1 Michael March 16, 2010 at 9:49 am

From The Guardian; Takeshi Kitano says:

“When people tell me I’m an artist, I say what? It’s impossible for me to take the idea seriously. So I just wanted to have fun here. Psychologically, I’m still a 12-year-old boy.

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The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it’s open to interpretation,” he says. He points to his steam engine contraption as an example. “I can give a straightforward answer: it’s just funny, isn’t it? Or I could say it’s a very ironic comment on ecology and the advances of technology, in that human beings waste all these resources like iron, coal, plastic and whatnot, just to sew this little thing.”

2 brett May 6, 2010 at 3:03 am

I’ve always wanted a copy of his painting in Battle Royale, but never could find one.

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