Originally conceived as art from all over the world that goes on all night long, Roppongi Art Night returned for the first time in four years with a small—but choice!—fanfare of art and performances.
The show-stealer was the “White Wings” production by a troupe from the Netherlands, whose diva singer, fantasmagorical drum corps and dancers performed on stilts.
The winged dancers did a turn in the arena, then walked out among the crowd…
…to do a second set with the skyscrapers of Roppongi glowing behind
Even better, here’s a video of their graceful flight!
There were other thought-provoking pieces on display as well. Here are a few…
This one by Emmanuelle Moureaux, representing “memory” with its color progression that steps back through the years from 2023, lit up at night for the event…
While this film called “Compound Eyes of Tropical” based on Southeast Asian folktales features charming paper mache mousedeer and fox shamans, filmed as if through the compound eyes of a fly.
This artist works in the medium of over-the-top floral plush blankets popular in the 1960s, and the work on exhibit featured ordinary household objects (the bicycle was my favorite) completely clad in fluffy floral blanket skins.
And Tomoko Konoike’s “Black Kite” series are soaring bird-shaped pieces made of pieced and painted hides that were commercially discarded, inviting the viewer to consider man’s use (and misuse) of nature.
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