Visiting Faculty Lecture:
Shimabuku
Type
Lecture
Series
Barbara Lee Lecture Series
Location
Old Dominion Fresco Barn
Skowhegan Campus
39 Art School Rd
Madison, ME 04950
Date
7:30 PM
1 of 3
Shimabuku, Exhibition for Monkeys, 1992
Shimabuku, Flying People, 2023
Shimabuku, Mr and Mrs. Soil, 2024
1 of 3
Shimabuku, Exhibition for Monkeys, 1992
Shimabuku, Flying People, 2023
Shimabuku, Mr and Mrs. Soil, 2024
“Shimabuku: Do Snow Monkeys Remember Snow Mountains?”
Shimabuku’s site-specific works are influenced both by place and by the lives and cultures of the people who live there. His performances, films, sculptures, and installations challenge the relationships between creatures and humans by establishing new languages and communication channels. His presentation “Do Snow Monkeys Remember Snow Mountains?” takes inspiration from his traveling spirit and methodologies of working in the public realm.
About the artist:
Shimabuku lives in Naha, Okinawa and works around the world. Shimabuku has participated in many major international exhibitions, including the 57th Venice Biennale, 2017; 14th Lyon Biennale, 2017; 12th Havana Biennale, 2015; 9th Taipei Biennale, 2014; 11th Sharjah Biennial, 2013; the 27th São Paulo Biennial, 2006; the Liverpool Biennial, 2006; and the 11th Biennial of Sydney, 1998. His recent solo exhibitions include Centro Botín, Santander, Spain, 2024; Museion: Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Bolzano, Italy, 2023; Wiels Centre for Contemporary Art, Brussels, Belgium, 2022.
About the Barbara Lee Lecture Series:
The Barbara Lee Lecture Series is an annual series that features faculty artists during our summer program. During this series, we open our campus to the public, welcoming our friends and neighbors into the conversations that take place at the School. After the summer program, the lectures become part of the Lecture Archive, a growing collection of recordings that can be accessed online or on request.
