Mariko Mori: Rebirth: Recent Work

Japan Society Gallery will present an ambitious solo exhibition of works produced by Mariko Mori over the course of the last decade, including an important light installation never before exhibited in the U.S. and a new video work. Titled Rebirth: Recent Work by Mariko Mori, the exhibition includes nearly 35 installations, sculptures, photographs, drawings, and videos, many of which are informed by Mori’s extensive explorations of ancient cultures, including the Jōmon (14,000–300 BCE) of Japan and the Celts in Europe. Rebirth will be on view from October 11, 2013 through January 12, 2014.

In conjunction with the exhibition, Japan Society will project Ālaya, a digital animation by Mori, onto the façade of their building, near the United Nations headquarters, for seven nights. The gentle animation sends throbbing orb-like forms wafting upwards in a meditative, trance-like stream, their translucent spectra of color bobbing amid a bright expanse of white space. The screening marks the US premiere of the video, which was commissioned by Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo for its solo exhibition of Mori that opened on September 28, 2013.

Rebirth also features extensive related programs which are listed below; please download Japan Society's press release for detailed descriptions of the events.

For more information on the exhibition, please visit Japan Society's website.

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Outdoor video projection: Ālaya
October 7 - 13, Sunset to 9pm

Exhibition Curator & Artist Talk: Rebirth Explored
October 11, 6:30pm

Ancient Japanese Studies Book Club
October 26 & 27, 2 - 4pm

Workshop: Ritual Clay: Creative Ceramics Workshop
November 9, 12:30pm (offsite event)

Dance Party: Cosmic Odyssey: A Space Pop Party in White
November 9, 8pm –12am

Mariko Mori Performance: Oneness
November 13, 7pm

Lecture: Contemporary Cosmology
November 15, 6:30pm

Chanoyu: The Art of Tea Ceremony
November 24, 10am

Shōdo: An Introduction to Japanese Calligraphy
December 8, 10am

Book Club: The Future is Now: Japanese and American Science Fiction
December 9, 6:30pm

Family Program: Cosmic Fun Art Cart
January 4, 2pm


Image: Mariko Mori (b. 1967), Transcircle 1.1, 2004. Stone, Corian, LED, real time control system, 132 3/8 inches in diameter; each stone 43 3/8 x 22 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches. Photo: Ole Hein Pedersen