Cover Maria Taniguchi, Hugo Boss Asia Art Award recipient in 2015, among many other accolades, is having an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (Photo: Silverlens Galleries)
Maria Taniguchi, Hugo Boss Asia Art Award recipient in 2015, among many other accolades, is having an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (Photo: Silverlens Galleries)
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For her first-ever survey exhibition, Maria Taniguchi showcases her long-standing series of brick paintings
Internationally renowned interdisciplinary artist Maria Taniguchi is known for her provocative works that tackle space and time, underscored by social and historical contexts. After exhibiting for over two decades, she will have her first-ever survey show titled maria taniguchi: body of work, in the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) at the College of Saint Benilde Design and Arts Campus.
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Above Untitled (room of phases) 2021 acrylic on canvas (Photo: Silverlens Galleries)
Untitled (room of phases) 2021 acrylic on canvas (Photo: Silverlens Galleries)
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The exhibition will focus on Taniguchi’s most recognisable feats, including her ongoing series of untitled brick paintings, which began in 2008. With over 200 canvases to see, guests with a keen eye can spot a myriad of rectangular cells and the painstakingly long process of outlining each by hand with graphite to create a complex pattern on the surface. While Taniguchi may refer to these works as bricks, they suggest something more than just a singular piece. This work-in-progress has been subjected to various interpretations but as it is, the series showcases Taniguchi’s technical mastery. With varying measurements, colours, and even mediums, it hints at a much larger complete structure.
Above Runaways 2017 at Taka Ishii Gallery (Photo: Art Basel)
Runaways 2017 at Taka Ishii Gallery (Photo: Art Basel)
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Besides showcasing Taniguchi’s large-scale works, maria taniguchi: body of work also displays the artist’s key video works, objects, and a site-specific commission of her 2017 installation, Runaways.
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Above Artist Maria Taniguchi (Photo: Czar Kristoff)
Artist Maria Taniguchi (Photo: Czar Kristoff)
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Hosting her first solo show in 2003—before she even received her BFA in Sculpture at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts—one could say that the Dumaguete-born artist was destined for greatness. She has had exhibitions in local and international venues, such as Singapore, Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and most recently, Italy at the Biennale Arte 2024 in Venice. Her work is also featured in the collections of the M+ Museum and the Burger Collection in Hong Kong, the Kadist Art Foundation in San Francisco, and QAGOMA in Brisbane, to name a few.
maria taniguchi: body of work is on display from December 14, 2024 to March 30, 2025 at MCAD. Admission is free for everyone.
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