Logical Emotion

What is logical emotion?

In 2014, Japan and Switzerland are celebrating 150 years of diplomatic relations. To mark the occasion, Museum Haus Konstruktiv is realising the exhibition project "Logical Emotion - Contemporary Art from Japan" in collaboration with the Japan Foundation. Director Sabine Schaschl and Kenjiro Hosaka from the Museum of Modern Art Tokyo are curating an extensive group exhibition on contemporary Japanese art based on the constructivist, concrete and conceptual heritage of the Zurich museum. Logic and its supposed counterpart - emotion - are at the centre of their presentation. The curators draw on a wide range of media: from painting, installation, video, photography and architecture to applied art and manga drawings. In addition to the latest Japanese art, internationally recognised positions will also be shown. In keeping with the title's oxymoron "Logical Emotion", a bipolar spectrum of representation is created, ranging from a purely intellectual understanding of the world to a purely sensual experience. The participating artists are: Noe Aoki, Koji Enokura, Kazunari Hattori, Akihisa Hirata, Ryoji Ikeda, Teppei Kaneuji, Yayoi Kusama, Taiji Matsue, Masayasu Mitsuke, Tatsuo Miyajima, Hiroshi Sugito, Go Watanabe and Yuichi Yokoyama.

Exhibitions:
Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, 2/10/2014-11/1/2015
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, 12/2-26/4/2015
Kustmuseum Moritzburg Halle/Saale, 22/5-26/7/2015