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YANAGI Yukinori, <Article 9>, Neon tube, electric relations, 1994
YANAGI Yukinori, <Article 9>, Neon tube, electric relations, 1994
[Japan] YANAGI Yukinori Article 9 Article 9
Yanagi Yukinori became known to the world after releasing artworks which showed an escape from the typical concept of sculpture in the mid-1980s. His works using neon tubes and electricity that were released in the early 1990s show him as being a pioneer. The work released afterwards expressed that Article 9 in Japan’s Constitution which promises to give up war and which was enacted during the occupation of Japan has disintegrated but is still narrowly supported by electric power. This artwork was released in 1994, a year before the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, but the accident concerning the nuclear power plant which was caused by the magnitude 7 Tohoku Earthquake, the largest in history, seems to reflect the reality of becoming exposed to radiation once again. |
