Exhibition InformationTitle: THERE ARE MANY OF US - I'M HERE
Artist: SPIKE JONZE
Date: February 19 (Sat) – May 15 (Sun), 2011
Venue: DIESEL ART GALLERY (DIESEL SHIBUYA B1F) cocoti B1F, 1-23-16, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-6427-5955
Hours: 11:30 - 21:00
DIESEL ART GALLERYで行われている「かいじゅうたちのいるところ」で有名な映像作家スパイク・ジョーンズの展覧会に“I’M HERE”のメイキング映像を観てきた。
本編はインターネット上の特設ページにて公開されているが、メイキングに出てくる口の悪い女優やロボットの製作中に指を落としそうになるクレイジーなスタッフが観れるのはこの機会だけなので必見。
題名の「I’M HERE」も撮影中に何がいいと思う？とみんなで考えている流れから生まれてきている。まるで学園祭の様な仲の良さが本当に羨ましくなる製作現場でそんなチームをまとめ映像に仕上げたスパイク・ジョーンズの才能を存分に感じることが出来るでしょう。
※スパイク・ジョーンズの作風が『SOMEWHERE』の監督、ソフィア・コッポラに似ているなと思って調べてみると、元夫婦でした。
DIESEL ART GALLERY presents the exhibition "THERE ARE MANY OF US - I'M HERE" by Spike Jones, who is a "prodigy" known for brilliant video production in his own style.
This exhibition, commemorating the release of Japanese version of "THERE ARE MANY OF US" which packages DVD, CD and BOOK of "I'm Here", the first love story by Spike Jonze premiered at 2010 Sundance Film Festival, unleashes his imagination condensed into the work by multiplex display of photographs, sketches and videos capturing various aspects/steps of his creation.
Remarkable artists participating in the movie such as Sonny Gerasimowicz for the robot art, Meryl Smith for figurative art of mice, and Aska Matsumiya for the title tune are also introduced in the exhibition.You would find out the messages woven in his work.
SPIKE JONZE
Spike Jonze is a film director and producer representing X generation (born in 1960-1974), which makes up the core of current US creative scene. Jonze keeps providing hot topics more than ever in recent years and has demonstrated anew his superabundant talents with the movie "Where The Wild Things Are".His fresh and inventive video works including music videos for Daft Punk, Bjork, Beastie Boys, and The Chemical Brothers etc have attracted much attention.Awarded MTV Video Music Awards for "Weapon of Choice" (Fatboy Slim, 2000). Made his debut as a film director with "Being John Malkovich" (1999, script by Charlie Kaufman), which earned his Academy Awards nomination as best-director.
Movie works：Being John Malkovich（1999）/ DirectorHuman Nature（2001）/ Producerjackass（2002、2006）/ General ProducerSynecdoche, New York（2008）/ ProducerWhere The Wild Things Are（2009）/ Director
Awards：1999年New York Film Critics Circle Awards (Best First Film)Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards(Breakthrough Artist)2000年MTV Movie Awards (Best New Filmmaker Award)Special site「I’M HERE」
