Thomas Demand

Venue details

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-0022 Japan
T: +81 35 245 41 11
www.mot-art-museum.jp

Event details

Among the German contemporary art scene, Thomas Demand (1964) is a leading figure. Famous for recreating scenes of political or social events, he carefully uses paper to produce life-size models, whereafter he photographs the scene to create his images. He uses common settings that at a first glance look entirely normal, until upon a closer inspection seem to contain strange details and textures. This subtle ‘wrongness’ makes the viewer develop a strange feeling of alienation towards the image.

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is the first Japanese museum to present a comprehensive view of Demand’s art, from his earliest works to his recent films.