SCAI the Bathhouse

Profil

SCAI THE BATHHOUSE is a contemporary art gallery known for introducing Japan's avant-garde artists to the world as well as for helping exceptional artists from abroad to establish a presence in Japan. SCAI has a strong track-record of large-scale exhibitions presenting artists such as Lee Ufan and Tadanori Yokoo who led the genesis of Japanese contemporary art, and Toshikatsu Endo , Tatsuo Miyajima , and Mariko Mori who brought Japanese contemporary art to the world's attention in the latter half of the '80s and the '90s by showing their works in international exhibitions. Through their association with SCA, international artists such as Anish Kapoor and Julian Opie have produced new series of works inspired by Japanese traditional culture and crafts.

SCAI also works to discover and promote young artists. Recent successes include stars of international biennales and of well-acclaimed exhibitions at major art museums, such as Kohei Nawa , Nobuko Tsuchiya , Toru Kamiya , Katsuhiro Saiki , Jeppe Hein , Dzine , and Brian Alfred .

In addition to gallery exhibitions, SCAI has also been responsible for numerous site-specific projects, including public art by Tatsuo Miyajima and Louise Bourgeois at Roppongi Hills, and Julian Opie 's commissioned work at Omotesando Hills.

SCAI THE BATHHOUSE opened in 1993 with the completion of the renovation of Kashiwayu, a venerable public bath with a 200-year history. The outside of the bathhouse possesses an elegant atmosphere, with its tiled roof and towering chimney. Take one step inside and you find yourself in a very unique exhibition area, a neutral space with white walls, a concrete floor and natural light descending from the high ceiling. Located in the traditional shitamachi (downtown) Yanaka district, SCAI THE BATHHOUSE lies in middle of an art zone, conveniently close to Ueno where many museums and art universities can be found. The gallery is a six-minute walk from the South Exit of JR Yamanote Nippori Station, and a seven-minute walk from Nezu Station on the Chiyoda Line.

Künstler der Galerie bzw der Sammlung

Genpei Akasegawa     Brian Alfred     Darren Almond     Kenneth Anger     Shusaku Arakawa     Louise Bourgeois     Daniel Buren     James Lee Byars     Taro Chiezo     Didier Courbot     Richard Deacon     Dzine     Toshikatsu Endo     Günther Förg     Andy Goldsworthy     Mariko Hasumi     Jeppe Hein     Kaoru Hirano     Jenny Holzer     Ken Ikeda     Naoki Ishikawa     Tomoko Iwasaki     Toru Kamiya     Anish Kapoor     On Kawara     Kentaro Kobuke     Kazuma Koike     Jannis Kounellis     Sol LeWitt     Nao Matsumoto

Mario Merz     Tatsuo Miyajima     Mariko Mori     Takashi Murakami     Yurie Nagashima     Masato Nakamura     Natsuyuki Nakanishi     Yoshitomo Nara     Kohei Nawa     Miwa Ogasawara     Hiroyuki Oki     Shinko Okuhara     Julian Opie     Giulio Paolini     Pol Malo     Martin Puryear     Katsuhiro Saiki     Ruriko Shimizu     Tomoko Shioyasu     Harold Speed     David Tremlett     Nobuko Tsuchiya     Choe U Ram     Lee Ufan     Apichatpong Weerasethakul     Tadanori Yokoo     Chen Zhen