Ei Arakawa (b. 1977 Fukushima) is a Japan-born American performance artist, currently living and working in Los Angeles, USA. He will give a talk about the range of his collaborative practices, from being a bartending entrepreneur, musical director, soup giver, and astrological examiner. In the workshop on the next day, performative practices in relation to the collaborative scenario and score will be explored together with the students.
Previous exhibitions include: Honolulu Biennial (2019), Liverpool Biennial (2018), Sculpture Project Münster (2017), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2017), Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany (2017), The 9th Berlin Biennale, Germany (2016), Museum Brandhorst, Munich, Germany (2015), Gwangju Biennial, South Korea (2014), The Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland (2014), Whitney Biennial, New York (2014). His forthcoming book will be out soon from Koenig Books with the same title as this talk. He is currently planning a solo show at Artists Space, New York scheduled for this fall. To see a selection of his performance videos, please visit a5rkw.com.
*The talk will be held in English.