Programs

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Town

Peter Fischli & David Weiss, “The Way Things Go” Town Installations

“The Way Things Go”, 1987 Courtesy: T&C Film, Zurich

[Date]
October 21 (Fri) 17:30 - 24:00
October 21 22 (Sat) 17:30 - October 21 23 (Sun) 6:00
[Place]
Imoaraizaka Parking Area
6-7-14 Roppongi, Minato-ku
[Participation fee]
Free
A video piece in which junk and household goods such as a completely ordinary chair, a glass bottle, a PET bottle, a bucket and a tire cause chain reactions like dominos as they fall, rise, and burn. Gravity, centrifugal force and chemical reactions cause things to transmit energy in a variety of forms such as bubbling and smoke. It looks like the items are performing on their own without any human presence.

ARTISTS

Peter Fischli & David Weiss

Peter Fischli was born in 1952 in Zurich, where he currently resides. David Weiss was born in 1946 in Zurich and died in 2012. The artist duo started working together in 1979, creating films about everyday life using media such as sculptures, video, photographs, and installations. The duo became regular fixtures on the international art scene and held exhibitions around the world.