K O K I . T A N A K A .named Deutsche Bank ARTIST OF THE YEAR “Koki Tanaka is one of the most original artists of his generation to emerge on the global art scene in the last decade,” as Hou Hanru, artistic director of the MAXXI in Rome, explains the jury’s selection. “A shrewd observer of the most ‘indifferent’ matters of the everyday, he always manages to magically transform them into fantastic events with a sense of humor, offering open but pungent implications that reveal the uncanniness of existence. ........................... On the other hand, Tanaka, a global trotter, is also a savvy mobilizer of collective actions and encourages sharing and exchange among participants to produce a common sense of creativity and imagination while probing new rules of negotiation and collaboration. Tanaka’s work represents an inventive approach toward exploring the question of community making—a truly important issue in today’s aesthetic and political experiments across the world.” The award was given on the recommendation of the Deutsche Bank Global Art Advisory Council, comprised, along with Hou Hanru, of the renowned curators Okwui Enwezor, Udo Kittelmann, and Victoria Noorthoorn, who met under the chairmanship of Stefan Krause, the Deutsche Bank board member in charge of the global art program, among other things. Koki Tanaka, born 1975 in Tochigi, Japan, lives and works in Los Angeles. He became known through his installations and actions, in which he implements everyday objects and material found on site. ....................A major part of his work consists of participatory projects that incorporate actors and exhibition viewers. Tanaka is concerned with communication, power, and ethics—as well as with the aesthetic and form of the collaboratively produced work of art. Tanaka represented Japan at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013. Artistrun Collective
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