今回紹介するのは、ニューヨーク近代美術館で開催中の「Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams」。コンゴ民主共和国出身のアーティスト、ボディス・イセク・キンゲレス(1948-2015)が遺した都市模型を展示している。
「高層ビルのない街は死んでいる。存在していない街だ」。自身を〈デザイナーであり、建築家であり、彫刻家であり、エンジニアであり、アーティスト〉と表現したキンゲレスは、「医者や警察がいらない平和な理想都市・ユートピア」をつくった。「都市模型のない国は、生きている国ではない」。故郷のキンシャサ(コンゴの首都)やアフリカの未来の都市を描くとともに、都市の発展や経済的不平等、コミュニティや社会の機能性などを追求した。紙やダンボール、パッケージ、プラスチック、カン、ビン、金属くずなどのリサイクル材料で模型をつくるあたりに、都市のリサイクル、循環を思い描いたキンゲレスの想いを感ぜずにはいられない。
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Untitled
c. 1980
Paper, paperboard, and other various materials
32 15/16 × 14 7/8 × 9 5/8″ (83.6 × 37.8 × 24.5 cm)
Private collection, Paris
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Paris Nouvel
1989
Paper, paperboard, and other various materials
33 7/16 × 24 × 27 9/16″ (85 × 61 × 70 cm)
FNAC 981003
Long-term loan from the Centre national des arts plastiques, France
to the Château d’Oiron, France
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Stars Palme Bouygues
1989
Paper, paperboard, and other various materials
39 3/8 × 15 3/4 × 15 3/4″ (100 × 40 × 40 cm)
van Lierde collection, Brussels
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Africanisch
1994
Paper, paperboard, plastic, and other various materials
19 11/16 × 22 7/16 × 24″ (50 × 57 × 61 cm)
Private collection, Paris
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
U.N.
1995
Paper, paperboard, and other various materials
35 13/16 × 29 1/8 × 20 7/8″ (91 × 74 × 53 cm), irreg.
CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection, Geneva
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Kinshasa la Belle
1991
Paper, paperboard, and other various materials
24 13/16 × 21 5/8 × 31 1/2″ (63 × 55 × 80 cm)
CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection, Geneva
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Sports Internationaux
1997
Paper, plastic, and other various materials
35 7/16 × 33 7/16 × 9 13/16″ (90 × 85 × 25 cm), irreg.
Purchased 2013 with funds from Tim Fairfax, AM, through the
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation. Collection
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Nippon Tower
2005
Paper, paperboard, plastic, and other various materials
26 3/8 × 13 3/8 × 8 11/16″ (67 × 34 × 22 cm), irreg.
Courtesy Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Place de la Ville
1993
Paper, paperboard, plastic, and other various materials
15 3/4 × 33 7/16 × 29 1/2″ (40 × 85 × 75 cm)
Courtesy The Museum of Everything
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Ville de Sète 3009
2000
Paper, paperboard, plastic, and other various materials
31 1⁄2″ x 9′ 10 1⁄8″ x 6′ 10 11⁄16″ (80 × 300 × 210 cm)
Collection Musée International des Arts Modestes (MIAM), Sète,
France
On Loan (Incoming)
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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Congolese, 1948–2015
Kimbembele Ihunga
1994
Paper, paperboard, plastic, and other various materials
51 3/16″ × 72 13/16″ × 10′ 5″ (130 × 185 × 320 cm)
CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection, Geneva
On Loan (Incoming)
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Image via MOMA Press Kit、展覧会では、キンゲレスが設計した街を探索できるヴァーチャル・リアリティ体験も提供している。
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit、ボディス・イセク・キンゲレスのポートレート。
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit
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Image via MOMA Press Kit