Rebirth: Recent Work by Mariko Mori - "Kaen-doki"

Rebirth: Recent Work by Mariko Mori

Friday, October 11 — Sunday, January 12

Dating back almost 5,000 years to the Middle Jōmon period (3,500—2,500 BCE), this kaen-doki (flame ware vase) is an exquisite example of the earthenware vessels remaining from this fascinating era of Japanese history. These indigenous people and their culture is a huge source of inspiration for the works on view in Rebirth: Recent Work by Mariko Mori.



An icon of 1990s Japanese pop art, the visionary artist Mariko Mori has always transformed herself effortlessly and faster than anyone else into the future. Japan Society Gallery presents her latest countenance in this major solo exhibition, Rebirth, as a significant artistic statement by Mori. The entire gallery space is transformed into Mori's world through 35 sculptures, drawings, photographs, sound and video works, strung together into a narrative of birth, death and rebirth—a continuous circle of life force that the artist observes on a cosmic scale. Journey through space, time and consciousness in this immersive installation.

Kaen-doki flame-ware vase, Middle Jōmon period (3,500--2,500 BCE). Earthenware; 11 5/8 inches high, 11 5/8 inches diam. Collection of John C. Weber.