このたび、FUMA Contemporary Tokyo | BUNKYO ARTは、田村吉康個展 「謡（うたい）― 序の舞 ―」 を開催いたします。

漫画、日本美術、西洋絵画など、多様な文化や時代の図像を横断しながら独自の絵画表現を追求してきた田村吉康。本展では、その創作の起点として能『隅田川』を取り上げます。『伊勢物語』を下敷きに、歌舞伎や浮世絵を通じて庶民へと受け継がれてきた物語の変遷を手がかりに、文化が時代や地域を越えて翻案され、継承されていく構造を現代の視点から描き出します。

展覧会タイトル「謡（うたい）」は、物語が姿を変えながらも語り継がれ、響き続ける文化の連続性を象徴しています。副題「序の舞」のもと、新版画などの図像を引用した《見立て隅田川》をはじめとする新作群を通して、異なる時代や文化が一つの画面の中で重なり合い、新たな物語を紡ぎ出す絵画空間を展開します。

田村吉康は、日本の漫画表現と古典絵画、西洋美術を横断する独自の絵画表現を展開しています。これまでにニューヨーク、アムステルダム、フィレンツェ、バーゼル、メキシコシティなど世界各地で個展やアートフェアに参加し、日本文化を現代絵画として再解釈する作家として国際的な活動を続けています。

FUMA Contemporary Tokyo | BUNKYO ART is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Yoshiyasu Tamura, “Utai: Jo-no-Mai.”

Yoshiyasu Tamura has developed a distinctive approach to painting by drawing freely from images and visual traditions across different cultures and periods, including manga, Japanese art, and Western painting. For this exhibition, he takes the Noh play "Sumidagawa" as the starting point of his creative exploration. Originally based on a story from "Ise Monogatari (The Tales of Ise)," "Sumidagawa" has been adapted and passed down through generations, including through kabuki theater and ukiyo-e prints. By tracing these transformations, Tamura examines from a contemporary perspective how cultural narratives are adapted, reinterpreted, and passed on across different periods and regions.

The exhibition title, “Utai,” refers to a traditional form of Noh chanting and symbolizes the continuity of culture. Stories may change their form as they are passed from one generation to another, yet their voices and meanings continue to resonate. Under the subtitle “Jo-no-Mai,” meaning an introductory dance in Noh, the exhibition presents a new body of paintings, including "Mitate Sumidagawa," which incorporates visual references from shin-hanga (the “new prints” movement). In these works, images from different periods and cultures overlap within a single pictorial space, giving rise to new narratives.

Yoshiyasu Tamura has received international recognition for his distinctive visual language, which combines Japanese manga, classical Japanese painting, and Western art. He has presented his work in solo exhibitions and art fairs in cities around the world, including New York, Amsterdam, Florence, Basel, and Mexico City. Through his ongoing international practice, Tamura reinterprets Japanese culture through the language of contemporary painting, creating new connections between traditional imagery and the present day.