BORIS HOPPEK
APR 21, 2010 – JUL 12, 2010
DIESEL DENIM GALLERY AOYAMA is presenting the first solo exhibition of Boris Hoppek in Japan, “Ever”.
In his exhibition Ever, at Diesel Denim Gallery in Tokyo, Boris Hoppek takes aim at Western cliches
concerning Japanese culture. The theme isn’t new for him ? prejudices are a personal favourite ? but in Ever, it will play out in a whole new way.
LV For Ever: “The Japanese are obsessed with kinky sex.”
For the exhibition, Hoppek will create the third edition of his now cult magazine La Vagina ? an artistic take on a dirty little porn mag, the kind that change hands under shop counters.
Sushi For Ever: “The Japanese eat sushi all the time. And they are obsessed with kinky sex.”
The centrepiece of the exhibition is a series of photos and paintings of women lying on a bed of rice ? female sushi. Food and eroticism intertwine: this is not just about eating habits, but also evokes Nyotaimori and bondage.
Shunga For Ever: “In fact, the Japanese have been obsessed with kinky sex for hundreds of years.”
Shunga has been a major influence on Hoppek’s art, and he will take this opportunity to pay tribute to the old (Japanese) masters with a series of paintings that mix the ancient art form with his trademark style.
Boris Hoppek
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