Shimabuku
Then, I Decided to Give a Tour of Tokyo to the Octopus from Akashi

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Artist Shimabuku (Japanese, born 1969, active Germany)Japanese, born 1969, active Germany

CultureJapanese

Titles

Then, I Decided to Give a Tour of Tokyo to the Octopus from Akashi

Date2000

Place depictedTokyo, Japan

Place depictedAkashi, Japan

MediumSingle channel video, color and sound, edition 5/5 + 2 AP, with framed print

DimensionsVideo duration: 6 minutes, 56 seconds
Sheet (Map): 27 5/8 × 39 1/2 in. (70.2 × 100.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment

Object number2007.1280

Not on view

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Asian Art

Object Type

ProvenanceResearch Ongoing
Exhibition History2002 Then, I decided to give a tour of Tokyo to the octopus from Akashi, Gallery Yvon Lambert, Paris

Then, I decided to give a tour of Tokyo to the octopus from Akashi, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, U.K.

Exhibited: "I Still Believe in Tomorrow: Contemporary Video from Asia," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, November 25, 2008 - January 11, 2009.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed map: Applied vinyl lettering, recto lower right: "Shimabuku 2000"

Signed in blue pencil on justification page: "SHIMABUKU"

Printed map: Watermark at bottom right and center right: FABRIANO 50% COTTON

Printed on the front of the DVD: ...(Japanese text) / 2000 / ... / SHIMABUKU / Then, I decided to give a tour of Tokyo to the octopus from Akashi / 2000 / (6min.56sec.)"

Printed on the front of the installation DVD: "... (Japanese text) / SHIMABUKU / Then, I decided to give a tour of Tokyo to the octopus from Akashi / Text Data + Title Data for Installation"

Printed on the justification page: ".... (Japanese) / Then, I decided to give a tour of Tokyo to the octopus from Akashi. / 2000 / Video Installation: DVD + miniDV master + Drawing (70x100cm) / Edition 5 A.P. 2 5/5 / (signature) / SHIMABUKU / ... (Japanese)"

Printed twice on paper labels, on the exterior of the box: "... (Japanese text) / Then, I decided to give a tour of Tokyo to the octopus from Akashi. / 2000"

Printed on interior paper label for Mini DV: "Then, I decided to give a tour of Tokyo to the octopus from Akashi / Shimabuku 2000 NTSC Master"

Printed back label on verso drawing: "Artist: ...SHIMABUKU / Title: ... Then, I decided to / give a tour of Tokyo to the octopus from Akashi / Date: 2000 / Materials: ... miniDV ..., DVD, ..., 35mm ... / Size: sheet 73.5 x 103cm frame: 77.5x107cm movie: 6min.56sec. / Ed. 5/5 SHUGOARTS / Shinkawa 1-31-6 Chuo, Tokyo 104-0033 tel: 03.5542.3468 fax; 03.5542.3469"

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