Tornado
Tokujin Yoshioka’s first solo exhibition in Kyusyu, the south-east island in Japan and his hometown.
In the exhibition, which is also celebrating the museum’s recent renovation that Tokujin himself was
engaged as a supervisor, his renowned art works will be displayed such as
“Honey-pop” which was presented in 2001 and had received considerable attentions internationally,
“Water Block” installed permanently at Musee d’Orsay since 2011, and “VENUS” the natural crystal
chair first unveiled at Second Nature in 2008.
In addition to the pieces, there is an installation work “Tornado”, which was presented in 2007 at
Design Milami / Designer of the Year 2007, will create the space by layering more than 2 millions of
transparent straws that spreads over the new exhibition rooms like the natural phenomenon.
This is an exhibition where he hopes to think upon the future of nature and humanity.
