Napoléon, Taro Izumi

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Taro Izumi, Napoléon
Taro Izumi, Napoléon
Taro Izumi
Napoléon
2009
Taro Izumi, artist
born 1976
Napoléon, 2009
Where object was made: Paris, France
Material/technique: 2 minutes 7 seconds; single-channel video
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 2010.0028.01,2
On display: Kress Gallery
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Corpus," 2014, Kris Ercums Izumi uses a combination of his body, technology and space to playfully create videos that transform everyday experience into whimsical encounter much like alchemists of old sought to transmute metals into noble elements like gold. As the “everyday alchemist,” Izumi takes an unconventional approach to his magical reordering of the quotidian. In Napoléon Izumi shares his discovery of Paris, attempting to posses the cities sights and people by capturing them with his camera and transforming them into sketches on his hand.

Resources

Audio

Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast
Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast

Links

Explore more works on Izumi Tarō’s website.