村上隆さんのインスタグラム写真 - (村上隆Instagram)「👉 it continues. His works were somehow also well received at these venues. Fukujuro may have been pleased by this turn of events, but he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s around the time his second exhibition closed. Their story now shifted from that of a harmonious marriage to one of caregiving. Drained by the responsibility, now Itsuko suffered cerebral infraction. Today, they both live in an assisted living facility. Making an unwarranted assumption that Fukujuro’s end was near (he’s still alive), I decided to photograph his more popular works and publish an art book that the Murakami family could cherish as his tombstone. I asked Noriko Miyamura and Miwa Takahashi to edit the book; Takaya Goto, my long-time friend since my time in NY and the designer who specializes in art books, and his office, designed it. After about two years of work, we created an exquisite art book, which includes Fukujuro’s portrait by photographer Shin Suzuki. Those who saw the book were moved in turn, and some suggested that I should do an exhibition that surveyed the publication. There seems to be a timely mixture of anxiety and sympathy regarding the way of aging life here in Japan, so this project may belong to the so-called genre of “inspiration porn,” but I thought offering up an embarrassing aspect of my family could be one form of art appreciation. So I decided to hold an exhibition, in part to promote the book. The show will mainly feature small works by Fukujuro, with a token presentation of my own and my brother Yuji’s works. Fukujuro’s works are primarily his hobby creations such as small tools he made in everyday settings, but the origin of his art making lies in our childhood. As a young married couple my parents raised their children in poverty in downtown Tokyo, Sakashita 3 cho-me in Itabashi Ward, where they moved to from Kitakyushu in search of work. Fukujuro would wash, dry, and save the wooden boards that came with kamaboko fish cakes, constructing handmade toys for my brother and me by gluing them together. That was how he started creating. 👉 Still more...」12月23日 12時32分