‘We Can Make Another Future’
Sep 2014 -
Sep 2015
![Works by Yasumasa Morimura, Masami Teraoka and Takashi Murakami installed for ‘We Can Make Another Future’ at GOMA, December 2014 / © The artists / Photograph: M Sherwood, QAGOMA](/index.php/system/files/styles/wide/private/2024-01/GOMA_WeCanMakeAnotherFutureJapaneseArtAfter1989_20141216_msherwood_022%20%281%29.jpg?itok=dAHpzKSb)
‘We Can Make Another Future: Japanese Art After 1989’ surveys the art of Heisei, the current era in the Japanese imperial calendar, through 100 works by over 40 contemporary Japanese artists.
Increasingly cosmopolitan in character and operating with an unprecedented level of international mobility, the art of this period offers a sophisticated reflection on the social conditions behind art’s production in Japan.
Beginning in 1989, Heisei has seen significant challenges for Japan, but it has also been the period of ‘Cool Japan’, with widespread international interest in Japan’s contemporary cultural production. As well as 25 years of Heisei, this also marks 25 years of the Gallery’s public engagement with the contemporary art of Japan.
‘We Can Make Another Future’ profiles several overlapping themes for this fascinating period in Japanese art. The exhibition explores the emergence of the digital sublime; responses to the rich field of consumer culture and new technologies of representation and communication; and critiques of national and sexual identity through figuration and performance.
‘We Can Make Another Future: Japanese Art After 1989’ was on display in GOMA’s Gallery 3.1 and 3.2 from 6 September 2014 to 20 September 2015. The exhibition catalogue is available at the QAGOMA Store.
Feature image: Works by (l–r) Yasumasa Morimura, Masami Teraoka (© The artists) and Takashi Murakami (© Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki) installed for ‘We Can Make Another Future’, GOMA, December 2014 / Collection: QAGOMA / Photograph: M Sherwood, QAGOMA
Collection artworks featured in ‘We Can Make Another Future’
![Nobuyoshi Araki Artwork 69YK this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph mounted on aluminium, created in 2009-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2014.302_001_cpv001_3.jpg?itok=0hvzWzsf)
69YK 2009
- ARAKI, Nobuyoshi - Creator
![Yoko Asakai Artwork Passage (series) this artwork made of Chromogenic print on paper, created in 2011-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2014.122a-h_001_part%20a_3.jpg?itok=oYW9V6Rv)
Passage (series) 2011
- ASAKAI, Yoko - Creator
![AY-O Artwork 30 no news this artwork made of Commercially printed cardboard, created in 1994-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1997.181a-mmm_003_3.jpg?itok=udFseiST)
30 no news 1994
- AY-O - Creator
![© Chim↑Pom Artwork KI-AI 100 this artwork made of Single-channel video: 10:30 minutes, sound, colour, created in 2011-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2013.151_004_still.jpg?itok=bs3FAR7-)
KI-AI 100 2011
- Chim↑Pom - Creator
![Emiko Kasahara Artwork Untitled - (In)different this artwork made of Marble, created in 1994-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1996.213a-h_001_3.jpg?itok=1zxpGuTF)
Untitled - (In)different 1994
- KASAHARA, Emiko - Creator
![© Tomoko Kashiki Artwork Eating grass this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint, pencil on linen on wood panel, created in 2011-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2012.422_001_6.jpg?itok=CXOMNYbv)
Eating grass 2011
- KASHIKI, Tomoko - Creator
![© Tomoko Kashiki Artwork I am a rock this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint, masking tape on linen on plywood, created in 2012-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2013.006_001_5.jpg?itok=Boj3IQAZ)
I am a rock 2012
- KASHIKI, Tomoko - Creator
![Sachiko Kazama Artwork Nonhuman crossing this artwork made of Woodcut, sumi ink on Japanese paper on wood panel, created in 2013-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2014.113a-b_003_composite_cpv001_4.jpg?itok=QwepmiIj)
Nonhuman crossing 2013
- KAZAMA, Sachiko - Creator
![Michiko Kon Artwork Self portrait #3 this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph on paper, created in 1989-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1996.196_002_3.jpg?itok=jiNXlgNC)
Self portrait #3 1989
- KON, Michiko - Creator
![YAYOI KUSAMA Artwork Pumpkin this artwork made of Colour screenprint on paper, created in 1992-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1996.203_001_3.jpg?itok=ft25AlhF)
Pumpkin 1992
- KUSAMA, Yayoi - Creator
![YAYOI KUSAMA Artwork Infinity nets this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 2000-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2001.063_002_3.jpg?itok=G1mCGvaK)
Infinity nets 2000
- KUSAMA, Yayoi - Creator
![YAYOI KUSAMA Artwork Soul under the moon this artwork made of Mirrors, ultra violet lights, water, plastic, nylon thread, timber, synthetic polymer paint, created in 2002-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2002.143a-y_001_4.jpg?itok=tFnBSJtA)
Soul under the moon 2002
- KUSAMA, Yayoi - Creator
![© Lee Ufan Artwork With Winds this artwork made of Oil on canvas, created in 1990-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1998.116_004_5.jpg?itok=WLbT5DDL)
With Winds 1990
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Lee Ufan Artwork Kikochi (A port of call) no. 4 this artwork made of Lithograph on Sanders paper, created in 1991-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1996.191_001_5.jpg?itok=R_Ne7m7V)
Kikochi (A port of call) no. 4 1991
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Lee Ufan Artwork In Milano 1 this artwork made of Lithograph with drypoint on paper, created in 1992-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2004.262.001_001_5.jpg?itok=X6r7KuRF)
In Milano 1 1992
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Lee Ufan Artwork In Milano 2 this artwork made of Lithograph with drypoint on paper, created in 1992-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2004.262.002_001_5.jpg?itok=enzHz6P3)
In Milano 2 1992
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Lee Ufan Artwork In Milano 3 this artwork made of Lithograph with drypoint on paper, created in 1992-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2004.262.003_001_5.jpg?itok=gOIKyeQn)
In Milano 3 1992
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Lee Ufan Artwork In Milano 4 this artwork made of Lithograph with drypoint on paper, created in 1992-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2004.262.004_001_5.jpg?itok=DH097dxf)
In Milano 4 1992
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Lee Ufan Artwork In Milano 5 this artwork made of Lithograph with drypoint on paper, created in 1992-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2004.262.005_001_6.jpg?itok=nTghNlej)
In Milano 5 1992
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Lee Ufan Artwork Correspondance this artwork made of Oil on canvas, created in 2001-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2002.156_002_6.jpg?itok=Hb_HHE3D)
Correspondance 2001
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Lee Ufan/Copyright Agency Artwork Stopped on the way #2 this artwork made of Etching on Japanese paper, created in 2001-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2011.358_001_5.jpg?itok=cYFbJ93P)
Stopped on the way #2 2001
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Lee Ufan Artwork Relatum this artwork made of Iron plates, stones, created in 2002-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2002.144a-h_022_5.jpg?itok=6UdZ_cOP)
Relatum 2002
- LEE Ufan - Creator
![© Tatsuo Miyajima Artwork Time landscape this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and pencil on 19th century Korean scroll, created in 1993-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2024-07/1996.306_002.jpg?itok=oTMArUKf)
Time landscape 1993
- MIYAJIMA, Tatsuo - Creator
![Artwork Doublonnage (Marcel) this artwork made of Type C photograph on paper bonded to aluminium, created in 1988-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1989.170_002_4.jpg?itok=YtHCgbUb)
Doublonnage (Marcel) 1988
- MORIMURA, Yasumasa - Creator
![Yasumasa Morimura Artwork Blinded by the light this artwork made of Type C photograph with surface varnish on paper on plywood in gold frame, created in 1991-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1996.127a-i_002_composite_0.jpg?itok=4whjvl8w)
Blinded by the light 1991
- MORIMURA, Yasumasa - Creator
![Daido Moriyama Artwork Shinjuku this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph on paper, created in 2004-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2014.341_001_3.jpg?itok=agC6L6Yx)
Shinjuku 2004, printed 2014
- MORIYAMA, Daido - Creator
![Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online](/sites/default/files/styles/large/filesqagoma/assets/image-pending.jpg?itok=SDhxQrcw)
DOB Wall Painting Plan 1996
- MURAKAMI, Takashi - Creator
![Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online](/sites/default/files/styles/large/filesqagoma/assets/image-pending.jpg?itok=SDhxQrcw)
Project KO2 1998
- MURAKAMI, Takashi - Creator
![Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online](/sites/default/files/styles/large/filesqagoma/assets/image-pending.jpg?itok=SDhxQrcw)
S.M.PKO2 [Second Mission Project KO2] 1999
- MURAKAMI, Takashi - Artist
- AOSHIMA, Chiho - Collaborating artist
![The artist Artwork namenlos/Licht this artwork made of Colour pencil on paper, created in 1998-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1999.118_002_3.jpg?itok=RplVNaEN)
namenlos/Licht 1998
- NAITO, Rei - Creator
![The artist Artwork pillow for the dead this artwork made of Silk organza, thread, air on medium density fibreboard painted pedestal with perspex cover, created in 1998-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1999.117a-c_001_detail_3.jpg?itok=TLwMvzZH)
pillow for the dead 1998
- NAITO, Rei - Creator
![Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online](/sites/default/files/styles/large/filesqagoma/assets/image-pending.jpg?itok=SDhxQrcw)
Girl on a boat 1996
- NARA, Yoshitomo - Creator
![© Kohei Nawa Artwork PixCell-Double Deer#4 this artwork made of Mixed media, created in 2010-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2024-05/2010.637_007.jpg?itok=_docus-G)
PixCell-Double Deer#4 2010
- NAWA, Kohei - Creator
![© Hiraki Sawa Artwork O this artwork made of Multi-channel video installation: 3-channel video projection exhibited from hard drive, HD video, 16:9, colour and black and white, 5-channel sound, 8:00 minutes; 10 channel video installation exhibited on customised LCD monitors, HD video transferred to DVD, 16:9, black and white, silent, 00:60 seconds; 5- channel sound by Organ Octet (edited by Dale Berning) exhibited on customised spinning speakers; customised metal light frames and light-bulb fixtures, created in 2009-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2010.004a-t_001_installation%20view_4.jpg?itok=HcMMbeJm)
O 2009
- SAWA, Hiraki - Creator
![© Toshio Shibata Artwork Onogami village, Gunma this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph on paper, created in 1994-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2024-07/1996.204_001.jpg?itok=29dwRe4W)
Onogami village, Gunma 1994
- SHIBATA, Toshio - Creator
![Mieko Shiomi Artwork Fluxus balance (portfolio) this artwork made of Offset printed material including a diagram, packs of cards and a fluxatlas, with a bag of weights and string, created in 1993-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1997.185a-g_001_3.jpg?itok=IBsEMhiO)
Fluxus balance (portfolio) 1993
- SHIOMI, Mieko - Creator
![Yuken Teruya Artwork Notice - Forest this artwork made of Paper and glue, created in 2006-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2007.013a-e_001_detail%20part%20a_3.jpg?itok=xjZKesgu)
Notice - Forest 2006
- TERUYA, Yuken - Creator
![© Shigeo Toya Artwork Woods III this artwork made of Wood, ashes and synthetic polymer paint, created in 1991-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1994.091a-dd_006_5.jpg?itok=ViEvUnOq)
Woods III 1991-92
- TOYA, Shigeo - Creator
![Kimio Tsuchiya Artwork Landscape in silence this artwork made of Ash, steel, glass and tree roots, created in 1996-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1996.224_003_3.jpg?itok=jQ0mXkDF)
Landscape in silence 1996
- TSUCHIYA, Kimio - Creator
![Kimio Tsuchiya Artwork Moon this artwork made of Wood (Oak, Maku, Japanese Cedar and Japanese Pine), created in 1996-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1996.225a-o_005_3.jpg?itok=XtcR62AB)
Moon 1996
- TSUCHIYA, Kimio - Creator
![© Tsuguo Yanai Artwork Protoplasm #0926 this artwork made of Ink wash on paper, created in 1992-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2024-07/1994.041_001.jpg?itok=_x_NMKum)
Protoplasm #0926 1992
- YANAI, Tsuguo - Creator
![© Tsuguo Yanai Artwork Protoplasm #0935 this artwork made of Ink and synthetic polymer paint on paper, created in 1993-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2024-07/1994.040_001.jpg?itok=9D6R5jrR)
Protoplasm #0935 1993
- YANAI, Tsuguo - Creator
![Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online](/sites/default/files/styles/large/filesqagoma/assets/image-pending.jpg?itok=SDhxQrcw)
Y.N.G.M.S. (Y.N.G.'s Mobile Studio) 2009
- YNG (Yoshitomo Nara and graf) - Collaborative group
- NARA, Yoshitomo - Artist
- graf - Design firm
![© QAGOMA Artwork 1-5 this artwork made of Ink on vinyl sheet, created in 1988-01-01](/index.php/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2024-07/1989.172_002.jpg?itok=QgKsnkQm)
1-5 1988
- YOSHIZAWA, Mika - Creator
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