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Open Program — Screening
Screening of Dennis Oppenheim

2025.11.18(Tue) — 2026.2.1(Sun)

In conjunction with the Collection Exhibition 2025-II, we present a screening of video works by Dennis Oppenheim. The work exhibited in this exhibition was created in the late 1960s, a period when the artist established his style of documenting Land Art through photographs and text.
This time, we present five video works Oppenheim shot between 1970 and 1971. In Air Pressure (Hand), which captures the surface of a hand rippling under air pressure, and Nail Sharpening, which shows a scene of nails being sharpened, the human body's various transformations are captured with a gaze that seems to observe them meticulously. In Lead Sink For Sebastian, a small torch fixed to the performer's left leg melts a lead pipe attached to his right leg as a prosthetic, documenting the resulting shifts in posture and bodily balance. These works clearly reflect the artist's interest in exploring the boundaries of certain physical transformation. In Gingerbread Man, where a human-shaped gingerbread is consumed, the focus of this exploration turns inward toward the digestive process. Meanwhile, Fusion: Tooth And Nail presents an experiment involving the bizarre act of layering paint over superimposed teeth and nails.

Screened Works

1. Air Pressure (Hand), 1971, monochrome/silent, 5’25”
2. Lead Sink For Sebastian, 1970, color/silent, 4’42”
3. Nail Sharpening, 1970, color/silent, 6’02”
4. Gingerbread Man, 1970-71, monochrome/silent, 8’45”
5. Fusion: Tooth And Nail, 1970, color/silent, 12’03”

Information

Exhibition Period
2025.11.18(Tue) — 2026.2.1(Sun)
Opening Hours
10:00—17:00

Venue
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Media Library
Closed
Mondays (except November 24, January 12), November 25, December 27—January 1, 13
Admission
Free
Organized by
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

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