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The result of trips to Japan, Galaxy Express NMWA used the anomalous National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo as the site for the restaging of the climax to Leiji Matsumoto’s 1978 anime, Galaxy Express 999. This particular scene was animated by Yoshinori Kanada and is known for its expressive explosions and extreme camera angles.
Thrown into the mix are works by the Japanese avant-garde or Gutai movement from the 1950s and 60s. These combined with the building itself which was designed by Le Corbusier in 1955 and the strange oedipal notions of progress represented Galaxy Express 999 resulted in a mashup of misguided modernist symbols and beliefs.
Single channel video installation, 16:9 HD digital animation, stereo sound. Duration 6:18 minutes.
Install photography by Christian Capurro.
Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
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Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
Installed at Sutton gallery in 2014.
Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
Installed at Sutton Gallery in 2014.
Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
Installed at Sutton Gallery in 2014.
Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
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Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
Installed at Sutton Gallery in 2014.
Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
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Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
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Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
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Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
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Arlo Mountford, Galaxy Express NMWA, 2014
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