Laforet Museum Harajuku
Closes Sept. 19
Czech animator Jan Svankmajer is known mainly for his fantastic and macabre animations, such as "Alice" (1988), based on Lewis Carol's novel, and his interpretation of "Faust" (1994). This new exhibition, however, explores the vast range and variety of the self-confessed surrealist's other art and introduces his wife Eva, an artist in her own right.
Bringing together around 200 works, including props, drawings and puppets from his films, as well as other prints, paintings, montages and various artworks by both Jan and Eva, the exhibition reveals the inspiration, and tactics, borrowed from the Surrealists; the shock of the unexpected, visual resemblance and bizarre combinations; and the fears and desires of the subconscious — all of which play a part in the filmmaker's fantastical universe.