YAMADA, Tetsuya; ENGBERG, Siri (ed.)
Tetsuya Yamada: Listening

From ceramic objects that reflect an extraordinary level of technical and aesthetic sophistication to dynamic sculptures and video installations, the interdisciplinary practice of Twin Cities–based artist Tetsuya Yamada (born 1968) blurs the lines between art, design and craft. Yamada’s influences include the ancient Japanese forms of Noh theater and the traditional tea ceremony, the modernism of Constantin Brâncusi and Isamu Noguchi, and the democracy of the found object espoused by Marcel Duchamp. Foregrounding found materials including plywood and shards of glass, Yamada characterizes his process as “listening” to the quality of his materials.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Listening features more than 60 works from 2005 to the present, including sculptures, paintings, drawings, photographs, videos, installation… and reproductions of Yamada’s DIY exhibition flyers. The book also includes an interview with the artist on skateboarding and the city, and an essay by exhibition curator Siri Engberg. [publishers’ note]

Published by Walker Art Center / Inventory Press, 2024
Design by Ian Babineau
Monographs / Crafts