Animated with elements of epic films yet dense with a kitsch undertone, teamLab continues to put forth some of the most original contemporary art in recent years. Despite the colorful splashes, the panel screens presented a spectacle without story, a fantastic display of prismatic fireworks without emotional or narrative engagement. The seven-projector, seven-screen digital animation installation tailed the swerving flight of a succession of crows that left floral trails in their wake. Presented in Chelsea at the “Duality of Existence" exhibition last year, Crows are Chased and the Chasing Crows are Destined to be Chased as Well – Light in Dark (2014) was one such example. 5teamLab has become quite a prominent group in both the East and the West, via the technological sophistication and the presentation of works that condense characteristics associated with contemporary art in Asia. Recent exhibitions in Europe and the United States featuring Asian artists certainly fit the triangulation formula, exhibiting themes of technological futures.ġ) Ryan Wong “Kitsch, Myth, and Technology: Japanese Art in the West" 『Hyperallergic』 2014. At a conference last year at the Mori Art Museum on the subject of internationalism in contemporary art, scholar Michio Hayashi theorized that the popular perception of “Japanese-ness" in the West was cemented in the 1980s by triangulating “kitsch hybridity," “primordial nature" and “technological sophistication." 1) Today, popular (especially commercially) contemporary art from East Asia can largely be placed somewhere inside that triangle.
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