Jaar's approach and work have been highly acclaimed, earning him numerous significant awards. In 2018, he became the 11th recipient of the Hiroshima Art Prize, which recognises the achievements of artists who have contributed to the peace of humanity through art. A commemorative exhibition was held at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art in 2023.
The exhibition at Tokyo Opera Art City Gallery, named You and Me and the Others, features large-scale work commissioned for the Hiroshima exhibition, representative works from Jaar's early career in the 1970s, and a new work created specifically for this occasion. Why does the artist continue creating works addressing global issues? What do we feel and think when we encounter these works? Looking back on his life to date, Alfredo Jaar offers each of us an opportunity to consider such questions, thinking the world from our own perspectives, and acknowledging the power of art.
On the occasion of the exhibition, the artist will give a special lecture at Lecture Room 1, Central Building, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ueno Campus, Tokyo University of the Arts. The lecture will be free of charge (50 seats for general public, first-come, first-served).
