London Serpentine Gallery 22nd February to 10th April
Tomoko Takahashi ProfileFor her first major exhibition in the United Kingdom since she was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2000, Tomoko Takahashi has been commissioned by the Serpentine to make a new work that comprises a series of distinct environments throughout the Gallery. Incorporating a variety of surprising materials, including moving and sound elements, Takahashi's installation, entitled My Play-station at Serpentine 2005, will explore her ongoing interest in ordering systems and structures, focusing in particular on her fascination with games and their rules. Toys and games will feature throughout the installation, along with more than 7,600 objects and domestic machines that Takahashi has collected.
The exhibition will conclude with an event during which Takahashi's installation will be dismantled and its constituent parts offered to Gallery visitors.
