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Title:	Moko Fukuyama
Date:	11/17/2024 - 10/31/2026
Address:	The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877
Location:	Ridgefield, CT
Hours:	Sunday, Monday, Wednesday - Friday: 12pm - 5pm, Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Cost/Cover:	free - $15
Web Page:	https://thealdrich.org/exhibitions/moko-fukuyama
Contact Info:	203.438.4519

Details:

Since 2019, Fukuyama has created a body of large-scale sculptures that utilize salvaged tree matter as its primary material. Often allowing the wood's natural shape and grain pattern to inform the structural composition of the work, Fukuyama revives once-lost timber with new life. Her sculptures explore the psychology of human intervention and desire—interests stemming from Fukuyama's experience as a recreational sports fisher—and our roles in critical issues ranging from overconsumption and consumerism to sustainability and urbanization. For her latest public art project, Fukuyama debuts a stylized fishing tackle box, a steel-framed structure that contains a menagerie of hand-carved, brightly painted objects that resemble fishing lures. The striking assortment of angler’s "bait" are meticulously crafted from a felled oak tree that once stood outside the artist's Brooklyn residence. Outlined but not enclosed, the sculpture’s open framework allows viewers to see beyond the wooden elements, placing humans in the position typically occupied by fish. This dual perspective not only plays with the rules of attraction but also fosters a dialogue between nature and its imitators.