Uragaeshi (Inside Out)

Koji Tanaka, Uragaeshi (Inside Out), 2013, African mahogany, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.38
Copied Koji Tanaka, Uragaeshi (Inside Out), 2013, African mahogany, 6 1⁄8 in. × 29 in. × 2 7⁄8 in. (15.6 × 73.7 × 7.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.38

Artwork Details

Title
Uragaeshi (Inside Out)
Artist
Date
2013
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
6 1⁄8 in. × 29 in. × 2 7⁄8 in. (15.6 × 73.7 × 7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
Mediums
Mediums Description
African mahogany
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
Object Number
2021.66.38
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.66.38

Artwork Description

Koji Tanaka’s sculptures are portals to different ways of seeing. The artist grew up in a traditional Japanese home, where he observed his mother’s calligraphy work and commitment to practice over perfection. Along these lines, he lets a single piece of wood dictate the forms. “I hold the wood in reverence and honor its life by presenting it in the different forms I create, knowing that it's not perfect.”


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