YUE NAKAYAMA: NONPLUS

Yue Nakayama’s Nonplus is a new work that examines the idea of empathy and survival in relation to the current societal and environmental crisis. Nakayama’s work encourages us to reflect upon the interconnectedness of our belief systems, ideas of procreation and extinction, and empathy-related emotions connected to maternity. As environmental disasters and systemic failures of our society continue, how do we locate and process our feelings during the time of apocalypse? Her work navigates different issues surrounding the idea of utopia and survival through an investigation of the limits and regulations placed upon our bodies and further expands to investigate ongoing environmental failures and existential anxieties.

Outdoor Screening and Sculptural Intervention

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Thursday, October 29, 6:30 – 9 pm
The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park
105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX 77007
(above the Cistern)

Video screening services provided by Rocket Cinema.

This is an outdoor event, free and open to the public but all attendees are asked to pre-register, wear a protective mask, and practice social distancing of at least 6 feet. Temperature checks will be administered upon arrival. Groups/pods are limited to six individuals.

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The project was performed and filmed in Houston and other areas of the southwestern United States. 

About the artist

Yue Nakayama is a Houston-based artist and filmmaker. Screenings and exhibitions of her work have been held at Lawndale Art Center, Houston; Moonmist, Houston; Museum of Fine Arts Houston; ICA Philadelphia; and the Visual Arts Center – University of Texas Austin; among many other venues in the U.S. and abroad. Nakayama is the recipient of awards from the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund – Dallas Museum of Art and Houston Arts Alliance Individual Artist Grant. Residencies she has been awarded include the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Core Program at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and The Lighthouse Works Fellowship. She holds a BFA from Denison University and MFA from the University of Pennsylvania.