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WHAT MUSEUM to Host Exhibition “WE ARE THE HOUSE — Tomoko Mukaiyama + Fuyuhiko Takata (Houseguest)” Starting from Tuesday, January 19, 2027
WHAT MUSEUM, the museum of contemporary art and architecture operated by Warehouse TERRADA, will host the exhibition "WE ARE THE HOUSE — Tomoko Mukaiyama + Fuyuhiko Takata (Houseguest)" from Tuesday, January 19 to Monday, March 22, 2027.
“WE ARE THE HOUSE” is Mukaiyama’s long-term concept and ongoing project, questioning who “we” are and what a “house” could be.
Following “Salon,” the performance version of the project, Mukaiyama transforms these questions into an exhibition.
Drawing on selected works from “Act of Fire,” her widely acclaimed solo exhibition at Arts Maebashi, “WE ARE THE HOUSE” presents a new exhibition featuring major new works, including “Hammerklavier” and “Elephant.”
Living in this house is a demanding houseguest: the artist Fuyuhiko Takata. His singular body of video work moves between humour and venom, the body and desire. With “Dream Catcher” at its core, Takata intrudes on Mukaiyama’s world, unsettles it, and sets off strange resonances.
The differences between the two artists are plain. Yet beneath them lies a shared gaze—the conviction that the world should be open to everyone, beyond gender norms and the unnecessary rules society imposes. It is a will toward fundamental freedom.
When distinct sensibilities collide under one roof, unforeseen chemistry follows. Artist talks and related events are planned during the run. Please step inside this house to participate in it.
Guest Curator: Reiko Tsubaki
Profile of Tomoko Mukaiyama
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Tomoko Mukaiyama (b. 1963, Shingu City, Wakayama) is a pianist and multidisciplinary artist. She has performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and New York Philharmonic, premiering many contemporary works. Her practice spans film, photography, theater, installation, and salons, exploring themes of femininity, bodily autonomy, gender, boundaries, memory, and ritual. Mukaiyama utilizes diverse platforms ranging from Lincoln Center and the Paris Opera to museums, private homes, a fish market in the Seto Inland Sea, and online spaces. In 2027, she is planning a North Sea installation and performance visualizing climate-driven sea level rise.
Profile of Fuyuhiko Takata
photo by cyndixxx, courtesy of Muuseo
Born in 1987 in Hiroshima, currently lives and works in Chiba. Completed the Doctor’s degree at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2017. Takata creates humorous video works dealing with diverse themes and images such as religion, mythology, fairy tales, sex, gender, narcissism, trauma, and so on. His recent exhibitions include the group exhibition “Collection 3 (Special feature: Reflection City)” (2026, The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan), “The 14th Taipei Biennial 2025” (2025, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan), group exhibition “Dream Screen” (2024, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea), solo exhibition “Cut Pieces” (2023, WAITINGROOM, Tokyo) and many others.
Scheduled Works
Tomoko Mukaiyama, "WE ARE THE HOUSE: Performance," 2026
Fuyuhiko Takata, "Dream Catcher," Photo by Kenichi Asano
Overview of Exhibition
Title: WE ARE THE HOUSE — Tomoko Mukaiyama + Fuyuhiko Takata (Houseguest)
Dates: Tuesday, January 19 – Monday, March 22, 2027
Venue: WHAT MUSEUM (Warehouse TERRADA G Building, 2-6-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002)
Opening Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Admission until 5 p.m.)
Closed on: Mondays (but open when Monday is a public holiday, then closed the following Tuesday; Open on Monday, March 22, 2027
Admission: Adults 1,500 yen; University or vocational college students 800 yen; Students under high school age Free (A 200-yen discount applies to online-purchased tickets for a designated date and time, though this cannot be combined with other discounts.)
Organizing: Warehouse TERRADA
Planning: WHAT MUSEUM
Guest Curator: Reiko Tsubaki (Curator, Mori Art Museum / TOKYO NODE)
Co-production: Tomoko Mukaiyama Foundation
Cooperation: WAITINGROOM
Technical Director: Yutaka Endo (LUFTZUG)
Supported by: Arts Council Tokyo (Life with Art Grant), Performing Arts Fund NL, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts
Website: https://what.warehouseofart.org/exhibitions/we_are_the_house_en
Exhibition-related events will be held during the exhibition period. Further details will be announced in due course.
About WHAT MUSEUM
WHAT MUSEUM, operated by Warehouse TERRADA, is a unique museum that only a warehouse company could create—transforming warehouse space into a place for encountering contemporary art and architecture. The name of WHAT (WAREHOUSE OF ART TERRADA) implies the cultural value which is gleaming quietly in the warehouse, and the museum exhibits two- and three-dimensional works as well as architectural models, photographs, films, literature and installations. By showcasing artworks entrusted to Warehouse TERRADA by collectors and artists, the museum bridges artwork storage, exhibition, and engagement. Moreover, as a hub of the international art district, Tennoz, Tokyo, it serves as a nucleus for the local art community, bringing art and culture from the warehouse space to the world.
https://what.warehouseofart.org/en
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