本展覧会のタイトルである“Legato”とは音楽用語で、音と音の間に切れを感じさせず、滑らかに続けて演奏する方法のことをいうのですが、その語源はイタリア語で、紐でしっかりと結ばれた、つながれてひとつになったというように、「結ばれた」「つながれた」という意味を持っています。
現代アートというものは、様々な表現方法を駆使して、現代社会が持つ問題や現代社会に生きる人間の内面を多角的に読み解き、違った視点から表現し訴えるものであり、何より私たちにとって重要な身近な未来を予見し希望を伝えるものでもあります。ひとりひとりのアーティストが柔軟な視点をもって、アートを通して伝達することの重要性や関係性を改めて見つめ、変わらなければいけないというメッセージを外部に送りだすのもアートの大きな役割であるのかもしれません。
そうした過程を経て生みだされた作品が一堂に会することで、アーティストによる一方的なアプローチが空間全体に広がり、アーティストから鑑賞者へと意識を反映・共有することで結びつき、アートが社会的文脈でつながっていくことを期待します。

The title of this exhibition, “Legato”, is a musical term that refers to a method of performing smoothly and without a feeling of pause between the sounds, but the etymology is Italian. It means “tied” and “tethered” as if it were tied together with a string and tied together.
Contemporary art uses various expression methods to understand the problems of modern society and the inner world of people living in the modern society and it is seen and expressed from various perspectives. It also foresees a near future and conveys hope more than anything else. It is necessary for each artist to understand the importance of delivering the art, while having a flexible point of view and to understand that each artist is playing an important role in delivering a message to the outside world that we have to change. We hope that by bringing together the works created through such a process, the one-sided approach by the artist spreads throughout the space, and reflecting and sharing the consciousness from the artist to the viewer, it will create a link and connect the art in social context.
In this exhibition, we would like to see the present age and art expression through the works with different expression methods of 12-13 artists who were selected by Art Point and we will explore directions and possibilities of the next generations. In addition, we hope that this exhibition will contribute to interaction between the artists or between the artists and the visitors.