equionx 5

September 2018 with SHIMURAbros and Vadim Otto Ursus 
                                                                                                         
 
We are very happy to announce the fifth equinox exhibition and dinner at mimi. This
time SHIMURAbros will show their installation work, SUN – TOKYO (2016). Vadim
Otto Ursus will present his course dinner.

SHIMURAbros is a duo consisting of Yuka Shimura (born in 1976; holds a B.A. from Tama Art University and a M.A. from University of the Arts London: Central St Martins) and her brother Kentaro (born in 1979; holds a degree in Imaging Art from Tokyo Polytechnic University). SHIMURAbros received an Excellence Award in the Art Division of the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival hosted by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. In addition to screenings at Festival de Cannes and the Berlinale Festival. Their works have been exhibited worldwide at the National Arts Center in Tokyo, the National University of Singapore’s Centre for the Arts, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei, Hessel Museum of Art and CCS Bard Galleries in New York, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts Australia and Viennas Museums Quartier. On an arts grant from Pola Art Foundation, SHIMURAbros relocated to Berlin in 2014 where they are currently researchers at the studio of Olafur Eliasson.

Vadim Otto Ursus, born in Berlin Mitte, is dedicated to the discovery and revival of contemporary and traditional culinary techniques and products. His particular interests include the collection and preparation of wild plants and fruits, fermentation and conservation methods, and the cultivation of aromas and textures. To broaden his knowledge and skills, he has travelled the world, working in the most innovative and influential contemporary restaurants, including KOKS on the Faroe Islands; MAAEMO in Oslo; LOCO in Lisbon; as well as QUINTONIL, and NOMA in Mexico.