Subjects and Objects: Koki Tanaka, "A Vulnerable Narrator"

Koki Tanaka: "A Vulnerable Narrator," Deutsche Bank "Artist of the Year" 2015 at Deutsche Bank KunstHalle, installation view. © Koki Tanaka / Deutsche Bank KunstHalle. Photo: Mathias Schormann. A multi-colored umbrella slides open. A ladder, kicked, collapses to the ground. Two wire hangers, hooked by the crook, are stretched out of shape. A fluffy white pillow sitting atop a metal table is displaced by an identical fluffy white pillow. A rolled-up, bright green plastic mat is allowed to slowl...