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"Prism: Contemporary Australian Art" Exhibition
Artizon Museum
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Ah Ah Xian, Brook Andrew, Gordon Bennett, Fiona Foley, Fiona Hall, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Rosemary Laing, Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri et al.
The Bridgestone Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition of Australian contemporary art as an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ishibashi Foundation. Featuring 73 works, including two made especially for this show, by 35 artists, “Prism: Contemporary Australian Art” has been organized according to different principles than previous exhibitions of Australian art in Japan and is unprecedented in its scale and originality of approach. Australia has become very familiar to the Japanese, but Japanese views of Australia may still be quite stereotyped. This year has been designated “2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange” and the museum feels that this is a good opportunity to focus on the cultural identity of Australia as a country, exploring an aspect of Australia not yet well understood by most Japanese.
Australia is a young nation. The history of its settlement by Europeans goes back less than 220 years and it is just about 100 years since it became a nation state. It is also a diverse nation with fluid cultural identities based on the indigenous culture, a history of colonialism, and the development of a multicultural modern state. Artists who reflect on the past, observe the present, and consider the future through these various “prisms” have expressed themselves in a variety of media, including paintings, photographs, DVD works and installations. For artists who live in the diasporic conditions of contemporary times, Australia offers the time and opportunity for critical re-examination of their own identity. Artistic practice resulting from this heightened awareness has much to say, whether subtly or more directly, to a Japanese audience, which belongs to the same age but lives under quite different conditions.
Based on the view that “diversity is the hallmark of contemporary Australia,” the museum has avoided dividing the exhibition space into specific categories. Visitors are invited to enjoy the exhibition and engage in a fruitful dialogue with individual works.
Australia is a young nation. The history of its settlement by Europeans goes back less than 220 years and it is just about 100 years since it became a nation state. It is also a diverse nation with fluid cultural identities based on the indigenous culture, a history of colonialism, and the development of a multicultural modern state. Artists who reflect on the past, observe the present, and consider the future through these various “prisms” have expressed themselves in a variety of media, including paintings, photographs, DVD works and installations. For artists who live in the diasporic conditions of contemporary times, Australia offers the time and opportunity for critical re-examination of their own identity. Artistic practice resulting from this heightened awareness has much to say, whether subtly or more directly, to a Japanese audience, which belongs to the same age but lives under quite different conditions.
Based on the view that “diversity is the hallmark of contemporary Australia,” the museum has avoided dividing the exhibition space into specific categories. Visitors are invited to enjoy the exhibition and engage in a fruitful dialogue with individual works.
Schedule | Oct 7 (Sat) 2006-Dec 3 (Sun) 2006 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000, Seniors 65 or over ¥800, University and High School Students ¥700, Junior High School Students: Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en/exhibit/index.php?id=60 | ||||
| Venue | Artizon Museum https://www.artizon.museum/en/ | ||||
| Location | 1-7-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from the Yaesu Central exit of JR Tokyo Station, 5 minute walk from exit 6 at Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line, 5 minute walk from exit B1 at Nihombashi Station on the Ginza and Tozai lines or Toei Asakusa line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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