"Video Art from London" Exhibition
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At Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo
Media: Video installation, Art Party, Art Talk
As part of Tokyo Wonder Site's "Emerging Artist Support Program 2006", a young curator has brought together London-based artists of the same generation who express a wide variety of perspectives in their video work.
Coming from such a multicultural city as London, these artists come from many different cultural backgrounds, and reflecting this multinational reality, the five artists in this exhibition are not originally from England. For them, multiculturalism and diversity is an everyday reality and London works as a place where they can pursue a sense of universality in their artwork. The themes that one can see emerging in their work are, among others, the relationship of body and movement, the humour that lurks in the everyday, unexpected phenomena that are at odd with our points of view, the rejection of cultural stereotypes and complicated thoughts towards the beauty of nature. Regardless of their country of origin, these city-dwelling artists are united by the same preoccupations. The organizers of this exhibition hope that visitors will be able to see new points of view that transcend the geographical separation of England and Japan, which remain distinctive places in spite of globalization.
•Related events:
March 28th (Wed), 19:00-21:00 Opening Reception
April 21st (Sat), 15:00-17:00 Talk by the curator of this exhibition (reservation required, interpretation into Japanese provided).
[Image: Karin Ludmann “Ear-rings” 1999]
Schedule
From 2007-03-28 To 2007-04-22
Website
http://www.tokyo-ws.org/english/hongo/ (venue's website)
Fee
Free
Venue Hours
From 11:00 To 19:00
Closed on Mondays
Access
7 minutes walk from Ochanomizu station on the Marunouchi line or Hongo-Sanchome station on the Marunouchi / Toei Oedo line or Suidobashi station on the JR Yamanote line.
Address
2-4-16, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033
Phone: 03-5689-5331 Fax: 03-5689-7501
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多様なアートシーンが成立しがたい日本の現状を打破するためか、今日的な美術のあり方を模索しているためか、近頃のアーティストの活動には、ただ作品を制作/発表するものだけではなく、プロジェクト型で活動そのものに比重を置いているもの、トークイベントなど対話型のプログラムを合わせてしかけるものが多く見られるようになりつつあるように思える。
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"Video Art from London" Exhibition</a>
Venue: Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo
Schedule: From 2007-03-28 To 2007-04-22
Address: 2-4-16, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033
Phone: 03-5689-5331 Fax: 03-5689-7501


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