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12th Media Arts Festival
The National Art Center, Tokyo
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Toshio Iwai, Fujiko Nakaya et al.
The Japan Media Arts Festival has been held every year for the past 12 years in order to encourage talent in multimedia. This year, 2146 submissions from 44 countries around the world were received in the fields of art, entertainment, animation and manga. This exhibition presents 147 award-winning works chosen from all submissions.
The recipient of the grand prize in the art category is an interactive graphic work entitled "Oups!". In the entertainment category, the electronic instrument "Tenori-On" by Toshio Iwai was selected for the award. The winner for the animation category was "House of Blocks," a tale of an old man who lives alone in a sinking town, while "Forest of Pianos", a story about a talented, free-spirited boy who aims to become a pianist, won in the manga category.
The achievement award was given to Fujiko Nakaya, an artist who has been active since the 1960s, hosting a number of video galleries and open-call exhibitions.
Crossing borders between established and typical genres, many of this year's prize-winning works deal with the physical aspects of human beings, appealing not only to our visual, but also auditory and tactile sensibilities.
The recipient of the grand prize in the art category is an interactive graphic work entitled "Oups!". In the entertainment category, the electronic instrument "Tenori-On" by Toshio Iwai was selected for the award. The winner for the animation category was "House of Blocks," a tale of an old man who lives alone in a sinking town, while "Forest of Pianos", a story about a talented, free-spirited boy who aims to become a pianist, won in the manga category.
The achievement award was given to Fujiko Nakaya, an artist who has been active since the 1960s, hosting a number of video galleries and open-call exhibitions.
Crossing borders between established and typical genres, many of this year's prize-winning works deal with the physical aspects of human beings, appealing not only to our visual, but also auditory and tactile sensibilities.
Schedule | Feb 4 (Wed) 2009-Feb 15 (Sun) 2009 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2008/information/ | ||||
| Venue | The National Art Center, Tokyo http://www.nact.jp/english/ | ||||
| Location | 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558 | ||||
| Access | Direct walk from exit 6 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line, 4 minute walk from exit 7 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5777-8600 | ||||
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