TAB Event - Yokohama Triennale 2008

Yokohama Triennale 2008 - BankArt Studio NYK

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At BankArt Studio NYK
Media: Painting, Other, Sculpture, Installation, Video installation, Performance Art

The Yokohama Triennale is an international exhibition of contemporary art held once every three years. The inaugural edition was held in 2001, and this year marks its 3rd installment. Based on a comprehensive exhibition theme decided upon by the artistic director, a diverse range of artworks—including video, installation, photography, painting and sculpture—by about 60 to 70 artists selected from countries all over the world will be put on display.
While the Triennale will mainly showcase newly-commissioned cutting-edge works of contemporary art from around the globe, it will also feature many site-specific works highlighting the distinctive charms of the host city. Supplementary events will also be held during the exhibition period, including symposiums to flesh out the Triennale concept, as well as workshops and gallery talks to promote dialogue among artists, participants and visitors. The Triennale will also seek to establish and strengthen ties with art organizations and other international exhibition secretariats both in Japan and abroad.

The NYK Waterfront Warehouse, built in 1952, is a three minute walk from the Bashamichi subway station. After having served as a distribution warehouse for shipping company Nippon Yusen (NYK Line), and then as the site for the NYK Archives Museum, the building currently houses BankART Studio NYK. Following a partial renovation, the second and third floors of the building will be used as the main exhibition spaces for the Yokohama Triennale 2008. About 20 artists will install their works here, including Matthew Barney, Kosugi Takehisa, and Joan Jonas.

The event's other main venues are the Shinko Pier and Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Number 1 Space.

Inquiries: (Hello Dial)
03-5405-8686 (English 9:00-18:00

Schedule

From 2008-09-13 To 2008-11-30
10:00-18:00, last entry one hour before closing time

Artist(s)

Marina Abramović, Arakawa Ei with Mukai Mari, John M. Armleder, Matthew Barney, Jérôme Bel, Ulla von Brandenburg, Cao Fei, Paul Chan, Chelfitsh, Cho Minsuk and Joseph Grima with Storefront Team, Nikhil Chopra, Tony Conrad, Keren Cytter, Hanne Darboven, Trisha Donnelly, Elmgreen & Dragset, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Didier Fiúza Faustino, Luke Fowler with Tsunoda Toshiya, Mario García Torres, Douglas Gordon, Rodney Graham, Shilpa Gupta, Haino Keiji, Sharon Hayes, Christian Holstad, Cameron Jamie, Kuswidananto a.k.a Jompet, Joan Jonas, Miranda July, Mike Kelley, Hassan Khan, Pichet Klunchun, Terence Koh, Kosugi Takehisa, Mark Leckey, Tim Lee, Renata Lucas, Jorge Macchi and Edgardo Rudnitzky, Paul McCarthy, Jonathan Meese, Gustav Metzger, Naito Rei, Nakanishi Natsuyuki, Nakaya Fujiko, Hermann Nitsch, Ohmaki Shinji, Ono Yoko, Pak Sheung Chuen, Philippe Parreno, Falke Pisano, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Mathias Poledna, Stephen Prina, Nick Relph and Oliver Payne, Pedro Reyes, Jimmy Robert, Sasamoto Aki, Tino Sehgal, Tanaka Min, Teshigawara Saburo, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Tsui Kuang-Yu, Danh Vo, Tris Vonna-Michell, Claude Wampler, Cerith Wyn Evans with Throbbing Gristle

Community around this event

21 people recommend this event: pbyjp (FRA), tomomi, jeansnow, hayabusa (Japan), rainy_bird, sprmario (日本), mod_masa, Ashley1981 (UK), saito_akinao (japan), hokkamuri (Japon), cisvul (Japan), kirstykomuso, Kylin (日本), mochao, satofujico (japan), 1000years, mutsumi (日本), and 4 others

Reviews

Olivier Krischer

Yokohama Triennale 2008: BankART Studio NYK

BankART Studio NYK, a former bank building converted into an art space, is one of the key venues in the Triennale, housing work by some twenty artists.

Yelena Gluzman

Yokohama Triennale 2008: Aki Sasamoto

NY-based artist Aki Sasamoto explains her exploration of memory, daily life and habit through performance and installation art.

Lena Oishi

Yokohama Triennale 2008: Matthew Barney

Matthew Barney leaves his mark on the triennale with his signature use of rituals and ooze.

Yelena Gluzman

Yokohama Triennale 2008: Hermann Nitsch

Andreas Stasta, a performer in Hermann Nitsch's gory performance pieces talks to TAB about the sensations and contradictions in his work.

Makoto Hashimoto

横浜トリエンナーレ2008がオープン

日本最大級の現代アートの国際展

Yuya Suzuki

横浜トリエンナーレ2008－三溪園を中心に

日本庭園で日常から奈落の「クレヴァス」を覗き込む

Baba Shinichi

横浜トリエンナーレ2008－ビデオレポート＆インタビュー

話題の国際展のオープニング風景と、関係者へのショートインタビュー

donald_japantimes: (2008-09-18 at 14:09)

Moments of redemption
By JAMES HADFIELD
Special to The Japan Times

The lineup for this year's event raised some eyebrows when it was first announced — leaning, as it does, quite heavily on performance art, theater and dance rather than more static art forms. As such, some of the best moments promise to be the most fleeting ...

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20080918r2.html

donald_japantimes: (2008-09-18 at 16:09)

Interview: Artistic director Tsutomu Mizusawa delves into the 'Time Crevasse'
By Edan Corkill
Japan Times Staff writer

Why performance?

Well, when you have this many contemporary art biennales and triennales taking place around the world (one count puts it at about 120), there is a danger of them becoming homogenized.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20080918r3.html

donald_japantimes: (2008-09-18 at 16:09)

Yokohama Triennale curators puzzle locals
By Andrew Maerkle
Special to The Japan Times

As they continue to proliferate around the world, so-called biennial and triennial "mega-exhibitions" are undergoing reassessment. Curators neither want to be tied down to checklist-style identity politics nor to seem imperialist or old guard ...

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20080918r1.html

jercortial: (2008-09-18 at 21:09)

I'm not sure that scheduling quite a lot of performance is a sign of curating liberty. Maybe they just tried to gather quite famous artists in japan, without taking curating risks. So it lacks surprises and interresting works... In comparaison to "static" contemporary art, performance seems to be well accepted in japan, and sometimes it slides out of category... (dance, theater...etc). I also regret the fact that their was a lot of old works (historical videos) that should have no place in such a triennale but in a "museum". I don't even feel that it is justified by this concept "time crevasse" wich sound more like a cool title. Maybe this olds video are just here to gain credibility with famous artists again and don't help a lot with comprehesion of the works arounds. Maybe I'm wrong but I drop a few lines, hope it could generate discussions.
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ameg: (2008-09-24 at 01:09)

横浜トリエンナーレ2008
http://megplusart.jugem.jp/?eid=11

ramarama: (2008-11-05 at 16:11)

多少のユーモアを感じたのは、
ジャガイモに強いこだわりを持つらしきロドニー・グラハムの作品群。
でも笑顔で観ている人はおらず、
監視のボランティアの女の子も、この上なくつまらなそうな表情。

http://ramarama.cocolog-nifty.com/ramarama/2008/11/post-1380.html

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