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Sunshower: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now
Mori Art Museum
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Yee I-Lann, Lee Wen, Dinh Q. Lê, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Korakrit Arunanondchai et al.
With its population totaling around 600 million, the multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-faith region of Southeast Asia has nurtured a truly dynamic and diverse culture. Contemporary art from this emerging economic powerhouse is currently earning widespread international attention. The “sunshower” – rain that falls from clear skies – is an intriguing yet frequently seen meteorological phenomenon in Southeast Asia, and serves as a metaphor for the vicissitudes of the region. This exhibition, the largest-ever of its kind, seeks to explore the many practices of contemporary art in Southeast Asia since the 1980s from nine different perspectives. It showcases the inconceivable dynamism of a Southeast Asia that is somewhat nostalgic yet extraordinarily new.
*Held simultaneously with the exhibition of the same title at The National Art Center, Tokyo.
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Artists’ Talk “My Work”
Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Chai Siris will talk about their new work “Sunshower” (2017) and Chiang Mai, Thailand, where they are currently based. * Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available
Moderator: Hirokazu Tokuyama (Associate Curator, Mori Art Museum)
Date & Time: 19:00-20:30, Monday, July 10, 2017 (Doors open: 18:30)
Free (Exhibition ticket valid for the day of issue for the admission to the Mori Art Museum required)
Reservations required. Please see the official website for details.
*Held simultaneously with the exhibition of the same title at The National Art Center, Tokyo.
[Related Event]
Artists’ Talk “My Work”
Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Chai Siris will talk about their new work “Sunshower” (2017) and Chiang Mai, Thailand, where they are currently based. * Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available
Moderator: Hirokazu Tokuyama (Associate Curator, Mori Art Museum)
Date & Time: 19:00-20:30, Monday, July 10, 2017 (Doors open: 18:30)
Free (Exhibition ticket valid for the day of issue for the admission to the Mori Art Museum required)
Reservations required. Please see the official website for details.
Schedule | Jul 5 (Wed) 2017-Oct 23 (Mon) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Ticket for both venues: Adults ¥1800, University Students ¥800, Ticket for single venue: Adults ¥1000, University Students ¥500 | ||||
| Website | http://sunshower2017.jp/en/ | ||||
| Venue | Mori Art Museum https://www.mori.art.museum/eng | ||||
| Location | 53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 1C at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line, 6 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo line; From JR Shibuya Station, take the Toei bus and get off at Roppongi Hills. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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