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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2008/9E6A" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2008/9E6A">
  <Name>Permanent Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/976154DB">
    <Name>Gallery Closet</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>2-11-10 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031</Address>
    <Phone>03-5469-0355</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from Nogizaka Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="1" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>saturdays openinghour 11:00, sundays openinghour 11:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0.197313</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2008-07-14</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>0000-00-00</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>1</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.658417</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.7254</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/253C" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/253C">
  <Name>&quot;The Eternal Beauty and Luster of Oriental Ceramics&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/6767325C">
    <Name>Suntory Museum of Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Tokyo Mid-town Garden Side, 9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8643</Address>
    <Phone>03-3479-8600</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3479-8643</Fax>
    <Access>3 minutes walk from Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda Line, 5 minutes walk from Roppongi Station on the Oedo and Hibiya Lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00, saturdays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Tuesday, the Museum is open, but closed on the following Wednesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Ceramics</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Opening in 1982, the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka has built up one of the largest, most comprehensive, and highest quality collections of oriental ceramics in Japan, incorporating superb donations such as the Ataka Collection and the Rhee Byung-Chang Collection. This exhibition presents around 130 masterpieces and other outstanding works selected from the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ceramics in the Museum's collection.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>5.47149</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1300, University and High School Students ¥1000, Free for Junior High School Students and under</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-28</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-04-01</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>10:00-20:00 on February 11th and March 19th, 10:00-23:00 on March 24th</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>46</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.663144</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.733436</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/3BC4" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/3BC4">
  <Name>Ken Lum &quot;2000s to Present&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/1903D164">
    <Name>Misa Shin Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>1-2-7 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0072</Address>
    <Phone>03-6450-2334</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6450-2335</Fax>
    <Access>4 minutes walk from exit 4 at Shirokane-Takanawa Station on the Nanboku line and the Toei Mita line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Party</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Ken Lum, born in 1956, is an internationally active artist based in Vancouver. His work approaches everyday social structures with a critical eye and an ironic sense of humor, traversing a wide variety of media that includes photography, sculpture, painting and installation.

Lum’s art is concerned with the ways in which identity formation intersects with society’s transformation. This focus is deeply connected to his birth to Chinese immigrant parents in Vancouver, a city of numerous ethnic groups. In his works which use the visual language of public signage, billboards, logos and the mass media, he aims to demystify the tensions and contradictions of living in an increasingly globalizing world. His chosen approach continues to question the very nature of culture in contemporary society, by dismantling pleasant phrasings and blurring the boundaries between high art and popular culture.

Five representative works produced since 2000 will be presented.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>8.56056</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2011-12-15</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-03</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2011-12-15" start="18:00:00" end="20:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>17</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.643052</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.738034</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/7F45" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/7F45">
  <Name>Hiroji Noda Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/62826D7D">
    <Name>The National Art Center, Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>In front of exit 6 of Nogizaka station on the Chiyoda line, 4 minutes walk from exit 7 of Roppongi station on the Oedo and Hibiya lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Tuesday, the museum is open, but closed on the following Wednesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Recognized for his artistic talents at a young age, Hiroji Noda (born in 1952) became the youngest artist to hold a solo exhibition at Minami Gallery in 1977, the year after he had graduated from Tama Art University. In the Eighties, however, NODA embarked on a variety of explorations in an effort to discover new possibilities in painting. In this exhibition, we survey the artist’s over 30-year career with 140 works that have emerged from his continually evolving approach, and examine the effect that NODA’s experiments have had on the Japanese art scene.

Noda's exploration of the essence of painting began with box-shaped forms that were in effect a kind of relief. The artist continued to develop this approach in the mid-Eighties, creating a unique painting style in which he covered the support medium with a sack-like fabric. Then in the Nineties, Noda added further depth to his work by sewing, folding back, and layered the canvas. But around 2000, he gradually turned to a flat foundation, and transformed the picture plane with the freewheeling depiction of unusual images. Finally, in recent years, Noda has created series based on specific themes, and focused on combinations of works while also placing greater emphasis on the manner in which they are displayed.

Noda has remained actively engaged in showing his work, but there has rarely been an opportunity to survey his entire career, from the early period to the present. We hope that this exhibition will provide greater insight into how Noda has developed his artistic philosophy as well as shedding light on how his ideas are transformed into actual works. And in addition to tracing the trajectory of this outstanding artist’s career, we hope to encourage reflection on future directions in painting.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>8.77748</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1000, University Students ¥500, High School and under free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-18</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-04-02</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>47</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.661836</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.729619</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/8155" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/8155">
  <Name>&quot;Otani Collection&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/B397C8F5">
    <Name>New Otani Art Museum</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>New Otani Garden Court 6F(lobby), 4-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8578</Address>
    <Phone>03-3221-4111</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3221-2988</Fax>
    <Access>4 minutes walk from Exit D of Akasaka-mitsuke station on Ginza or Marunouchi line</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>When the Monday is a Holiday the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.Closed during changing exhibitions.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[This exhibition showcases some 30 works from the collection, including nihonga paintings by Seiho Takeuchi and Gaho Hashimoto, oil paintings by Maurice de Vlaminck and Bernard Buffet, and a selection of crafts. Highlights include a gold and silver lacquer painting by early Meiji era master Komin Nakayama, and other works featuring dense willow motifs in gold on a black and red lacquer background.

[Image: Gyoshu Hayami, &quot;Ise Monogatari&quot; (1917)]]]></Description>
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  <Karma>4.55782</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥500, Students ¥200 (additional fee for special exhibitions) , Hotel Guests Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-02</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-11</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>25</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.677056</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.738189</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/8986" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/8986">
  <Name>James Welling &quot;Wyeth&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/D294405C">
    <Name>Wako Works of Art</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Piramide Bldg 3F, 6-6-9 Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-6447-1820</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6447-1822</Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from Exit 1a, 1b, Exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya and the Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[James Welling was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1951. He studied sculpture at Carnegie Mellon University and later graduated from California Institute of the Arts, where he worked mainly with video. He relocated to New York in 1978, where he started his photographic projects, and again to California in 1995. Today, his subject matters and methods are wide, ranging from documentary subjects stemming from his personal interests and history (his great-great-grandmother’s diary, lace factories, landscapes of Connecticut, architectural structures) to everyday objects such as aluminum, drapery, gelatin, and flowers that have been arranged abstractly. Employing both analog and digital methods, he pursues the photographic medium in its entirety.

This exhibition will include Welling’s new project capturing the landscapes of Cushing, Maine and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania that surrounded the home and studio of Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) and were much of the subject matter of the American realist painter’s works. Welling, an ardent fan of Wyeth particularly in his formative years, visited the two northeastern towns to photograph what remained of the painter’s environs.

&quot;When you go to Wyeth’s places, an unsettling phenomenon occurs. You see the paintings before you in pieces, fragmented, with more things Wyeth removed and reordered in painting. But the place is distinct and still the same place in the painting.&quot;

Welling’s photographs convey precisely the distance and the closeness revealed through this phenomenon that occurs in the lapse of time and location.

[Image: James Welling &quot;End of Olsons&quot; (2010) © James Welling / Courtesy of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo]]]></Description>
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  <Karma>34.1358</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-20</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-10</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>24</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.658769</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.734668</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/9624" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/9624">
  <Name>&quot;Ten Years Since Opening: Mystical Design, Chinese Bronze Arts Chic&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/0D23F5AA">
    <Name>Sen-Oku Hakuko Kan</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>1-5-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from Roppongi Ichome station on the Namboku line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>16:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Bronze ware is one of China's most representative arts and has a history of some three thousand years. Intricate and highly decorative artworks, bronze ware also played a role in rituals. This exhibition will present famous works of the Zhou era, and from the ancient times to the modern age, some 50 items in total. It also will celebrate ten years since the museum opened its doors.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>2.92593</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Special Exhibition: Adults ¥800, Students ¥500, Junior High School Students and under free/ Exhibition:  Adults ¥520, Students ¥310, Junior High School Students and under free.</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-07</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>11</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.661803</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.744378</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/ADC2" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/ADC2">
  <Name>&quot;Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue&quot;  Exhibition </Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/F994A9B7">
    <Name>21_21 Design Sight</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052</Address>
    <Phone>03-3475-2121</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>Direct access from Roppongi station on the Oedo and Hibiya subway lines, 3 minutes walk from Nogizaka station on the Chiyoda line</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>00:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>00:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Media>3D: Fashion</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[21_21 DESIGN SIGHT is pleased to announce a new exhibition, &quot;Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue,&quot; opening to the public on September 16, 2011. The exhibition will focus on the collaborative work of legendary photographer Irving Penn and renowned designer Issey Miyake.

Issey Miyake's first encounter with Irving Penn was in 1983. On assignment for American Vogue, Penn photographed Miyake's clothing for an editorial feature. The perspective in these photographs startled Miyake as he suddenly saw his designs through a totally new set of eyes. As a direct result, Miyake asked Penn to photograph his designs. Over the next 13 years, from 1987 through the Autumn/Winter Collection of 1999, Irving Penn photographed Issey Miyake's biennial collections. Miyake never attended the photo sessions but instead chose to entrust the vision of his clothes entirely to Penn. The unusual decision to offer Penn complete freedom gave rise to an incredible &quot;visual dialogue&quot; between the two artists. The creative pulse of Penn and Miyake's unique collaboration had a lasting effect on their artistic visions. In the end, Penn made over 250 photographs of Miyake's designs, many of which appear in collection posters, were published in art books, or exhibited in museums and cultural institutions.

Under the direction of Midori Kitamura, Miyake's trusted colleague, and an installation design by architect Shigeru Ban, this exhibition features both the individual and collaborative work of Irving Penn and Issey Miyake. In addition to large scale projections of collection photographs by Penn, an animated film by Pascal Roulin with original drawings by Michael Crawford, and Issey Miyake collection posters exhibited collectively for the first time, original photographic prints made by Penn will also be on display along with his preliminary drawings for his photographs of Miyake's designs.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>46.7605</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1000, University Students ¥800, High and Junior High School Students ¥500, Ages 12 and under may enter for free</Price>
  <DateStart>2011-09-16</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-04-08</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed on Tuesdays (Except November 1st, March 20th), December 27th–January 3rd</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>53</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.664128</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.733458</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/BD0D" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/BD0D">
  <Name>Eriko Koga &quot;Asakusa Zenzai&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/5EE38E6C">
    <Name>Emon Photo Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Togo Bdg. B1, 5-11-12 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047</Address>
    <Phone>03-5793-5437</Phone>
    <Fax>03-5793-5414</Fax>
    <Access>3 minutes walk from Exits 1 &amp; 3 at Hiroo Station on the Hibiya Line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails>saturdays closinghour 18:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Party</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[This exhibition of photographs documents the life of an elderly couple from Asakusa over some six years, held to commemorate the publication of the book of the same name by Seigensha. Spatial design by Fumihiko Oshima of antique shop Rozan.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>13.4161</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-20</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-20</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-01-20" start="18:00:00" end="20:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>5</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.649842</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.726094</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2011/F4EB" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2011/F4EB">
  <Name>Jean-Michel Othoniel &quot;My Way&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/2AAC1037">
    <Name>Hara Museum of Contemporary Art</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001</Address>
    <Phone>03-3445-0651</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes by taxi or 15 minutes on foot from JR Shinagawa station (Takanawa Exit); or from the same station, take the TAN No. 96 bus for Gotanda Station, get off at the first stop (Gotenyama), and walk for 3 minutes. Limited parking.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>wednesdays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.On a Public Holiday Wednesday, the museum closes at 17:00.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Japan of the French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. Reconstructed within the unique space of the Hara Museum, formerly a private residence, is the artist's retrospective exhibition that was first launched at the Centre Pompidou in Paris where it proved to be one of the most popular shows in the history of the museum.

As one of France's most prominent contemporary artists, Jean-Michel Othoniel is known for his large-scale glass sculptures, such as the sculptural piece Le Kiosque des Noctambules (2000) which adorns the entrance of the Palais-Royal–Musée du Louvre metro station in the center of Paris. He has also held exhibitions at major museums around the world. In Japan, the artist installed a large outdoor sculpture entitled Kokoro (2009) at Hara Museum ARC, the Hara Museum's annex in Shibukawa, Gunma prefecture. This permanent installation, a unique heart-shaped work made of red-colored glass globes, now provides a warm welcome to every visitor to the museum.

The present exhibition showcases works spanning 25 years of the artist's career. Numbering some 60 pieces, they range from early works made with sulfur and beeswax to his most recent large-scale sculptures made with colorful Murano glass from Italy. The title of the exhibition is taken from the song made famous by Frank Sinatra, My Way, which is symbolic of a unique vision unswayed by popular trends.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/F4EB-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2011/F4EB-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>82.4496</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1000, Students ¥700, School Kids ¥500, Free for Museum members &amp; also students through high school every Saturday during school terms.</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-07</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-11</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>25</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.617778</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.739222</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/1578" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/1578">
  <Name>Kutani Choemon Factory&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/953D461B">
    <Name>SFT Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Shop or Department Store</Type>
    <Address>7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558</Address>
    <Phone>03-6812-9933</Phone>
    <Fax>03-5775-4670</Fax>
    <Access>In front of exit 6 at Nogizaka station on the Chiyoda line, 5 minutes walk from exit 4a of Roppongi station on the Hibiya, 4 minutes walk from exit 7 of Roppongi station on the Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Tuesday, the museum is open, but closed on the following Wednesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Media>3D: Ceramics</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Features Ishikawa prefecture ceramics from Kutani Choemon kiln, in collaboration with a Spanish designer.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/1578-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/1578-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/1578-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>6.05877</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-25</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>40</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.661836</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.729619</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/1CAA" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/1CAA">
  <Name>G-tokyo 2012</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/860F8FA2">
    <Name>Mori Arts Center Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Event Space</Type>
    <Address>Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (52F), 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6150</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>To Roppongi Hills, 10 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya line, 4 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Toei Oedo line, 5 minutes walk from Azabu Juban station on the Toei Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>20:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>Screen: Video installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[G-tokyo, a singular art fair, presents a select group of established, Tokyo-based galleries, each acknowledged internationally as being at the forefront of contemporary art. Exhibited works are created especially for presentation at G-tokyo; booths consist of solo exhibitions along with thoughtfully curated group shows.

Rather than expand in size, in deference to the exclusive presentation of the highest quality works of contemporary art, G-tokyo has continued to deliberately limit the number of exhibiting galleries and is anticipating this, the fair's third year, to be the most exciting and refined to date.

Special feature: G-tokyo / α Exhibition
The acquisition of art is the quintessential art fair experience. The G-tokyo /α Exhibition has been designed to help a wider audience enjoy the pleasure of purchasing art and the joy of owning it, and thus will feature works available at an accessible price and size with a focus on new pieces  by emerging artists selected by top galleries; some of the brightest stars of today’s contemporary art scene.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/1CAA-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/1CAA-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>144</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1100, Students ¥900, Junior High School Students and under ¥500</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-25</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Opening Hours: 11:00-21:00 (February 25), 11:00-20:00 (February 26)</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>11</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.657036</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.7325</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/1DF6" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/1DF6">
  <Name>&quot;my home town&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/E23684A2">
    <Name>Tokyo Midtown Design Hub</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>5th floor, Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6205</Address>
    <Phone>03-6743-3776</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6743-3778</Fax>
    <Access>Direct connection from exit 8 of Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo and Hibiya Lines, 3 minutes walk from exit 3 of Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Product</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Party</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Features nostalgic notebooks from hundreds of designers, video artists and editors, reminiscing on their respective hometowns from all over Japan.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/1DF6-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/1DF6-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>14.4643</Karma>
  <Price free="0"></Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-10</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-02-10" start="19:30:00" end="21:20:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>11</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.662961</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.734464</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/2752" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/2752">
  <Name>Ken Okiishi &quot;Goodbye to&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/FA8AE572">
    <Name>Take Ninagawa</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>2-12-4 Shinei Bldg.1F, Higashi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044</Address>
    <Phone>03-5571-5844</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from Azabu Juban Station or 7 minutes walk from Akabanebashi Station on the Oedo Line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/2752-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/2752-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/2752-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>3.85993</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-18</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-31</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>45</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.654403</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.743472</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/4432" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/4432">
  <Name>&quot;MAM Project 016: Ho Tzu Nyen&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/61183FDF">
    <Name>Mori Art Museum</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (53F), 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6150</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>To Roppongi Hills, 10 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya line, 4 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Toei Oedo line, 5 minutes walk from Azabu Juban station on the Toei Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>22:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>tuesdays closinghour 17:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Media>Screen: Film</Media>
  <Media>Screen: Video installation</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Based in Singapore, Ho Tzu Nyen presents his works throughout the world—in Hong Kong, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, and more—and he has gained prominence at numerous international Biennale and international film festivals. Ho participated in the 2011 Venice Biennale as a representative of Singapore, exhibiting his new work &quot;The Cloud of Unknowing&quot; (2011 - 2012), which was the talk of the town.

Ho reveals the imaginary that lies dormant as shared memory in historical fact and reality. His expression spans myriad planes, working mainly with video in installations, theatre, participatory projects, improvisational collaboration with musicians, and more. Ho has recently been exploring the relationship between image and sound in particular, and by exhibiting &quot;The Cloud of Unknowing&quot; anew as a four-channel video sound installation at this first solo exhibition in Japan, he aims to have the audience experience changes of space in the story caused by synergies of the video and sound. His &quot;Bohemian Rhapsody&quot; (2006), and &quot;Newton&quot; (2009) are also exhibited. His poetic and theatrical world presents the lessons and philosophy comprised by history and legends, and it offers the opportunity to consider what reality is.

ARTIST TALK (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available)
Speaker: Ho Tzu Nyen
Date: 14:00 -15:30 Saturday, 4 February 2012
Venue: Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 80 (bookings required)
Admission: Free (exhibition ticket required)

Curator's Talk &quot;The Power Of Imagination In Historical Narrative&quot; (Japanese only)
Speaker: Tsubaki Reiko (Assistant Curator, Mori Art Museum)
Date: 19:00 -20:30 Friday, 9 March 2012
Venue: Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 80 (bookings required)
Admission: Free (exhibition ticket required)]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4432-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/4432-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>12.7155</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1500, University and High School Students ¥1000, Children (from 4-year-olds to Junior High School Students) ¥500</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-04</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-05-27</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>March 20 (Tue) open until 22:00, March 24 (Sat) open until 6:00 the following morning due to &quot;Roppongi Art Night 2012&quot;</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>102</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.657036</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.7325</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/493E" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/493E">
  <Name>&quot;Musashino Art University Visual Communication Design 2011 Graduation&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/C78C23F7">
    <Name>Axis Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-5575-8655</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3583-0199</Fax>
    <Access>8 minutes walk from Exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Oedo Lines, or 8 minutes walk from Roppongi-Ichome Station on the Namboku Line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Graphics</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Media Arts</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Features the work of graduating students working on visual communication design to look at society from multiple perspectives.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/493E-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/493E-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/493E-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>13.75</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-16</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-20</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Exhibition Hours: 11:00-20:00</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>5</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.658056</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.739928</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/5610" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/5610">
  <Name>Munehiko Nagase Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/1CEA91F9">
    <Name>Keiyudoh Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Shop or Department Store</Type>
    <Address>3-9-8 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074</Address>
    <Phone>03-3473-3255</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3473-3255</Fax>
    <Access>10 minutes walk from JR Shinagawa station, 3 minutes walk from Takanawadai station on Toei Asakusa line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>14:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="1" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/5610-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/5610-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/5610-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-11</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-21</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>6</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.628889</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.735514</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/5C72" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/5C72">
  <Name>Mitsuhiro Yazawa Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/9C4B3DBC">
    <Name>Savoir Vivre</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-3585-7365</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3582-4705</Fax>
    <Access>8 minutes walk from Roppongi station Hibiya/Oedo line Exit No.3</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>sundays closinghour 18:30, holidays closinghour 18:30</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Product</Media>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/5C72-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/5C72-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/5C72-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-18</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-27</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>12</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.658056</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.739928</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/6092" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/6092">
  <Name>Tetsuya Umeda &quot;Waiting Room&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/6BEC23E5">
    <Name>Ota Fine Arts</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Piramide Bldg 3F, 6-6-9 Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-6273-8611</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6273-8612</Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from Exit 1a, 1b, Exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya and the Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/6092-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/6092-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/6092-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>13.5556</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-07</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-10</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>24</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.658769</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.734668</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/674B" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/674B">
  <Name>&quot;panorama&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/50F27D41">
    <Name>Gallery Trinity</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>9-6-19-1F Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052</Address>
    <Phone>03-3746-1112</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from exit 7 at Roppongi Station on  the Oedo and Hibiya lines, 5 minutes from exit 2 of Nogizaka station on the Chiyoda line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>thursdays openinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Group show of works by graduate students at Tokyo Zokei University.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/674B-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/674B-80" width="80" />
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-22</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-03</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed on February 28th (Tue)</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>17</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.663358</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.732208</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/7D46" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/7D46">
  <Name>Wataru Yamamoto Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/95C630F2">
    <Name>Another Function</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>7-20-2-407 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-6447-2786</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6447-0496</Fax>
    <Access>3 minutes walk from exit 2 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[[Image: Wataru Yamamoto, &quot;Leaves - Stars&quot; photo]
]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/7D46-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/7D46-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>6.17647</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-20</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-04</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>18</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.659778</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.731383</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/813A" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/813A">
  <Name>Yoko Évé &quot;Turkey - Culture and Nature&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/D0F96165">
    <Name>Escriba</Name>
    <Type>Cafe or Bar</Type>
    <Address>2-2-12 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041</Address>
    <Phone>03-5545-5450</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>6 minutes walk from exit 2 at Kamiyacho Station on the Hibiya line, 6 minutes walk from Akabanebashi Station on the Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:30:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>23:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[The photos exhibited were shot in the spring of 2011 on a trip starting from Turkey’s largest city Istanbul, visiting a number of world heritage sites around the country, a land twice as large as Japan.

One cannot help being moved by the numerous sites of cultural significance and natural beauty spread over Turkey. Magnificent historic treasures offer views of antiquity and times of empire while natural formations impress with the energy of the earth. Yoko Évé presents a photo exhibition exploring nature, history, and the culture of Turkey.

Yoko Évé was born in Tochigi, Japan, in 1978. B.A., faculty of Policy Management, Keio University. She currently resides in Tokyo and deploys artistic documentary style in her photography.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="0"></Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-20</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-04-06</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>51</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.655472</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.746172</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/84DE" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/84DE">
  <Name>Go Hasegawa &quot;Study in Real&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/7D1C894F">
    <Name>Gallery Ma</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Toto Nogizaka bldg. 3F, 1-24-3 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062</Address>
    <Phone>03-3402-1010</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3423-4085</Fax>
    <Access>1 minute on foot from Exit 3 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda Line</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 19:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Architecture</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[In his debut work, House in a Forest (2006), Hasegawa designed a gabled attic space supported by struts under a gabled roof, creating a wholly unique spatial sensation.

By placing a large table in the center of his next work, House in Sakuradai (2006), he proposed a new relationship between the individual rooms and the living room. More recently, in Apartment in Nerima (2010), Hasegawa equipped every unit with a large terrace with its own distinctive form to incorporate signs of the city into the building. In addition, in Pilotis in a Forest (2010), he elevated the living room on pilotis with a floor height of 6.5 meters, and supported it with nine thin columns.

By integrating the surrounding forest with the work, Hasegawa proposed a bold spatial structure, and received much acclaim for realizing a work in which a comfortable link was created between the resident and the house, and the architecture and the environment.

In the now underway Belfry in Ishinomaki (set to completed in 2012), Hasegawa and a group of volunteers are planning to donate a small belfry to a kindergarden in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which suffered extensive damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake.

The work is imbued with the thought that the sound of the bell will serve as a symbol of hope in local recovery efforts.
Through the scale models and sketches that were developed in the planning for each of the eleven projects that Hasegawa has been involved with in the past, in this exhibition, we hope to convey the relationship between the architect's works and the surrounding environment. In the gallery's courtyard, Hasegawa will also erect Belfry in Ishinomaki, which will then be moved to Ishinomaki when the exhibition concludes.

While suggesting a variety of real conditions that Hasegawa faces in his projects, the title of the exhibition, Study in Real, expresses the architect's view of the future in which while actively considering and repeatedly studying, he attempts to cultivate himself and improve the quality of his architecture.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/84DE-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>21.7819</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-14</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-24</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>38</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.66425</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.729925</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/854A" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/854A">
  <Name>&quot;The 17th CG Contest for Students Selected Exhibition&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/2E174B58">
    <Name>Open Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Canon S Tower 2F, 2-16-6, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8011</Address>
    <Phone>03-6719-9021</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>8 minutes walk from the Konan exit of Shinagawa Station on the JR and Keihin-Kyuko lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>Screen: Film</Media>
  <Media>Screen: Digital</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Performance Art</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Organized by CG-Arts, this contest was founded in 1995 to recognize and honor exceptional student works  of computer generated graphics and arts. On display are various works that make use of media and new technology in the realms of art, design, animation, film, manga, games, and applications.

[Image: Hiranoryo, &quot;Holiday&quot; Tama Art University, Animation award]]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/854A-80" width="80" />
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  <Karma>10</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-18</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-29</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>14</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.622401</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.743391</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/8C2A" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/8C2A">
  <Name>&quot;Mug Cups&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/9C4B3DBC">
    <Name>Savoir Vivre</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-3585-7365</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3582-4705</Fax>
    <Access>8 minutes walk from Roppongi station Hibiya/Oedo line Exit No.3</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>sundays closinghour 18:30, holidays closinghour 18:30</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Ceramics</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/8C2A-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/8C2A-80" width="80" />
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-01</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-16</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>1</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.658056</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.739928</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/96D8" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/96D8">
  <Name>&quot;Fear of Loss: Multiples and Copies&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/55F19D4A">
    <Name>Yamamoto Gendai</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>3-1-15-3F Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0072</Address>
    <Phone>03-6383-0626</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>8 minutes walk from Exit A3 at Shirokane-Takanawa Station on the Namboku and Mita Lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/96D8-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/96D8-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>3.64672</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-21</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>10</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.643572</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.732844</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/A50F" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/A50F">
  <Name>Chizuko Magara &quot;Staring Again at Nature&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/82D374BC">
    <Name>Striped House Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Stripehouse bldg. 3F, 5-10-33 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-3405-8108</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>地下鉄日比谷線・大江戸線  六本木駅３番出口　徒歩約5分</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/A50F-30" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/A50F-80" width="80" />
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-17</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-28</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>13</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.657097</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.7361</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/A976" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/A976">
  <Name>Yuko Katano + ayumi nishimura + Mayumi Noshou &quot;Triplet&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/50F27D41">
    <Name>Gallery Trinity</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>9-6-19-1F Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052</Address>
    <Phone>03-3746-1112</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from exit 7 at Roppongi Station on  the Oedo and Hibiya lines, 5 minutes from exit 2 of Nogizaka station on the Chiyoda line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>thursdays openinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Illustration</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Group show from three female artists from the same art school, Setsu Mode Seminar.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/A976-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/A976-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-31</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-18</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-02-04" start="17:00:00" end="19:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>3</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.663358</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.732208</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/B086" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/B086">
  <Name>15th Japan Media Arts Festival</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/62826D7D">
    <Name>The National Art Center, Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>In front of exit 6 of Nogizaka station on the Chiyoda line, 4 minutes walk from exit 7 of Roppongi station on the Oedo and Hibiya lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Tuesday, the museum is open, but closed on the following Wednesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Media>Screen: Film</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Media Arts</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[The 15th edition of this annual festival showcases prizewinning works in the fields of art, entertainment, animation and manga.]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/B086-80" width="80" />
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  <Karma>41.0256</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-22</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-04</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>18</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.661836</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.729619</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/B690" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/B690">
  <Name>&quot;Eizo Masatsu&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/BE52BA24">
    <Name>Tokio Out of Place</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Azabu Ono Bldg. 3F, 4-14-2 Minami-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047</Address>
    <Phone>03-5422-9699</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>8 minutes walk from exit 2 at Hiroo Station on the Hibiya line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="1" wed="1" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>Screen: Video installation</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Features two artists' interpretations of themes of the physical body or the non-physical physics.]]></Description>
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic" width="30" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic_80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/resources/images/nopic_170" width="170" />
  <Karma>4.81482</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-17</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-11</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>25</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.643289</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.728025</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/BCD4" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/BCD4">
  <Name>63rd Toyo Art School Graduation Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/62826D7D">
    <Name>The National Art Center, Tokyo</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>In front of exit 6 of Nogizaka station on the Chiyoda line, 4 minutes walk from exit 7 of Roppongi station on the Oedo and Hibiya lines.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>fridays closinghour 20:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a Public Holiday Tuesday, the museum is open, but closed on the following Wednesday.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Graphics</Media>
  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>3D: Product</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[358 works that collectively comprise a response to the question &quot;what can art do in the face of crisis?&quot;

Exhibition hall 3A]]></Description>
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  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/BCD4-80" width="80" />
  <Image src="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/media/event/2012/BCD4-170" width="170" />
  <Karma>2.53968</Karma>
  <Price free="0"></Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-22</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-04</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed on February 28th (Tue)</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>18</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.661836</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.729619</Longitude>
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  <Name>31st International Suiboku Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/605BC0C9">
    <Name>O Art Museum</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Ohsaki New City No.2 Bldg. 2F, 1-6-2 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-3495-4040</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3495-4192</Fax>
    <Access>1 minute walk from the East Exit of Osaki Station on the Yamanote Line, 1 minute walk from the bus stop Osaki Station on the Tokyu bus Route: Ohimachi Station - Shibuya Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="1" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a public holiday Thursday, the museum is open but closed on the following Friday. Closed on the new year holidays.</ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="0">¥500</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-10</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-15</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>0</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.617506</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.732475</Longitude>
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  <Name>Yuko Yokomae &quot;My Female Genji&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/605BC0C9">
    <Name>O Art Museum</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Ohsaki New City No.2 Bldg. 2F, 1-6-2 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-3495-4040</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3495-4192</Fax>
    <Access>1 minute walk from the East Exit of Osaki Station on the Yamanote Line, 1 minute walk from the bus stop Osaki Station on the Tokyu bus Route: Ohimachi Station - Shibuya Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>18:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="1" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>On a public holiday Thursday, the museum is open but closed on the following Friday. Closed on the new year holidays.</ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Media>2D: Drawing</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-17</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-22</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>7</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.617506</Latitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/D331" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/D331">
  <Name>&quot;Divergence vol.2&quot; Exhibition</Name>
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    <Name>Gallery Momo Roppongi</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>2F 6-2-6 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone>03-3405-4339</Phone>
    <Fax>03-3405-4339</Fax>
    <Access>30 seconds walk from exit 1b at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line, 3 minutes walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya and the Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>2D: Painting</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Group show of three artists who are getting ready to graduate from the Tokyo University of the Arts. This event is part of a tie-up program held in conjunction with Roppongi α Art Week 2012.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>1.48522</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-18</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-17</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed on Sunday &amp; Monday, except February 26th and 27th. Closed on February 28th.</ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-02-18" start="18:00:00" end="20:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
 <DaysBeforeEnd>31</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.658692</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.733933</Longitude>
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  <Name>ERIC &quot;Look At This People&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/CF370DF1">
    <Name>Akaaka</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>1-9-13, Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031</Address>
    <Phone>03-5620-1475</Phone>
    <Fax>03-5620-1479</Fax>
    <Access>7 minutes walk from exit 2 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line, 8 minutes walk from exit 4b at Roppongi Station on the Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[]]></Description>
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  <Karma>4.796</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-25</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Closed on Monday &amp; Tuesday</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>39</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.657948</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.728084</Longitude>
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  <Name>&quot;Snuff Bottles from the Shoichiro Oki Collection&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/B544E284">
    <Name>Okura Shukokan Museum of Fine Arts</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>2-10-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001</Address>
    <Phone>03-3583-0781</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>8 minutes walk from Kamiyacho station on the Hibiya line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>16:30:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Snuff bottles containing powdered tobacco mixed with fragrances gained popularity in China around the mid 17th century. These bottles were decorated with agate, crystal, glass, ivory and various other ornamental objects depending on the owner's status. This exhibition showcases a collection of snuff bottles that Shoichiro Oki accumulated over a period of some 20 years.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥800, Students ¥500, Senior ¥500</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-02</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-03-25</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>39</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.663769</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.746586</Longitude>
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  <Name>Mao Ishikawa &quot;Here's What the Japanese Flag Means to Me&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/67122B49">
    <Name>Zen Foto Gallery</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>Piramide Bldg 2F, 6-6-9 Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032</Address>
    <Phone></Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>2 minutes walk from Exit 1a, 1b, Exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya and the Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>12:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="1" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails>sundays closinghour 17:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>2D: Photography</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Party</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Talk Event: February 5 (Sun), 15:00-16:00]]></Description>
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  <Karma>15.4074</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-03</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-26</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
 <Party type="1" date="2012-02-05" start="15:00:00" end="16:00:00">Opening Reception</Party>
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  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
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  <Name>&quot;Junzaburo Nishiwaki: A Great Tradition&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/1956CCF2">
    <Name>The Keio University Art Space</Name>
    <Type>University</Type>
    <Address>2-2-20 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345</Address>
    <Phone>03-5427-1621</Phone>
    <Fax>03-5427-1620</Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from exit A3 at Mita Station on the Mita and Asakusa lines, 7 minutes walk from Mita exit of JR Tamachi Station.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>17:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="1" sun="1" hol="1" />
    <ScheduleDetails></ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote>Depends on each event</ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>2D: Other</Media>
  <Media>3D: Other</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Junzaburo Nishiwaki (1894–1982) was a man of letters and poet with many close connections with Keio University. This exhibition celebrates his life and work through displays of resources related to the writer and the people he met.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>2.92298</Karma>
  <Price free="0"></Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-10</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-24</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>9</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.646352</Latitude>
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  <Name>Norichika Hayashi &quot;re: episode&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/1A4A68FC">
    <Name>Yokoi Fine Art</Name>
    <Type>Gallery</Type>
    <Address>1-4-3-6F Higashi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044</Address>
    <Phone>03-6276-0603</Phone>
    <Fax>03-6276-0604</Fax>
    <Access>5 minutes walk from Akabanebashi exit of Akabanebashi Station on the Oedo line, 7 minutes walk from exit 2 at Kamiyacho Station on the Hibiya line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>11:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>19:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="1" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="1" hol="1" />
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  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Norichika Hayashi was born in 1948 and graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts. His wooden sculptures depict casual everyday landscapes that evoke a faint nostalgia in the mind of the viewer. This exhibition showcases 4 pieces including &quot;Safety First&quot;, a randomly assembled installation of machine parts that resembles a construction site.

[Image: Norichika Hayashi, &quot;Safety First&quot; (1990) wood, 150x300x150cm]]]></Description>
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  <Karma>5.3202</Karma>
  <Price free="1">Free</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-01-24</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-18</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>3</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.654547</Latitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/FC0D" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/FC0D">
  <Name>Lee Bul &quot;From Me, Belongs to You Only&quot;</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/61183FDF">
    <Name>Mori Art Museum</Name>
    <Type>Museum</Type>
    <Address>Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (53F), 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6150</Address>
    <Phone>03-5777-8600</Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>To Roppongi Hills, 10 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya line, 4 minutes walk from Roppongi station on the Toei Oedo line, 5 minutes walk from Azabu Juban station on the Toei Oedo line.</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>10:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>22:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
    <ScheduleDetails>tuesdays closinghour 17:00</ScheduleDetails>
    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
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  <Media>3D: Sculpture</Media>
  <Media>3D: Installation</Media>
  <Media>Misc.: Art Talk</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[Since the 1990s, Lee Bul has built an international career as one of the leading contemporary artists from Asia. Her oeuvre is dominated by sculptures that demonstrate a mastery of materials and techniques, including her celebrated Cyborgs and Anagrams series, hybrid machine-and-organic forms referencing critical theory as well as dystopian cinematic worlds; karaoke &quot;pods&quot; that evoke space capsules for eternal sleep; and glittering, spectral gyres and cityscapes that seem to be falling into ruin. For over twenty years, it could be said that Lee, whose practice has spanned her home country's transition from military dictatorship to democracy, has been on a quest for an elusive something, the ultimate physical form perhaps, or the ideal society.

While showcasing her major works in the four sections &quot;Ephemeral Presence,&quot; &quot;Beyond Human,&quot; &quot;Utopia and Dreamscape&quot; and &quot;From Me, Belongs to You Only,&quot; in the &quot;Studio&quot; section this exhibition will present the drawings and models that also form the font of her ideas. The subtitle &quot;From Me, Belongs to You Only&quot; is also a message from Lee: her attempt to find the &quot;something&quot; for which she is constantly searching in a personal relationship with each individual viewer.

Events:
Artist Talk (Japanese-Korean-English simultaneous interpretation available)
Lee Bul, who will visit Japan for the exhibition, discusses her own artistic activities over the last two decades.
Date: 19:00-20:30 Saturday 4 February, 2012
Venue: Academyhills49, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 49F
Capacity: 150 (bookings required)
Admission: General ¥1,000 MAMC Member free

Symposium  (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available)
Seeking an Ideal Society
In her series &quot;Mon grand récit,&quot; and other works, Lee Bul has pursued an ideal vision of society with reference to the utopian theories and social political theories of the 20th century. The South Korea of the late 1980s, where she began her work as an artist, was experiencing a time of both hope and uncertainty as the country shifted towards democracy and existing value systems were being shaken up. The panelists at this symposium will be Lee Bul, who will visit Japan for the exhibition; Richard Noble a leading Western researcher into utopian theories; and Takahashi Toru, a scholar on cyborg theory, who considers future societies with reference to cyborg technology really does have the potential to create 'ultimate bodies.' These panelists will discuss Lee's artwork in the context of the 20th century, out of which utopian theories were born. In the present age of confusion, we invite you to come and think about the visions for ideal society that each of them describe.
Speakers: Lee Bul, Richard Noble (Head of Art Department at Goldsmiths College, University of London), Takahashi Toru (Professor, Waseda University)
Moderator: Kataoka Mami (Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum)
Date: 14:00-16:00 Sunday 5 February, 2012
Venue: Academyhills49, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 49F
Capacity: 150 (bookings required)
Admission: General ¥1,000; MAMC Member free

Curator Talk  (Japanese only)
The exhibition curator discusses the sense of values that can be seen in Lee Bul's artworks, making reference to various theories of Utopia and &quot;the ideal society.&quot;
Speaker: Mami Kataoka (Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum)
Date: 19:00-20:30 Wednesday 22 February, 2012
Venue: Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 80 (bookings required)
Admission: free (exhibition ticket required)

For the details for bookings, please visit Museum's website.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>51.4399</Karma>
  <Price free="0">Adults ¥1500, University and High School Students ¥1000, Children (from 4-year-olds to Junior High School Students) ¥500</Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-04</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-05-27</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>March 20 (Tue) open until 22:00, March 24 (Sat) open until 6:00 the following morning due to &quot;Roppongi Art Night 2012&quot;</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>102</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
  <Latitude>35.657036</Latitude>
  <Longitude>139.7325</Longitude>
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 <Event xml:lang="en" id="2012/FD34" href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2012/FD34">
  <Name>&quot;Kyoto Neo Traditional&quot; Exhibition</Name>
  <Venue href="http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/venue/E62D34C4">
    <Name>Tokyo Midtown</Name>
    <Type>Shop or Department Store</Type>
    <Address>9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6205</Address>
    <Phone></Phone>
    <Fax></Fax>
    <Access>Direct connection from exit 8 of Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo and Hibiya Lines, 3 minutes walk from exit 3 of Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line</Access>
    <Area areaId="akasaka_roppongi">Roppongi, Akasaka</Area>
    <OpeningHour>00:00:00</OpeningHour>
    <ClosingHour>00:00:00</ClosingHour>
    <DaysClosed mon="0" tue="0" wed="0" thu="0" fri="0" sat="0" sun="0" hol="0" />
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    <ScheduleNote></ScheduleNote>
  </Venue>
  <Media>3D: Crafts</Media>
  <Media>3D: Ceramics</Media>
  <Description><![CDATA[On display are traditional Kyoto crafts by artisans who have been certified as &quot;future masters&quot; by the city of Kyoto. Talks and demonstrations are also scheduled. See website for more details.]]></Description>
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  <Karma>0</Karma>
  <Price free="0"></Price>
  <DateStart>2012-02-18</DateStart>
  <DateEnd>2012-02-19</DateEnd>
  <ScheduleNote>Exhibition Hours: 11:00-21:00</ScheduleNote>
  <DaysBeforeEnd>4</DaysBeforeEnd>
  <PermanentEvent>0</PermanentEvent>
  <Distance>0</Distance>
  <Datum>tokyo</Datum>
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