Ota Fine Arts' second exhibition since its relocation will be a new work by Dutch video artist Saskia Olde Wolbers entitled "Deadline". Her past two works will be on display at the same time at the Mori Art Museum. Wolbers was born in 1971 in Holland and is now based in London. She received the Baloise Prize at the Basel Art Fair in 2003, and the Beck's Future Prize the following year, continued validation of her work at the very forefront of the field of video art. "Deadline" continues the Wolbers trops of filming symbolic and metaphoric objects in a dense manner, layering the images with a narrative originating in distant Africa. The story traces the family trajectory of a father and uncle of a pair of twins over a period of more than a century, blurring the outlines between past and present in this temporal illusion. Wolbers' video is an invitation to a magical, unstable reality triggered by a simple narrative action while on a roadtrip. The video images were created painstakingly using lifelike models that were then combined with writing and filmed in a studio. All the models used were handcrafted, but the narration itself has the feel of an enchanted spell, creating a fantastical space-time where truth and lie form curious narrative mixture. "Deadline" premiered last fall in London, after which it was shown in Toronto. This is the first stop on its Asian tour. Opening party: April 25th (Fri) 18:00- Held concurrently: MAM project 007: Saskia Olde Wolbers Mori Art Museum (Gallery 2, 53rd floor) April 25th - July 13th, 2008

Exhibiting approximately 900 portrait photographs Eiichiro Sakata took in the past 20 years in 4 locations -Marunouchi Building, Shin Marunouchi Building, Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery and Marunouchi Oazo. In addition to photographs, there will be video screening and a huge scale installation at each site. All portrait photographs were freshly trimmed for this exhibition. This is an unprecedented approach in which the visitors get to see the portraits of representative figures of our time as they journey into various exhibition spaces in Marunouchi. From the 20th century to the 21st century...the past 20 years witnessed a major shift of various conceptual frameworks both in Japan and abroad, such as the demise of the Cold War, the Gulf War, globalization and the IT revolution. "Portraits of our time" the artist has captured will reflect the time the world has taken. Please see exhibition website for more details.

Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya will present a collection of works produced by artists-in-residence Matthias Schaller and Stephen Dean as the culmination of the TWS Aoyama: Creators-in-Residence program this spring. Schaller and Dean were invited to Tokyo as part of TWS's Invited Artists Program on the recommendations of international creators and curators. For this exhibition Schaller, endorsed by curator and art critic Germano Celant, will present one of his latest series, Purple Desks (2004-2007), which shows the Cardinal's office in the Roman Curia of the Vatican. Dean, endorsed by artist Vik Muniz, will present miniature videos of crowds and watercolors realized during his residency. Concurrently, TWS will hold the series exhibition "TEAM" (Tokyo Wonder Site Emerging Artists on Mezzanine). This time, Toshihiro Yashiro was selected to show his new works, "Kaitenkai" and "Time Traveler". -Opening Reception Date & Time: 4/12 (Sat) 18:00-20:00 Admission free (reservation not required) -Gallery Talk Matthias Schaller, Stephen Dean and Toshihiro Yashiro will explain their concepts and artistic processes in person while standing in front of their works at the site. With Japanese-English interpretation. Date & Time: April 13th (Sun) 16:00-17:00 Admission free (reservation not required) [Image: Matthias Schaller "Purple Desks Series: Vatican Secret Archives" (2004-2007) Photograph]

Media is now an integral part of modern life, as it is in the world of art. More and more works of art areincorporating media-based technologies, with video and computer being the most representative. Thisexhibition presents a selection of media art from the Hara Museum’s permanent collection of approximately 1,000 works, from the video imagery of Hinohari Mori to the light-incorporating works of Piotr Kowalski. The excitement of the selected works derives not only from the freshness of their forms, but also the possibilities that they invoke. Included in the exhibit is midnight sea, Tabaimo’s acclaimed video installation from her solo exhibition at the Hara Museum in 2006, specially arranged to suit the space of Hara Museum ARC.

The Turner Prize is one of the most important prizes in the art world today. Organized by the Tate galleries and presented annually since 1984, it represents a major steppingstone for young British artists. The Prize is unique because it is not restricted to conventional media – such as painting, sculpture or photography – but may include new and diverse forms of expression. The awards ceremony is telecast live and is a highly anticipated national event in Britain. This exhibition – the first time that works by all past Prize-winners have been exhibited together– provides an opportunity to examine changes in the Prize over the years. It is at the same time a retrospective of British contemporary art, with work by the likes of Gilbert and George, Tony Cragg, Anish Kapoor, Damien Hirst and Wolfgang Tillmans. Related public programs: "British Contemporary Art and the Turner Prize" (headsets with Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation provided) We have invited the director and curator of the Tate in London to give a lecture about one of the most important prizes for contemporary art, the Turner, as well as about the history of its reception. Sir Nicholas Serota (director of Tate Museum) LIzzy Carey-Thomas (curator, Tate Britain) Moderator: Fumio Nanjo (director, Mori Art Museum) Date and time: April 25th (Fri), 19:00-21:00 Venue: Academy Hills, 49F (Mori Tower, 49F) Organized by Mori Art Museum and Academy Hills Limited to 350 persons. Fee: Regular ¥1000, Students and MAMC members ¥500 To reserve a place, please visit the Mori Art Museum website. Artist Talk (Japanese-English consecutive interpretation provided) Artists whose work is being shown will talk about their work. Date and time: April 26th (Sat), 14:00-16:00 Speakers: Rachel Whiteread (1993 Turner recipient), Martin Creed (2001 Turner recipient), others Venue: Mori Art Museum 53F exhibition gallery 1 Limited to 100 persons per talk (first-come first-serve basis, reservation not required) Fee: Free (admission to exhibition required) [Image: Damien Hirst "Mother and Child, Divided" (1993) Steel, GRP composites, glass, silicone sealants, cow, calf, formaldehyde solution 208.6 × 332.5 × 109cm (×2), 113.6 × 169 × 62cm (×2) Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo]

Born in 1971, Saskia Olde Wolbers creates videos with a mysterious transparency. After creating elaborate handmade models, Wolbers films them, building up stories within. The constructed worlds on the screen may be beautiful, but show no people and are desolate. Combined with a soft, somewhat magical voice-over, her images penetrate deep into the minds and memories of viewers. Each of her works raises doubts about the truth of a world that we had believed to be real, giving a glimpse of the extent to which what we perceive as reality is in fact a constructed artifact. In 2003 Olde Wolbers won the Baloise Art Prize at Basel Art Fair, followed by the Becks’ Futures Award in 2004. She was also selected for ARTFORUM magazine’s “Best of 2005: 11 critics and curators look at the year in art,” demonstrating her growing reputation and potential. The timing is perfect for Mori Art Museum to bring her art to Japan. -Artist Talk April 26th (Sat) 17:00-18:30 *with consecutive interpretation. Location: 52nd Floor Information Counter

The world of colors is entering a new era. Thanks to the development of computers, LED and display technologies, we can now freely choose colors from an infinite selection with a single switch. Colors are generated from relationships between light, objects and the sense of sight. Techniques of color arrangement have developed mainly from the colors (pigments and dyes) of non-moving objects. But now that we can freely control light, we are encountering a new problem: how to show moving colors. Changes in our sense of color have a powerful influence in the fields of household goods, fashion and interior design. More people are not simply passively choosing colors but are doing so as a way of expressing themselves and conveying messages. Gathered under a single roof at this exhibit are works that lead a new generation of colors, such as interactive art, visual works and interior goods and lighting from advanced companies.

1. Opening Talk April 26th (Sat) 17:00-18:00 Speaker: Fabrice Hyber Hyber will speak about the exhibition theme of "growing seeds," his recent activities, as well as the farms he has helped to build in Vendée. Fee: ¥1500 (Watari-Um museum supporters and members free) 2. "Seed and Grow" exhibition talk 1st session: May 17th (Sat) 19:00-21:00 "The 21st century is the age of farming" Speaker: Isoya Shinji (Tokyo Agricultural University) Agriculturalization of our cities. Coexistence of humans and nature. 2nd session: June 21st (Sat) "Where will we go to live? Urban agriculture" Speaker: Yoshitaka Shiraishi (Shirashi Farm) Runs the experiential farm "Kaze no Kakko" in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. Conducts activities linking the local people to each other through farming and agriculture. Shiraishi will speak about the importance of local farming and procurement of ingredients. "In Search of the original 'Farm'" Speaker: Shinji Abe (Tsubura Farm) Born in Tokyo and raised in Yokohama, Abe will talk about how he got acquainted with farming despite an urban, salaryman existence. 3rd session: July 5th (Sat) "About Tokyo today" Speaker: Michihiko Yanai (creative director) Established "Kaze to Rokku" in 2003 after working in advertising. A practiced copywriter, Yanai will speak on the future of Tokyo. Fee: ¥2000 per talk (Watari-Um Museum supporters ¥1000, normal members ¥1600) Season pass for all three talks: ¥4800 (Watari-Um Museum supporters ¥2400, normal members ¥3840) 3. "Lunch in a vegetable field" tour July 21st (Mon, national holiday) Speaker: Yoshitaka Shiraishi (Shiraishi farm) Visit to Shiraishi's "Wind School" experiential farm. First-hand experience of how vegetables are grown. The tour will conclude with a delicious vegetable lunch. Fee: ¥2500 + lunch fee (about ¥1800), limited to 28 people. August 8th (Fri) 19:00-21:00 "Bees are our bridge to nature" Speaker: Mitsuo Matsuka (Tamgawa University) Bees visit flowers, gathering pollen and making hives. From bees and royal jelly gathered from hive boxes, this talk introduces this living agricultural product. Fee: ¥800 (Watari-Um Museum supporters ¥400, normal members ¥640) *Please see website for details on attending.

Asia's biggest international art event "Design Festa" with over 60,000 people attending! Design Festa is a freestyle International Art Event open to all artists, both professional and non-professional from all over the world to exhibit their creative talent. Design Festa started in 1994 and as of December 2006 it has successfully completed 25 events as well as 3 sub-events. This art event is held twice a year at Tokyo Big Sight, the biggest event hall in Japan. Design Festa is the ideal place for passionate artists who are looking for a great opportunity to show their artwork to a very large audience from all over the world.