Events
It’s a gloomy, rainy weekend…but there are still some great events happening in defiance of the weather.
Ever wanted to take a bath and look at art at the same time? Now you can. No, SCAI The Bathhouse hasn’t reinstalled its original facilities but an art fair at a sento in Edogawabashi lets visitors have a soak as part of the art-viewing experience.
“Art Tengoku 2010” (or “Art Paradise 2010″) runs until Februry 28 (Sunday) and features Take Ninagawa, Yuka Susahara Gallery, Nanzuka Underground and many more. The event’s subtitle is “enter the tiger”, a rather alarming concept for a bathhouse, especially for one with art works on display. Open from 15:00 to 22:00, entry costs 1000 JPY for a one-day pass, including a sento ticket.
Venturing outside may not be top of your agenda in the drizzle, but this weekend also sees a public art project taking place in Ebisu public spaces and gallery buildings such as NADiff. “Ebisu Art Walk 2010: Bench to Bench” (or “Ebiben”) seeks to turn unseen things and spaces into art spots. Taking the eponymous bench as its motif, visitors will find seats around the area that will apparently spark communication.
Promoted as a kind of rival to the “Roppongi Art Night in March, let’s hope the weather doesn’t dampen the affair. The event runs today and tomorow (February 27 to 28) and there is also even an accompanying augmented reality iPhone app.
Extensions
The Hara Museum of Art’s popular Yang Fudong show, “The General’s Daughter“, has extended until May 23.
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