"Japan Collage 2008" Exhibition

Gallery K

Finished

Artists

Yoshiyuki Aihara, Kotaro Inoue, Masaru Kaido, Yusuke Kaneko, Shun Sasa, Kinya Sekimoto, Takashi Tanaka, Shuji Ohshima, Tadanori Koike, Tomokazu Sawaguchi, Yukako Tanaka, Kenji Hatori, Kayo Furuhashi, Nozomi Watanabe

What does "Japan" mean to you? Discussions surrounding what "Japan" and "Japanese" should be often take place nowadays. As a part of Asia, and the world, "Japan" or "Japanese" cannot be simply defined by the nationality, language, geography, history, religion or any of those vague conceptions.
It is always important that all of us keep questioning what "Japan" means, and its possible answers to ourselves, thinking beyond stereotypes and generalization.
"Japan Collage 2008" is an annual exhibition organized by Gallery K, aiming to create an occasion for people to be engaged in thinking, feeling, and expressing "Japan".
Fourteen artists' works are collaged in the gallery space, revealing their own standpoints and complex nature of "Japaneseness".

Gallery Live & Talk
July 12th (Sat)
15:00-16:00 Live (video by Nobuhiko Uchiumi x sax by Teru Uchida)
16:00-17:30 Talk by Sociologist Kensuke Suzuki x Artist Nobuhiko Uchiumi

Schedule

Jul 7 (Mon) 2008-Jul 20 (Sun) 2008