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World Classroom: Contemporary Art Through School Subjects
Mori Art Museum
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Ai Weiwei, Satoru Aoyama, Joseph Beuys, Sam Falls, Hikaru Fujii, Shilpa Gupta, Naoya Hatakeyama, Susan Hiller, Jakarta Wasted Artists, Sachiko Kazama, Tomoko Kikuchi, Jacob Kirkegaard, Joseph Kosuth, Dinh Q. Lê, Lee Ufan, Park McArthur, Futoshi Miyagi, Tatsuo Miyajima, Aiko Miyanaga, Yasumasa Morimura, Yoshitomo Nara, Pangrok Sulap, Sopheap Pich, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Vandy Rattana, Hrair Sarkissian, Aki Sasamoto, Momoko Seto, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mika Tajima, Rodel Tapaya, Tsai Charwei, Yoichi Umetsu, Wang Qingsong, Yang Haegue, Yee I-Lann, Tomoko Yoneda et al.
Since the 1990s, when the development of contemporary art began to be considered from multiple perspectives in different parts of the world, we have been seeing that contemporary art today goes far beyond the framework of arts and crafts and fine art in the school classroom. It is a composite field with connections to all subjects, including language and literature, arithmetic, science, and social studies. In each of these disciplines, researchers are exploring the “unknowns” of the world, delving into history, and making discoveries and inventions from the past to the future to enrich our perception of the world. The stance adopted by contemporary artists seeks to go beyond our preconceptions creatively and is also connected to this exploration of these unknowns. In this sense, the contemporary art museum is something akin to a “classroom of the world” where we can encounter and learn about these unknown worlds.
World Classroom: Contemporary Art through School Subjects, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Mori Art Museum, is an attempt for us to encounter a world we have never seen or known from a wide variety of perspectives, using the subjects we learn at school as a gateway to contemporary art. Even though this exhibition is divided into sections such as “Language and Literature,” “Social Studies,” “Philosophy,” “Arithmetic,” “Science,” “Music,” and “P. E.,” each work crosses over multiple subjects and domains. While over half the exhibited works will be drawn from the Mori Art Museum Collection for the first time, there will also be newly-commissioned artworks for this exhibition - altogether creating a “classroom of the world,” a place of learning with works by some 50 artists/artist groups.
World Classroom: Contemporary Art through School Subjects, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Mori Art Museum, is an attempt for us to encounter a world we have never seen or known from a wide variety of perspectives, using the subjects we learn at school as a gateway to contemporary art. Even though this exhibition is divided into sections such as “Language and Literature,” “Social Studies,” “Philosophy,” “Arithmetic,” “Science,” “Music,” and “P. E.,” each work crosses over multiple subjects and domains. While over half the exhibited works will be drawn from the Mori Art Museum Collection for the first time, there will also be newly-commissioned artworks for this exhibition - altogether creating a “classroom of the world,” a place of learning with works by some 50 artists/artist groups.
Schedule | Apr 19 (Wed) 2023-Sep 24 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Weekdays: Adults ¥2000, University & High School Students ¥1400, Age 4–Junior High Students ¥800, 65 & Up ¥1700 Weekends and Public Holidays: Adults ¥2200, University & High School Students ¥1500, Age 4–Junior High Students ¥900, 65 & Up ¥1900 | ||
| MuPon | ¥200 off / Up to 1 people / General admission only, not valid with other discounts  Download the TAB app to get a discount on entry to this event. ※Paid subscriber only | ||
| Website | https://www.mori.art.museum/en/exhibitions/classroom/ | ||
| Venue | Mori Art Museum https://www.mori.art.museum/eng | ||
| Location | 53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo | ||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 1C at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line, 6 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo line; From JR Shibuya Station, take the Toei bus and get off at Roppongi Hills. | ||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||
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