“Kome: The Art of Rice”

21_21 Design Sight

Finished

Artists

AXIS, Daisuke Abe, Kensuke Arakawa, Takeshi Ishiguro, imaginative inc. et al.

“They are living things, they are delicate machines.” In the course of his own labors in cultivating rice, the poet Kenji Miyazawa succinctly captured the essence of rice with this phrase. In Japan, rice is a hub that links the real staples of life with culture. The intricate environmental systems that make the cultivation of rice possible and have given rise to a particular culture offer up many clues towards a science of design which we have much to learn from. This exhibition examines Japan’s cultural roots in rice and points to new forms of aesthetic “sustenance” that will go on to define new futures.

Artists: AXIS, Daisuke Abe, Kensuke Arakawa, Takeshi Ishiguro, imaginative inc., Azusa Kawaji, kotohoki, CSO Peace seed, studio note/Norihiko Terayama, Perfektron, Sakura Hirai, Kentaro Hirase, Naoto Fukasawa, Shunichi Miki(Bunkyo-Zuan-Shitsu), WOW

Schedule

Feb 28 (Fri) 2014-Jun 15 (Sun) 2014

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-19:00
Closed	Tuesday Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice	Closed on Tuesdays except 29th April and 6th May. Until 24:00 on 19th April as part of Roppongi Art Night.

Fee

Adults ¥1400; University Students ¥800; High School Students ¥500; Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion, Junior High School Students and Under free.

Website

http://www.2121designsight.jp/en/program/kome/

Venue

21_21 Design Sight
http://www.2121designsight.jp/en/

Location

Midtown Garden, Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052

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Access

5 minute walk from Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo or Hibiya line, 5 minute walk from exit 1 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line.

Phone

03-3475-2121

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