Suntory to close Ando-designed museum in culture-support rethink
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Kazuyo Sejima becomes first woman and first person from an Asian country to direct Venice Biennale for architecture
Hiroshi Sugimoto collects Praemium Imperiale for his photography, then tries his hand at architecture
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Category: _Links to PDF editions (2009 - ) | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: admin
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Japan’s architect wonder-woman, 53-year-old Kazuyo Sejima of the office SANAA, has distinguished herself again, this time being selected to direct the 12th Venice Biennale for architecture, to be held between 29th August and 21st November, next year. Sejima becomes not only the Biennale’s first female director, but its first to hail from an Asian country.
That [...]
Category: Articles | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Edan Corkill
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It’s been a busy few months for artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. In September he was awarded the Praemium Imperiale, the Japanese version of the Nobel Prize, given in the fields that lack a Nobel: painting, sculpture, architecture, music and theatre/film. Sugimoto, who works primarily in photography, won his for “painting” – and the moral victory of [...]
Category: Articles | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Edan Corkill
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31 October – 29 November, 2009
A new festival for motion pictures organized by the City of Yokohama and Yokohama Arts Foundation. For the inaugural event, director Fumihiko Sumitomo, who is also a senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, has created a program of contemporary art, media art, animation, film and photography from [...]
Category: What's On | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Edan Corkill
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21 – 23 November, 2009
First held in 2007, this event is growing in leaps and bounds. While its 67 galleries this year is a big jump from last year’s 40, it is still a long way behind Art Fair Tokyo, which will have 140 galleries when it is next held in March, 2010. Still, Tokyo [...]
Category: What's On | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Edan Corkill
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31 October, 2009 – 24 January, 2010
An exhibition that explores Joseph Beuys’ trip to Japan in 1984 – just months before his death – for an exhibition, lectures and a performance with Nam June Paik. Several of Japan’s best known contemporary curators and artists, who were in the audience 25 years ago, are only now [...]
Category: What's On | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Edan Corkill
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Most applications due 1 December, 2009
Applications are now open for Japan Foundation grants in a number of fields. The “Exhibitions Abroad Support Program” is for exhibitions held by museums outside of Japan that introduce Japanese art and culture. See website for details.
The Japan Foundation
Category: Opportunities | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Edan Corkill
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Requests for application forms must be made before 4 December, 2009
Grants and/or studio space in Tokyo available from the Saison Foundation. Eligibility limited to international theater, dance, or performance art projects that will be held in collaboration with not-for-profit contemporary Japanese performing artists and/or companies.
The Saison Foundation, Toka Building 8th Floor, 16-1, Ginza 1 Chome, [...]
Category: Opportunities | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Edan Corkill
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Entries due 8 March, 2010
Submissions are called for the 19th Annual Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, which will be held in Tokyo in July, 2010. The 18th event, held in July this year, attracted 8,000 viewers to 32 films.
Tokyo International L&G Film Festival, 3-10-18-401 Takada, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Category: Opportunities | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Edan Corkill
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Applications close 30 November, 2009
Competition held as part of the Tokyo International Anime Fair for anime works, longer than 15 seconds and shorter than 30 minutes. Grand prize worth 1 million yen.
Tokyo Anime Award Competition
Category: Opportunities | Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Edan Corkill
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