Bunka-cho Art Platform Japan Symposium
The Globalization of the Art World and “Japan”: Outlook into the current state and the future

September 11, 2019

symposium

Focusing on measures to promote contemporary art, "Bunka-cho Art Platform Symposium” aims to bring together people involved in contemporary art to share what is happening on the global front and to deepen discussions on why a platform for contemporary art is needed in Japan, what needs to be done to achieve this, and what possibilities can be explored.

Bunka-cho Art Platform Japan Symposium

Overview

  • September 11, 2019　15:00–17:45
  • Organized by Bureau of Art Platform Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs – Japan (BUNKA-CHO)
  • Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo
  • Program (PDF)　*Link to the website of the National Art Center, Tokyo (Japanese only)

The symposium is being held in a large venue. Two panelists sit on the podium and speak using microphones. There is a large screen behind the podium on which slides are projected. There are many participants at the venue, all paying attention to the lecture. photo by Ujin Matsuo

Program

*Title: as of the event date

15:00–15:30

About Bunka-cho Art Platform Japan
Kataoka Mami (Mori Art Museum - Deputy Director and Chief Curator / Contemporary Art Committee Japan - Chairperson)
Hayashi Michio (Art Critic / Sophia University Faculty of Liberal Arts - Professor / Contemporary Art Committee Japan - Vice Chairperson)

Photo of panelists giving explanations based on slides at the symposium venue photo by Ujin Matsuo

15:20–15:50

Guest Presentation［Featured Exhibition Artist for The Venice Biennale 2019 ］
Katayama Mari (Artist)
Hisakado Tsuyoshi (Artist)

Four panelists are sitting on a podium in a symposium venue, and one of them is speaking using a microphone. photo by Ujin Matsuo

16:00–17:00

Panel discussion
Ishii Takayuki (Taka Ishii Gallery Founder / Fine-Art Photography Association - Representative Director)
Taguchi Miwa (Taguchi Art Collection)
Katayama Mari (Artist)
Hisakado Tsuyoshi (Artist)
Moderator: Kataoka Mami, Hayashi Michio

Photo of six people having a panel discussion on the podium at the symposium venue photo by Ujin Matsuo Photo of two people speaking on stage at the symposium venue photo by Ujin Matsuo

Articles

*Links to external websites