The new conceptions of contemporary artexhibition.Projected by Aomori Museum of Art & Towada Art Center.
Exhibition with the theme of an "encounter"...
Why don't U secretly fall in love with something ...or with someone at the museum?
Period:December 12.2009 (Sat) - February 14.2010 (Sun)
Location:Aomori Museum of Art•Towada Art Center
Towada Art Center
Hours:9:00 - 17:00 (Addmission until 16:30)
Closed:Mondays (Following day if Monday is a holiday)
December 26 - January 1
Addmission:General 300 (200) yen (High School Students and under are Free)
*( ) Prices in parenthis are for groups of over 20 people
Aomori Museum of Art
Hours:9:30 - 17:00 (Addmission until 16:30)
Closed:December 14,28 - 31.2009,January 12,25,February 8.2010
Addmission:General 900 (800) yen
Universitiy and High School Students 700 (600) yen
Junior High and Elementary School Students 300 (200) yen
*( ) Prices in parenthis are for groups of over 20 people.
Outline of Exhibit
This one-time-only exhibition features two artists who use the whole exhibition space as a canvas.
Artists have been the front-runners not only in the pop-art but also in the other categories such as music, photographs, manga, multimedia, architecture, graphic art, and literature.
This merry and enjoyable exhibition is focusing on the "encounters" of art works, expressions, space, and human beings.
We achieved the dual goals of creating something of new "worth" and additional chances for the "expression" through a various kind of "encounters."
In the exhibition, one artist encounters the others, the artists encounter the exhibition space, and the art works encounter "U."
Shuttle bus
Towada Art Center - Aomori Museum of Art
10:30 - 12:30
14:00 - 16:00
Aomori Museum of Art - Towada Art Center
10:30 - 12:30
14:00 - 16:00
*Capacity : 24 seats
Out of shuttle bus service,when either TAC. or AMA. is closed.
Tickets will be distributed from 30 minutes before the bus leaving.
CHOI JEONG HWA "OK!"
We proudly present an art exhibition of the brilliant South Korean
artist Choi Jeong Hwa at the Towada Art Center. The exhibition, entitled
'OK!', coincides with the first anniversary of the opening of the Art Center,
a pivotal part of the 'Arts Towada' initiative.
Choi is one of the most dynamic and well-known Korean contemporary artists
and his 'Flower Horse' has become the iconic symbol of the Art Center.
With a philosophy of 'art for everyone', Choi consistently sends a message
that art & culture embrace everyone who embraces art & culture,
not just an elite few. At this exhibition, he 'recycles' everyday goods,
such as rice bowls and plastic gadgets into art pieces. For many, this
may invoke the essential questions of 'what is art?' and 'why is this art?'.
Choi is both an artist, and a designer of buildings, furniture and furnishings,
his work has been presented at numerous biennials including Liverpool (2004),
Venice (2005), and Singapore (2006), as well as at Asia House, London (2006)
and Wolverhampton (2007).
As a part of the exhibition, art pieces will be installed in various locations
around the city including high-street shops and public places, turning
Towada into a gigantic gallery. 'OK!' is the artist's first solo show in
Japan.
- EXHIBITION OUTLINE:
CHOI JEONG HWA "OK!" - 25 April [Saturday] - 23 August [Sunday], 2009
- Hours : 9:00 - 17:00 [Admission until 30 minutes before closing time]
- Closed on Monday [Next day if Monday is a National Holiday or substitute holiday]
- Organizer : Towada Art Center
- Venue : Towada Art Center etc. (Distribute the exhibition map at Towada Art Center)
- Curated by : NANJO and ASSOCIATES
EVENT:
OPENING PARTY 18:00- April 25
ARTIST TALK 15:00- April 26
Noboru Iwaki Photo Exhibition : Primitive Rhythms +
Sep. 1st Tue. ~ 13th Sun. 2009
Towada Art Center proudly presents an excellent photo exhibition of Noboru
Iwaki for our first `Public Open Gallery'.
Iwaki was born in Towada in 1953 and has been capturing the scenes from
the local mountains, the forests and the gorges as his life work. His amazing
work was adopted for the Cannon Calendar of 2009.
Now based in Tokyo, he still continues to camp out in Minami Hakkouda mountain
area, in order to explore its primeval forests. At this exhibition, he
introduce us to untouched nature in Hakkouda with his powerful 65 stills
(including 13 shots for the Cannon Calendar 2009).
This is the first solo show for this dynamic nature photographer in his
hometown, Towada.
Exhibit : Sep. 1st (Tue) ~ 13th (Sun) 2009
Hours : 9 am ~ 5 pm (last entrance at 4:30 pm)
Close : Sep. 7th (Mon)
Admission : free
At the special exhibition hall in Towada Art Center, TAC
Related Events
No booking required. Admission free.
'Artist Talk' at the special exhibit hall, TAC
Sep. 1st (Tue) 4pm
'Opening Party' at the special exhibit hall, TAC
Sep. 1st (Tue) 7pm
'Gallery Talk in Cafe' by the artist
Sep. 6th (Sun) 2pm in cafe 'Ape Rossa' at the TAC
* 'Arts Towada Exhibition for the Citizens' is now changed its title to
'Art Towada : Public Open Gallery'.