Woodblock print demonstrations will be held on July 20th and 27th.

A contemporary art live event presented by young sound production team. Aiming to define the relationship between music and creators, they will create a musical environment presented in a similar way as painting. Multiple speakers placed in the venue spacially compose sound. Live Title: Breathing While we, human beings inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, artists and composers inhale something from everyday life, and exhale something in a form of art, and the viewers consecutively inhale and exhale something from what they see. Shedding light on the field of music, young composers and artists have worked on this sound project, aiming to provide an opportunity to experience this unique creation.

Live event filling the space of High-Kyo with collage by 4 artists.

Flo Union media lounge is a relaxed monthly gathering of video artists, Vjs, musicians, Djs, animators, filmakers, live projection artists & performers. Everybody welcome! Participate or just come along to watch, listen and have a drink. Email flounion@gmail.com to perform or display.

Showcasing photographs this artist took in off-limits premises and torn-down buildings. Although the artist has worked mainly on portrait photographs for years, he focused this time on the interior of the buildings rather than figures.

Minakawa began exhibiting at Art Box Gallery since 1999, and this solo exhibition is his 10th to be held here. Focusing mostly on his "Nurseryland Tales" series, this exhibition presents his popular character designs.

*This exhibition is taking place at , a bar in Golden Gai.

This series of exhibitions presents new artistic styles that are becoming popular especially in painting genre. The artists presenting works here never attempt to show their naive fragility. They rather strive to generate new fields of art by executing their own rules, linking the society they live in and the world around them in innovative ways. -July 21st (Mon)-July 26th (Sat) Artists: Kenro Imamura, Katsuhisa Oe -July 28th (Mon)-August 2nd (Sat) Artists: Masumi Sato, Kanako Machi [Image: Kenro Imamura]

[Image: (2006) Acrylic, cotton, tetron 132 × 196cm]

Location: Setagaya Art Museum Ward Residence Gallery

Exhibiting the artist's new abstract work mainly painted in blue. Approximately 30 oil paintings. July 21st (Mon) 16:00 Poetry reading by Hideharu Ogawa, Guitar by Tatsuo Sato "Homage to Tetsuo Mizu" 17:00 Opening party

July 21st (Mon)-July 27th (Sun) [W:1-A] David Wang Painting and Illustration July 21st (Mon)-July 27th (Sun) [W:2-A] Ikue Furuichi Exhibition Painting July 23rd (Wed)-July 25th (Fri) [W:1-G] Broccoli & Co "New Product Public Relations." 2 Artists: Installatiuon, Art Book and Product Design July 24th (Thu)-July 26th (Sat) [W:2-B 2-C] Japan Women's University Nishiikuta Photo Club Group: Photography July 25th (Fri)-July 27th (Sun) [E:202] Temple University Japan "Tokyo Stories Summer 2008" Group: Photography, Multimedia [Image: Broccoli & Co "New Product Public Relations."]

This is the 6th exhibition of Sun Jiapei at Gallery Silkland. This year marks the 20th anniversary since this artist first came to Japan. To commemorate this event, the artist's book will be published and available from the Kyuryudo publisher. Following Sun Jiapei's retrospective exhibition at Tokyo Central Art Museum between July 5th to 20th, this gallery presents his recent landscape paintings depicting beautiful scenes from China, Venice, and various places in Europe.

Original photo books by 50 members of this group are all on display.

Two person exhibition of nihon-ga.

Chichibu Shindo Highway was open to traffic in 1886 with the purpose of carrying down raw silk and cocoons from Chichibu to Honjo. Alongside this prefectural Highway 44, there scattered settlements, each of which consisting of 20 to 30 farm houses. Sericultural industry had been a main source of income among farmers until the postwar high economic growth ended. In recent years, however, the number of elderly people and empty houses have increased considerably due in part to the shortage in successors. In such a harsh condition, local people have striven to protect the land and customs they have taken over from their ancestors, while keeping their open and generous minds to others. Through 5 years of researching and photo-shooting process at the site, Yamada rediscovered the things easily overlooked in the contemporary society where people never cease to live by lust: the importance of "living simple life with nature". 42 color photographs will be on view.

Tokusen Gallery -Saburo Shimada oil painting exhibition -Modern French painting exhibition -Yuriko Matsuda ceramics exhibition Bijutsu Salon -Shoki Sato ceramics exhibition Art Square -Yasuyuki Oshima sculpture exhibition "Fake Fur" Craft Salon -Satsuma-yaki ceramics exhibition

Yokohama Port Opening 150th Anniversary Pre-event "Northern Yokohama Open Call Exhibition 2008" From paintings submitted by people living in the north part of Yokohama, about 200 prize-winning works will be on display. -Location: Exhibition Rooms on 1F & 2F -Times: 10:00-18:00. Opens at 10:00 on the first day and closes at 16:00 on the last day. -Contact: Northern Yokohama Open Call Exhibition Committee 045-978-2296

Reception Party: July 26th (Sat) 18:00

Collaborative exhibition, with photographs of flowers by Toru and illustrations of women and flowers by illustrator Mariko. Around 20 photos and illustrations are on display.

Wataru Fujita is a current graduate student of Tokyo University of the Arts, studying sculpture. This young, talented artist is deeply engaged in his studio work, developing a deep, delicate, and tranquil body of work that you can never forget once you see it. He pays extra attention to his materials and techniques he employs, pursuing his own way of visualizing his idea. Opening Reception: August 2nd (Sat) 18:00

Opening Party: July 22nd, 19:00-21:00

Have you ever heard of Pop-Up Books? Pop-up books have pictures that move as you turn the pages or pull on tabs. Full of surprises and fun, these books feature movements that delight and charm readers of all ages. Compared to a typical picture book that has been printed on flat pages, pop-up books require taking special steps to be created. How pop-up books are created demonstrates each of the processes involved, from the initial structural drawing of a book to cutting out its figures and finally putting the whole thing together. Follow the creation of Angel Smile, published by Shufunotomo, to learn all the tricks behind how a pop-up book is made, in this informative exhibit that is fun for the entire family.

Exhibition by fourth-year students of Makoto Koizumi's seminar on spatial/performance design at Musashino Art University.

Celebrating the theatrical screenings of their feature films this year, two up-and-coming directors Masaya Kakei and Izuru Kumasaka, whose short films were nominated at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2005, will discuss the process of directing their first features and their film festival experiences overseas. Danny Krausz, the jury president of feature length competition, will join this event and talk about his efforts in discovering and fostering new film directors. This is the event targeted especially to future filmmakers and others from film industry who strive for development of new business. Prior to the meeting, there will be special screenings of Kakei's "Loss Time Life" (nominated work at 2005 short film competition/ 10 minutes) and Kumasaka's "Coffee and Milk" (Best Picture at 2005 short film competition/ 30 minutes). Date & Time: July 23rd (Wed) 16:00-18:00 Location: Skip City Convention Hall Fee: Free (Pre-registration required) *To sign up, please visit and get registered in advance. Guests: Masaya Kakei (director), Izuru Kumasaka (director), Danny Krausz (film producer/ Austria) Contact: Skip City International D-Cinema Festival Head Office 048-263-0818

[Image: Mayumi Harukawa "Yu-koku" (2006) oil painting, 116.7(H) x 91(W) x 3(D)cm]

Public Performance "Drawing Miyoshi Gods and Visitors' Hands" Using charcoal from pruned grape twigs, Rena Masuyama will draw Miyoshi gods and visitors' hands on Japanese washi paper in a public performance on the following dates: July 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, August 1, 5, 6, from 13:00-18:00. Also on display are original prints of book illustrations and ceramic works, and a video projection that records Masuyama's public demonstrations of ceramic making and washi paper drawing. Workshop: August 2nd (Sat) "Charcoal Drawing with Rena Masuyama" 14:00-15:00 Fee: ¥500 (parent-child pair also only ¥500) Drawing using high-grade Bincho charcoal. Please note that your clothes may get dirty from doing this! Performance: August 7th (Thu) "Descent of the Miyoshi God" 19:00-21:00 Fee: ¥1000 (includes one drink) Unveiling of works completed over the exhibition period and "women's body" performance.

This is an established yearly two-person exhibition by picture book artists interested in rakugo (spoken monologue). Small works, picture books and other accessories will be on sale, in addition to original prints from Taeko Oshima's "The Flower Shop Lady" and Noriko Kudo's "Margarita and the Forest Goblin". *This event is also participating in the Toshima Ward event "Shin-Ikebukuro Montparnasse West Exit City Corner Traveling Museum".　

Exhibition of original proofs of late Edo maps and painstakingly detailed panoramic Tokyo city views by illustrator Tatsuya Kurosawa. Originally an architectural illustrator of blueprints and building plans, Kurosawa turned to bird's eye view landscapes thanks to a fortuitous encounter with Mr. Kaburagi from the map publishing company Geo. Live drawing demonstration: July 27th (Sun) 14:00-17:00

Yokohama Children's Art Exhibition 2008

Skip City Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza has 18 rental office spaces with the goal of producing top creators, providing various types of support with new creators to start their business. United Cinema is a multiplex chain with 4 cinemas in Saitama Prefecture and has performed a new type of theater management with emphasis on audience's point of view. In this event, representatives from Skip City and United Cinema will discuss from many different angles about film production put together based on needs of audience. The event will also introduce "Cinema Plot Competition", held by United Cinema since 2006, seeking possibilities for future collaboration between Skip City and United Cinema. What is necessary to attract 100,000 viewers in Saitama to a film created by a Skip City-approved young filmmaker? What sorts of films does audience crave for? This is the event targeted to creators, film industry people who strive for development of new business, and people from the local government. Date & Time: July 24th (Thur) 14:00-17:00 (open 13:30) Location: Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza 1F HD Studio Guests: Katsuhide Motoki (film director), Yasushi Udagawa (Dub Ltd. representative/ film producer), Satoru Tabei (United Cinema Ltd. marketing division manager) Fee: Free (Pre-registration required) *To sign up, please apply via email in advance from . Contact: Skip City International D-Cinema Festival Head Office 048-263-0818

A large collection of digital work is on display. Also held on a daily rotating basis are talk events and symposia organized by the exhibiting artists and groups.

This slide talk is presented by Sharmini Pereira, curator in residence with AIT during July with the support of the Backers Foundation. Sharmini Pereira was born in 1970 in the UK. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1992 with an MA (Hons) in Art History she curated her first exhibition in 1994 called New Approaches in Contemporary Sri Lankan Art which was held at the National Art Gallery of Colombo. Between 1996-98 she completed an MA in Curating and Commissioning Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art in London. Since then, she has worked internationally as an independent curator, editor and curatorial consultant across the public and private sector, working with institutions and organizations such as the Queensland Art Gallery, the Imperial War Museum, eyestorm.com, The Royal Academy, The Japan Foundation, Albion, the Hayward Gallery, and the British Council. She was one of the curators of The Singapore Biennale 2006. The talk will be held in English with consecutive translation into Japanese by AIT staff. Contact: Please send e-mail to office@a-i-t.net with the title "AIT Slide Talk #20 participation" and your name, date of attendance, organization and the e-mail address. A confirmation mail will be sent back to you. Prior booking required due to the limited space. To cancel reservation, please call prior to the event.

Reception Party: July 26th (Sat) 17:30-20:00

Two person exhibition by Hiromi Watanabe and Chieko Minowa, both 4th year students in the printmaking course at the painting department of Musashino Art University.

-Hiomi Takesue Tea Utensils Exhibition Born in Kamitsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture in 1955. Takesue does research on ancient Korean ceramic and other ancient ceramic excavation. He holds his own studio in Tsushima-oura. About 100 works of tea utensils and dish plates are on display. -Selected Small Paintings Exhibition