This show presents works in which artists' emotions seem to have been teased out by embracing the fragile quality intrinsic to drawing. Featured are sixteen artists from Asia, Europe and the Middle East including Nalini Malani, Leiko Ikemura, Yoshitomo Nara, Manuel Ocampo, Avish Khebrehzadeh, Ugo Untro, Mitsu-Sen, Naoyuki Tsuji, Amal Kenawy, and Chiyuki Sakagami. Exhibits include installations and animations. Artist Talk -Manuel Ocampo + Pinaree Sanpitak + Mitsu-Sen Gallery Talk August 26th (Tue), 14:00-16:00 Location: exhibition space No reservation needed, admission ticket required to enter. -Naoyuki Tsuji September 13th (Sat), 14:00-16:00 Location: Auditorium (basement level) No reservation needed (capacity 150 people), admission ticket required to enter. Symposium "Considering Drawing, between Techne and Art" September 27th (Sat) 13:00-16:00 Location: Auditorium (basement level) No reservation needed (capacity 150 people), free. [Image: Nara Yoshitomo "Untitled" (2008) Photo: Kei Okano (c) the artist]

Video technology has left a deep impact on visual culture. Video artists like Nam June Paik who came to prominence in the 1960s drew attention to the possibilities of video art that were completely dissimilar to qualities found in film, creating distinctive experimental works. In recent years, video environments that use LCD for example have seen startling technological developments. High-definition images that used to be unimaginable are now a reality. This exhibition introduces the work of 14 artists from Japan, China, Europe and America who are exploring new frontiers in video art. What these artists have in common is the rich, painterly world that materializes in their work - time intervenes in the "painting", video image and painting seem to occupy a space of similar quality, a fantastical world where temporal-based and spatially-oriented art merge together. The variety of these works is astounding: from LCD displays in the shape of a folding screen that visualize faint movements in the landscapes contained within (Hiroshi Senju), experiments in alternating between the space of a tableau and the world of the video image, taking Vermeer as the theme (Yasumasa Morimura), slow-motion works that exquisitely synchronize a painted surface to music (Brian Eno), and animation works that employ ink drawings (Qiu Anxiong). Cafe and gallery talk August 23rd (Sat) 16:00- With Dominic Layman (exhibiting artist) [interpretation included] Venue: Cafe Chambre Clair, 2F Fee: ¥1500 Limited to 35 persons. Please reserve by email or fax with your name and contact details. Talk event September 20th (Sat) 14:00- Lecturer: Akira Tatehata (director, National Museum of Art, Osaka) Limited to 50 persons (tokens will be distributed to those holding valid ticket stubs for the day) Artist/gallery talk Venue: 2F exhibition room, B1 exhibition room From 14:00- on each day September 12th (Fri) Chiyuki Kojima, Ryuta Takano September 26th (Fri) Miwa Yanagi Anyone with a valid ticket stub for the day can participate.

NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC) is pleased to hold the "Extended Senses: Present of Japanese / Korean Media Art" exhibition. Since the early 1990s, the media art environment has changed dramatically. With the spread of the Internet and faster, smaller computers, what had previously been leading edge technology has now become accessible to the general public. Media art, which had accordingly been the exclusive domain of privileged artists, is now a more widely accepted means of artistic expression. Indeed, it is now recognized as having enormous potential for creating a wide range of expression through the use of diverse media in many different ways. This joint exhibition by the ICC and Gallery LOOP and the BK21 Digital Media Division at Soongsil University, both in Seoul, features up-and-coming artists from Korea and Japan. Its central theme is exploring what is distinctive in the expressive grammar of media art in Korea, Japan, and Asia in general. The exhibition also focuses on differences in approaches to the use of technology in Japan and Korea. Interactive effects as Japanese and Korean artists influence each other through collaborative work linking art centers and through information and social exchanges between educational institutions are also planned. As the technology on which media art is grounded becomes nearly universal, it has become increasingly difficult to discover individuality in the technical aspects of these works of art. This exhibition thus offers the prospect of showcasing the distinctive styles of each of the works. * The exhibition "Extended Senses" was held at Gallery LOOP, Seoul from May 30 to July 10, 2008. In the Japanese show at ICC, the exhibiting works and artists had been partly changed. Related events and talks are also scheduled. Check website for details.