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Art Tsurugi Archive
Mitsume
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Royden Rabinowitch, Bill Woodrow
“Art Festival in Tsurugi” was held in Tsurugi seven times from 1991 to 1999. Of particular note was the curator Jan Hoet’s active role in the festival’s execution from 1991 to 1995. Hoet, former director of S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium had also served as commissioner for the 1992 Documenta in Kassel. As a result of his involvement, a number of international artists resided in Tsurugi and produced artworks with the assistance of local craftsmen knowledgeable about iron production.
“Art Festival in Tsurugi” was a forerunner of the regional art festivals held today throughout Japan. It was distinguished by the active participation of the local Society of Commerce and Industry, which operated the festival office and even provided production assistance. What made this possible was the long history of collaborative production that supports Tsurugi’s traditional “Horai Festival,” which is famous for its large, hand-crafted festival dolls.
This archive exhibition will present documentary materials, photos and video preserved by the Tsurugi Society of Commerce and Industry, along with interviews of festival personnel conducted especially for this event. The exhibition’s aim will be to prevent festival-related materials from getting scattered and lost, and to provide an occasion for thinking about how art and region can find connection, based on understanding what occurred at “Art Festival in Tsurugi.”
“Art Festival in Tsurugi” was a forerunner of the regional art festivals held today throughout Japan. It was distinguished by the active participation of the local Society of Commerce and Industry, which operated the festival office and even provided production assistance. What made this possible was the long history of collaborative production that supports Tsurugi’s traditional “Horai Festival,” which is famous for its large, hand-crafted festival dolls.
This archive exhibition will present documentary materials, photos and video preserved by the Tsurugi Society of Commerce and Industry, along with interviews of festival personnel conducted especially for this event. The exhibition’s aim will be to prevent festival-related materials from getting scattered and lost, and to provide an occasion for thinking about how art and region can find connection, based on understanding what occurred at “Art Festival in Tsurugi.”
Schedule | Feb 20 (Sat) 2016-Mar 13 (Sun) 2016 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://mi-tsu-me.com/event/60/ | ||||
| Venue | Mitsume | ||||
| Location | 1F, 1-15-1 Tokiwa, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0006 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit A1 at Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station on the Hanzomon or Toei Oedo line, 5 minute walk from exit A1 at Morishita Station on the Toei Oedo and Shinjuku lines. | ||||
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