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It’s Not a Cultural Showcase, But a Window to the Soul
Kokusai Building
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The Immigration Museum Tokyo (IMM Tokyo) is a project that, through contemporary art techniques, expresses the daily lives of people of foreign origin living in Japan and their feelings that cannot be conveyed through words alone. Despite the name of the museum, IMM Tokyo has no facility and has been holding exhibitions and events in vacant stores, churches, and old private houses in Tokyo, moving from place to place. IMM Tokyo, led by artist Shigeaki Iwai, was launched in 2010 in Koganei City, Tokyo, and since 2013 has been operating as part of "Art Access Adachi: Downtown Senju - Connecting through Sound Art," an art project with citizen participation organized by Adachi City, Arts Council Tokyo, and others.
One of IMM Tokyo's unique initiatives is the Multinational Art Exhibition, which began in 2020. This exhibition is open to people living in Japan with roots overseas and invites them to present their works and expressions originating from living in both their native culture and the Japanese culture in which they live their lives. Tokyo Biennale 2023 will realize this art exhibition as a multi-site experience in central Tokyo in the Daimaruyu area (Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho).
"It's not a cultural showcase, but a window to the soul" is the exhibition's title. "Showcases" on the floors of office buildings and other buildings will be reconsidered as local resources in the heart of the city, and used as venues for IMM Tokyo's publicly solicited exhibitions. We aim to create a publicly solicited exhibition that links the location to the memories of the exhibitors and the viewers as they encounter "urban air pockets" in the city center of Tokyo, and the images of the works become part of their memories. We hope that this exhibition will provide an opportunity to learn about the diverse and rich lifestyles, cultural backgrounds, and thoughts of the residents of this cosmopolitan city, where people who have lived here for a long time and people from all over the world gather at a dizzying intersection, and that it will become a place where people with various backgrounds can loosely connect with each other.
・Venue 1: Otemachi Bldg.
Weekdays 8:00-22:00
Saturday 8:00–18:00
Closed Sundays and Holidays
・Venue 2: Mitsubishi Bldg.
8:00–22:00
・Venue 3: Shin-Tokyo Bldg.
Weekdays 7:00–23:30
Saturdays 7:00–22:00
Sundays 10:00–22:00
・Venue 4: Kunigiwa Bldg.
Weekdays 8:00–23:00
Saturdays 8:00–22:00
Sundays 10:00–22:00
・Venue 5: Yurakucho Denki Bldg.
8:00–23:00
One of IMM Tokyo's unique initiatives is the Multinational Art Exhibition, which began in 2020. This exhibition is open to people living in Japan with roots overseas and invites them to present their works and expressions originating from living in both their native culture and the Japanese culture in which they live their lives. Tokyo Biennale 2023 will realize this art exhibition as a multi-site experience in central Tokyo in the Daimaruyu area (Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho).
"It's not a cultural showcase, but a window to the soul" is the exhibition's title. "Showcases" on the floors of office buildings and other buildings will be reconsidered as local resources in the heart of the city, and used as venues for IMM Tokyo's publicly solicited exhibitions. We aim to create a publicly solicited exhibition that links the location to the memories of the exhibitors and the viewers as they encounter "urban air pockets" in the city center of Tokyo, and the images of the works become part of their memories. We hope that this exhibition will provide an opportunity to learn about the diverse and rich lifestyles, cultural backgrounds, and thoughts of the residents of this cosmopolitan city, where people who have lived here for a long time and people from all over the world gather at a dizzying intersection, and that it will become a place where people with various backgrounds can loosely connect with each other.
・Venue 1: Otemachi Bldg.
Weekdays 8:00-22:00
Saturday 8:00–18:00
Closed Sundays and Holidays
・Venue 2: Mitsubishi Bldg.
8:00–22:00
・Venue 3: Shin-Tokyo Bldg.
Weekdays 7:00–23:30
Saturdays 7:00–22:00
Sundays 10:00–22:00
・Venue 4: Kunigiwa Bldg.
Weekdays 8:00–23:00
Saturdays 8:00–22:00
Sundays 10:00–22:00
・Venue 5: Yurakucho Denki Bldg.
8:00–23:00
Schedule | Oct 7 (Sat) 2023-Nov 5 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||
| Website | https://tokyobiennale.jp/tb2023/event/imm-open-call-exhibition/?lang=en | ||
| Venue | Kokusai Building | ||
| Location | 3-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 | ||
| Access | Direct walk from Hibiya Station on the Chiyoda and Hibiya lines or Toei Mita line, 5 minute walk from the Kokusai Forum exit of Yurakucho Station on the JR Yamanote line. | ||
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