Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Tokyo Arts and Space “OPEN SITE 10” Part 1 starts on Saturday, October 11th!

[Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture] [Tokyo Arts and Space] Opens Saturday, October 11th! “OPEN SITE 10” Part 1 ​
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Press release: September 18, 2025 To Members of the Press [Tokyo Arts and Space] Opening Saturday, October 11th! “OPEN SITE 10” Part 1 We host a wide range of events, including exhibitions, performances, and workshops.
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Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) supports artists’ activities in a gradual and continuous manner through open exhibitions, special exhibitions, and overseas exchange programs. “OPEN SITE,” now in its 10th year, is TOKAS’s open-call program. Aiming to create a platform that brings together all forms of expressive activity, the program will host a wide variety of projects over two periods, including exhibitions, performances, talk events, and workshops. Part 1, starting on Saturday, October 11th, will feature projects selected from 570 proposals by Carlos Vielma and Shoya Maruyama in the exhibition category, Kazuki Fujita and Mei Liu in the performance category, and Koji Kato in the dot category. Reservations are now being accepted for performances and some events. Please make your reservation early! OPEN SITE 10 Part 1 Event Overview Dates: Saturday, October 11, 2025 – Sunday, November 9, 2025 Venue: Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo (Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) 2-4-16) Closed: Mondays (open on October 13th and November 3rd), October 14th (Tuesday), November 4th (Tuesday) Organized by: Tokyo Arts and Space (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) Website: https://www.tokyoartsandspace.jp/archive/exhibition/2025/20251011-7449.html [Opening Talk] Japanese-English consecutive interpretation available / No reservations required Date and Time: Saturday, October 11, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Stars: Carlos Vielma, Shoya Maruyama Guest: Minoru Hatanaka (curator, art and music critic) [Exhibition Section]Free admission Dates: Saturday, October 11th – Sunday, November 9th Hours:
11:00-19:00 (last admission 30 minutes before closing) Closed: Mondays (open on October 13th and November 3rd), Tuesday, October 14th, Tuesday, November 4th Carlos Vielma “A mechanical wilderness” Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38211/897/38211-897-e9ef1c4b87a4e2069ac44782bdda6764-3900×3198.jpg This video installation, set in a Mexican ghost town, was inspired by “One Million Year Picnic,” the final short story in Ray Bradbury’s apocalyptic science fiction novel, “The Martian Chronicles.” While the original novel tells the story of a family migrating from Earth to Mars to rebuild their lives, this work reimagines the story, centering on a Mars rover, as an exploration of migration, colonization, and human existence on planet Earth. Objects discovered in the ghost town are also on display, inviting viewers to explore the boundary between fiction and reality. Gallery Tour *Consecutive Japanese-English interpretation available Date and Time: Saturday, November 1st, 2:00 PM Cast: Carlos Vielma Shoya Maruyama “Virtual Field Recording – Listening to the Voices of All Things”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38211/897/38211-897-1509ac0f2752ad3667d98bfcfb6b7de9-3900×2518.jpg This participatory installation invites players to listen to the diverse layers of sound present in the natural, urban, and man-made environments of the game field, experiencing the experience of “listening to the voices of all things.” As players explore the field and collect sounds using multiple recording devices, the sounds are played back through speakers in the venue, reconstructing the soundscape of the real world. By collecting sounds in a virtual space, the installation attempts to reexamine the meaning and possibilities of the act of listening itself. Talk Date and time: November 2nd (Sun) 15:00-16:30 Star: Shoya Maruyama Guests: Asa Ito (aesthetician), Eisuke Yanagisawa (sound culture researcher, field recording artist) [Performance Section]Admission fee applies / Reservation required Kazuki Fujita “Provisional Alter Ego” Date and time: October 17th (Friday) 19:00- October 18th (Saturday) 14:00-, 17:30- October 19th (Sunday) 14:00- Talk: 15:00- | Guest: Fuyuhiko Takada
(artist/videographer) Price: 2,000 yen To make a reservation, click here
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38211/897/38211-897-e5f88b97186d092d4789584629896e4f-3900×2922.jpg Is it possible to connect with society without being physically disconnected? Using the motif of a body simultaneously seeking “disconnection” and “connection” with society, this contradictory desire is depicted through aimless play with disposable everyday objects. Drawing on the artist’s long experience of not attending school, this solo dance performance examines the “body becoming (isolated) from existing society” through a practice open to improvisation and chance. Mei Liu “Homesick for Another World: a film unfolding in space” Date and time: Friday, November 7th, 7:00 PM – Saturday, November 8th, 2:30 PM – After-talk | Moderator: Li Yinong (Researcher) Sunday, November 9th, 3:00 PM – Fee: 2,500 yen Starring: Mei Liu, Malaz Usta To reserve, click here
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38211/897/38211-897-176437563a1781581280fa6b3da93e4a-3900×2489.jpg An interdisciplinary multimedia performance that moves between different societies, eras, and political struggles, overlapping the past, present, and future. Combining documentary footage, oral history, dreams, detective stories, and personal reflections, the piece assembles into an unexpected storytelling performance. Drawing connections between universal consciousness, memory, and the present state of technology, the piece explores the theme of dreaming under oppression with humor and insight. [dot Section]Free Admission Kato Koji “Instant Demo (Demo Practice)” Date: October 25th (Sat) – October 26th (Sun)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38211/897/38211-897-0e45367cdf3d3a84fc219902e460ac21-3900×3126.jpg A workshop where participants wear colorful placards, flags, helmets, and other items to think about and discuss demonstrations with other participants, using art as a gateway to “practice” demonstrations. Each participant will voice their everyday complaints and
frustrations, dress up as they please, and march. The event will serve as a platform for gathering and expressing a wide variety of voices, and perhaps for a future that may not be too far away. Talk Date and time: October 25th (Sun) 13:00-14:30 Star: Koji Kato Guest: Kaho Ikeda (Independent Curator) Workshop *Reservations required Date and Time: Sunday, October 26th, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM To make a reservation, click here 【OPENSITE 10】 Date: Part 1｜Saturday, October 11, 2025 to Sunday, November 9, 2025 Part 2 | Saturday, November 22, 2025 – Sunday, December 21, 2025 Closed: Mondays (October 13, November 3, 24), October 14 (Tue), November 4 (Tue), November 25 (Tue) Venue: Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo Featured Projects: 4 Exhibitions, 2 Performances, 2 Dot Projects, 1 TOKAS Recommended Program Participating Artists: Part 1 | [Exhibition] Carlos Vielma, Shoya Maruyama, [Performance] Kazuki Fujita, Mei Liu, [Dot] Koji Kato Part 2 | [Exhibition] Tomoko Takemasa, Shaula Koturnada, [TOKAS Recommended Program] Adam Lewis Jacob, [dot] Yuki Kobayashi For more information about this release