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World premiere! Artworks returned from outer space (ISS) will be exhibited at Osaka University Nakanoshima Center from December 23rd! “Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Vol.3”
“Cosmic Energy: The Origin of the Universe” by three artists, Yasuo Nomura, Naoko Tosa, and Schlumper, asks the truth of the universe, transcending time and space and coming to Nakanoshima!
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“Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival vol.3” (sponsored by Art Rogue Co., Ltd., Japan Arts Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs) is the world’s leading innovative art festival “Osaka Kansai International Art Festival” in 2025. We are holding this event with the aim of examining and studying the relationship between “art and people” and “art and society” and the possibilities of art using collective intelligence.
This time, in conjunction with the Osaka University Social Solutions Initiative, we will be presenting “Cosmic Energy: The Origin of the Universe,” which focuses on Yasuo Nomura’s work “Star View,” which was installed outside the International Space Station (ISS) and traveled in space for several months. An exhibition will be held.
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About Cosmic Energy: The Origins of the Universe
What exactly is the truth of the universe and the reality in which we live? In this exhibition, three artists, New York-based artist Yasuo Nomura, artist and Kyoto University professor Naoko Tosa, and New York and Chicago-based new media artist Schlumper, will answer this grand question. We will consider it from various perspectives.
About the work
[About Yasuo Nomura’s works]
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Yasuo Nomura’s work “PION Plate and LoGlobe Tour”
In March 2023, Yasuo Nomura’s first space art piece, “Star View” (commonly known as PION Plate), was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) and was installed in an exposure facility outside the Kibo Experiment Module for several months. It is the first art piece in history to “experience space” and has returned to Earth after being exposed to outer space, where radiation and strong ultraviolet rays fly around for a while. Nomura will take on the challenge of creating a work that resembles the Olympic towers from plate works of the five elements of fire, water, earth, wind, and space, including this work that “experiences the universe.”
Osaka University’s Nakanoshima Center, the venue for the world’s first public exhibition, is also the place where Dr. Hideki Yukawa discovered the π-meson theory, which led to him winning the Nobel Prize in Physics, which is the basis of the “PION theory” proposed by Nomura through his artist activities. there is.
The work “Viewing Stars” was planned and executed by Spacetainment, a member of PION UNITED, a project team formed based on Nomura’s concept of “art made by everyone.” It was sent to the Kibo Experiment Module of the International Space Station by a Falcon 9 rocket, was installed in the external exposure facility, and returned safely to Earth at the end of June after a three-month journey through space. Putting this into practice in the form of art and exhibiting it at the Osaka University Nakanoshima Center can itself be called a return to basics.
PION International Space Station project details
https://yasuonomura.com/ja/project/pion-plate-and-loglobe-tour/ Related press release “SPACETAINMENT, space art returns to Earth” />
[About Naoko Tosa’s works]
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Naoko Tosa’s work “Sound of Ikebana Zero Gravity Art”
The Sound of Ikebana series is a masterpiece by Professor Naoko Tosa of Kyoto University.
Among them, the work exhibited this time, Zero Gravity, is a dynamic work that uses 1/2000 second high-speed camera technology to visualize sound vibrations in zero gravity during parabolic flight. Originally, this project aimed at “cultural computing,” which uses cutting-edge technology to discover the universal cultural identity hidden in the physical senses of modern people through the integration of science. An immersive installation that uses four-sided projection and three-dimensional sound, allowing you to experience for yourself a world that cannot be seen with the naked eye, where you can feel as if flowers are moving, freed from gravity. .
[About Schlumper’s works]
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 in 2015, he developed unique art activities targeting higher dimensions while interacting with researchers from various fields, and advocated ){kind=spacer}
https://tosa.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/The work is available at https://naokotosa.co.jp/
Shlumper
artist
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New media artist based in New York and Chicago. Since graduating from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1989 with a major in art and technology, he has long been interested in the fusion of art and technology through various production methods, including mixed media paintings and AR-activated works that connect external space to the metaverse. continues to have. Themes of the conscious/subconscious mind are a major focus of his work under the street name Shlumper. His works are included in private collections and public installations around the world. As the founder of BEAF (Brooklyn Experimental Art Foundation), which is scheduled to open in 2024, he will support art, technology, and cultural exchange.
Masako Shiba / Masako Shiba
curator
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, which is scheduled to start next year. Currently being prepared as In addition, in recent years, he has appeared as a speaker at the 2023 WebX Conference as an NFT expert, and contributed to the catalog of Takashi Murakami's solo exhibition currently being held at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum.
Program overview
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https://www.osaka-kansai.art/ticketsStudy: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival vol.3 Event Overview ■Art festival overall period: December 23, 2023 (Saturday) to December 28, 2023 (Thursday)
Official website: https://www.osaka-kansai.art/
■Art Festival Exhibition
Date: December 23, 2023 (Saturday) to December 28, 2023 (Thursday) Venues: Lucua Ile, Senba Excel Building, Nakanoshima area, Nishinari area, and other locations in Osaka (open to the public at any time) Official website: https://www.osaka-kansai.art/exhibiton
■Art & Creative Fair
Preview: December 22, 2023 (Friday) 13:00-19:00 *VIPs, invitees, and press only Public open: December 23rd (Saturday) 11:00-19:00, December 24th (Sun) 11:00-16:00 *Last admission 30 minutes before closing on both days
Venue: Grand Front Osaka North Building B2F Congress Convention Center Official website: https://www.osaka-kansai.art/artfair
■Creative business contest “StARTs UPs”
Finalist pitch: December 23rd (Saturday) (afternoon scheduled) Venue: Grand Front Osaka North Building B2F Congress Convention Center Official website: https://www.osaka-kansai.art/exhibiton/startsups Sponsored by
Art Rogue Co., Ltd., Japan Arts Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs Founder/General Producer Daisuke Suzuki
Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival vol.3 is the “Reiwa 5th Japan Expo 2.0 project (commissioned type)”.
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