[NPO ZESDA] An exhibition titled “Igoku Tamaru, Matai Igo” with the theme of slime mold will be held from 9/20 to 9/29 in Tanabe City and Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture!
*NPO ZESDA*
Press release: September 6, 2024
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The exhibition “Igokutamaru, Mataiigo” with the theme of slime mold will be held from September 20th to September 29th in Tanabe City and Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture!
*Works by approximately 20 artists will be exhibited at a total of 9 venues. New works created based on regional research will also appear. *
Kinan Art Week (Executive Committee Chair/General Producer: Yabumoto Yuto) will hold an art event “Igotamaru, Mataiigo” with the theme of “slime mold” in Tanabe City and Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture from September 20th (Friday) to September 29th (Sunday), 2024. will be held. The non-profit organization ZESDA (Representative Director: Daisuke Sakuraba, Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will support the holding of the conference.
This year, the works of about 20 artists will be exhibited at a total of 9 venues, including main exhibitions and collaborative exhibitions.
▶ Many artists from Japan and abroad will be participating in the event based on the concept of slime mold. New works created based on regional research will also appear.
▶ Tanabe City’s “Main Exhibition” area has multiple exhibits in a compact area that can be explored on foot.
▶ Shirahama Town’s “Collaborative Planning” area where you can enjoy exhibitions held by various partners connected to Kinan Art Week’s past activities at the same time.
▶ A full range of related events, including film screenings and talk sessions related to the theme, food events, and workshops related to the long-term project “Commons Farm”
Geert Mulu, who is currently participating in the two-month Kinan Art Residency from the Netherlands to study Minakata Kumagusu; Southeast Asian artists such as Taiki Sakpisit, Truong Kong Tung, and Tis Kanita, who have been attracting attention around the world in recent years; and Japan. Also scheduled to exhibit are notable young artists Mitsue Yamauchi and Hiroko Kubo, as well as Naoko Kimura, who has ties to Kinan, Kohei Maeda, and AWAYA.
Please check this URL for event information such as exhibition overview and workshops.
[Official page]
https://kinan-art.jp/info/17937/
[Event overview]
Date: 10 days from Friday, September 20th to Sunday, September 29th, 2024 Venue: Kinan area, Wakayama Prefecture (Tanabe City, Shirahama Town) ▼Tanabe area (main exhibition)
Minakata Kumagusu Memorial Hall, SOUZOU, Breakfast Gallery (Atelier Mojike),
Vacant land/vacant space in Tanabe City (outdoor)
▼ Shirahama area (cooperative project)
Minakata Kumagusu Memorial Museum, Adventure World, Kawahisa Museum,
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Organized by: Kinan Art Week Executive Committee
Supporter: Fukutake Foundation
Curation: Production Zomia
Artist:
▼Tanabe area: Geert Mul, HIROSE Satoshi, YAMADA
Shione), Kong Dara, Yumi KUROKI, Naoko KINEMURA
Naoko), Taiki Sakpisit, Truong Cong
Tung), Kanitha Tith, AWAYA, Hiroko Kubo
▼Shirahama area: Khvay Samnang, Tita Salina, Lim Sokchanlina Sokchanlina), Ngoc Nau, Mech Sereyrath&Mech
Chuolay), Mitsue Yamauchi (YAMAUCHI Terue), Kohei Maeda (MAEDA Kohei), Akita Public Art University Slime Mold Research Club