AMBIENT KYOTO Executive Committee
AMBIENT KYOTO 2023 Due to great success, the event period will be extended until New Year’s Eve!
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Information on the latest information
-AMBIENT KYOTO 2023 will be extended until December 31, 2023 (Sunday) -12/9 (Sat) A special program of “AMBIENT KYOTO 2023” will be broadcast on BBC Radio in the UK
-Release starts on 12/5 (Tue)! Collaboration event “ACTIONS in AMBIENT KYOTO” held on 12/10
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Artwork design by Alex Somers／Logo design by Seri Tanaka
We would like to send you the latest information from “AMBIENT KYOTO 2023,” an ambient-themed sound, video, and light installation exhibition that will be held at two venues in Kyoto from Friday, October 6, 2023.
“AMBIENT KYOTO 2023” has been well received and has been extended by one week, scheduled to end on December 24th (Sunday), to run until December 31st (Sunday). Additionally, in response to the requests of our visitors, we have removed the restriction on designated dates when making online reservations. Book online and visit us anytime from either venue.
On Saturday, December 9th, a 2-hour special program will be aired on BBC Radio in the UK on “AMBIENT KYOTO”.
Details of the collaboration event to be held on December 10th (Sunday) and 14th (Thursday) have also been decided.
Please enjoy the “AMBIENT KYOTO 2023” main exhibition and
collaboration events until the end of the exhibition period. “AMBIENT KYOTO” special program will be broadcast on BBC Radio in the UK It has been decided that a two-hour special program will be broadcast, consisting mainly of an ambient music playlist selected by Cornelius and Terry Riley.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_6music
Collaboration event “ACTIONS in Ambient Kyoto”
Date and time: December 10th (Sunday) 18:00-Venue: Kyoto Shimbun Building B1F (right next to Marutamachi Subway Station)
Cast: Marihiko HARA Akiko NAKAYAMA, Ken FURUDATE YPY, E.O.U. Saeko EHARA, Kazumichi KOMATSU jvnpey
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https://interference-resonance.ekran.jp/Related events PRE TALK – “MUSIC / SOUND / ART” Date: December 5, 2023 (Tuesday) 19:30 – Venue: Kyoto Tsutaya Bookstore SHARE LOUNGE (Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. [T8] 6th floor) Performer: Ken Furudate / Koshiro Hino / Chirin Komatsu related event ACTIONS in AMBIENT KYOTO – AFTER PARTY Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023 22:00 – Venue: CLUB METRO (Keihan Jingu Marutamachi Station Exit 2) Performer: Marihiko HARA / Ken FURUDATE / Ken’ichi Itoi / touzin
Collaboration event “COLLABORAIONS: AMBIENT KYOTO × METRO”
Date and time: December 14, 2023 (Thursday) 19:00 Doors open / 19:30 Performance venue: Kyoto CLUB METRO
Cast: Phew Yoshihide Otomo
Price: Advance email reservation ¥3,500 (drink fee not included), bonus included, same day ¥4,000 (drink fee not included)
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A special set by Phew and Yoshihide Otomo will be held on December 14th (Thursday) at a collaboration event at Kyoto METRO. It will be a special night with Yoshihide Otomo and Phew, a diva from the domestic underground scene who has received high acclaim around the world, including appearing on the cover of the leading British music magazine “The Wire”. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the event website.
https://www.metro.ne.jp/schedule/231214/
*You can enter at the advance price by presenting your AMBIENT KYOTO ticket. *As a bonus for those who purchase advance tickets and make advance email reservations, we will give you a complimentary discount ticket (10% OFF) for the exhibition “AMBIENT KYOTO”.
About collaboration
“AMBIENT KYOTO 2023” is implementing various collaborations. Details can be found on the website.
https://ambientkyoto.com/collaborations
Below is an example of collaboration
Sauna plum bath x Cornelius
Sauna no Umeyu, a sacred place that protects Kyoto’s public bath culture, and Cornelius are collaborating as a special project for AMBIENT KYOTO. During the event, a playlist selected by Cornelius will be played at “Sauna no Umeyu” and affiliated stores “Genyu” and “Kamogawayu”. In addition, special towels from -Umeyu x Cornelius x AMBIENT KYOTO- are now on sale at the exhibition venue shop, Umeyu, as well as affiliated stores “Genyu” and “Kamogawayu”.
Please see the link below for details.
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Collaboration Kan Izumi “Research on fragrance for hearing”
As a collaboration between artist Kan Izumi and AMBIENT KYOTO, we have created a scent that approaches the sense of smell and hearing, with the theme of enhancing the experience of musical works. We are currently conditioning the exhibition space for this exhibition. The scent is named “Fragrance Research for Hearing” and is on sale at venue shops and other locations as an original fragrance for AMBIENT KYOTO 2023.
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AMBIENT KYOTO 2023 Event Overview
Title: AMBIENT KYOTO 2023 (Ambient Kyoto 2023)
Participating artists and venues:
[exhibition]
Ryuichi Sakamoto Shiro Takatani: Kyoto Shimbun Building B1F Cornelius, Buffalo Daughter, Seiichi Yamamoto: Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank Former Welfare Center
[Live] Ended
Terry Riley: Higashi Honganji Noh Stage Date: October 13th (Friday) and 14th (Saturday)
Cornelius: Kyoto International Conference Center Main Hall Date: November 3rd (Friday/Holiday)
[Reading]
Mariko Asabuki: Podcast distribution
Exhibition period: October 6, 2023 (Friday) – December 30, 2023 (Sunday) 9:00 – 19:00 Admission until 18:30
Closed: November 12th (Sunday), December 10th (Sunday)
ticket:
General ¥3,300 / College/university ¥2,200 / Junior and senior high school students ¥1,800 Free for elementary school students and under *Ticket purchase website: https://ambientkyoto.com/tickets
*Some free slots will be available only on the basement floor of Kyoto Shimbun. Website. https://ambientkyoto.com/
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“AMBIENT KYOTO 2023” is the second edition of BRIAN ENO AMBIENT KYOTO, which was well received last year. This year’s event will be held at two venues: the vast former printing factory (1st basement floor of the Kyoto Shimbun Building) and the 93-year-old Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank former welfare center, which was also the venue last year.
In the vast former printing factory on the basement floor of the Kyoto Shimbun Building, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s masterpiece “async” will be transformed into a site-specific, large-scale installation work “async – immersion” completed with video by long-time ally Shiro Takatani and stereophonic sound by ZAK. 2023》 will be exhibited. This work uses a 26.4m wide LED panel that can only be realized at this location.
The Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank Former Welfare Center is exhibiting ambient-themed works by Cornelius, Buffalo Daughter, and Seiichi Yamamoto, artists who have continued to create innovative works and have earned worldwide acclaim. Cornelius and Buffalo Daughter are installing existing works as a special production only for this exhibition, and are also showing for the first time “Silhouette,” an ambient piece written by Kyoto-based artist Seiichi Yamamoto, accompanied by video.
All floors of the building will be decorated with ZAK’s stereophonic sound, ambient light, images, fog, and Kan Izumi’s scents that “approach the sense of hearing.” We have created an experiential installation work that opens up a variety of senses and can be enjoyed with the whole body.
While continuing the ambient nature inherited from last year’s Brian Eno, this exhibition will present a “new form of ambient.”