Feature: How to Enjoy the 5th Tokyo Photographic Art Museum Festival | Curators Recommend These 11 Artists!
Born in Woodland, California, in 1969. Lives in Los Angeles. After graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1991, he completed the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1994 and earned an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2000. Participated in the Istanbul Biennial (2011), among others.
"Untitled (Time)" (2010 / Video Installation [HD, Color] / Artist's Collection) Photograph by Niels Vis
Born in Radford, Virginia, in 1979. Lives in Chicago. He forms vast collections from the networks surrounding society, technology, and ideology in information cities, and has developed numerous works and projects that reveal various relationships on the network.
"Hello World! or, How I Learned to Stop Listening and Love the Noise" (2008 / Multi-channel Audiovisual Installation [HD, Sound, Color] / Artist's Collection) Photo by Chris Fultberg
" title="665_04_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/580/medium/e42f5b5f-86ae-48d1-9ee3-a40712884b4a.jpg">Šejla Kamerić
Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1976. Lives in Berlin and Sarajevo. Her works, which depict society with deep and sharp insight, have received high acclaim. Her works, based on her own experiences and memories influenced by the Bosnian War, draw the viewer's attention to issues such as refugees and discrimination. Her first short film, "What do I Know," premiered at the 64th Venice International Film Festival in the short film section in 2007 and was screened at over 40 film festivals. " title="665_05_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/581/medium/82572259-8eb3-4665-a40f-30327956a141.jpg">Šejla Kamerić
"Happiness" (2010 / 16mm Film [Converted to HD, Color, Sound] / Artist's Collection) Courtesy: Tanja Wagner Gallery, Berlin
In addition to the exhibition "Happiness," the screening program titled "Engraved Memories ––A Retrospective of Šejla Kamerić" will screen "1395 Days Without Red" (2011 / 63 min / Sound, Color), which depicts the unsettling atmosphere and people's emotions in a city under conflict through the eyes of one woman, and "What Do I Know" (2007 / 15 min 48 sec / Sound, Color), which premiered at the 64th Venice International Film Festival in the short film section. " title="665_06_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/582/medium/5f033349-bb3d-4f57-8d20-e02abb940c15.jpg">Jeremy Deller
Born in London, UK, in 1966. Lives in London. An artist known for his performance works addressing political and social issues. His themes span a wide range from popular culture to traditional culture, characterized by their lightheartedness. He also undertakes many projects exploring the history of specific districts using performance, video, sound, collected objects, and photographs. He received the Turner Prize in 2004 and was selected to represent the UK at the Venice Biennale in 2013. " title="665_07_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/583/medium/5612effc-0415-4471-bb66-2347a5ea341c.jpg">Jeremy Deller
"Exodus" (2012 / 3D Video Projection [HD, Color, Sound] / 6 min / Artist's Collection) Courtesy: Modern Institute / Toby Webster " title="665_08_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/584/medium/92be730b-2d42-4293-8d48-c9e4d5877329.jpg">ARAKI Nobuyoshi
Born in Tokyo in 1940. Received the first Taiyo Award for his photo collection "Sacchin" in 1964. In 1971, he self-published "Sentimental Journey," documenting his honeymoon, and declared himself a photographer. His photographs, termed "watashi-shashin" (my photography), interweave reality and fiction, with a strong undercurrent of life and death. He has published over 450 photo collections and held major solo exhibitions worldwide, earning him high international acclaim as a leading Japanese photographer. " title="665_09_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/585/medium/5a65f202-6602-49ae-910a-ebb6bab0597a.jpg">ARAKI Nobuyoshi
"Diary of a Mad Photographer: Future 2011.3.11-2015.4.24" (2012 / 35mm Color Positive Film / Artist, Taka Ishii Gallery Collection) " title="665_10_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/586/medium/93e98a81-461e-4da1-9a69-30be2d4cc0f4.jpg">KAWAGUCHI Takao
Born in Saga, lives in Tokyo. Dancer, performer. Co-directed the dance company "ATA DANCE" from 1990. Has been a member of Dumb Type since 1996 and also pursues solo activities. Particularly since 2003, he has collaborated with artists spanning music and art, including "Dikenoves" (2003), "D.D.D." (2004), "Table Mind" (2006), and "Good Luck" (2008). He has been continuing the performance series "a perfect life" since 2008. He also engages in diverse stage activities, including participating in "true/The True Thing" with Takayuki Fujimoto (Dumb Type) and Tsuyoshi Shirai (ABsT/Hatsujou To). " title="665_11_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/587/medium/a97aa86f-3e14-44f8-8012-dfd457e43195.jpg">KAWAGUCHI Takao
"a perfect life – vol.6 Okinawa to Tokyo" (2013 / Performance, Installation) Photograph by Yasuhiro Kaku
Dates | February 8 (Fri), 9 (Sat), 10 (Sun), 13 (Wed), 14 (Thu), 16 (Sat), 20 (Wed), 21 (Thu), 23 (Sat)
Time | Doors open 18:30, Performance starts 19:00 (Ends approx. 20:00)
Venue | Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, B1F Exhibition Space
Price | Advance ¥1,600, Same-day ¥2,000 (Timed entry, all seats unreserved / with admission number / separate sessions / capacity 100)
Outside of performance times, the performance space can be viewed as an installation. " title="665_12_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/588/medium/b26f4cae-84d6-4709-802b-ccfd91ae534e.jpg">Ben Rivers
Born in Somerset, UK, in 1972. Lives in London. In 2011, his film "Two Years at Sea" won the FIPRESCI Award, the Baloise Art Prize, and the Paul Hamlyn Award, among others, at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Recent major exhibitions include "Slow Action" (The Hepworth Wakefield, Matt's Gallery London, TPW Gallery Toronto, 2011-2012). " title="665_13_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/589/medium/0cc13dfc-9e5a-4609-8c6f-852579f42406.jpg">Ben Rivers
"Slow Action" (2010 / 4-Channel Video Installation [16mm Film converted to HD, Color & B&W, Sound] / 44 min [11 min each] / Artist's Collection) Courtesy: Kate MacGarry Gallery
In addition to the exhibition "Slow Action," the screening program titled "Ben Rivers Feature Film 'Two Years at Sea'" will screen "Two Years at Sea" (2011 / 86 min), which won the FIPRESCI Award at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. " title="665_14_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/590/medium/c125af4f-4d2a-44fb-9685-1a3a9d1ade2b.jpg">Mike Kelley
Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1954. Died in Los Angeles in 2012. Earned an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 1978. Active in music since his student days, he began presenting performances, paintings, and installations using sound based in Los Angeles in the late 1970s. He has participated in numerous exhibitions, including Documenta 9 (1992), "Catholic Taste" (1993, Whitney Museum of American Art), Skulptur Projekte Münster (2007), and the Yokohama Triennale (2011). " title="665_15_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/591/medium/bcea7826-265a-495c-88f1-657b7d30f4b5.jpg">Mike Kelley
"MOBILE HOMESTEAD Going West on Michigan Avenue from Downtown Detroit to Westland" (2010-2011 / 76 min / English / Japanese Subtitles) Photograph by Corine Vermeulen " title="665_16_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/592/medium/f5d6fefd-2711-4622-9094-9fb81820355f.jpg">SUZUKI Yasuhiro
Born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, in 1979. He has produced numerous works that create new discoveries within the viewer's memories and experiences by media-izing everyday phenomena with his unique methods. In addition to exhibitions in Japan and abroad, he actively engages in commissioned works in public spaces and collaborations with research institutions and companies, based at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo. His representative works include "Foresight of Play Equipment" (2001), "Blinking Leaves" (2003), "Zipper Ship" (2004), and "Air Person" (2007). " title="665_17_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/593/medium/3bfed72c-cff5-411a-8fd8-6665941c4249.jpg">SUZUKI Yasuhiro
"Image Sketch for New Work for Off-site Exhibition" (2012) " title="665_18_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/594/medium/5e17087a-46b5-4987-b494-f15f20506938.jpg">ISHIDA Takashi
Born in Tokyo in 1972. Painter, filmmaker. He develops his artistic activities by freely crossing domains, such as abstract films like "The Art of Fugue" (Aichi Arts Center Original Film) that attempt a rigorous visualization of music, installations combining scroll paintings with videos of their creation process, and murals and live drawings with organic line art. He received the Goto Memorial Cultural Award for New Artists in 2007. " title="665_19_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/595/medium/a7452ffe-7a0a-445a-a1f7-faa0439381a6.jpg">ISHIDA Takashi
From "Seven Nights of Moving Images: Night 1, Repeating Walls" (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, 2008) Photograph by Takuya Fujisawa
Date | February 17 (Sun)
Time | Doors open 17:30, Performance starts 18:00 (Ends approx. 19:30)
Venue | The Garden Room (Inside Yebisu Garden Place)
Performers | Takashi Ishida, Guest (TBD)
Price | Advance ¥1,000, Same-day ¥1,500 " title="665_20_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/596/medium/0c640737-4293-47b6-b249-5b8b47ebe2de.jpg">NOGUCHI Yasushi
He undertakes many projects using methods such as mapping, focusing on themes of collective memory of regions and concealed social structures. His forms of expression are diverse, including interactive installations and public art. After working as an assistant at an art university, he moved to the United States. He completed his graduate studies at New York University in 2003 and was a research fellow abroad for the Agency for Cultural Affairs. In 2004, he was a recipient of a fellowship from the Pola Art Foundation. He is currently active as an artist, primarily in Japan. " title="665_21_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/597/medium/2b0b3c64-6690-41c1-b188-29053e27904e.jpg">NOGUCHI Yasushi
"Receipt Project" (2006- / Interactive Installation / Artist's Collection) Photograph by Koji Nakamura " title="665_22_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/598/medium/04991f2f-9a5f-47be-9cf4-806948075706.jpg">Jay Sanders
Born in 1975. Lives in New York. Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. One of the curators for the 2012 Whitney Biennial. Previously, as director of Green Naftali Gallery, he organized numerous performances, music, and film events. He has written extensively for publications such as Artforum, Parkett, Texte zur Kunst, and BOMB. " title="665_23_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/599/medium/f53988cb-582f-446c-aeab-e3ee45423eda.jpg">Jay Sanders
From the screening program "Songs for Rent–The Present State of Experimental Film," Alex Hubbard "Hit Wave" (2012 / 4 min 35 sec) " title="665_24_ebisu_chap02" data-src="/galleries/images/000/114/600/medium/892a87c2-7a25-442b-8fa2-64e8b636c1fd.jpg">