Live broadcast of three artists' talks on Ustream

In September last year, 2009, "Louis Vuitton's Forest" was created in Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture, with the cooperation of More Trees, an organization founded by Ryuichi Sakamoto with the aim of regenerating forests.

This "Louis Vuitton's Forest," themed around the "beauty of the forest," focuses on the healing effects and majestic nature that forests provide, emphasizing the drawing out of the land's inherent power. It's noteworthy that the aim is not just forestry, but also to create a forest that resonates with the five senses, offering visitors "healing" and "inspiration."

Louis Vuitton will now host a symposium with Ryuichi Sakamoto, representative of More Trees; Tabaimo, a contemporary artist; and Yuko Nagayama, a young architect who designed the "LOUIS VUITTON Kyoto Daimaru store," under the theme "Towards a Beautiful Future Earth..."

The three artists will discuss "views on nature," "creativity," and "the future." Yoshiko Ikoma, a journalist with deep knowledge of arts, culture, and the environment, will moderate the talk.

Furthermore, in a first for Louis Vuitton, this symposium will be live-streamed on Ustream. Don't miss this valuable talk session starting at 18:30 on Friday, July 30th.

Special Symposium: "Towards a Beautiful Future Earth..."
Date & Time | Friday, July 30, 2010, 18:30–20:00
Ustream Page URL http://ustre.am/lxAL
Louis Vuitton Japan Official Twitter Account http://twitter.com/louisvuitton_jp

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Symposium Participants


Tabaimo
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1975. In 1999, her graduation work at Kyoto University of Art and Design, the installation piece "Doleful" using animation, won the Grand Prize at the Kirin Contemporary Award. She is currently holding a solo exhibition at the Parasol Unit in London, and from July 10th, her "Generation of the Cross-Section" exhibition will tour the National Museum of Art, Osaka. She has also been selected as the representative artist for the Japanese Pavilion at the 2011 Venice Biennale and is working on a large-scale piece for next summer. Resides in Nagano Prefecture.

Yuko Nagayama
Born in Tokyo in 1975. Graduated from Showa Women's University, Department of Human Life and Environmental Design, in 1998. Joined Jun Aoki & Associates in 1998. Established Yuko Nagayama & Associates in 2002. Her major works include "LOUIS VUITTON Kyoto Daimaru store," "House with a Hill," and "ANTEPRIMA ION Orchard store, Singapore." These have received awards such as the JCD Design Award Encouragement Prize and the AR Awards (UK) Highly Commended prize. She is currently an adjunct lecturer at Kyoto Seika University and Showa Women's University.