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ART
May 31, 2016
A Traveling Exhibition of Light by Lighting Planners Associates, Led by Kaoru Mende | EXHIBITION
“In 2050, what kind of light will we encounter?” is the theme
“Nightscape 2050 - Future City - Light - People” Exhibition Held
An exhibition questioning the quality and existence of light in 2050 is touring at TEMPORARY CONTEMPORARY, an art gallery in Tsukishima. Titled “Nightscape 2050 - Future City - Light - People,” the exhibition is by Lighting Planners Associates (LPA), founded by six lighting designers led by Kaoru Mende. After starting in Berlin last August, it has toured Singapore and Hong Kong, and is now on display in Tokyo until June 10. The exhibition explores and proposes the diverse phenomena that light may bring to people.
Photograph by KANEKO ToshioText by WAKABAYASHI Satsuki
An exhibition to experience the future quality and form of light
Kaoru Mende is a lighting designer who has produced lighting for everything from residences to buildings and urban environments. He is also known for the lighting of Tokyo International Forum, Sendai Mediatheque, and Roppongi Hills. “Nightscape 2050 - Future City - Light - People” is an exhibition presenting LPA’s vision for the future, aiming to be a platform for thinking and discussing the future of light.
A platform to contemplate and discuss the beautiful future of light
Under the theme “In 2050, what kind of light will we encounter?”, this exhibition explores the future quality and form of light, and the phenomena that advanced light will bring to cities, spaces, and people, presenting prospects across seven content areas. During the exhibition, various related programs are planned, including talk events with architectural critic Taro Igarashi and architect Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, as well as workshops for children. It will be an opportunity to reconsider our lives with light and its future.
June 3 (Fri) 7:00 PM - Guest: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Architect), Theme: Disaster
June 9 (Thu) 7:00 PM - Guest: Nobuhide Jinno (Architectural Historian), Theme: Sumida River
“Nightscape 2050—Future City - Light - People”
Period | Until Friday, June 10, 2016 *Gallery Closed: No closing days during the exhibition period
Hours | Weekdays 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Weekends 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Admission | Free
Venue | TEMPORARY CONTEMPORARY
2F Asahi Soko, 1-14-7 Tsukishima, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3533-0880