English: http://mori.art.museum/eng/art-course/2008.html
(日本語はここです。)
No.1 "When the art inside you is exposed to society"
Miyajima
Tatsuo is one of Japan’s most important contemporary artists. In this
first MAM Art Course lecture, Miyajima explores the relationship
between society and art through an introduction of his own projects
such as the "Revive Time" Kaki (Persimmon) Tree Project and the
"Floating Time" Hospice Project.
Lecturer: Miyajima Tatsuo (Artist / Vice President, Tohoku University of Art & Design)
Date: 19:00-21:00 Friday, 23 May 2008
Venue: Quarante B, Academy Hills, 40th Floor, Roppongi Hills. Mori Tower,
*Japanese - English simultaneous translation
Miyajima Tatsuo
Completed
postgraduate studies in art at the Tokyo University of the Arts. In
1988 was selected to participate in the Aperto section of the Venice
Biennale, where he garnered international acclaim for his work using
LED digital counters. He has held many exhibitions in Japan and abroad
and his works are included in the collections of Tate Gallery in
London, Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich and the Museum of Contemporary
Art, Tokyo. Instigated the "Revive Time" Kaki Tree Project, whereby he
plants "second generation atomic bomb victim trees" – saplings from the
seeds of a tree damaged by the atomic bomb in Nagasaki – around the
world with the help of children.
Organizers: Mori Art Museum, Academyhills
Corporate Sponsor: UBS Group
Capacity: 150 (bookings required for each lecture)
Admission: Adult 1,000yen Student & MAMC Member 500yen
Bookings: Bookings can be made from 12:00 Thursday, 24 April, on the Mori Art Museum website.
No. 2 "Would you like to try buying contemporary art?
The latest news from the art market"
What
would happen if you decided not just to "look" at art, but to bring it
into your own home? Shin Misa, who specializes in art-related public
relations and fundraising, shares her up-to-date knowledge of the
international art market as she discusses the methods and joys of
buying contemporary art.
Lecturer: Shin Misa (Executive Director, ART FAIR TOKYO / President, Misa Shin & Co.)
Date: 19:00-21:00 Monday, 30 June 2008
Venue: Auditorium, Academy Hills, 49th Floor, Roppongi Hills. Mori Tower
*Japanese - English simultaneous translation
Shin Misa
Graduated
with an M.A. from New York University. From 1990 to 1999 lived in New
York working in gallery management, public relations and fundraising
for art. In 1999 moved to Tokyo to work at an artist-in-residence
program, the Mori Art Museum and several other venues. Since 2000 has
taught art administration at Tokyo University of the Arts. Currently
specializes in management and consulting in the art, cultural and
architecture sectors.
Organizers: Mori Art Museum, Academyhills
Corporate Sponsor: UBS Group
Capacity: 150 (bookings required for each lecture)
Admission: Adult 1,000yen Student & MAMC Member 500yen
Bookings: Bookings can be made from 12:00 Thursday, 24 April, on the Mori Art Museum website.