Carsten NICOLAI
Photo: René Zieger
Courtesy Galerie EIGEN + ART, Leipzig/Berlin and The Pace Gallery
Sigalit LANDAU
©Sigalit
Landau
Courtesy the artist and Kamel Mennour, Paris
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YOKOHAMA TRIENNALE 2011
OUR MAGICHOUR
How Much of the World Can We Know?
OUR MAGICHOUR
How Much of the World Can We Know?
IT IS with great pleasure that we open Yokohama Triennale 2011 “OUR MAGIC HOUR—How Much of the World Can We Know?”
This year represents a turning point for the Yokohama Triennale. With its main organizer changing from the Japan Foundation to City of Yokohama, and with the Yokohama Museum of Art for the first time becoming the triennale's main venue, the fourth edition, will be very different to the previous three.
We feel that Yokohama, which since the opening of its port to the world in 1859 has developed in step with the modernization of Japan, is particularly suited to holding an event of this nature. Festivals of contemporary art serve to illuminate contemporary society and human existence. Yokohama's suitability is also demonstrated in its openness to new ways of thought and expression and its acceptance of interaction between diverse peoples, cultures and values.
The guiding principle behind Yokohama Triennale 2011 is “look, nurture and connect,” and in following this principle we have endeavored to convey as widely as possible the diverse potential of contemporary art. Through presentations that take advantage of the unique characteristics of our two main venues – Yokohama Museum of Art and NYK Waterfront Warehouse (BankART Studio NYK) – and also satellite venues, such as the Yokohama Creativecity Center (YCC), the experience of “looking” at the artworks will be made more profound, and visitors will be able to taste the joy of interpreting artworks by embarking on a journey through time and place and deep into their imaginations. Also, as a part of the “nurturing” aspect of the triennale, we have a Junior Program to provide young audience a meaningful experience, and also the Special Supporters Program to share our experience with guests from professions outside contemporary art.
Also, the attempt to “connect” the main venues with a variety of other events and genres is also a new aspect of the triennale. Through collaborations with various unique NPOs, cultural institutions and universities, we have attempted to broaden the appeal of the triennale by preparing programs that cover not just art but music, theater, film and traditional performing arts. To improve convenience for visitors and also strengthen links with the main venues, we have established a special joint ticketing policy for Special Tie-Up Programs, BankART Life III and Koganecho Bazaar 2011.
Five months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and we would like to think that with art we can make even a small contribution to the forward momentum in overcoming this challenge. There is artwork on display that visitors will be able to donate to charity through their participation. There will also be a talk aimed at deepening understanding of the situation in the tsunami-affected areas.
We hope that the ability to see and know the world with nuance and complexity – an ability that we believe is enhanced through the appreciation of contemporary art – will, like magic, shine a ray of light on what remains a difficult and complex road forward.
OSAKA Eriko
Director General
Yokohama Triennale 2011
This year represents a turning point for the Yokohama Triennale. With its main organizer changing from the Japan Foundation to City of Yokohama, and with the Yokohama Museum of Art for the first time becoming the triennale's main venue, the fourth edition, will be very different to the previous three.
We feel that Yokohama, which since the opening of its port to the world in 1859 has developed in step with the modernization of Japan, is particularly suited to holding an event of this nature. Festivals of contemporary art serve to illuminate contemporary society and human existence. Yokohama's suitability is also demonstrated in its openness to new ways of thought and expression and its acceptance of interaction between diverse peoples, cultures and values.
The guiding principle behind Yokohama Triennale 2011 is “look, nurture and connect,” and in following this principle we have endeavored to convey as widely as possible the diverse potential of contemporary art. Through presentations that take advantage of the unique characteristics of our two main venues – Yokohama Museum of Art and NYK Waterfront Warehouse (BankART Studio NYK) – and also satellite venues, such as the Yokohama Creativecity Center (YCC), the experience of “looking” at the artworks will be made more profound, and visitors will be able to taste the joy of interpreting artworks by embarking on a journey through time and place and deep into their imaginations. Also, as a part of the “nurturing” aspect of the triennale, we have a Junior Program to provide young audience a meaningful experience, and also the Special Supporters Program to share our experience with guests from professions outside contemporary art.
Also, the attempt to “connect” the main venues with a variety of other events and genres is also a new aspect of the triennale. Through collaborations with various unique NPOs, cultural institutions and universities, we have attempted to broaden the appeal of the triennale by preparing programs that cover not just art but music, theater, film and traditional performing arts. To improve convenience for visitors and also strengthen links with the main venues, we have established a special joint ticketing policy for Special Tie-Up Programs, BankART Life III and Koganecho Bazaar 2011.
Five months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and we would like to think that with art we can make even a small contribution to the forward momentum in overcoming this challenge. There is artwork on display that visitors will be able to donate to charity through their participation. There will also be a talk aimed at deepening understanding of the situation in the tsunami-affected areas.
We hope that the ability to see and know the world with nuance and complexity – an ability that we believe is enhanced through the appreciation of contemporary art – will, like magic, shine a ray of light on what remains a difficult and complex road forward.
OSAKA Eriko
Director General
Yokohama Triennale 2011
YIN Xiuzhen
Photo: Song Dong
Call to Artist
FONDAZIONE ANTONIO PRESTI -FIUMARA D’ARTE
International Museum of Image
Terzocchio Meridiani di Luce - Sole di Mezzanotte
(ThirdEye Meridian of
Light - Midnight Sun)
Librino,Catania
Deadline: Ongoing
Terzocchio Meridiani di Luce - Sole di Mezzanotte
(ThirdEye Meridian of
Light - Midnight Sun)
Librino,Catania
Deadline: Ongoing
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