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19/3/2010

Two exhibitions

Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Roppongi Crossing 2010: Can There Be Art?
curated by Kinoshita Chieko, Kubota Kenji, Kondo Kenichi

“Roppongi Crossing” is a series of exhibitions that introduce the work of diverse artists and creators with an eye to present a vision of the future Japanese art scene. Starting from a fundamental question – “Can there be art”* - the third in the series highlights the ambitions and dynamic talents who are today actively turning the pages of Japanese art history. The exhibition represents a “crossing” of diverse output – photography, sculpture, installation, video, graffiti, performance and so on – by 20 artists and units ranging from up-and-coming stars to art world veterans.

While the artworks chosen by the team of three curators are all new or topical, they are diverse in their approaches. Some refer directly to various social issues, while others take the form of projects, presenting new possibilities by their collaborative or trans-genres natures. The exhibition also introduces creative activities generated from the streets which is a stage of our daily life, as well as the work of a new generation that suggest the emergence of a new aesthetic.

Now more than ever, with society and the economy going through a period of immense change, we are provided with a rare opportunity to think about the very nature of art. It will be a new Japan that emerges from this period of upheaval, and the discoveries, surprises and insights offered in this exhibition provide a clue as to what the art of that new Japan will be like.

*In the 1990s, in the aftermath of the collapse of the bubble economy, the late Furuhashi Teiji, of the artist group Dumb Type, is known to have asked, “Can there be art” which seemed to inquire whether art can exist outside of the art world’s confines, in a direct discourse with society in general.

Screening schedule of S/N by Dumb Type

The screening schedule of the work S/N by Dumb Type is as follows.
Running time: Approximately 75 min. Entry after the starting screening time is not permitted.

Everyday: 11:00, 13:00, 15:00
Everyday except Tuesday: 17:00, 19:00, 20:30

Screening times for “Roppongi Art Night 2010” (3/27):
3/27 (Sat) 22:30
3/28 (Sun) 0:30, 2:30, 4:30

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MAM Project 011: Jules de Balincourt

Jules de Balincourt (born 1972, Paris) is one of the leaders of the post 9/11 New York art scene. Freely employing bright colors and bold lines, mostly in paintings, he depicts everyday scenes, adventures, love, political, economic and environmental themes as well as wild psychological landscapes. This exhibition includes both new work and representative pieces dating back to 2003. By weaving imaginations between the works, an original interpretation of de Balincourt’s world is surely to arise.

ARTIST TALK Saturday, 20 March 2010, 17:30 - 19h
The artist will discuss about the works in the exhibition as well as other works and activities.
Speaker Jules de Balincourt *Japanese-English consecutive interpretation

Image: Morimura Yasumasa, A Requiem: Laugh at the Dictator, 2007
Single-Channel Video Courtesy: ShugoArts, Tokyo Photo: Kishimoto Yasushi

Press Contact Details: Ms.Tamura, Ms. Li, Mr. Watanabe Public Relations, Ms. Shinya - Mori Art Museum
Tel: +81-3-6406-6111 Fax: +81-3-6406-9351 E-mail: pr@mori.art.museum

Opening Saturday, 20 March 2010

Mori Art Museum
53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1, Roppongi, Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan, 106-6150
Open Hours 10:00 - 22:00; 10:00 - 17:00 on Tuesdays
3/27(Sat) open until 6:00 the following morning due to “Roppongi Art Night 2010,” and 5/4(Tue) open until 22:00
Admission until 30 minutes before closing time. Open everyday.
Admission Adult: ¥1,500; Student (highschool, college, university): ¥1,000;
Child (4 years to junior highschool): ¥500;
Admission for 3/27(Sat) from 24:00 to 6:00 the following morning is ¥500.
Ticket valid for admission to “MAM Project 011: Jules de Balincourt” and the Tokyo City View observation deck (excludes Sky Deck).

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