We are the islands
dal 24/7/2010 al 26/7/2010
Segnalato da
Madoka Chiba
Sae Esashi
Megumi Fukuda
Taro Furukata
Atsushi Fukunaga
Hanayo
Toru Hayashi
Kaoru Hirano
Hideaki Idetsuki
Leiko Ikemura
Shingo Inao
Misaki Kawabe
Yuhi Kazama
Kengo Kito
Takehito Koganezawa
Sako Kojima
Aisuke Kondo
Erika Matsunami
Toshihiko Mitsuya
Nobuhiko Murayama
Kazuki Nakahara
Yotaro Niwa
Mayumi Okabayashi
Nozomi Tomoeda
Mamoru Tsukada
Maki Ueda
Tomoyuki Ueno
Tetsuhiro+Kiyomi Uozumi
Daigorou Yonekura
24/7/2010
We are the islands
Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin
Three-Day Exhibition with 30 Artists from Japan. As each of us is an island, each of us sets course to break a solitary existence, to look for another island, to communicate and share hope. Every new island is a new line of communication, a new set of possibilities, hence, it is not surprising that so many artists travel abroad, change residence, go somewhere else. For the thirty Japanese artists and one Korean artist in this exhibition, who made such a journey, Berlin is the shore of that new island.
We are so far away and so close.
We are so different and so the same.
We are so alone and so communicative.
As each of us is an island, each of us sets course to break a solitary existence, to look for another island, to communicate and share hope. Every new island is a new line of communication, a new set of possibilities, hence, it is not surprising that so many artists travel abroad, change residence, go somewhere else. For the thirty Japanese artists and one Korean artist in this exhibition, who made such a journey, Berlin is the shore of that new island.
This impromptu exhibition attempts to give a glimpse of the diversity of practices represented by Japanese artists living in Berlin – but its interest certainly goes beyond the narrow framework of nationality and rather has developed and is still developing through these artists’ choice to relocate to Berlin. This exhibition aims to open up a new contemporary intercultural experience beyond nationalities, regions and races, in the international art city of Berlin.
This event will be followed by a series of exhibitions at a new artist run centre at the Bethanien. This space will be dedicated to artists and curators, who are actively engaged in the development of community and the sharing of ideas and resources with each other and with others around the world.
Participating artists: Are You Meaning Company, Madoka Chiba, Sae Esashi, Megumi Fukuda, Taro Furukata, Atsushi Fukunaga,
Hanayo, Toru Hayashi, Kaoru Hirano, Hideaki Idetsuki, Leiko Ikemura, Shingo Inao, Misaki Kawabe, Yuhi Kazama, Kengo Kito, Takehito Koganezawa, Sako Kojima, Aisuke Kondo, Erika Matsunami, Toshihiko Mitsuya, Nobuhiko Murayama,
Kazuki Nakahara, Yotaro Niwa, Mayumi Okabayashi, Nozomi Tomoeda, Mamoru Tsukada, Maki Ueda, Tomoyuki Ueno, Tetsuhiro+Kiyomi Uozumi, Daigorou Yonekura
We kindly invite you to take part in the opening event on Sunday, July 25, 2010, at 7 p.m at the Bethanien (Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin).
Two special presentations will take place beginning at 8pm: a dance by Ayaka Azechi (also known through collaboration with Sasha Waltz) and a sound performance,“YOUR CHORAL” by the Korean, Eunhye Hwang together with singers, Carmen Hofacker, Irene Vogel and Stefanie Wüst.
This event is organized by Mamoru Tsukada, Miya Yoshida and Aisuke Kondo with the great support of artists and friends, including a financial support from Jonathan Bragdon, special thanks to Irene and Hermann Vogel, Nobuhiko Murayama, Wojciech Olejnik, Sarah Jane Gorlitz, and happens in cooperation with the Tokyo Wonder Site, the Kunstraum/ Bethanien and the Japan Embassy in Germany.
Opening: July 25, 7 p.m.
performances: 8 p.m.
Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien
Mariannenplatz 2, D 10997 Berlin
Opening hours:
daily : 12 - 7 pm
guided tours on demand
Free admission