FUKUSHIMA BIENNALE 2012 'SORA: THE SKY'

 

I . Purpose of the Exhibition

 

In 2012, under the theme of “SORA: THE SKY”, we organize the fifth exhibition at Fukushima Airport to wish for recovery from the disaster. The students of Fukushima University and the young artists based in this region initiated our Biennale. While we introduce latest various art works (for example, painting, sculpture, craftwork, installation, video art and performance), provide opportunities to appeal to all generations and to exchange respective opinions among the participants. In conclusion, our Biennale will be good occasion that create the new vales full of energy and enthusiasm for the people residing in Fukushima after the disaster.

 

II . Outlines

 

1. Title: FUKUSHIMA BIENNALE 2012 "SORA: THE SKY"
2. Period: from 11th August to 23rd September 2012
3. Venues: Fukushima Airport (airport building, park, International Cargo Area)
4. Guest Artists
   Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI, Masao OKABE, Kazuhiko HACHIYA, Kenji YANOBE, Noboru TSUBAKI, Osamu KOKUFU, Yohei NISHIMURA, Mieko UEDA, Chihiro MINATO, Sadamu SAITO, Saori NINOMIYA, Tomohide IKEYA, Nobuyoshi ASAI, Yoshito Ohno, Hirokazu TATEGATA, Yoshihide OTOMO, Eiichi TOSAKI, Tetsuroh KONISHI, Samiya HANASAKI, TOKITAMA, Satoshi HATA, Junichi OGURO, Shunsuke TSUCHIDA, AKAMIDORI (Ikuko IMAMURA & Kiyoshi TAKAHASHI), Sayuri YAMAMOTO, Gojing-maru HAYASHI, Junya KATAOKA, Ryuho SIMIZU, Toshiya MOTAI, Kei ARAI, Masakazu ITO, UNITED BROTHERS (Tomoo ARAKAWA & Ei ARAKAWA), Keita SAGAKI, THREE, Yasuhide SHIBASAKI, Miki SUZUKI, Seiran CHIBA, Junichi TSUNODA, Toshihiro MUNAKATA, Mayumi MUNAKATA, Satoshi KUNISHIMA, Mieko SHINOKI, Norihiko HASHIMOTO, Go HIROKAWA, Natsuki ISHIDA, Uta KANNO, Akiyo SONOBE, Manami FUJIWARA, Shunsuke NOUCHI, Ai BABA, Nobuyuki YANAGINUMA, Tooru YANAGISAWA, Shigenobu YOSHIDA, Ryoichi WAGO, Koichi WATANABE
   
   From abroad
   USA/ Yoko ONO, Nobuho NAGASAWA, Shinpei TAKEDA, Megumi HIRAOKA, J POUWELS, Jason TANNAN, Jamus KUIPER, Lynn CRISWELL, Michael BISHOP, Nanette WYLDE, Robert HERHUSKY, Sheri SIMONS, Tom PATTON Germany/ Thomas BAYRLE, Sebastioan STOEHRER, Il-Jin Atem CHOI, Yasuaki KITAGAWA+Lillie KHAN, Zero Reiko ISHIHARA, DAS INSTITUT (Kerstin BRÄTSCH & Adel RÖDER)
   Bangladesh/ Md. TARIKAT
   Canada/ Daisuke TAKEYA
   France/ Marie DROUET
   Mexico/ Masafumi HOSUMI, Susanna CASTELLANOS, Manuel CUNJAMA, Juan Ramòn LEMUS GUERRERO
   
   California state University Chico
   State University of New York，Stony Brook University
   Christian ANG, Angel BAEK, Sky BENATAR, Brooke BOFILL, Julia GUREVICH, Jonathan HORN, Edwige LAUTURE, Andy LIAO, Daniel MANIACE, Nicholas SEMELAK, Andrew SULTZER,Timothy TEDESCO, Arianna WARNR, Em WHITE, Alex WONG (Sculpture class of Nobuho Nagasawa)
   FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY
   Akifumi MIYATA, Aya OHASHI, Harumi SAITO, Hirotaka TAJIMA, Rumi KANEKO, Mutsumi KAWANA, Yuu TAKAHASHI, Eri NAKAMURA, Yoshimi OSAKA, Sae OTSUKI, Kyohei TAKANO, Takuma TAKAHASHI, Wakana NAKAHATA, Asuka KIMURA, Tomomi SAITO, Arisa NEMOTO, Students of Composite Art class, Students of Art Project Seminar
   International Art & Design Collage

 

III ．Event Details

 

Our Objectives

1. 1. Image-building of Fukushima by means of art
   The theme related to Fukushima; "SORA: THE SKY" comes from "Chieko's Sky", the poem by the sculptor Kotaro Takamura (his wife, Chieko, was born in Fukushima and they spent time there).
2. 2. Regional Creation as industry-academia-government collaboration
   Art Project initiated by the young artists residing in Fukushima; presentation of various contemporary art works.
3. 3. Wish for recovery from the disaster through the international exchange
   Activities looking to Fukushima's future; representation based on "individual body" (workshop for children)

 

Associated Events

 

11th August

10:00 Opening Reception / 13:00 Symposium (at airport building)

12th August

11:00-11:30 Calligraphy Performance by Seiran CHIBA (at airport park)
13:00-16:00 Workshop “Visualized Sky: representing the sky in mind” by Go-jing maru HAYASHI (at airport building)
17:00-18:30 Sunset Dance Workshop by UNITED BROTHERS & DAS INSTITUT (at airport park)

18th August

10:00-16:00 Outdoor Music Event: DANCE MUSIC FUKUSHIMA 2012 "FESTIVAL FUKUSHIMA!"

19th August

Sound Dance Performance by BCD (Eiichi Tosaki, Tetsuroh Konishi and Samiya Hanasaki) (at airport park)
Guitar and bass guitar duo HERRENBERG (at airport building)

26th August

Cosplay Art Stage “COS-MATRIX” by ADVENTURES PROJECT (at airport building and park)

15th September

FUKUSHIMA AIRPORT FESTIVAL
Explanation and demonstration of "Open Sky M-02J"
by Kazuhiko Hachiya (at apron area)
18:00-20:00 Workshop “GO FLIGHT AIRSHIP”
by Go-jing maru Hayashi

16th September

11:00-18:00 Dance Performance by Yoshito Ohno, Nobuyoshi Asai and Hirokazu Tategata
(music by Nobuyuki Ochiai, design by Koichi Watanabe) (at airportpark)
Post-Performance Talk: Atsushi Tanigawa (aesthetician)

Every Sunday

Guidance (at airport building and park)
Let’s respond to "Sky Music" by Yoko Ono and depict the sky!
"KOI-ART-NOBORI" (at airport building)
"KOI-ART-NOBORI" by NAUSICAA: rebroadcast from France
( http://www.ovninavi.com/blog/GANBALO?page=2012060060359 )