Japan's society has faced unprecedented challenges ever since the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 this year, and people in all fields of endeavor continue to seek ways to move toward recovery as well as reconstruction of the Japanese society on the whole. The Mori Art Museum has decided to organize a talk session where those currently active in such fields as art, design, and architecture in the recovery, restoration efforts and policy administation can deliver proposals for the reconstruction, and present creative visions for the future.
The Mori Art Museum brought together artists, activists, and IT industry figures in "Art for Life," a program held on March 26 to support disaster victims. With the cooperation of artists active on the global stage, we also held the Great East Japan Earthquake Charity Art Sale on April 16-17. In addition, we played as a bridging role in donating the charity auction sales raised by artists, some of who are participating in the "French Window" exhibition (currently on show at the Mori Art Museum) to the Japanese government with the purpose of preservation and restoration of cultural property.
This talk session is the 4th attempt in its series.
100% of the admission fees and donations collected at the venue will be donated to relief efforts. It is Mori Art Museum's fervent hope that with input from the spheres of culture and art, these efforts to support Japan's recovery will gain further momentum.
Date and Time:13:00-17:00; July 23, 2011 [Sat] *Doors open at 12:30.
Venue: Tower Hall, Academyhills 49 (49th floor, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)
Participants (in order of appearance, subject to change):
Takenaka Heizo (Director, Academyhills, Professor, Keio University)
Hara Ken'ya (Designer)
Nakajima Masahiro (Director-General, National and Regional Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
Nakamura Masato (Artist)
Watanabe Tetsuya (Director, Creative Industries Promotion Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Shimizu Toshio + Murakami Takashi + Fujiwara Jun [Art And Public Association (AAPA)]
Kondo Seiichi (Commissioner for Cultural Affairs)
Tsuboi Yudzuru (Deputy Director of the Editorial Board, The Asahi Shimbun)
Tada Kin'ichi (Mayor, Sumita Town, Iwate Prefecture)
Ito Toyo + Kuma Kengo + Yamamoto Riken + Naito Hiroshi + Sejima Kazuyo [Kishin no Kai Architects' Group]
Suzuki Kan (Senior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Moderator: Nanjo Fumio (Director, Mori Art Museum)
Organizers: Mori Art Museum, Academyhills
Seating capacity: 500 (reservations required)
Admission: \2,000 (incl. tax)
* Simultaneous interpretation (Japanese-English) available.
* Ustream Live streaming of the Talk Session (Japanese/English) is currently planned.
Mori Art Museum Ustream Channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mori-art-museum-english
* Twitter hashtag: #DesigningJapan
* Participants and presentation contents are subject to change without prior notification. Thank you for your understanding.
* Booking: Booked Out
■Relevant information
・The Great East Japan Earthquake Charity Art Sale on 16 and 17 April
