NEWS

Announcement of MAMC Event: “Special Talk: Sato Ryotaro x Yahagi Manabu”

2025.3.14 [Fri]

On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, we will hold “Special Talk: Sato Ryotaro x Yahagi Manabu” an event exclusively for MAMC Fellow Members.

On the day of the event, we are excited to host a special talk with Sato Ryotaro, one of the featured artists in the exhibition MACHINE LOVE: Video Games, AI and Contemporary Art, along with a gallery tour led by Yahagi Manabu, the Associate Curator at the Mori Art Museum and curator of the ongoing exhibition.

We encourage you all to join the MAMC Fellows and participate in this wonderful opportunity!

* Bookings required to participate in the event.
* The MAMC Fellow is a membership program of the Mori Art Museum with an annual fee of 22,000 yen (tax included). By joining, you can enjoy unlimited free access to the Mori Art Museum for one year, as well as participate in previews of the exhibitions, members-only special events, and enjoy various other benefits.

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MAMC Event: “Special Talk: Sato Ryotaro x Yahagi Manabu”

Date and Time

Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 18:00-20:30

Speaker

Sato Ryotaro (MACHINE LOVE Exhibition-Featured Artist)

Discussant

Yahagi Manabu (Associate Curator, Mori Art Museum)

Venue

Mori Art Museum (53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)

For

MAMC Fellow Members and their guests
* Each member may bring up to one guest.
* Please note that both members and their guests must arrive at the reception together.
* Members themselves must attend the event if bringing a guest.

Language

Japanese
* If you require simultaneous English interpretation, please contact us via email (　) by Friday, March 28.

Participation Fee

Free

Capacity

60 people (Advance reservation required, first-come, first-served)

Application Deadline

Friday, March 28, 2025
* Please note that registration will close once the capacity is reached.

Schedule

18:00-20:00

Doors open

18:00-19:00

Free viewing of the exhibition MACHINE LOVE

19:00-19:40

Gallery tour of the exhibition MACHINE LOVE (Yahagi Manabu)

19:45-20:15

Special talk (Sato Ryotaro x Yahagi Manabu)

20:15-20:30

Q&A Session

* Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
* The viewing of the exhibition MACHINE LOVE will not be available after 19:45.
* Please be aware that entry will not be allowed after 20:00.

Special Guest
Sato Ryotaro (MACHINE LOVE Exhibition-Featured Artist)

Born 1999 in Hokkaido, Japan; lives in Kanagawa, Japan
While in graduate school, Sato began creating films using game engines based on data “assets” circulating on the Internet, such as the 3D models, textures, and animations used in video games.
According to the artist, he was influenced by the culture of sampling and MAD videos in the post-Internet era. His absurd stories in which various characters such as soldiers, girls, and animals repeatedly appear recall the short stories of Abe Kobo and others, as well as the pictorial space of Surrealism, while at the same time questioning the value of human existence and life in contemporary society. In this exhibition, he will present a new video piece in which the assets characters that exist just as various signs are released into the homogenized space of a suburban area.
https://ryotarosato.com/

Booking

* For MAMC Fellow member, please see the “MAMC MEMBERS’ EXPRESS” delivered on Friday, March 14, 2025 for details.
* If you are not a MAMC Fellow Member, please become the member first from the “Museum & Observatory Tickets | Membership Website,” after which we will send you instructions on how to apply.