About "MAM Research"
Japanese and Asian contemporary art is one of the main focuses of the Mori Art Museum' s programs, yet "Asia" covers a broad territory, making it difficult to grasp an overall picture of it. The newly launched "MAM Research" program is intend to examine the multilayered social, political and economic backgrounds that have given rise to Asian contemporary art and seek to shed light on their historical contexts, while focusing on individual artists, curators, art movements and art institutions throughout Asia. Premised on collaborative projects with archives, research institutions and scholars around Asia, "MAM Research" does not limit displays to "artworks" but also presents such materials as videos, photographs, texts and historical records. Through "MAM Research," Mori Art Museum aims to serve as a platform for broader discussions.
MAM Research 001: Great Crescent, Art and Agitation in the 1960s - Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
The first exhibition in this series "MAM Research 001: Great Crescent, Art and Agitation in the 1960s - Japan, South Korea, Taiwan" is a reconfiguration of an exhibition held in 2013 at the Hong Kong alternative space "Para Site."
In recent years, there have been moves not only to enrich art history by focusing beyond those countries in the West that led the way in the 20th century but also to trace the multi-tiered development of modernism in countries outside the Western bloc. The title of this exhibition derives from the term used to describe the crescent-shaped region stretching from Japan through Southeast Asia to the Persian Gulf as part of America's post war policy towards Asia. From the Meiji period until the end of WWII, Japan ruled the Korean peninsula and Taiwan. While they started to take different paths on their own in the 1960s, this exhibition is an attempt to verify from a comparative perspective on the anti-establishment and anti-art activities that unfolded as the artists in these regions explored their own avenues of expression, not along the modernism that was introduced from the West.
Participating Artists: Chang Chao-Tang, Choi Boong-hyun, Chuang Ling, Kim Gulim, Hi Red Center, Huang Huacheng,Jeong Gang-ja, Kang Guk-jin, Yoko Ono, Zero Dimension
Floor Intervention: Leung Chi Wo
Huang Huacheng
Ecole de Great Taipei Autumn Exhibition
Hai Tian Gallery, Taipei, 1966.
Photo and photo courtesy: Chuang Ling
General Information
| Period: | Saturday, April 25 - Sunday, July 5, 2015 |  |
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| Organizers: | Mori Art Museum, Para Site, The curatorial initiative A Future Museum for China |
| Curated by: | Cosmin Costinas (Director, Para Site), Doryun Chong (Chief Curator, M+), Lesley Ma (Curator, Ink Art, M+) |
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| In Cooperation with: | Korea Art Research Institute (KARI), KuroDalaiJee (Researcher, Post-war avant-garde art in Japan) |
| Venue: | Mori Art Museum |
| Open Hours: | 10:00-22:00 (Tuesdays: 10:00-17:00) * Ticket also valid for "Simple forms," "MAM Collection," "MAM Screen." * Saturday, April 25 open until 6:00 the following morning due to "Roppongi Art Night 2015." * Tuesday of May 5 open until 22:00 * Admission until 30 minutes before closing. * Open everyday. |
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| Admission: | Adult: ¥1,800 University / Highschool student: ¥1,200 Child (Age 4 up to Junior highschool student): ¥600 Senior (Age 65 & over): ¥1,500 * All prices include tax. * Ticket also valid for "Simple Forms," "MAM Collection," "MAM Screen." * Ticket also valid for Tokyo City View observation deck from April 29. * Additional entrance fee to the Sky Deck is required. |
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| Inquiries: | +81-(0)3-5777-8600 (Hello Dial) |
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Events
Screening + Talk "Zero Dimension / Kato Yoshihiro” #1 * In Japanese-language only
Screenings of documentary footage of rituals performed in the 1960s mainly in Tokyo by artist collective Zero Dimension, and of their film White Rabbit of Inaba (1970). Following the first screening, Zero Dimension leader Kato Yoshihiro and researcher of post-war avant-garde art in Japan, KuroDalaiJee appear for a discussion; and following the second screening, Kato's "agitation" presents the past and future of the legendary artists collective.
Speakers: Kato Yoshihiro (Zero Dimension), KuroDalaiJee (Researcher, Post-war avant-garde art in Japan)
Date & Time: Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 19:00-21:30 (Doors open 18:30)
Venue: Auditorium, Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 80 (advance booking required)
Admission: Free
* Those who are booked for this particular program will exclusively be welcome to view "MAM Research 001" for half an hour before and/or after the program (18:30-19:00, and/or 21:30-22:00, respectively). Please note, however, any other exhibitions cannot be viewed.
Booking: * Booked Out
Screening + Talk "Zero Dimension / Kato Yoshihiro” #2 * In Japanese-language only
Speaker: Kato Yoshihiro "Zero Dimension"
Date & Time: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 19:00-21:30 (Doors open 18:30)
Venue: Auditorium, Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 80 (advance booking required)
Admission: Free
* Those who are booked for this particular program will exclusively be welcome to view "MAM Research 001" for half an hour before and/or after the program (18:30-19:00, and/or 21:30-22:00, respectively). Please note, however, any other exhibitions cannot be viewed.
Booking: * Booked Out
Panel Discussion "The 1960s: Anti-Art Performance in Context-Japan, South Korea, Taiwan" * Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available
One of the focuses of the "MAM Research 001: Great Crescent" exhibition is the anti-art performances of the 1960s. From what sort of political and social contexts did these performances emerge in the different regions? Hear reserchers present their individual perspectives and venture comparison.
Panelists: KuroDalaiJee (Researcher, Post-war avant-garde art in Japan), Kim Mi Kyung (Professor, Kangnam University, Korea), Cosmin Costinas (Director, Para Site), Doryun Chong (Chief Curator, M+), Lesley Ma (Curator, Ink Art, M+)
Date & Time: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 14:00-17:00 (Doors open 13:30)
Venue: Auditorium, Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 80 (advance booking required)
Admission: Free (admission ticket required)
Booking: * Booked Out
Notice Regarding Photography in the Gallery
Photography is not permitted in the gallery of "MAM Research 001: Great Crescent, Art and Agitation in the 1960s – Japan, South Korea, Taiwan" exhibition.