Special talk vol.2 “Nanjo Fumio and Satoh Taku”
Nanjo Fumio, Director of the Museum, and Satoh Taku, who is a graphic designers well as MAMC Honorary Member, will give a talk about how to enjoy contemporary art, focusing on design and art in our daily life.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LECTURE IS IN JAPANESE ONLY.

DATE&TIME:	10 April 2007 (Tue) 19:30-20:30
VENUE:	Auditorium at Academyhills 49 (Mori Tower 49F)
FOR:	All MAM Contemporary members
ADMISSION:	free
CAPACITY:	50

* To join the talk, advance booking is necessary. Please book by e-mail mamc@mori.art.museum with your name, membership number, membership category and the name(s) of your accompanied guest(s), if you are Benefactors or Fellows.

* Please book before Tuesday, 27 March, 2007. Participation will be determined by lot if capacity is exceeded, and will be contacted by e-mail on Wednesday 28 March.

<PROFILE> TAKU SATOH Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, majoring in Design, in 1979; completed graduate course at same university in 1981. Initially joined Dentsu, then established Taku Satoh Design Office Inc. in 1984.Created product designers for "Nikka Pure Malt". "Lotte Chewing Gum (Mint series)", "Lotte XYLITOL Gum", "Taisho Pharmaceutical's ZENA" nutritious drink, MEIJI Dairies' "Oishii Gyunyu" milk, and "NTT Docomo P701iD" cellular phone etc. Creative VI for, "21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa". Involved in planning and art direction of "Nihongo de Asobo" (Let's Play in Japanese) TV program on NHK educational channel, and in "Analysis of the Mass-product Design" project ("dissecting" mass-produced merchandise from the perspective of design). Major exhibitions include "Analysis of the Mass-product Design" (Tokyo, 2001), "ANATOMIA DO DESIGN: a obra de Taku Satoh" (Japanese Culture Center, Sao Paulo, 2002) and "PLASTICITY" (Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo, 2004). From 30 March 2007, become a director of 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT at Mid Town, Tokyo.

“Oishii Gyunyu”

“Lotte XYLITOL Gum”

Ito Jakuchu
Fushimi dolls of seven Hotei (Budai)
c. 1799
color on paper