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Artworks Unveiling, Programs, Event and Ticket Information
September 22, 2022
Press Release no.4
Kyoto prefecture (Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki) and the Art Collaboration Kyoto Executive Committee are pleased to announce the opening of the Satellite Program “Flowers of Time,” a new project of Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK) that will be held at Hongwanji Dendoin from November 10 Thurs. to November 20 Sun., 2022, one week ahead of the ACK art fair.
Other events include talk events in which experts from Japan and overseas will be invited to exchange opinions on various art-related themes, as well as Kids’ Programs, Associated Programs held in Kyoto prefecture, and various other programs and events aimed at stimulating the contemporary art scene in Kyoto.
Images of artworks from exhibiting galleries have been published on the ACK website.
ACK Organizing Programs: ACK Curates
Two exhibitions will be held under this year’s curatorial theme “Flowers of time”:
one curated by ACK Program Director Yukako Yamashita at satellite venue Honganji
Dendoin and another curated by Jam Acuzar at the main venue ICC Kyoto.
Satellite Program Flowers of Time
The “Flowers of Time” exhibition, a Satellite Program curated by ACK Program Director Yukako Yamashita, will take place at Hongwanji Dendoin. The exhibition explores the concept of “time,” which we all have in equal measure, through an eclectic range of works by nine world-renowned and emerging artists and artist groups including Lee Mingwei and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, the high-profile Eugene Studio/ Eugene Kangawa, Kour Pour, and Mayuko Ose who is still in her 20s.
The venue, Hongwanji Dendoin, is an important cultural property built in 1912 to the design of Tokyo Imperial University professor, Chuta Ito. Not normally open to the public, it is a unique building that incorporates various architectural styles, including brick walls based on British architecture and an Islam-inspired dome.
Artists: Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Eugene Studio/ Eugene Kangawa, Shinya Kato, Lee Mingwei, Yukio Nakagawa, Mayuko Ose, Kour Pour, Rui Sasaki, and Elaine Stocki
Dates and Hours: November 10 Thurs.–20 Sun. 10am–5pm
*By invitation only: November 17
Venue: Hongwanji Dendoin (Address: 196 Tamamotocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)
Admission: ¥1,000
Special Partner: Rakuwakai Healthcare System
Collection of Ishikawa Foundation, Okayama, Japan
Courtesy of The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation
©︎ Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Collection of Taguchi Art Collection
©︎EUGENE KANGAWA
Photo courtesy of Lee Studio and Perrotin
Photo: Yukio Nakagawa
Collection of Toyama Glass Art Museum
Photo: Kichiro Okamura
Courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery
Photo: Nik Massey
An exhibition of public art will be held at the Main Venue, the ICC Kyoto Event Hall, and surrounding area. Jam Acuzar has been invited as curator, and selected works under this year’s curatorial theme “Flowers of Time”
Artist: Noe Aoki, Takashi Hinoda, Naotaka Hiro, Miyu Hosoi, Elisabeth Kley, Tromarama, Vo Tran Chau, and Reijiro Wada
Guest Curator: Jam Acuzar
Dates: Dates and opening hours follow ACK
Venue: ICC Kyoto Event Hall, Pilotis of the New Hall, and vicinity of both venues
Guest Curator: Jam Acuzar
Jam Acuzar founded Bellas Artes Projects in 2013, a private arts foundation based in the Philippines focusing on artist residencies, exhibitions and community-based projects. In February 2016, she opened BAP Outpost, a non-profit exhibition space and library. In May 2019, BAP launched an informal art school called ESKWELA for experimental thought and context-responsive art-making. She is now based in Tokyo.
Jam sits on the board of Manuel L Quezon University and is part of Taipei Dangdaiʼs advisory group. She has given talks at Art Basel Hong Kong, SEA Focus, Asia Society Arts and Museum Summit, and was named one of Asia21 Young Leaders 2018.
Events During ACK
Talks and Kids’ Programs will be held at the ICC Kyoto throughout the art fair.
Talks
In order to enhance the art fair’s function as a conference, various speakers active in the international art scene will be invited to give a series of talks at the ICC Kyoto and online on themes ranging from the current state of the global art market and its ecosystem through to trends in the domestic and international art scene, NFT art and others. (Simultaneous interpretation available)
Dates: November 17 Thurs.–November 20 Sun.
Venue: ICC Kyoto Event Hall and Online
Programs (as of October 12):
- On Creating a Collection – The Direction of the Art Market
Speakers:
Takeo Obayashi (Chairman, Representative Director of the Obayashi Corporation)
Mark Rappolt (Editor-in-Chief, ArtReview and ArtReview Asia)
- An Examination of Painting Today
Speakers:
Kenjiro Hosaka (Director of Shiga Museum of Art)
Shunsuke Imai (Artist)
Reina Mikame (Artist)
- Global Perspectives on the Current Position of Art in Asia
Speakers:
Sadie Cole (Owner of Sadie Cole HQ)
Jeffrey Rosen (Co-founder of MISAKO & ROSEN)
Holly Roussell (Curator of UCCA Center for Contemporary Art)
- The Future of NFT Art
Speakers:
Harm van den Dorpel (Artist)
Yoichi Ochiai (Media Artist / Associate Professor at Univesity of Tsukuba)
- Galleries and Artists: Cooperating and Coexisting
Speakers:
Yuichi Hirako (Artist)
Tomio Koyama (Gallerist)
Kotaro Nukaga (Director of KOTARO NUKAGA)
Aiko Yuno (Artist)
- Kyoto as a Global Art City
Speakers:
Tomoharu Inoue (Chairman of Culture Vision Japan Foundation Inc.)
Takatoshi Nishiwaki (Governer of Kyoto Prefecture)
Yuki Terase (Founding Partner, Art Intelligence Global)
Yukako Yamashita (Program Director, Art Collaboration Kyoto)
*More to be announced on the website in early November.
Children aged 8-13 are invited to join contemporary art tours in the main venue, followed by workshops with artists who will help them to move their hands and give shape to their thoughts.
Lecturer: Aiko Miyanaga (Artist) and Ichio Otsuka (Illustrator and Art Director)
Supervision for guided viewing (Tour): Daiya Aida (Museum Educator)
Dates：November 18 Fri.–November 20 Sun.
Venue: ICC Kyoto Main Building 5th floor Room 553
*Free childcare for 0-7 year olds will be available throughout ACK.
Locations and Other Programs
In addition, various other programs will be held at Kyoto International Conference Center and other locations in Kyoto Prefecture in conjunction with ACK.
The location of each venue can be viewed via the link (Google Map) below.
Google Map
A series of Special Programs will be held in the foyer of the ICC Kyoto New Hall during the ACK period.
SGC ART COLLECTION
Artists: Atsuhiko Misawa, Natsuko Tanihara, Teppei Kaneuji, Side Core and Satoshi Someya
Superviser: Takahiro Kaneshima
Special Partner: SGC Co., Ltd.
The Unicorn and the Lion
Artists: Kaiga Keikaku / Daisuke Ohba and Kaoru Usukubo
Official Partner: Matsushima Holdings Co.,Ltd.
UESHIMA COLLECTION
Artists: Daniel Arsham, Katharina Grosse, Damien Hirst, Leiko Ikemura, Kei Imazu, Aki Kondo, Takashi Murakami & Virgil Abloh, Oscar Murillo, Kohei Nawa, Shinro Ohtake, Chiharu Shiota and others
Special Partner: Ueshima Collection
Dates: Dates and opening hours follow ACK
Venue: Foyer of the ICC Kyoto New Hall
Left: Atsuhiko Misawa, Right: Natsuko Tanihara
Left: Daisuke Ohba, M, 2019
Right: Usukubo Kaoru, The Flower Language of Almonds, 2021, photo by Nobutada Omote
Kohei Nawa, PixCell – Deer 40, 2003
Various programs held in conjunction with ACK that can be enjoyed while touring the streets of Kyoto.
Lead Partner EDION presents Mayumi Hosokura I can (not) hear you
Artist: Mayumi Hosokura
Curator: Junya Yamamine
Dates & Hours: November 17 Thurs.−20 Sun. 11am−8pm
Venue: Kyoto Kawaramachi Garden 8F (EDION 8F)
Organizer: ”I can (not) hear you” Executive Committee
Lead Partner: EDION Corporation
Official Partner: Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
Cooperation: Takuro Someya Contemporary Art
Exhibition Design: Yutaka Endo (Luftzug)
Artists: Shinya Yamada, Antiques & Art Masa
Dates & Hours: November 17 Thurs.–23 Wed. noon–5pm
Venue: Yuuhisai Koudoukan
Organizer: Pulse of Silence Executive Committee
Artists: Masayuki Imai, Akira Murayama, Noboru Hata, and other artists
Dates & Hours: November 17 Thurs.–20 Sun. noon–8pm (until 4pm on the last day)
Venue: Hulic Hall Kyoto
Organizer: Kyoto Kogei Association
Spaces: XYZ Collective, Bel Ami, Lucky Happy Studio, Strange Store, and Imlabor
Dates & Hours: November 17 Thurs.–27 Sun. 1pm–7pm
Venue: Gallery & Shop Vou
Organizer: Cobra (XYZ Collective)
Attitude and Practice
~Independent Artists in Philippines~
Artists: Louie Cordero, Ling Quisumbing, Mariano Ching, MM Yu, Yasmin Sison, and Hitoshi Kanamura
Dates & Hours: November 18 Fri.–December 4 Sun. 1pm–7pm
Venue: Matsuo Megumi + Voice Gallery pfs/w
Organizer: Matsuo Megumi + Voice Gallery pfs/w
The idea of owning an installation / Pass on project
Artists: Buku Akiyama, Kensho Tambara, Ryosuke Higo, Satoko Matsui, and Soichiro Mihara
Dates & Hours: October 29 Sat.–May 7 Sun., 2023 11am–8pm
Venue: BnA Alter Museum SCG
Organizer: BnA Alter Museum
Artists: Atsushi Aizawa, Midori Arai, and Mio Yamato
Spatial Direction: Yuko Nagayama & Associates
Dates & Hours: November 18 Fri.–November 20 Sun. 10am–5pm
Venue: Ryosokuin
Organizer: Yomafig.
Art Project in Kyoto Pref.
“ALTERNATIVE KYOTO”
-Artspace of the light- in Muko city
Artists: Marihiko Hara & Ryo Shiraki, Spektra, Corey Fuller & Synichi Yamamoto, and others
Dates & Hours: October 29 Sat.–November 20 Sun. 6pm–9pm *Open only on Sat. and Sun.
Venue: Muko Shrine
Organizer: Muko Art Project Executive Committee (Culture and Arts Division, Kyoto Prefectural Department of Culture and Sports)
(C) Mitsuru Wakabayashi
Mariano Ching× Louie Cordero Dead Moon
Soichiro Mihara Study of Air Photo by Masanobu Nishino
Marihiko Hara & Ryo Shiraki, Altered Perspectives 2021, 2021
Tickets Now on Sale
Two types of tickets are available: one for the Main Venue and the other for the Satellite Venue.
Both tickets must be booked in advance online. The number of tickets is limited, so please purchase early.
ACK Ticket
Venue: ICC Kyoto
Prices:
Early Bird Offer (until October 31) Adults ¥2,500 / Students (high school and university) ¥1,000
Regular Prices Adults ¥3,000 / Students (high school and university) ¥1,500
Book your tickets here.
“Flowers of Time” Ticket
Venue: Honganji Dendoin
Prices: ¥1,000
Book your tickets here.
ACK Overview
Fair period: November 18 Fri.–November 20 Sun., 2022
Preview: November 17 Thurs. *Press and Invited guests only
Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center Event Hall (Add: Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City) and others
Participating galleries: 64 galleries (12 countries/regions, 21 cities)
Organizer: Art Collaboration Kyoto Executive Committee
Kyoto Prefecture,
Association for the Promotion of Contemporary Art in Japan,
Contemporary Art Dealers Association Nippon,
Culture Vision Japan Foundation Inc.,
The Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Kyoto Convention and Visitors Bureau
Program Director: Yukako Yamashita
Announcing 2022 Exhibitors and Curatorial Theme
Announcement of a New Program Director
Support: The Cabinet Office, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2022,
The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2022
Under the auspices of:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan Tourism Agency (application pending), JETRO Kyoto, Kyoto City, The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Japan Association of New Economy, Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives, The Kyoto Shimbun, U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe, British Council, Consulate General of The Republic of Indonesia, Korean Cultural Center Osaka, Embassy of the Republic of Singapore, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Osaka-Kobe, Ambassade de France / Institut français du Japon, Consulate General Of the Socialist Republic Vietnam In Osaka
Web: a-c-k.jp
Partners: Partners page
Please note: Information listed here is current as of October 2022. There may be some changes due to extenuating circumstances. For updated information, check the official website or social media channels.
Press Contact
ACK Executive Committee, Overseas Media Relations
Yoshiko Nawa press@2022.a-c-k.jp