Marunouchi dot com

About AATM

Events

Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi (AATM) is a showcase of new Artist whose future success is expected. This is an Events program that widely conveys its charm and fun. This year, there are many Golden Week Events. Please join us.

Public final screening & award ceremony

Wed 2009

11:00 – 13:00Public final screening[Venue] Yukiyuki Underground Gallery
17:00 – 19:00Award ceremony[Venue] Marunouchi Bldg. Hall (Marunouchi Bldg. 7F)

*General viewing possible, free admission

Guest judge Takashi Murakami (GEISAI cheerleader, Artist)

gallery tour

Date of operationguest navigator
May 2SatSadaya Iwabuchi (Editor-in-Chief of Bijutsu Techo/BT) & Kaoru Chiba (Art Watcher)
May 3rdSunShinichi Uchida (ARTiT Deputy Editor-in-Chief) & Hanae Sakai (Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo Public Relations)
May 4th(Monday/Holiday)Shigeo Goto (AATM judge/editor/creative director) & Tomoko Yabumae (curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo)
May 5th(Tuesday/Holiday)Daisuke Awata (art criticism) & Shihoko Iida (AATM judge/Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery curator)
time14:00 – 15:30 each day
The meeting placeAATM Information Corner (Gyoko Underground Street Tokyo Station side)
meeting timePlease gather by 14:00. *Free participation/no advance application required

Explore the exhibited works with Participating Artists and guests. Please also vote for the Audience Award.

Special Guest: Keita Arisawa (Collector), Chiaki Hayashi (Representative Director/PMO of Loftwork Co., Ltd.)
Coordination & Progress: Yu Ito (magical, ARTROOM)
cooperation:[logo]Loftwork Co., Ltd.


* Audience Award:
This award is determined by votes from the audience. Please vote for your best work using the voting paper placed in the Yukiyuki basement.
There will be a wonderful gift drawn from all those who vote! [detail]

AATM Talk

CCC&C / Create, show, collect, connect — the power to open up the future art scene
Creating, Curating, Collecting and Connecting: young possibilities for the future from AATM
Daisuke Ohba Shihoko Iida Daisuke Miyazu Shigeo Goto

May 17thSun 14:00 – 16:00

placeMarunouchi Cafe (3-3-1 Shin-Tokyo Bldg. 1F, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku)
Admission fee500 yen (includes 1 drink)
* Reservation required: Please apply from Marunouchi Cafe www.marunouchicafe.com.

A casual talk session that brings together people from various positions involved in art.
People who create (Artist), people who show (curators), and people who collect (collectors) talk about the power and appeal of upcoming Artist from their respective perspectives. The moderator role will be played by the person in charge (editor).


guest
| Daisuke Ohba | Artist /AAT 2007 participating artist |
Born in Shizuoka in 1981. Graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design. Completed graduate school at Tokyo University of the Arts. Participated in many exhibitions while still a student, and held a solo exhibition "LABYRINTH" at magical, ARTROOM (Tokyo) and ART ZONE (Kyoto) in 2006. In 2008, participated in the "Vivid Material" exhibition (Tokyo University of the Arts) and "THE ECHO" (ZAIM, Yokohama). He is a young painter who is attracting attention at the moment, with his solo exhibition "The Light Field" held simultaneously at two galleries in Tokyo from March to April 2009.
| Shihoko Iida | Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery Curator |
Has been with Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery since 1998 in the Preparation Office. In recent years, he has focused his efforts on joint projects and contributions within the Asia-Pacific region. The main project is ``Wolfgang Tillmans: Freischwimmer'' (TOCAG Organizer), and the joint projects are ``Rapt! "Spirit and Memory" (TOCAG/Performance Space, Sydney, 2008-09) and others.
| Daisuke Miyatsu | Art Collector |
He started collecting with Yayoi Kusama in 1994, and since then has continued to collect mainly artists from his generation, and in 1999 he started the "Dream House" project with Dominic Gonzalez-Forestel, Michihiro Shimabukuro, and others. I am currently living there and am still working towards completion. His collections have been exhibited at museums in Japan and abroad, including the 2004 Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery ``Why not live for Art?'' and the 2007 Daerim Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea ``Collection 2 — Collector's choice.'' As a collector, he has given many lectures at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Mori Art Museum, Yokohama Museum of Art, art fairs, etc.
moderator
| Shigeo Goto | Editor/Creative Director |
Editor/Creative Director/Professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design. With the motto of ``unique editing'', he creates art books and photo books by artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto and Mika Ninagawa. He has also participated in numerous projects to encourage young Artist to spread their wings around the world, including the Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi Committee. In 2008, he opened G/P gallery (Ebisu, Tokyo), where he is the director. His recent publications include ``The Future of Design'' (Pie Books) and ``Things to Do Before Starting Art'' (co-authored with Noboru Tsubaki, Mitsumura Suiko Shoin).