後藤 繁雄 Shigeo Goto
編集者、クリエイティブディレクター、京都造形芸術大学 教授
Editor, Creative Director, Professor,
Kyoto University of Art and Design
アートにおいて重要なこと。それは初期衝動、その持続。時空を歪めるほどの異様なパッションが必要だと思う。自分の作品にそれがあるか再度問うてみよ。小手先の上手さ、計算ではなく、破綻すれすれの行為に向かう時だ。
The most important idea of art; that is the first impact or impression, and its continuity. Something as eccentric as the distortion of space and time is necessary in your passion. Ask yourself once again if your art piece has that passion. It is not the small details of your hands nor the calculation within your piece, rather, now is the time to face the narrow line of failure.
小山 登美夫 Tomio Koyama
小山登美夫ギャラリー代表、明治大学国際日本学部 特任准教授
Director, Tomio Koyama Gallery, and
Associate Professor,
School of global Japanese Studies, Meiji University
今回はダイナミックなアプローチをする人と、内省的なもしくはアカデミックなアプローチをする人の両方が入賞したと思います。隔たりがあるようなその表現がどこかで繋がっていることが見えてくると面白いなと思います。自分の現実の世界をつかみとるアーティストたちの真剣な視点に注目しています。
This year, there were young artists who took both dynamic approaches towards their art as well as artists who took introspective/academic approaches. It was very interesting to see those art pieces intersect in ways that I would have never imagined and seeing the artists’ view of the realistic world caught my attention.
高橋 明也 Akiya Takahashi
三菱一号館美術館 館長
Director, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo
例年に較べて多少熱気の低下を感じたものの、相変わらず若い作家たちが常に新しい表現を模索していることが再認識された。AATMの認知度がさらに上がり、ここをステップにして活躍してくれる人々がもっと出て欲しいと心から願う。
Compared to last year, I felt as though there was not as much hype and passion, but at the same time I also felt the never changing passion from the young artists through their search for new elements and expressions within their art pieces. I sincerely hope AATM becomes more recognized throughout Japan and more artists use this wonderful opportunity as a step for their future.
建畠 晢 Akira Tatehata
多摩美術大学 学長、埼玉県立近代美術館 館長
President, Tama Art University, and Director,
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
もっとも若い世代の、今という時代に対する感受性に触れることができるのが、このコンペの審査の楽しみなのだが、今回は既存の文脈とは異なったユニークな発想の作品が多くみられたのは大きな収穫であった。
What is so interesting with AATM is how I can interact and feel first hand how the younger generations feel about the world today and feel their sensitivity and perspective from their art pieces. This year, many artists went beyond the existing structure of the world and expressed unique ideas within their creative mind.
野口 玲一 Reiichi Noguchi
三菱一号館美術館 学芸グループ長
Chief Curator, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo
多様性が尊重される一方で、目指すべき方向が見え難いのが現在という時代だ。ここに集まる作品はとりわけ表現の最先端に位置していて、どう選ぶべきなのかいつも途方に暮れる。茫洋たる海を漕ぐような気持ちだが、そんな中でも今の位置を知る標となるような作品があって、それに出会えることが審査の悦びなのだ。
Versatility and diversity is highly respected in art, but in our generation today, it is difficult to find the “right” way to see things. The art pieces that are gathered in this exhibition are those that are cutting-edge with their expressions and it is always hard to choose which art pieces to show in AATM. It feels as if I am in a boundless expanse of water, but when I come across art pieces that strike me, it is times like this that reminds me of the joy and delight in screening the art pieces.
今村 有策 Yusaku Imamura
名古屋芸術大学 特別客員教授
Nagoya University of the Arts Special Visiting Professor
木村 絵理子 Eriko Kimura
横浜美術館 主任学芸員
Chief Curator, Yokohama Museum