Tokyo Wonder Site is pleased
to announce its role as the host of Res Artis 2012 Tokyo . For the first time in 14 years, the General
Meeting of the worldwide network of artist residencies Res Artis will focus on Asia . With this region’s rapid economic growth matched by
an increasing attention on its artists, artist residencies take on greater
significance. Allowing artists the time, space and often funding to create work
in an atmosphere of international dialog and exchange, these programs also
offer new possibilities for collaboration among museums, biennales,
universities and municipalities throughout the world. They provide artists with
the means to help us all consider new visions of the future. Bringing together
speakers from around the globe to offer their perspectives, Res Artist 2012
Tokyo hopes to engage and contribute to this vital interchange, assist the
trans-national flow of ideas, further the mission and goals of art centers and
support Asia’s growing rise in residency programs.
New Horizons for Creative Platforms, A Constellation of Cultures –
New Horizons for Creative Platforms, A Constellation of Cultures –
An Asia, Middle
East and Global Network
In the span of a few years, we have been forced to reconsider our world. The world after 9.11, the political uprisings in the Middle East and 3.11 inJapan . As we
enter the 21st century, we also are faced with an environmental crisis of
overwhelming proportions, the collapse of economic systems and the collision
between East and West. There is no way that such agendas and art are unrelated.
As ideal breeding ground for intercultural dialogue and the production of new
ways of approaching our world, residencies have an important role to play in
opening up exciting possibilities and glimpses of new horizons. With this
Conference, we will discuss these compelling issues with cultural leaders throughout
the world.
We also aim to use this opportunity to consider the role of institutions in Asia and theMiddle East – regions where
cultural currents are rapidly forming and collaborating and networking can
create great impacts. Asian residencies, in particular, need to consider their
cultural strength. Cooperation here is not based on a single, unifying system
or set of values; it is an approach that recognizes and embraces differences.
Just as a star exists as an individual entity within a constellation, we will
explore how new cultural constellations can be formed by single stars united
through collaboration and how global networks can help facilitate this goal.
Dates:October 26 (Friday) to October 28 (Sunday),
2012 In the span of a few years, we have been forced to reconsider our world. The world after 9.11, the political uprisings in the Middle East and 3.11 in
We also aim to use this opportunity to consider the role of institutions in Asia and the
-With an additional excursion offered on October 29, 2012 (Monday).
Registration begins on October 25, 2012.
Main venues: U Thant International Conference Hall (United Nations University), Tokyo Women's Plaza
Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Res Artis General Meeting 2012
Contact: Res Artis General Meeting 2012 TOKYO Japan Committee
Tokyo Wonder Site, COSMOS Aoyama SOUTH 3F, 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Schedule (tentative): http://www.resartis2012tokyo.com/en/share/schedule_EN.pdf
Register: http://www.resartis2012tokyo.com/en/index.html
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