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AVEC LE BALCON “Agog with Curiosity”

AVEC LE BALCON "Agog with Curiosity" Avec Le Balcon is a collaborative creation program between Le Balcon, a Paris-based ensemble known for its innovative productions, and the Tokyo University of the Arts. Starting from musical expression, the program explores new possibilities for stage performance by integrating a wide range of genres, including video, lighting, physical expression, and spatial design. The program is conducted in a workshop format, where participants develop their ideas through dialogue, experimentation, and repeated trial and error. This small presentation serves as a modest interim showing that shares the current stage of the creative process. Under the…

TEA+ Party with Yeh Hsing-Jou | Takeuchi Kota

The Graduate School of Global Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts is jointly running the exchange residency program “TEA+” in collaboration with the Taipei National University of the Arts. The participants ,Yeh Hsing-Jou and Takeuchi Kota, will speak about their respective interests and activities, as well as how they plan to further develop the work.

IMPROVISATION, COLLABORATION, PARTICIPATION: art school teaching; patterns and priorities The Future of Arts Education: Towards New Horizons — A Comparative Study between Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and Tokyo University of the Arts

We are pleased to announce the upcoming “IMPROVISATION, COLLABORATION, PARTICIPATION: art school teaching; patterns and priorities - The Future of Arts Education: Towards New Horizons — A Comparative Study between Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and Tokyo University of the Arts.”...
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Screening & Talk｜Viewing 1990s Taiwanese “Art Documentation” Video through Huang Mingchuan’s Avant-Garde Liberation

DVD Cover of Avant-Garde Liberation (2002). Image courtesy of Huang Mingchuan. Director Huang Mingchuan's contemporary art documentary series, Avant-Garde Liberation: The Huang Mingchuan Image Collection of the 1990s (2002), took him ten years to produce independently. Upon its release, it was immediately recognized by the "Taishin Arts Award" as a "Visual Arts" work and granted the Grand Prize. This identification and recognition expanded Avant-Garde Liberation's categorization beyond that of a “Culture and Arts Documentary” on Taiwan Public Television, bringing to the fore a critical question: when defining "art documentation" videos, is “art” the subject matter (theme) that the film documents,…

Le Balcon: Playing with the Spirits of Time and Space

Le Balcon: Playing with the Spirits of Time and Space From October 21 to 24, 2025, the Exhibition Room at University Hall, Tokyo University of the Arts (Ueno Campus), will open its doors to Le Balcon: Playing with the Spirits of Time and Space, presented as part of Avec Le Balcon (ALB) project. This exhibition presents the Paris-based artistic collective Le Balcon, whose work continuously metamorphoses the boundaries between classical music and interdisciplinary production, daring to reimagine what has yet to be imagined. Following their special lecture at Tokyo University of the Arts on November 10, 2025, the exhibition presents…

Special Talk Event “Report from the Field: The Current State of Contemporary Art in Asia“

本講演では、アジアにおける現代美術の変遷について、30年以上にわたるキュレーターとしての活動を通して得た知見を、現場からレポートします。包括的な調査ではなく、グローバリゼーション、政治変革、そして環境危機といった力によって形作られたアーティスト、機関、そしてムーブメントとの出会いや、生きた経験を反映しています。

Kobe-Art festivals Symposium ―Structural Transformation of Curation

Kobe-Art festivals Symposium ―Structural Transformation of Curation We are pleased to announce the “Kobe-Art Festivals Symposium: The Structure and Transformation of Curation,” to be held in Kobe City on Sunday, November 9, 2025. 　 Art festivals, characterized by their periodic occurrence every few years in specific regions, continue to increase in number even as of 2025. Art projects tied to cities have often engaged in reimagining places through collaboration with others, seeking to uncover their new value. This could be described as a relational turn in the understanding of place. However, it is no longer solely the works or artists…

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