There are cultural and artistic activities that are difficult to carry out within existing systems and frameworks. Hackers overcome these challenges with their creative and innovative ways. We will explore the future of managing arts from the unique practices and methodologies of these Hackers.
PROJECT
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Hacker1：Sailor-chan Director of Maboroshi Museum
While running his own publishing company, Sailor-chan also runs a private theme park called “Maboroshi Museum'' which he claims to be a sacred place for New Culture. Sailor-chan is both a linker and a creator. We will analyze his activities and his way of thinking in depth.
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Hacker2：Yukio Iokibe Documentary Film Director / Journalist
Yukio Iokibe pursues distorted and incorrect local politics through documentary films and television reporting. We will examine the unprecedented nature of reporting from both his aspects as a linker involved in journalism and as a creator involved in expression as a film director.
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Hacker3: Motoi Ishibashi / Rhizomatiks
Representative of Rhizomatiks, a creative team that explores new possibilities of technology and expression while crossing a wide range of fields such as art, design, and entertainment. They are perceived as both a “creator” engaging in expressive activities as an art collective and a “linker” weaving new value through collaborative work that transcends established frameworks. While following the footsteps of Rhizomatiks, we will think about the future of arts management.
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Linker1: Ayaka Kita / Planner at Takaoka Dozo-zukuri Museum, Designer at Han Bun Ko
After managing Han Bun Ko, a select shop and Fab space that connects creators and users in Yamachosuji, an important preservation district for groups of traditional buildings, she is involved in planning and managing the Takaoka Dozo-zukuri Museum.
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Linker2：Motohiko Fujii / Curator of Niigata City Museum of Art
Motohiko Fujii, a public museum curator, plans critical and unique exhibitions that question the functions and systems of museums themselves. In this program, we will explore his ideas and distinctive curation methods, examine the situations and issues within museums, and contemplate the future of arts management.
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Linker4：Reiko Morisaki / Sanjou-dou association
Sanjou-dou is a Buddhist statue repair workshop and general incorporated association based in the woodworking town of Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture. We will learn about the philosophy and management methods of this private organization, which is involved in preserving and restoring cultural properties, and think about ways to pass on cultural properties without relying on the national or local governments.
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Linker5：Nobuhide Konishi / Gallery Muryo
Gallery Muryo is a private art space in a renovated Japanese-style house in the landscape of a dispersed settlement in Tonami City, Toyama Prefecture. The gallery hosts various exhibitions featuring experimental contemporary art. In recent years, they have collaborated with external curators for special exhibitions and initiated a program to invite curation proposals. Through these efforts to explore the possibilities of curation, they bring fresh perspectives to the local art scene. Additionally, they run the gallery distinctively, situated far from urban areas and adopting a management style independent of market trends or subsidies. In this lecture, we will delve into the potential of art management led by the private sector, drawing inspiration from the gallery's distinctive initiatives and ideas.
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Linker6：Haruki Nishijima / Professor, School of Art and Design, University of Toyama
Preserving and passing on works of art is one of the essential roles of art management. Although there are many studies and practical examples of preserving and restoring traditional works of art such as paintings, sculptures, and crafts, media artworks based on electronic technology have a short history, and sufficient methodologies and know-how have yet to be accumulated. In this lecture, we will discuss experiments and present new proposals, drawing on examples of media artworks that utilize computers as materials, referencing cases from both Japan and abroad.
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Linker7・8：Masanori Kawahara / Professor, School of Art and Design, University of Toyama, Kimiko Shimazoe / Professor, School of Art and Design, University of Toyama
The third installment of the “The Future of Undesignated Cultural Properties” series. Professors Masanori Kawahara, who researches folk tools and develops products related to ‘Transportation and Conveyance’ from an ergonomic perspective, and Kimiko Shimazoe, an expert in folk music and performing arts, will delve into various folk materials, including tools, artistic expressions, and songs. During our discussion, we’ll explore what insights we can gain from these materials and consider their potential applications as undesignated cultural properties.
ABOUT
What is Arts Management Learning from Hackers?
Arts Management Learning from Hackers is an arts management training program offered by the University of Toyama School of Art and Design. At the University of Toyama School of Art and Design, we aim to train our students by providing them with backgrounds in creation, linking, and utilization in order to practice culture and the arts in society. In conventional arts management, the roles of creators (such as artists) and linkers (such as curators) are generally divided. However, in some cultural and artistic activities that are difficult to carry out within existing systems and frameworks, the crossover of their respective roles will be required. Artists who have the perspectives of both creators and linkers are likened to “Hackers'' in the field of culture and art. In this project, we will examine the future of arts management from their unique practices and methodologies.
CONTACT
お問合わせ
Arts Management Learning from Hackers Administrative Office
University of Toyama School of Art and Design
〒933-8588 180 Futagami, Takaoka, Toyama
Phone : 81.766.25.9111
arthack(a)tad.u-toyama.ac.jp