【Nakanoshima】Screening Program “To Be Being Seen” Symposium

Date: June 7 (Sat) 15:20-18:00
Venue: OSAKA CITY CENTRAL PUBLIC HALL 1st Floor
Free Admission
No reservation required
*Some Japanese-to-English consecutive interpretation provided

This moving image program includes a symposium with a diverse lineup of guests involved in moving image works. Part 1 explores the relationship between moving image works and art in Japan since the 1960s, with a discussion of the historical and cultural contexts surrounding moving image practice. Part 2 features curators from different parts of Asia who are deeply engaged with the moving image, and will include an introduction to the Asian Avant-Garde Film Circulation Library at M+, as well as international perspectives on the appeal, distinctive characteristics, and potential of Japanese moving image works.

Part 1: 15:20~16:30
Examining the relationship between moving image works and art in Japan since the
Speakers
Moderator: Umezu Gen (Critic and curator)
Panelists: Uematsu Keiji (Sculptor)
　　　　 Sakagami Shinobu (Art historian)
　　　　 Tasaka Hiroko (Curator of the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)

Part 2: 16:40~18:00
International perspectives on the appeal, distinctive characteristics, and potential of Japanese moving image works
Speakers
Moderator: Tasaka Hiroko (Curator of the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)
Panelists: Umezu Gen (Critic and curator)
　　　　 Sakagami Shinobu (Art historian)
　　　　 Makino Takashi（Filmmaker/Artist）
　　　　 Ms. Ulanda Blair (Curator of Moving Image at M+)
　　　　 Mr. Sing Song-Yong (Professor, Taipei National University of the Arts; Ph.D. in Cinematography)

Interpreters: Japan Convention Services, Inc.