3.11 and the Future from Diverse Viewpoints
Roppongi Art Night 2011, scheduled for March 26-27, 2011, had to be abandoned in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake. The impact of the disaster was massive. People involved in art had to confront the difficult question of what could be done through art to make a real difference. That process still continues today. We have gathered together attempts by artists to convey the real viewpoints of the areas directly hit by the disaster, or to address issues that became apparent through relief work and their work to support the reconstruction. Through them, we hope to look into the future.
Project planning cooperation: Sendai Mediatheque, Tohoku University of Art and Design, Kyoto University of Art and Design, tokyo wonder site
HIBINO Katsuhiko "Tohoku koyomi no yobune"
Each year on the day of the winter solstice, large bamboo and paper lanterns in the shapes of numbers to represent the months are paraded on boats on the Nagara River in Gifu prefecture. In this "Koyomi no Yobune" event, the passage of time coincides with the flow of the river. People are reminded of the year gone by and think ahead to the new year as the days begin to get longer again. The event has recently toured to the rivers and seas of Tohoku, creating a time to remember the past and think of the future, reflecting in the water. In November 2011, it was held on the Old Kitakami River in Ishimaki (Miyagi), followed by Otsuchi Bay in Otsuchi (Iwate) on March 11, 2012. Now, the lantern boats are paying a visit to Roppongi Art Night to pick up the thoughts of Tokyo people before returning to the Kasshigawa River at Kamaishi (Iwate) for the next event on March 31. Join Hibino Katsuhiko to put your thoughts onto colored washi paper and use the paper to create boats. (The number of places in the workshop is limited.)
Date:3/24（Sat）18 :30 - 3/25（Sun）18 : 00
Venue:Roppongi Hills Arena
HIBINO Katsuhiko’s “Heart Mark Viewing”
Based on a desire to ensure give people hit by the disaster a heart-warming touch for their everyday environments, this project involves making heart-mark art and encouraging interaction. The workshop is for both children and adults. Participants use recycled fabric to create hearts that carry their thoughts and feelings, then stick their heart onto a larger piece of fabric to create a mini-flag. The mini-flags made by workshop participants are then joined together to make a tapestry that communicates their care for the people in the disaster area. Everyone is welcome to join in the workshop. However please understand that we may run out of places. Entry to the workshop is otherwise unrestricted, but elementary school and younger children need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
■Date:：3/25（Sun）
■Workshop：11 : 0 0 - 17 : 0 0
■Talk：14:00 - 15:00
■presentation ceremony：17:30 - 17:45(Planned)
■Venue：TV Asahi umu（next to Roppongi Hills Arena）
■Admission Free
When the congestion may limit admission to do immigration free
Cooperation：Ishinomaki2.0
Number of Participa
The Tohoku University of Art and Design students' recovery support team (Fukukou Kaigi—Movement to Restore Happiness) is camping out at Roppongi Hills to do their work. Join them and work alongside the Tohoku young people who worked on relief and restoration on the dark March nights last year. It's a great chance to think about and talk about the future of Tohoku and of Japan as a whole.
Cooperation: Ishinomaki 2.0
- Number of participants is limited.
Capacity：Ishinomaki2.0
■Date : 3/24（Sat）19:30 - 5:38am、3/25（Sun）12 :0 0 - 18 :0 0
■Venue：Roppongi Hills Arena
Record of coastal Iandscape
Fujii Hikaru based himself in the city of Sendai for long periods since the Tohoku earthquake, traveling out along the Tohoku coast to record the area on video. To make these recordings he used three cameras operating simultaneously. The copyright of the resulting videos now belongs to Sendai City and to other local authorities and entities affected by or involved in the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, but the artist was granted a license to use the work in any form.
Project planning cooperation: Sendai Mediatheque
■Date : 3/24（Sat）18 :30 - 3/25（Sun）18 :0 0
■Venue：Roppongi Hills Arena
ENDO Ichiro "GO FOR FUTURE CAR RAINBOW JAPAN 2012"
To communicate his "Here we go!" message to the whole of Japan, 'future artist' Endo Ichiro drove his Go for Future bus the length of the country, tracing the message in the route he took. Now, he is in Roppongi, appearing at three locations to give cheering performances for Japan. Cooperation: Gamushara Oendan
"Here we go with Gamushara Oendan"
This project involves driving the length of Japan in a yellow Go for Future vehicle to meet people on the way, tracing a specific route so that everyone can join in the next step. The project comes to an end in Roppongi, then starts again.
■Date : 3/24（Sat）20 : 0 0 - 2 1: 30 (Planned)
■Venue：Roppongi Hills Arena（20:00-）、The National Ar t Center, （20:4 -）
Tokyo Midtown COURTYARD（21:15 -）
One line Message
Endo himself rides around Roppongi on a yellow Go for Future bicycle with a GPS unit, tracing a message as he goes. Communicating with Art Night participants and other people on the streets, the line that he traces forms a message to be displayed on the Vision screen in the Roppongi Hills Arena.
■Date : 3/25（Sun）5 : 30 show; put on a film
■Venue：Roppongi Hills Arena
《未来龍十勝大空凧》
Future Dragon Roppongi Big Sky kite
A stack of kites is created by tying together small kites each bearing a dream written by an individual participant. The kites soar into the sky, carrying everyone's dreams into a realm without borders. This kite-flying project, called Mirairyu Oozora Dako (a kite of a future dragon in a big sky) has played out at a number of locations around Japan, and internationally too.
Cooperation: Project FUKUSHIMA (capacity at 200 people)!
■Capacity：200
■Date : 3/25 （Sun）12 : 00 - 18 :00
■Venue：Roppongi Hills Arena
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Join video artists Tochka (Nagata Takeshi and Kazue Monno) to write light graffiti in the Roppongi Hills night in a fantastical workshop where participants draw original animations using colorful lights floating around in the dark. (Number of participants is limited.)
■Date : 3/24（Sat） Around 21: 30,Midnight2 : 30 (Planned)
■Venue： Near the Roppongi Hills Arena
Ryoji Arai and Flagship
See the tracks of a workshop caravan conducted by Arai Ryoji, visiting the disaster-hit towns along the Miyagi coast in a project where he drew impromptu pictures based on the voices and words of the people he met. The pictures became flags linking together four communities, including Shiogama, Tagajo, Shichigahama, and the Wakabayashi district of Sendai. Now they flutter in the Tokyo sky.
■Date : 3/24（Sat）10 :00 - 3/25（Sun）18 :00
■Venue：Tokyo Midtown COURTYARD
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Midnight Classroom : Student and artist talk on what art can do for our future
What can art do? Project plans for exploring art's possibilities after 3.11 have been gathered from students. The students whose proposals were selected give presentations. Contemporary artists and educators Miyajima Tatsuo, Yanobe Kenji, Nakayama Daisuke, and Nawa Kohei review the projects, giving a review talk.
■Date : 3/24 （Sat）21: 30 - 0: 30am（nformation ：21:15）
■Venue： TV Asahi umu （next to Roppongi Hills Arena ） Midnight Classroom HP：http://future.kyoto-art.ac.jp/
The artists appearing are subject to change without notice. Seats are limited, so entry may be restricted
開発好明
「デイリリーアートサーカス 2011」より
陸前高田市立小反小学校にて
A year after : Artists talk on activities for recovery from Tohoku guake
A little more than one year has passed sine the Great East Japan Earthquake Artists and activists who experienced the disaster at first hand, or who have been involved in relief and reconstruction talk about their experiences and activities.
■Date : 3/25（Sun）13：00 - 15：00
■Venue：Tokyo Midtown Atrium ■Admission Free
The artists appearing are subject to change without notice. Seats are limited, so entry may be restricted.
* The completed work may differ in appearance from the photo.
