This week’s events: April 13 to April 19
Apr. 12, 2015 (Sun.) 23:09
The following events will be held from April 13 to April 19, 2015. For a full list of events held just before and during the exhibition including those presented by entities other than Parasophia and its participating artists, click here. Links to individual event pages will be added as soon as they are available.
April 13: Closed
[Tour] Fieldwork on Modern Kyoto
April 14 (Tue.)
Meet at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art at 1:00 PM; tour ends in the Gojo-zaka area around 5:00 PM
Instructor: Masaaki Kidachi (Professor, Ritsumeikan University)
Venue: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Fujihira Climbing Kiln (151-1 Takemura-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto), and other locations
Up to 30 participants (reservation required)
Reservations: Reservations for events before and during the exhibition
[Talk Event] Access Program
Radikal Dialogue [Contemporary Art and Koan] Shuken Furukawa
April 15 (Wed.) 2:30–4:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Lecturer: Shuken Furukawa (zen master)
Facilitator: Noboru Tsubaki (artist; Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design; PAB member)
80 seats available
[Talk Event] Access Program
Radikal Dialogue [The 7th Malaria] Sayaka Ogawa
April 16 (Thu.) 2:00–4:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Lecturer: Sayaka Ogawa (cultural anthropologist; Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University)
Facilitator: Noboru Tsubaki (artist; Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design; PAB member)
80 seats available
Trans-it Program: Part 1 [Talk] Tsuyoshi Hisakado
April 17 (Fri.) 2:00–3:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speaker: Tsuyoshi Hisakado (participating artist, Still Moving)
80 seats available
Presented by Still Moving (exhibition held in connection with Parasophia; Special Plan Exhibition of the 6th Anniversary of the Kyoto City University of Arts Art Gallery @KCUA)
Information about Still Moving: stillmoving.kcua.ac.jp
[Cinema Program] Talk by Yang Yong-hi & Alexander Zahlten
April 19 (Sun.) 7:00–8:00 PM
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto
Speakers: Yang Yong-hi (film director) and Alexander Zahlten
174 seats (Parasophia ticket required)
[Cinema Program] Alexander Zahlten “Mirrorball on Asia”
This series of screenings of 11 films focuses on Japanese cinema in East Asia and features mainly Japanese films from the 1960s to the 2010s. Audiences are encouraged to see several films in order to compare their artistic expression, narratives, and backgrounds.
April 5 (Sun.)–19 (Sun.)
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto (on the corner of Sanjo and Takakura Streets, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto)
Admission: Free for Parasophia ticket-holders. Show your Parasophia ticket to see any screening. Parasophia ticket information
[Workshops] Cai Guo-Qiang “Children Da Vincis” Project
“What’s important isn’t whether you can fly.” —Cai Guo-Qiang
Children will be invited to set their imaginations free and create objects using everyday materials that will be included in Cai Guo-Qiang’s installation at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art.
Every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday between March 8 and April 26, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Venue: Main gallery, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
For ages 5 to 10; must be accompanied by guardian (adult participation is limited to observation only)
See all workshops held before the exhibition (scroll down to the bottom)
Lisa Anne Auerbach American Megazine: Mega-Girls
A pair of “mega-girls” wearing knitted sashes by Lisa Anne Auerbach will be turning the pages of American Megazine #1 and American Megazine #2 every weekend starting from March 22.
Dates: Every Saturday and Sunday from March 22 to May 10 at 1:30–2:00 PM and 3:30–4:00 PM
Venue: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Sherpa Tours
These unique tours are planned by the Parasophia Volunteers to share different ways to enjoy the exhibition. Details will be announced at the Volunteers desk at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art and on the Parasophia Volunteer Center’s website (paravol.jp/en).
Every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday between March 14 and May 10, 2:00 PM– (40–60 min.)
* Sign up to participate starting from 1:00 PM on the day of the tour.
Venue: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
● Sherpas (volunteer mediators) are always available throughout the exhibition space to answer questions or take part in discussions about any particular artwork.
● For group tours, please contact the Parasophia Volunteer Center.
Parasophia Volunteer Center (c/o Kyoto Art Center)
Phone: +81-(0)75-213-1000 / FAX: +81-(0)75-213-1004 / E-mail: info@paravol.jp
* All event details are subject to change. Events may be cancelled without advance notice.
* Reservation not required unless otherwise specified; seats available on first-come, first-served basis on the day of each event. Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Parasophia ticket may be required for events held in the exhibition space.
* All events are held in Japanese unless indicated otherwise.
* All events are presented by the Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture Organizing Committee, Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives (Kyoto Keizai Doyukai), Kyoto Prefecture, and Kyoto City unless indicated otherwise.
* “PAB” refers to Parasophia’s Professional Advisory Board.
April 13: Closed
[Tour] Fieldwork on Modern Kyoto
April 14 (Tue.)
Meet at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art at 1:00 PM; tour ends in the Gojo-zaka area around 5:00 PM
Instructor: Masaaki Kidachi (Professor, Ritsumeikan University)
Venue: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Fujihira Climbing Kiln (151-1 Takemura-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto), and other locations
Up to 30 participants (reservation required)
Reservations: Reservations for events before and during the exhibition
[Talk Event] Access Program
Radikal Dialogue [Contemporary Art and Koan] Shuken Furukawa
April 15 (Wed.) 2:30–4:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Lecturer: Shuken Furukawa (zen master)
Facilitator: Noboru Tsubaki (artist; Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design; PAB member)
80 seats available
[Talk Event] Access Program
Radikal Dialogue [The 7th Malaria] Sayaka Ogawa
April 16 (Thu.) 2:00–4:00 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Lecturer: Sayaka Ogawa (cultural anthropologist; Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University)
Facilitator: Noboru Tsubaki (artist; Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design; PAB member)
80 seats available
Trans-it Program: Part 1 [Talk] Tsuyoshi Hisakado
April 17 (Fri.) 2:00–3:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speaker: Tsuyoshi Hisakado (participating artist, Still Moving)
80 seats available
Presented by Still Moving (exhibition held in connection with Parasophia; Special Plan Exhibition of the 6th Anniversary of the Kyoto City University of Arts Art Gallery @KCUA)
Information about Still Moving: stillmoving.kcua.ac.jp
[Cinema Program] Talk by Yang Yong-hi & Alexander Zahlten
April 19 (Sun.) 7:00–8:00 PM
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto
Speakers: Yang Yong-hi (film director) and Alexander Zahlten
174 seats (Parasophia ticket required)
[Cinema Program] Alexander Zahlten “Mirrorball on Asia”
This series of screenings of 11 films focuses on Japanese cinema in East Asia and features mainly Japanese films from the 1960s to the 2010s. Audiences are encouraged to see several films in order to compare their artistic expression, narratives, and backgrounds.
April 5 (Sun.)–19 (Sun.)
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto (on the corner of Sanjo and Takakura Streets, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto)
Admission: Free for Parasophia ticket-holders. Show your Parasophia ticket to see any screening. Parasophia ticket information
[Workshops] Cai Guo-Qiang “Children Da Vincis” Project
“What’s important isn’t whether you can fly.” —Cai Guo-Qiang
Children will be invited to set their imaginations free and create objects using everyday materials that will be included in Cai Guo-Qiang’s installation at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art.
Every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday between March 8 and April 26, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Venue: Main gallery, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
For ages 5 to 10; must be accompanied by guardian (adult participation is limited to observation only)
See all workshops held before the exhibition (scroll down to the bottom)
Lisa Anne Auerbach American Megazine: Mega-Girls
A pair of “mega-girls” wearing knitted sashes by Lisa Anne Auerbach will be turning the pages of American Megazine #1 and American Megazine #2 every weekend starting from March 22.
Dates: Every Saturday and Sunday from March 22 to May 10 at 1:30–2:00 PM and 3:30–4:00 PM
Venue: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Sherpa Tours
These unique tours are planned by the Parasophia Volunteers to share different ways to enjoy the exhibition. Details will be announced at the Volunteers desk at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art and on the Parasophia Volunteer Center’s website (paravol.jp/en).
Every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday between March 14 and May 10, 2:00 PM– (40–60 min.)
* Sign up to participate starting from 1:00 PM on the day of the tour.
Venue: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
● Sherpas (volunteer mediators) are always available throughout the exhibition space to answer questions or take part in discussions about any particular artwork.
● For group tours, please contact the Parasophia Volunteer Center.
Parasophia Volunteer Center (c/o Kyoto Art Center)
Phone: +81-(0)75-213-1000 / FAX: +81-(0)75-213-1004 / E-mail: info@paravol.jp
* All event details are subject to change. Events may be cancelled without advance notice.
* Reservation not required unless otherwise specified; seats available on first-come, first-served basis on the day of each event. Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Parasophia ticket may be required for events held in the exhibition space.
* All events are held in Japanese unless indicated otherwise.
* All events are presented by the Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture Organizing Committee, Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives (Kyoto Keizai Doyukai), Kyoto Prefecture, and Kyoto City unless indicated otherwise.
* “PAB” refers to Parasophia’s Professional Advisory Board.