This week’s events: May 4 to May 10
May 7, 2015 (Thu.) 18:30
The following events will be held from April 27 to May 3, 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.
[Lecture] Shu Muramatsu “Making Television Programs: From Suiensaa to Unprecedented Fabrication”
May 6 (Wed.) 2:00–3:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speaker: Shu Muramatsu (Chief Producer, NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation])
80 seats available
[Talk Event] Parasophia Conversations 06: The Sekula Reader in Japan III—On the Crude Materialism of Images
May 6 (Wed.) 4:30–6:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speakers: The Sekula Reader in Japan (Satoshi Bamba, Keisuke Kitano, Osamu Maekawa, and Morihiro Satow)
80 seats available
[Cinema Program] Participating Artists Showcase: Allan Sekula
The Forgotten Space (directed by Allan Sekula & Noël Burch, 2010, 112 min., digital screening)
May 7 (Thu.) 6:00 PM–
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto
174 seats (Parasophia ticket stub required)
Languages: English, Dutch, Spanish, Korean, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese (with English subtitles)
Presented with the cooperation of Doc.Eye Film
[Lecture] Artist talk by Lisa Anne Auerbach
May 8 (Fri.) 5:00–6:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Lecturer: Lisa Anne Auerbach
Language: English (with consecutive interpretation into Japanese)
80 seats available
[Curator’s Talk] On Para-s/cite
May 9 (Sat.) 2:00–3:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speaker: Yoshihiro Nakatani (Curator, Parasophia: International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015)
80 seats available
[Cinema Program] Participating Artists Showcase: Yoshimasa Ishibashi
The Fuccons: Special Edition (director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, film editor: Yoshimasa Ishibashi, 2002, 60 min., 35 mm [DVD screening])
May 9 (Sat.) 6:00 PM–
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto
174 seats (Parasophia ticket stub required)
Presented with the cooperation of Yoshimoto Creative Agency
Trans-it Program: Part 6 [Talk] Yoshimasa Ishibashi
May 10 (Sun.) 1:00–2:15 PM
Venue: Suujin District area (Suujin Spring Festival: May 9 and 10)
Speaker: Tatsuo Majima
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
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
Hoefner/Sachs Suujin Park: Community Hall
Visitors will be able to directly enter the Community Hall (“Donated plants and re-used playground material from the former Suujin Elementary School are transformed into a multipurpose gardening architecture and community hall, open for everybody”) portion of Suujin Park by Hoefner/Sachs.
Dates: Every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday from April 25 to May 10 (April 25 and 26, May 2–5, 9 and 10) from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Venue: Areas near the cross streets of Kawaramachi and Shiokoji Streets
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
Extended hours at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art’s hours will be extended until 7:00 PM (last admission at 6:30 PM) from March 27 to April 12 and from April 29 to May 10.
* 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.
[Lecture] Shu Muramatsu “Making Television Programs: From Suiensaa to Unprecedented Fabrication”
May 6 (Wed.) 2:00–3:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speaker: Shu Muramatsu (Chief Producer, NHK [Japan Broadcasting Corporation])
80 seats available
[Talk Event] Parasophia Conversations 06: The Sekula Reader in Japan III—On the Crude Materialism of Images
May 6 (Wed.) 4:30–6:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speakers: The Sekula Reader in Japan (Satoshi Bamba, Keisuke Kitano, Osamu Maekawa, and Morihiro Satow)
80 seats available
[Cinema Program] Participating Artists Showcase: Allan Sekula
The Forgotten Space (directed by Allan Sekula & Noël Burch, 2010, 112 min., digital screening)
May 7 (Thu.) 6:00 PM–
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto
174 seats (Parasophia ticket stub required)
Languages: English, Dutch, Spanish, Korean, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese (with English subtitles)
Presented with the cooperation of Doc.Eye Film
[Lecture] Artist talk by Lisa Anne Auerbach
May 8 (Fri.) 5:00–6:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Lecturer: Lisa Anne Auerbach
Language: English (with consecutive interpretation into Japanese)
80 seats available
[Curator’s Talk] On Para-s/cite
May 9 (Sat.) 2:00–3:30 PM
Venue: Parasophia Room, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Speaker: Yoshihiro Nakatani (Curator, Parasophia: International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015)
80 seats available
[Cinema Program] Participating Artists Showcase: Yoshimasa Ishibashi
The Fuccons: Special Edition (director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, film editor: Yoshimasa Ishibashi, 2002, 60 min., 35 mm [DVD screening])
May 9 (Sat.) 6:00 PM–
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto
174 seats (Parasophia ticket stub required)
Presented with the cooperation of Yoshimoto Creative Agency
Trans-it Program: Part 6 [Talk] Yoshimasa Ishibashi
May 10 (Sun.) 1:00–2:15 PM
Venue: Suujin District area (Suujin Spring Festival: May 9 and 10)
Speaker: Tatsuo Majima
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
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
Hoefner/Sachs Suujin Park: Community Hall
Visitors will be able to directly enter the Community Hall (“Donated plants and re-used playground material from the former Suujin Elementary School are transformed into a multipurpose gardening architecture and community hall, open for everybody”) portion of Suujin Park by Hoefner/Sachs.
Dates: Every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday from April 25 to May 10 (April 25 and 26, May 2–5, 9 and 10) from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Venue: Areas near the cross streets of Kawaramachi and Shiokoji Streets
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
Extended hours at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art’s hours will be extended until 7:00 PM (last admission at 6:30 PM) from March 27 to April 12 and from April 29 to May 10.
* 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.