PARASOPHIA 京都国際現代芸術祭2015

Parasophia presents a series of talks organized by Professional Advisory Board member Noboru Tsubaki as part of Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015’s Access Program. On April 28, we invite Hideki Endo, Professor of Global Agricultural Sciences at the Laboratory of Dead Body Science of the University Museum of the University of Tokyo, to take part in a “Radikal Dialogue” with Tsubaki at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art.



Hideki Endo (遠藤秀紀)
Born 1965 in Tokyo. Professor, Laboratory of Dead Body Science, University Museum, University of Tokyo. Former positions at the National Museum of Nature and Science (Tokyo) and the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University. The Laboratory of Dead Body Science at the University of Tokyo conducts research from the standpoint of comparative anatomy and evolutionary biology through both classic methods and more innovative approaches including three-dimensional shape analysis, biomechanical analysis, statistical analysis, and overseas field programs. Endo is especially known for his discovery of the giant panda’s “pseudo-thumb” and for determining its function. A dialogue between Endo and Noboru Tsubaki is included in Tsubaki’s book Sherutā kara kokkupitto e: Tobitatsu sukima no sekkeigaku (シェルターからコックピットへ 飛び立つスキマの設計学), scheduled to be published on April 30, 2015 by Sangakusha (Tokyo).

Noboru Tsubaki (椿昇)
Born 1953 in Kyoto. Professor and Director, Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Kyoto University of Art and Design. Parasophia Professional Advisory Board member. MFA, Kyoto City University of Arts. Group exhibitions include Against Nature: Japanese Art in the Eighties (1989) and the 1993 Venice Biennale. Kokuren Shonen (UN BOY), Art Tower Mito, 2003. Solo exhibitions include Noboru Tsubaki GOLD/WHITE/BLACK (2009) at The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and Noboru Tsubaki: PREHISTORIC_PH (2012) at the Kirishima Open-air Museum (Kagoshima Prefecture). Director, Hishio no Sato and Sakate Port Project, Setouchi Triennale 2013. Currently a trustee of the Mori Art Museum and the Director of ARTOTHÈQUE (artotheque.jp). Sherutā kara kokkupitto e: Tobitatsu sukima no sekkeigaku (シェルターからコックピットへ 飛び立つスキマの設計学) scheduled to be published on April 30, 2015 by Sangakusha (Tokyo).