- Time of the event
- Friday, March 1, 2019 16:00~18:30 (Doors open 15:30)
- Venue
- Bellesalle Tokyo Nihonbashi (Tokyo Nihonbashi Tower 4F, 2-7-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
- Sponsor
- Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Arts Council Tokyo
Beyond Diversity, the Creativity Generated by an Inclusive Society
The Arts Council Tokyo will hold a forum titled "Beyond Diversity: Creativity Generated by an Inclusive Society" on Friday, March 1 at Bellesalle Tokyo Nihonbashi.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has a vision to become a world-class city of arts and culture with the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as an opportunity. In order to explore the image of a city that Tokyo should aspire to, this forum will take up the theme of "diversity and inclusion," which is being discussed in various cities around the world, as an opportunity to think and discuss from multiple perspectives the creativity that inclusion creates and the future that it leads to.
What is the significance of arts and culture in the midst of major economic and social changes, such as the rise of AI and data-ism due to the deepening digital environment, and the weakening of existing boundaries in various fields such as country, culture, and gender? In an increasingly diverse society, what does a climate of acceptance and utilization of differences bring to creativity? How do exchanges between people with different cultural backgrounds and personalities bring about "uniqueness" and "originality"?
Iwao Nakatani, a member of the Arts Council Tokyo Council Board and chairperson of Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting Co., Ltd., will give a keynote speech, and then, together with experts active in various fields, we will explore new possibilities for Tokyo as an international city full of creativity that will lead to 2020 and beyond 2020.
*With simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation
Part 1 [Keynote Lecture]
Iwao NAKATANI (Member of the Arts Council Tokyo Council Board; President, Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting Co., Ltd.)
Born in Osaka in 1942. Graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1965. Doctor of Economics, Harvard University (Ph.D.). He is currently chairperson of Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting Co., Ltd., president of Fushian Co., Ltd., and director of Fushijuku, a private school for developing leaders who think about Japan and the world. He is a professor emeritus at Hitotsubashi University.
His major works include "Can AI Capitalism Save Humanity?" (NHK Publishing, 2018), "Why Capitalism Self-Destructed?" (Shueisha International, 2008), and "Introductory Macroeconomics" (Nihon Hyoronsha, 2007).
Part 2 [Discussion]
Peter Anders (President, Goethe Institute Tokyo)
He majored in theater, film and media studies. He has worked at the Goethe Institute since the 1990s. He became head of the art department at the Munich headquarters. He then served as director of the Goethe Institute in Cameroon, Brazil (Salvador) and Bulgaria. From 2007 to 2011, he was based in Johannesburg (South Africa) and was Head of Culture at the Goethe Institute for Sub-Saharan Africa. From May 2011 to January 2016, Director of the Goethe Institute Beijing and Representative of the China Branch. Since February 2016, he has served as Director of the Goethe Institute Tokyo.
KAJITANI Shinji (Director, Center for International Philosophy for Symbiosis (UTCP), The University of Tokyo)
Born in 1966. Completed a doctoral course at the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. He is currently a professor at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo. He specializes in philosophy, comparative culture, and medical history. His major works are Fundamental Problems of Schmitz Phenomenology: Thoughts from Body and Emotion (Kyoto University Press, 2002) and What Does It Mean to Think: An Introduction to Philosophy for Ages 0 to 100 (Gentosha, 2018). Recently, he has been promoting the "Philosophy Dialogue" project.
YOSHINO Ritsu (Director, Japan Office, Asian Cultural Council (ACC))
He was a curatorial assistant at Kanazawa 21 Century Museum of Contemporary Art from 1999 to 2005. He worked as an exhibition coordinator for '21 _21 DESIGN SIGHT' at the Issei Miyake Design Foundation from 2005 to 2009. Since September 2009, he has served as Director of the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) in Japan.
moderator
SERIZAWA Takashi (Director of P3 art and environment)
Born in Tokyo in 1951. After graduating from the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Kobe University and the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, he engaged in research on ecological land use planning at Regional Planning Team Co., Ltd.
P3 art and environment was established in 89. Served as General Director of Tokachi International Contemporary Art Exhibition Demeter (2002), Secretary General of Asahi Art Festival (2003 – 2016), Curator of Yokohama Triennale 2005, General Director of Beppu Contemporary Art Festival Mixed Hot Spring World (2009, 2012, 2015), Director of Saitama Triennale 2016.
participation fee
Free
capacity
150 people (application required, first-come-first-served basis)
How to apply
Please apply from the "Application" button on the special website. We will close the application as soon as the capacity is reached.
*Performers and program contents are subject to change or cancellation without prior notice.
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