Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute Exhibition Music/Art/Media
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Abstract Engine Co., Ltd.
- subsidy category
- Grant for Artistic City
- Grant Type
- single year
FY2023 2nd Term Grant for Artistic City
Business Overview
Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed away on March 28, 2023, has been interested in the Internet since the beginning of the 1990s, and actively introduced media technology into his works, such as holding live Internet shows. He continued to produce many works in the fields of contemporary art and media art. This exhibition is co-curated by Masanobu Manabe of Rhizomatics, who collaborated with Sakamoto, and Minoru Hatakenaka, the chief curator of NTT Intercommunication Center [ICC], who has made many exhibitions of Sakamoto. In addition to commemorating Sakamoto, who made immense achievements in the field of media art, this exhibition attempts to present an image of Ryuichi Sakamoto for the future, who will inherit and develop Sakamoto's activities, by exhibiting works based on Sakamoto's performance data and works related to Sakamoto by domestic and foreign artists such as Shiro Takatani, Karsten Nicolai, Yuko Mori, and Lee Ufan.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, December 16, 2023 – Sunday, March 10, 2024
- Venues
- NTT Intercommunication Center [ICC] (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Profile
[Abstract Engine Co., Ltd]
Abstract Engine Co., Ltd. changed its name in 2020 from its former name, Rysomatics Co., Ltd. Since the founding of its predecessor, Rysomatics, in 2006, the company has pursued advanced expression in the fields of art, advertising and entertainment. The company's new name, Abstract Engine, was inspired by the concept of "abstract machinery" cited by Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari. We will promote demonstration experiments and social implementation with the aim of functioning as a driving force for society in the modern age.