Fundamentals Festival (2021-2023)
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- fundamental program
- subsidy category
- Grant for Artistic City
- Grant Type
- single year
FY2023 1st Term Grant for Artistic City
Business Overview
1.16 Scientists & Artists +3 Create New Works — At the Komaba Museum, the main venue of the exhibition, 16 groups +3 scientists and artists, who have been exchanging works since FY 2021/2022, exhibited new works and installations created for this exhibition. 2. Scientists & Artists —8 groups +1 person and direct exchange with visitors At Komaba Small Space, the venue for exchange, 8 groups +1 person of scientists and artists, who started exchange in August this year, exhibited their prototypes and the process of exchange, and introduced their activities directly to visitors. 3. Various hands-on programs — Various ways to participate were offered, such as workshops by exhibiting scientists and artists, a text offering an opportunity to view the exhibited works from multiple perspectives (Takuya Nakao's “Delay Made of Glass ”), sales of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) to support the program (to certify participation in the program), and re-releases of videos of past events and metaverse exhibitions. 17 scientists participated, including Toshiaki Ichinose, Shuichiro Tomita, Kei Nakajima, Mayumi Fukunaga and Itsuki Kuwagaki. There are 27 artists including Arai Aoi, Ushio, Kitano Ken, Maekawa Koshi and Yamamoto Yuki. Staff members are Kanako Iriguchi, Maki Utsunomiya, Aisa Sakaguchi, Aya Tsuboi, Asako Hasegawa, Toshihisa Fujiwara and Takako Yamaguchi.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, December 16, 2023 - 27th (Wed)
- Venues
- Komaba Museum, the University of Tokyo, Komaba Small Space, the University of Tokyo (Meguro Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
[Fundamentals Program]
The Fundamentals Program, a voluntary organization, is composed of members of the Public Relations Working Group of the Japan Association for Public Relations in Science and Technology (JACST), an independent mutual aid organization consisting of approximately 200 public relations officers from approximately 130 science and technology research institutes and universities nationwide, and volunteer artists who participate in the Fundamentals Program.