Hotto Okoshi: Yurakucho to Yangon
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Sharon Liu
- subsidy category
- Startup Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
Reiwa 4 (2022) 4th Startup Grant
Business Overview
In the early 20 century, the area around Yurakucho was one of the centers of the newspaper industry in the Empire of Japan, functioning as part of an information network connecting Japan and overseas. The "Hotto Okoshi: Yurakucho to Yangon" exhibition will look back on exchanges between Japan and Southeast Asia during the war at the Yurakucho Building. This exhibition is roughly divided into two parts. In the first chapter, the archives, we will read how spirituality and daily life in Southeast Asia were cut, expressed, and changed from the perspective of anthropology, history, and art history. In addition to focusing on the "reality" of the time and the "gaze" that captured it, Chapter 2 introduces the works of contemporary artists who excavate marginalized history through research.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - Wednesday, July 1
- Venues
- Yurakucho Art Urbanism Program YAU (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Sharon Liu]
Sharon Liu, a curator and art historian, studied as a research student at Tokyo University of the Arts from 2022 to 2023. She earned a bachelor's degree in art history and mathematics from Wellesley College and then a master's degree in East Asian studies from Yale University. At the Fou Gallery in New York, I curated exhibitions Crafting the Past from the Future and Michael Eade: After the Burn. He also designed the program for the 2019 Icons of New China photo exhibition at the Yale China Society in New Haven, and is a freelance writer for Ocula and CAFA ART INFO journals.