DenchuLab.2021
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Denchuzu
- subsidy category
- Regional Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 3 (2021) Tokyo Area Arts and Culture Grant (Second Application)
Business Overview
DenchuLab is a project to support the production and presentation of artists as part of the activities to revive the former Hirakushida Chutei, the former residence and studio of the sculptor Hirakushi Tanaka, who pioneered modern sculpture in Japan, with people in the region and the world through art, and to nurture it as a place for new creation and exchange. In fiscal 2021, we invited "Geijutsu-kko" (young artists who are active in various fields) and people with connections to the Yanaka and Ueno Sakuragi areas as guests, and held 3 exchange events consisting of 3 parts in total. It became a place to talk about "present" and "future" arts and regions while sitting around a chabudai with art children, local people and visitors. Based on the above activities, the project was designed to explore the ideal form of an art and culture center necessary for the future.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - Thursday, March 31, 2022
- Venues
- Former Taira Kushida Chusei (Taito Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
[Denchuzu]
"Denchuzu" was formed to make the Tanaka Residence a place for new art creation, transmission and exchange by young artists who gathered together with the NPO Taito Historic City Research Society, which revives historical living and culture centered around Yanaka and Ueno Sakuragi, and the general incorporated association Yanaka no Okatoe, which connects people through art and culture planning. The Taisho-built house and studio where the sculptor Hirakushida Chu, who pioneered modern sculpture in Japan, lived and created many works, is being revitalized, and activities are being developed to foster a core of expression and exchange between the artist and people of the region and the world.