- Date and Time
- Saturday, March 21, 2015 13:00-17:30
- Venue
- Tokyo International Forum Conference Room G502
- Sponsor
- AMIT Executive Committee
- co-sponsorship
- Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Collaborative Partner: Art Fair Tokyo Executive Committee
*This symposium was held as part of "AMIT 2015" at Art Fair Tokyo 2015.
Part 1
Technology and Communication Transform the Urban Landscape
13:00 – 15:00
In Part 1, 4 panelists were invited: Mr. Rikiishi, Mr. Wada, and Mr. Manabe (who appeared in the video), who were artists exhibited in AMIT2015, Mr. Kato, Deputy Manager of Town Brand Promotion Department of Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., who provided the venue, and Mr. Ashikawa, a gallerist who cooperated in last year's AMIT2014. They talked about the relationship between the city and art, and the branding of Marunouchi and future town planning.
Panelists in 50 alphabetical order
Tomoko Ashikawa (Owner/Director, waitingroom)
Hiroshi Kato (Vice Manager, Town Brand Promotion Department, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.)
Saki Rikiishi (AMIT2015 Artist)
Narutoshi Manabe | Rhizomatiks (AMIT2015 Artist) * Video appearance
Naga Wada (AMIT2015 Artist)
Part 1
Part 2
Media and Art in Tokyo
15:30-17:30
The second part brought together for the first time those involved in various media art-related events held in Tokyo between February and March. With Koichiro Ewatari as moderator, 4 panelists, Mr. Abe who has been involved in the Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival since its establishment, Mr. Sylvain from Anstitue Francais Tokyo who organizes "Digital Shock," Mr. Tanigawa from "MEDIA AMBITION TOKYO," and Mr. Shikata, Director of AMIT2015, discussed the media art scene in Tokyo and the future of media art as a communication of cultural information in Tokyo in anticipation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Panelists in 50 alphabetical order
Yoshihisa Abe (Director, Innovation Division, CG-ARTS Association)
Sanson Sylvain (Director, Tokyo Culture Program, Anstitue Francais)
Sachiko Shikata (Media Art Curator/Director, AMIT 2015)
Junji Tanigawa (Space Composer/President, JTQ)
moderator
Koichiro EWATO (Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; Chairperson, β Executive Committee, NicoNico Gakkai; Media Artist)