What we do

Heidrun Holzfeind “The 49th Year” Project

  • Organization : ASAKUSA Executive Committee (ASAKUSA)
  • Section : Artistic and creative activity in Tokyo
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
  • Art Forms : Visual Art / Media Art

Outline

Throughout the period of rapid economic growth in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Japanese archipelago experienced a state of turmoil triggered by a series of resistance movements spearheaded by workers, students, and ordinary citizens. These movements took place behind the backdrop of glamorous events such as the first Tokyo Olympics and Osaka Expo. The authorities were determined to quell these protest movements, resorting to ruthless crackdown on dissidents. Even though the intense disputes may seem to have subsided, this period still quietly but certainly reverberates in our lives today. What insight can we glean from the viewpoints, writings, and actions of the activists of the era, who sought to transform society by deploying the radical theory of propaganda struggle —including the actual bombing as the ultimate tool to question established power structures? To find this unsolved answer, ASAKUSA hosted the exhibition News from K by Heidrun Holzfeind.

Profile

ASAKUSA Executive Committee
ASAKUSA is an exhibition and project space housed in a renovated 40-square-meter residential home. As well as exhibiting forms of expression rooted in society by artists from Japan and overseas, it advances curatorial collaboration and practices. It also hosts the screening exhibition/small film festival ASAKUSA ENTERTAINMENTS, which provides support for artwork production as well as presentation opportunities.

Contact

Mariko Mikami
Curatorial Project Manager
ASAKUSA
1-6-16 Nishiasakusa, Taito, Tokyo, 111-0035
+81-(0)50-5326-0906
team@asakusa-o.com

Venues

ASAKUSA, Tokyo, Taito-city