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AN OVERVIEW OF ART PROJECTS IN JAPAN

A Society that co-creates with Arts

By Sumiko Kumakura and the Art Project Research Group

 

Essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about socially engaged art and social practice in Japan, the contexts and impacts of such projects.

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The 41 page study, published by Arts Council Tokyo, discusses recent Japanese art projects, mixing case studies and theory, is well illustrated and the result of a collaborative research under the Tokyo Art Research Lab over five years. It focuses on process-oriented work and looks at how art projects in Japan engage with contemporary society and become embedded in local communities.

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The report is written by Sumiko Kumakura and Yūichirō Nagatsu (The Art Project Research Group) and has been translated into English by Art Translators Collective.

 

Link for download: culture360.asef.org/news/art-projects-in-japan-a-society-that-co-creates-with-art