INDEFINABLE CITIES → JAPAN
GROUP EXHIBITION
18 July - 23 August, 2015
REBECCA CHESNEY
BEN COVE
AYAKA NISHI
EMILY SPEED
HIROFUMI SUZUKI
Indefinable Cities, a co-curation between AirSpace Gallery (Anna Francis) and Tsukiyo to Syonen (Koh Yoshida) was borne of a conversation instigated by Anna Francis on a research trip to Osaka in 2012, The exhibition explores the development of cities worldwide, and in particular looks to capture the way that artists are responding to and documenting Cities in flux, and more; how artists impact on their environments and the regeneration of Cities.
AirSpace Gallery instigated the conversation with Tsukiyo to Syonen back in 2012, during a research visit to Osaka, where curator and artist Anna Francis was interested in exploring the differences in artist led activity in the two countries. AirSpace Gallery were keen to find a partner to work with on the ambitious Indefinable Cities Exhibition, which picks up from the first ‘Indefinable City’ exhibition held at AirSpace in 2007, where 11 artists explored the consequences and effects on humans of our changing cities. City development and the artists role within it have continued to be a research concern for AirSpace Gallery, since 2007. Many of the gallery’s projects have sought to form dialogues around the nature of culture-led regeneration, advocacy and support for artists in making a difference in the places they live and work, and the adoption and nurturing of disused spaces in cities, in particular, recently with a connection to green space growing projects.
The particular geography and social and economic context of Stoke-on-Trent means there are many empty spaces around the city – this includes buildings, brownfield sites and other undeveloped plots. This affords particular opportunities for temporary activity to take place, which questions and proposes future use, as space can be acquired cheaply, and sometimes freely. Osaka, as a city has much less available space, and the cost of space is high, making it very difficult to sustain arts programmes in urban spaces . For this reason Tsukiyo to Syonen no longer run a permanent gallery space in the city, preferring to work with temporary pop up spaces, allowing them to be more responsive and flexible to the needs of the projects they work on, and far reaching in their geographic scope. In recent years Tsukiyon to Syonen has held exhibition and concerts in Yamanishi, Ishikawa, Shiga, Okayama, Hiroshima and many other provincial towns. In addition, since the 2011 earthquake many artists have left the big cities, for more rural locations. Indefinable Cities Exhibition will tour to 6 cities in Japan between July and August 2015 - exploring how geographically distant places can be connected. Conversations instigated and taking place during the exhibition will explore the differences between the two countries, and the impact that this has on the way that artists work.
Indefinable Cities opened at AirSpace Gallery in April, 2015. After a 6 week run, the exhibition now moves to Japan, and tours 5 cities - Kofu (Yamanashi), Hikone (Shiga), Osaka, Tamano (Okayama), Onomichi (Hiroshima) with one Indefinable Cities artist exhibiting in each venue.
INDEFINABLE CITIES → JAPAN
EXHIBITIONS DETAILS
AYAKA NISHI
2 August – 23 August, 2015
South Patagonia Cafe
Kofu, Yamanashi
BEN COVE
20 July – 2 August, 2015
Art Takahashi
Hikone, Shiga
REBECCA CHESNEY
18 July – 2 August, 2015
atelier Sangatsu
Osaka
HIROFUMI SUZUKI
23 July – 16 August, 2015
Higashiyama Building
Tamano, Okayama
EMILY SPEED
25 July – 17 August, 2015
Komyoji Kaikan
Onomichi, Hiroshima
BEN COVE
AYAKA NISHI
EMILY SPEED
HIROFUMI SUZUKI
Indefinable Cities, a co-curation between AirSpace Gallery (Anna Francis) and Tsukiyo to Syonen (Koh Yoshida) was borne of a conversation instigated by Anna Francis on a research trip to Osaka in 2012, The exhibition explores the development of cities worldwide, and in particular looks to capture the way that artists are responding to and documenting Cities in flux, and more; how artists impact on their environments and the regeneration of Cities.
AirSpace Gallery instigated the conversation with Tsukiyo to Syonen back in 2012, during a research visit to Osaka, where curator and artist Anna Francis was interested in exploring the differences in artist led activity in the two countries. AirSpace Gallery were keen to find a partner to work with on the ambitious Indefinable Cities Exhibition, which picks up from the first ‘Indefinable City’ exhibition held at AirSpace in 2007, where 11 artists explored the consequences and effects on humans of our changing cities. City development and the artists role within it have continued to be a research concern for AirSpace Gallery, since 2007. Many of the gallery’s projects have sought to form dialogues around the nature of culture-led regeneration, advocacy and support for artists in making a difference in the places they live and work, and the adoption and nurturing of disused spaces in cities, in particular, recently with a connection to green space growing projects.
The particular geography and social and economic context of Stoke-on-Trent means there are many empty spaces around the city – this includes buildings, brownfield sites and other undeveloped plots. This affords particular opportunities for temporary activity to take place, which questions and proposes future use, as space can be acquired cheaply, and sometimes freely. Osaka, as a city has much less available space, and the cost of space is high, making it very difficult to sustain arts programmes in urban spaces . For this reason Tsukiyo to Syonen no longer run a permanent gallery space in the city, preferring to work with temporary pop up spaces, allowing them to be more responsive and flexible to the needs of the projects they work on, and far reaching in their geographic scope. In recent years Tsukiyon to Syonen has held exhibition and concerts in Yamanishi, Ishikawa, Shiga, Okayama, Hiroshima and many other provincial towns. In addition, since the 2011 earthquake many artists have left the big cities, for more rural locations. Indefinable Cities Exhibition will tour to 6 cities in Japan between July and August 2015 - exploring how geographically distant places can be connected. Conversations instigated and taking place during the exhibition will explore the differences between the two countries, and the impact that this has on the way that artists work.
Indefinable Cities opened at AirSpace Gallery in April, 2015. After a 6 week run, the exhibition now moves to Japan, and tours 5 cities - Kofu (Yamanashi), Hikone (Shiga), Osaka, Tamano (Okayama), Onomichi (Hiroshima) with one Indefinable Cities artist exhibiting in each venue.
INDEFINABLE CITIES → JAPAN
EXHIBITIONS DETAILS
AYAKA NISHI
2 August – 23 August, 2015
South Patagonia Cafe
Kofu, Yamanashi
BEN COVE
20 July – 2 August, 2015
Art Takahashi
Hikone, Shiga
REBECCA CHESNEY
18 July – 2 August, 2015
atelier Sangatsu
Osaka
HIROFUMI SUZUKI
23 July – 16 August, 2015
Higashiyama Building
Tamano, Okayama
EMILY SPEED
25 July – 17 August, 2015
Komyoji Kaikan
Onomichi, Hiroshima
