About

In Virtual Bodies: Absence/Presence in Media, 14 artists based in Japan, Chile, China, Germany, and Mexico reflect on the post pandemic world through the idea of virtuality. As a direct result of COVID-19, we are experiencing profound changes in our relationships to the world and the self. Contemporary media landscape, which has been plagued by the polarization on social media and weaponization of fake news, has become an indispensible part of our lives, as we increasingly depend on communications and media for work, education and interpersonal contact. This is closely connected to how we perceive our own bodies, which are intersected by issues of able-bodiedness, age, class, gender, race, and spirituality, bringing questions of essences and identities to the forefront. At the same time, the discourse of diverse and possible bodies leads us to imagine our future of coexisting with other non-human bodies.

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Outline

Hours

10:00－17:00 (Last admission 16:30)

Period

March 25 (Fri.), 2022 - April 10 (Sun.), 2022

Closed

Monday

Venue

Chinretsukan Gallery, Tokyo University of the Arts
12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 〒110-8714, Japan

Admission

Free
※ Reservations may be required.
※ Children younger than elementary school age need to be accompanied by a guardian.

Organized by

Department of Arts Studies and Curatorial Practices, Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

Co-organized by

Culture Vision Japan Foundation Inc.

Sponsored by

Nomura Foundation, Geidai Friends

Co-curators

aliwen, Hanna Hirakawa, Xiyue Yan, Lin Zhang, Linxi Zou, Yuheng Wu, Hyesu Cho, Sun Kim

Special support by

Tomoya Shimomuki, Jingwen Li

Graphic Design

Qi Shao

Supervised by

Yuko Hasegawa
(Professor, Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Director, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)

-We use the reservation system “Peatix”.
Registration on Peatix or installation of the smartphone application is required to make a reservation.
-Name and e-mail address are required.
-Before making a reservation, please make sure to check your e-mail preferences.
-For the latest information, please check the exhibition’s official website.
-If you wish to cancel your reservation, please contact the organizer.

Please do not visit if any of the following conditions apply:
-You have cold or flu symptoms such as fever, cough, loss of taste/smell, or if you are not feeling well.
-If you have been in close contact with a Covid-19 infected person, or are yourself within the health observation time period following such contact or travel from a country with elevated Covid-19 infection rates.

Please be aware of and observe the following counter-measures:
-Visitor temperatures will be taken upon arrival at gallely and any visitor who registers a temperature of higher than 37.5 C degrees will be refused entry.
-Anyone who has a strong cough or other cold-like symptoms in the galleries may be asked to leave.
-You must wear a mask or face covering to enter museum.
-Please be diligent about washing or sanitizing your hands.
-Please stay at least 2 meters away from other visitors.
-Please refrain from talking in the galleries.
-Please do not touch the art works, display cases, equipment or walls with your hands. This measure is being taken to prevent transfer of the virus through surface contact.

Outline

Hours

10:00－17:00
(Last admission 16:30)

Period

March 25 (Fri.), 2022 - April 10 (Sun.), 2022

Closed

Monday

Venue

Chinretsukan Gallery, Tokyo University of the Arts
12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 〒110-8714, Japan

Admission

Free
※ Reservations may be required.
※ Children younger than elementary school age need to be accompanied by a guardian.

Organized by

Department of Arts Studies and Curatorial Practices, Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

Co-organized by

Culture Vision Japan Foundation Inc.

Sponsored by

Nomura Foundation, Geidai Friends

Co-curators

aliwen, Hirakawa Hanna, Xiyue Yan, Lin Zhang, Linxi Zou, Yuheng Wu, Hyesu Cho, Kim Sun

Special support by

Tomoya Shimomuki, Jingwen Li

Graphic Design

Qi Shao

Supervised by

Yuko Hasegawa
(Professor, Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Director, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)

-We use the reservation system “Peatix”.
Registration on Peatix or installation of the smartphone application is required to make a reservation.
-Name and e-mail address are required.
-Before making a reservation, please make sure to check your e-mail preferences.
-For the latest information, please check the exhibition’s official website.
-If you wish to cancel your reservation, please contact the organizer.

Please do not visit if any of the following conditions apply:
-You have cold or flu symptoms such as fever, cough, loss of taste/smell, or if you are not feeling well.
-If you have been in close contact with a Covid-19 infected person, or are yourself within the health observation time period following such contact or travel from a country with elevated Covid-19 infection rates.

Please be aware of and observe the following counter-measures:
-Visitor temperatures will be taken upon arrival at gallely and any visitor who registers a temperature of higher than 37.5 C degrees will be refused entry.
-Anyone who has a strong cough or other cold-like symptoms in the galleries may be asked to leave.
-You must wear a mask or face covering to enter museum.
-Please be diligent about washing or sanitizing your hands.
-Please stay at least 2 meters away from other visitors.
-Please refrain from talking in the galleries.
-Please do not touch the art works, display cases, equipment or walls with your hands. This measure is being taken to prevent transfer of the virus through surface contact.