1st Parasophia
Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture
March, 7 – May 10, 2015
Main venue: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, The Museum of Kyoto
Artistic Director: Shinji Kohmoto (former Chief Curator, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto)
Approximately 40 artists from around the world will participate in the two-month exhibition at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, the Museum of Kyoto, and other locations. Many of these artists will also have taken part in the 700 days before the exhibition, making extended visits to Kyoto for site visits, collaborations, and other research for new works that will be presented at the first exhibition in 2015.
Participating Artists:
- Lisa Anne Auerbach
- Nairy Baghramian
- Cai Guo-Qiang
- Joost Conijn
- Stan Douglas
- Simon Fujiwara
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
- Hoefner/Sachs
- Hedwig Houben
- Yoshimasa Ishibashi
- Brandt Junceau
- Emiko Kasahara
- William Kentridge
- Ragnar Kjartansson
- Keiko Kurachi & Satoru Takahashi
- Ann Lislegaard
- Tatsuo Majima
- Ahmed Mater
- Aernout Mik
- Yasumasa Morimura
- Susan Philipsz
- Florian Pumhösl
- Pipilotti Rist
- Arin Rungjang
- Aki Sasamoto
- Gustavo Speridião
- Tadasu Takamine
- Koki Tanaka
- Ana Torfs
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Jean-Luc Vilmouth
- Danh Vo
- Hong-Kai Wang
- Xu Tan
- Miwa Yanagi
- Alexander Zahlten
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Image: Promotional video clip for Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015, Videostill.