{"id":951,"date":"2010-12-03T17:23:44","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T14:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/makotoyacoltd.jp\/wordpress\/?p=951"},"modified":"2010-12-03T17:23:44","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T14:23:44","slug":"the-primitchibu-world-all-film-version-is-world-premiered-on-dec-18-at-singapore-art-museum-as-the-closing-film-of-trans-cool-tokyos-films-from-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makotoyacoltd.jp\/wordpress\/?p=951","title":{"rendered":""The Primitchibu World -ALL FILM VERSION-" is world premiered on Dec.18 at Singapore Art Museum as the CLOSING FILM of Trans-Cool TOKYO's Films from Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are honor to announce that “The Primitchibu World -ALL FILM VERSION-” \u00a0is world premiered on Dec.18 at SAM(Singapore Art Museum). <\/strong><\/p>\n

And today we received the e-mail from SAM, <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>please let me say that we are very happy to show Kasumi Hiraoka and Takeshi Shirai\u2019s film at our museum and we are really looking forward to screening it. \u00a0To indicate that it is an important film for us, we scheduled it as the CLOSING FILM for the whole Japanese film series.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Films from Japan<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In December, the Moving Image Gallery presents a visual feast of feature films and artist <\/strong>documentaries in conjunction with Trans-Cool TOKYO<\/em>. This screening programme highlights <\/strong>directors and artists with a strong, unique visual sense. The three feature films selected <\/strong>respectively portray legends with a postmodern flourish, depict louche artist lifestyles, and <\/strong>transform the city into a manic playground. Artists Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara, <\/strong>whose works are captured in two documentaries that chart their practice and offer a rare <\/strong>peek into their lives. All the films will be shown for the first time in Singapore. <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Fri, 10 Dec – Sat, 18 Dec | Moving Image Gallery, SAM at 8Q | $10 | Ticket includes one. <\/strong>complimentary pass to the Singapore Art Museum. <\/strong>Limited seating. Tickets available for purchase at SAM at 8Q.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Films <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Princess Raccoon (PG) <\/span><\/em><\/strong>Seijun Suzuki<\/span><\/strong>, Japan, 2005, Japanese and Mandarin with English subtitles, 111 minutes. <\/strong>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 | 7:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Travelling with Yoshitomo Nara (PG) <\/span><\/em><\/strong>Koji Sakabe<\/span><\/strong>, Japan, 2007, Japanese with English subtitles, 93 minutes. <\/strong>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 | 3pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Miyoko (R21) <\/span><\/em><\/strong>Yoshifumi Tsubota<\/span><\/strong>, Japan, 2009, Japanese with English subtitles, 86 minutes. <\/strong>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 | 7:30pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me (NC16) <\/span><\/em><\/strong>Takako Matsumoto<\/span><\/strong>, Japan, 2008, Japanese with English subtitles, 102 mins. <\/strong>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 | 3pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Primitchibu World<\/em><\/span><\/strong> (World Premiere)\u00a0Kasumi Hiraoka and Takeshi Shirai<\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0Japan, 2010, Japanese with English subtitles\u00a070 mins, PG | Sat, 18 Dec | 5:30pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n


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The Primitchibu World<\/span><\/em> <\/span>(World Premiere)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kasumi Hiraoka<\/span><\/a><\/strong> and <\/span>Takeshi Shirai<\/span><\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Japan, 2010, Japanese with English subtitles
\n70 mins, PG | Sat, 18 Dec | 5:30pm
\nA girl selling flowers meets a piano-playing boy who believes that war will break out once they traverse the length of a shopping street. An unpredictable mood piece, this film eschews traditional narrative structure, creating a world that dissolves the boundaries between gods and humans, men and women, dreams and reality, and the street and the universe. The word \u2018primitchibu\u2019 is a play on \u2018primitive\u2019 and \u2018private parts\u2019, and<\/span><\/strong> The Primitchibu World<\/span><\/strong><\/em> was originally a stage show with performance and live music. Co-director Hiraoka is a video and performance artist who has been making short films on 8mm and DV for the past decade. According to the directors, this special film-only version is made to \u201ctell love\u201d with Hiraoka as the \u201cstreet love messenger\u201d and co-director Shirai as the \u201cuniversal love messenger\u201d. \u00a0distributed by Makotoya.Co.,Ltd.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

from Press Release<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Singapore Art Museum<\/strong> and Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo<\/strong> <\/strong>present blockbuster showcase of contemporary Japanese art<\/strong><\/p>\n

With over 40 works by world renowned artists, Trans-Cool TOKYO promises to <\/em>delight visitors with the clever and diverse practice of contemporary art from Japan<\/em><\/p>\n

16 November 2010 <\/em>\u2013 The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) <\/a>is proud to partner the Museum of\u00a0Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT)<\/a> to present Trans-Cool TOKYO<\/a><\/em>, an exhibition that\u00a0showcases the outstanding collection of contemporary Japanese art from the MOT.\u00a0Charting the development of contemporary art in Japan through the years, the exhibition\u00a0features thought-provoking works by artists who have made an indelible impact in\u00a0contemporary Japanese art, including major names such as Yayoi Kusama, Takashi\u00a0Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara as well as rising stars including Kiichiro Adachi and Haruka\u00a0Kojin. Working across all mediums, from painting and sculpture, to performance,\u00a0photography and video, the featured artists have created works in response to the onset of\u00a0the information age and the greater freedom and uncertainties in contemporary society.<\/p>\n

A travelling exhibition of 44 works from MOT\u2019s permanent collection, the exhibition seeks to\u00a0demonstrate how Japanese artists express their identity amid pop culture and globalisation\u00a0across generations. A range of artworks from those produced during the post-war period, to\u00a0post modern works from the 1980s and the new Japanese art of today, have been selected\u00a0to form the exhibition. The exhibition is structured around four main themes \u2013 Altering Reality <\/em>and Perception<\/em>, The Influence of Pop Art<\/em>, Technology in Modern Life <\/em>and One\u2019s Place in the <\/em>World<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In Altering Reality and Perception<\/em>, the works explore the mysteries, limitations and nature of\u00a0human perception, revealing the \u2018idiosyncratic\u2019 way in which Japanese artists interpret the\u00a0world. For instance, Kohei Nawa\u2019s Pixcell-Deer #17 <\/em>\u2013 a taxidermied deer covered in crystal\u00a0balls \u2013 depicts the ambiguity between human perception and reality, the virtual and real\u00a0world. Yayoi Kusama presents her own version of reality as a haze of hallucinations through\u00a0the seemingly identical yet unique organic shapes in Walking on the Sea of Death.<\/em><\/p>\n

In The Influence of Pop Art<\/em>, artists pay tribute to childlike immaturity, innocence and reject\u00a0the adult world with their kawaii <\/em>(cute) quality while presenting the same methods of\u00a0replication and mass production of pop art in the West. The famed Yoshitomo Nara whose\u00a0work looks suspiciously at the social norms of adulthood and Takashi Murakami who\u00a0critiques contemporary art today as being easily mass produced with his Superflat <\/em>concept,\u00a0both epitomise Japanese pop art.<\/p>\n

Technology in Modern Life <\/em>re-examines the relationship between art, science and\u00a0technology and focuses on the concept of shintachi <\/em>(or embodied knowledge) where\u00a0technology is one with the human body. Ryoji Ikeda\u2019s data.matrix [no 1-10] <\/em>for instance,\u00a0reduces and distils everyday stiumli that people encounter into basic components, digitally\u00a0recomposing them into audio visual installations that interact with physical bodies in the\u00a0exhibition gallery.<\/p>\n

Finally, One\u2019s Place in the World <\/em>looks at the loss of one\u2019s sense of belonging in an\u00a0increasingly globalised world, showcasing works by Japanese artists who look to reconnect\u00a0to their local communities and traditions and which critique the Japanese identity and place\u00a0in the world today. Michihiro Shimabuku\u2019s video works involves him entering, living and\u00a0interacting with various communities around the world, explore the relationships within\u00a0communities and altering one\u2019s awareness of their everyday environment..<\/p>\n

Director of SAM, Mr. Tan Boon Hui, said, \u201cSAM is excited to collaborate with MOT to bring\u00a0this delightful exhibition to audiences in Singapore. It is the first such collaboration between\u00a0both museums, complementing SAM\u2019s objectives to raise awareness of the diverse and\u00a0unique practice of contemporary art practice. Trans-Cool TOKYO <\/em>also allows us to educate\u00a0the Singapore public about one of the most important art scenes in Asia. I would like to thank\u00a0the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo for giving us the privilege to offer people in\u00a0Singapore the opportunity to view rare works by groundbreaking Japanese artists, such as\u00a0Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, and the edgy yet quirky works by\u00a0younger artists such as Kiichiro Adachi, Kohei Nawa and Kazuhiko Hachiya. As the earliest\u00a0Asian country to embrace the ideas of pop art, the use of pop art concepts by Japanese\u00a0artists has predated the current fashion for using pop art styles by Asian artists from other\u00a0countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trans-Cool TOKYO <\/em>will run from 19th November 2010 till 13th February 2011 at SAM at 8Q.<\/p>\n

A tour by SAM curator, Mr. David Chew, followed by talks by artists Mr. Kiichiro Adachi and\u00a0Mr. Kazuhiko Hachiya, have been specially organised for visitors to gain a deeper\u00a0understanding of the development and practice of contemporary Japanese art. In addition,\u00a0visitors can also look forward to experiencing more Japanese culture in a fun-filled Toy\u00a0Carnival, complete with Cosplay characters, live music and art-based activities in Invasion! A\u00a0series of rare films by Japanese directors and artists will also premiere in Singapore. (Please\u00a0refer to Annex B for more information).<\/p>\n

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