14:00-19:30. 9. Aug. 2023 | OPEN STUDIO

Tokyo University of the Arts has been a member of Shared Campus, an international academic platform, as a full partner since 2022. Shared Campus Summer School is held at Tokyo University of the Arts, and 30 students from London, Zurich, Hong Kong, Taipei, Malaysia, and Tokyo participated in the 2-week program.

The students experienced guest lectures and workshops based on the following themes, and each participating student created a work. Open Studio will be held to share the background and process of the production.

There will also be an open studio tour from 14:00 hrs on the day (1 hour).

admission｜Free

date｜14:00 – 19:30 Wed. 9 August 2023

venue｜Tokyo University of the Arts, Ueno
– Gallery, 2nd floor of University Hall
– Community Salon, 3rd floor of Taki Plaza, Tokyo University of the Arts, Ueno

<Summer Program>

Restless in the 1960s: The Tokyo Experience with the Avant-Garde

In the 1960s across the world, there were various movements and conflicts, from diverse cultural confrontations and local politics to transnational standoffs, while every society experienced swift changes. Taking Tokyo as an example, it came with a new perspective and dynamic, creating a robust network of practitioners from various fields of the arts and, more broadly, the larger culture of the time after a fast postwar development. What arises in this setting is a fertile field of questions about the idea of the Avant-Garde, as it relates to localities, and the notion of the contemporary in present day Tokyo—expanding on all of the connections and disconnections between these two eras. This summer school will take place in Tokyo considering the uniqueness of the place as a relevant placeholder of sorts. It aims to bring historical consciousness to artistic practice, which inspires our reflections on contemporary societies today.

<Shared Campus>

Initiated by seven art institutions and universities having art departments, Shared Campus is a comprehensive cooperation platform for sustainable educational formats, research networks and co-productions. Today, close cooperation between cultures and disciplines is essential for addressing issues of global significance. In particular the arts play an important role in this respect. Shared Campus establishes connections that create added value for students, academics and professionals and enable participants to share and pool knowledge and competencies. The platform is designed along internationally relevant themes and issues, with a focus on transcultural issues and interdisciplinary cooperation. Tokyo University of the Arts has been a full-partner member since April 2022.