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Kinare Opening Jul. 28

Kinare Opening Jul. 28

2012/05/29

Art Triennale running from 29th                     

The 5th Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2012 finally starts Jul. 29 (sun).
This art festival is held from Jul. 29 (sun) to Sep. 17 (mon), but Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art, “Kinare” will be opened as a first excitement on 28th (sat) in the Tokamachi area, Niigata.

“Kinare” which is a uniquely designed by architect Hiroshi Hara, is an interactive contemporary art museum that is focusing on environment of the nature and the cultural climate of Echigo-Tsumari. There are various art works exhibited including a large installation by Christian Boltanski in the center of the building and an installation by Gerda Steiner & Jorg Lenzlinger ,who recently hold a solo exhibition at Mito Art Museum, nearby the entrance.

Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art, “Kinare”
Opening hours:09:00-19:00 (Last entry 18:30) / 10:00-19:00 after Sep. 17
opening everyday throughout art triennale period (every Wednesdays after Sep. 17)
Price:Free entry for passport holders.(normal entry fee: 1500 yen)
Address:Tokamachi-shi, Utsunomiya 71-2 (Hon-cho 6)
TEL :025-761-7767

For further information on “Kinare”, click here .

First opening day of Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, there is a talk event “East Asia Art Village Symposium” located in “Kinare” 1st Floor, starting from 17:30-19:30.

Chaired by Fram Kitagawa, General Director of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, Huang Du, independent curator, Cai Guo-Qiang, Ann Hamilton, and RongRong&Inri will share their own experiences as curators or artists and discuss under the theme of East Asia in the World ? “What does Asia have to say today?”. Click here for further details.

At Tokyo Information Center (Daikanyama, Tokyo), we continuously sell passport, guide book and guide map.
Also, new leaflet is now available, it briefly summarizes basic information of the art triennale and must-see art work choices in each area. Please take it when your visiting.


Art Triennale 2012 passport with advanced price is available until Jul. 28 (sat).
For purchasing a passport through online, click here (only in Japanese).

Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale 2012 Passport
Adult: 3000yen (3500 yen after Jul. 29)
Student: 2500yen (3000 yen after Jul. 29)

Click here for the access map of Tokyo Information Center.

For further information on “Echigo Tsumari Art Field : Art Triennale 2012”, visit an official website.

Click here for details

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