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Llorenç Barber “Naumaquia: Yokohama 2005” Starts 12 noon, December 18 (Sun.)

Llorenç Barber “Naumaquia: Yokohama 2005” Starts 12 noon, December 18 (Sun.) Conducted by the artist on the boat, the original music for the Yokohama 2005 will be played.

The artist who has been composing and performing orchestral music featuring church bells and so on, will make a concert with gathering boats on water front of the venue.
At 12 noon of December 18 (Sun.), in cooperation by Yokohama Bayside Club with the citizen and supporters on the boats in front of Hatoba, the play will start with a blowing sound of whistle. The music “Naumaquia: Yokohama 2005” has been composed by the artist especially for the triennale.

“Yokohama 2005: Art Auction” will be held on December 17 (Sat.)!

“Yokohama 2005: Art Auction” will be held on December 16 (Fri.) and 17 (Sat.) !

Date: December 9 (Fri.), 16 (Fri.) / from 18:00- and 17 (Sat.) / from 16:00-
Venue: 3A (MAP 2)
For the auction detail, please go to the Yokohama 2005: Art Auction website

The viewing time of “Villa Kaihoutei” is extended! 

The viewing time of “Villa Kaihoutei” is extended for the last two days on December 17 (Sat.) and 18 (Sun.).

Date: December 17 (Sat.) and 18 (Sun.), 2005 / from 12:00 to 19:00.
Venue: MAP 1-4b
URL: http://www.kaihoutei.com

Tomoko Mukaiyama  “for you”

The digital audio tape which is the only record of the concert held on 26 October 2005 at Minato Mirai Hall and played by the artist, is sealed in the glass and has been exhibited as an art work in front of the hall since December 13, 2005.

Venue: Minato Mirai Hall (MAP 1-1a)
Time: As of opening time of the hall.
URL: http://www.mukaiyamatomoko.com/

Special Programs: “Poetry Evening”

Special Programs: “Poetry Evening” : Dialogue with Tadashi Kawamata and poetry reading.

Kazuko Shiraishi
Date: December 2 (Fri.), 2005 / open 17:30, start 18:00.
Guest: Nobuyoshi Ino (Bassist)

Yoji Arakawa
Date: December 4 (Sun.), 2005 / open 16:00, start 16:30.

Shuntaro Tanikawa
Date: December 6 (Tue.), 2005 / open 16:00, start 16:30.

Venue: Warehouse 3A (MAP 2-3A)

Breaking the 100,000 visitors!

We came up to the 100,000th visitors around 13:00 on Friday 18th November.

These memorable 100,000th visitors are Ms. Machiko Maekawa and her daughter Chiho based in Yokohama-City.
All the staff from Yokohama 2005 greeted them at 3A exhibition entrance, and the artistic director, Tadashi Kawamata handed a floral bouquet and a special stuffed toy made by the artist, Taisuke Abe at the ceremony.

NAKANIWA Movie Special Program: “Canada Animation Party!”

NAKANIWA Movie Special Program: “Canada Animation Party!”

Date: November 25 (Fri.), 2005 / from 17:30 to 21:00.
Venue: NAKANIWA (Exhibition map)
Cooperations: Office H, Tollywood, Canada Animation Festival (CAF), National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Canadian Embassy

Yokohama 2005: International Triennale of Contemporary Art has being and will be introduced on the following television and the radio programs.

(Updated November 17, 2005.)

“Kazeninaruî (Japanese only)
November 20 (Sun.), 2005 / from 21:54 to 21:59, on TBS (Japan)
http://www.tbs.co.jp/kazeninaru/

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“Digital Stadium” (Japanese only)
December 3 (Sat.), 2005 / from 24:00 to 24:40, on NHK BS2 (Japan)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/digista/

(Updated October 31, 2005.)

“Art Entertainment: Meikyu (Labyrinthine) Museum; Challenge of Contemporary Art—Trip to Yokohama Triennale” (Japanese only)
November 14 (Mon.), 2005 / from 22:00 to 23:00, on NHK BS hi (Japan)
November 20 (Sun.), 2005 / from 23:00 to 24:00, on NHK BS 2 (Japan)

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“Weekend Japanology” (English on audio main channel)
December 3 (Sat.), 2005 / from 0:50 to 1:35 on NHK Educational channel (Japan)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/japanology_e.html

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“The Breeze: Art Circus—Festival of Contemporary Art” (Japanese only)
Every Monday from 11:30, on FM Yokohama (84.7MHz) (Japan)

(Updated November 3, 2005.)

“Yokohama 2005: International Triennale of Contemporary Art on WPS1 Art Radio”
October 31 (Mon.) - November 6 (Sun.), 2005
on http://www.wps1.org/include/shows/correspond_tokyo.html#trienniale
week stream: http://www.wps1.org/schedule/schedule.html

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“Métropolis: Art Circus; Yokohama Triennale”
—Realization by Gilles Coudert anmd Damien Faure
http://www.arte-tv.com/fr/art-musique/metropolis/prochaines-emissions/265554,CmC=521790.html (French/German)
November 12 (Sat.), 2005 / from 00:00 of CET (European time), on Arte TV (France)
November 13 (Sun.), 2005 / from 11:00 of CET (European time), on TNT, the cable television

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Happy to announce 10,000 visitors on October 2!

Opening Symposium “Exhibition—A Willing Space?”

Tadashi Kawamata, Artistic Director of the Triennale, invites artists and organizers of alternative and experimental art institutions to discuss potentials and problems of art institutions and exhibitions today.
(Free admission and with Japanese/English simultaneous interpretation service)

Date: September 28 (Wed.) and 29 (Thu.), 2005 / from 18:00 to 20:00.
VenueYokohama Symposia, 9th Floor, Sangyo Boeki Center, Yamashita Park (2 Yamashita-cho, Nakaku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0023) Yokohama map.
Panelists: Alanna Heiss, Director, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center/MoMA, NY; Ken Lum, artist, founding editor of Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, Canada; Jonathan Watkins, Director, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK; and Yusuke Nakahara, art critic, Japan.
Commentators: Catherine Grout, art researcher, France; and Shigeo Anzai, photographer, Japan.