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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN –Friday, September 3, 2010 – The city of Yokohama is pleased to announce the appointment of OSAKA Eriko, the director of the Yokohama Museum of Art, as the director general for the Yokohama Triennale 2011. Yokohama Triennale 2011, which marks the 4th edition and the 10th anniversary of the inaugural exhibition in 2001, aims to reinforce its significance as a cultural enterprise that provides citizens of Yokohama with opportunities to experience diverse range of contemporary visual cultures.
The Yokohama Museum of Art and BankART Studio NYK will be designated as main venues, along with various sites and organizations in the area that will be invited to take part as partners and collaborators. The Museum will be featured for the first time in the Triennale, and is expected to provide a foundation for a long-term vision and commitment.
The artistic director who will work with the director general on the selection of theme, list of artists, and programming, will be announced this October.
【Outline】
Title: Yokohama Triennale 2011
Director General: OSAKA Eriko
Dates: Saturday, August 6, 2011 – Sunday, November 6, 2011
Closed day during the exhibition will be announced separately when decided.
Venue: The Yokohama Museum of Art, BankART Studio NYK, and its surrounding area.
Organizer: City of Yokohama, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Asahi Shimbun, The Organizing Committee for the Yokohama Triennale
Homepage: http://www.yokohamatriennale.jp/
【About OSAKA Eriko, the Director General】
OSAKA Eriko is the current director the Yokohama Museum of Art. Born in Tokyo, she started her career working on international contemporary art projects at the Japan Foundation and ICA Nagoya. She joined Art Tower Mito as senior curator in 1994 and became artistic director in 1997. In 2007, she left Mito to join Mori Art Museum, where she served as artistic director until January 2009. She assumed her current position in April 2009. Her experiences also include serving as co-curator for Japan in the Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (1999) and commissioner of the Japan Pavilion of the 49th Venice Biennale (2001).
【Statement by the Director General】
I am happy to serve as the director general for the upcoming Yokohama Triennale 2011. The Yokohama Triennale has served as the one of the main programs in promoting the Creative City policy of Yokohama in the last decade. As we now enter into a new decade, it is important to explore ways to not only get a return on the past investments, but also to find ways to sustain this kind of event that brings us new ideas and perspectives and enable us to survive this age of uncertainty.
I hope that the Triennale will serve as a channel for exchanging new thoughts, just like Yokohama that has historically served as the gateway for new knowledge and ideas. (OSAKA Eriko, Director, Yokohama Museum of Art / Director General, Yokohama Triennale 2011)
【Past Editons】
| Editon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | 2001 | 2005 | 2008 |
| Dates | Sept 2-Nov 11 (71 days) | Sept 28-Dec 18 (82 days) | Sept 13-Nov 30 (79 days) |
| Main venues | Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall, Red Brick Warehouse No. 1 | Yamashita Pier No. 3 and No. 4 Warehouses | Shinko Pier Exhibition Hall, BankART Studio NYK, Sankeien Gardens,and others |
| Theme | Mega Wave: Towards a New Synthesis | Art Circus: Jumping from the Ordinary | Time Crevasse |
| Directors | Artistic Directors: KOHMOTO Shinji TATEHATA Akira NAKAMURA Nobuo NANJO Fumio | Director General:KAWAMATA Tadashi | Director General:MIZUSAWA Tsutomu |
| Curators | N/A | AMANO Taro SERIZAWA Takashi YAMANO Shingo | Daniel BIRNBAUM HU Fang MIYAKE Akiko Hans Ulrich OBRIST Beatrix RUF |
| Total attendance | approx. 350,000* (317,000 paid tickets) | approx. 190,000 (120,000 paid tickets) | approx. 550,000* (300,000 paid tickets) |
| Registered volunteers | 719 | 1,222 | 1,510 |
| organizers | The Japan Foundation, City of Yokohama, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Asahi Shimbun , The Organizing Committee for the Yokohama Triennale | The Japan Foundation, City of Yokohama, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Asahi Shimbun , The Organizing Committee for the Yokohama Triennale | The Japan Foundation, City of Yokohama, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Asahi Shimbun , The Organizing Committee for the Yokohama Triennale |