Shihoko Iida

Desire of translation and beyond translation of cultures

Shihoko IIDAVisiting CuratorAustralian Centre of Asia Pacific ArtQueensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art

Tokyo Opera City cultural complex

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery

Entrance

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘My Home is Yours, Your Home is Mine’ 2001Co-curated by Hou Hanru, Jerôme Sans in collaboration with Mami Kataoka

Installation view: Surasi Kusolwong, Lucky Tokyo 2001, 2001 (front); Peripheriques, Poster Window, 2001 (back wall); Junya YAMAIDE, Project No. 23: curtain, 2001 (ceiling)

Photo: Masataka Nakano

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘Doug Aitken: new ocean’ 2002new ocean 2001 Produced by the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, presented in association with the Serpentine Gallery, London

Installation view: new ocean cyclePhoto: Keizo Kioku

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘Under Construction’ 2002-03 Co-organised by Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation and the Japan Foundation

Installation view: CHEN Shaoxiong (on the both walls); Tsuyoshi OZAWA (middle)Photo: Keizo Kioku

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘Jean Nouvel’ 2003-2004Co-organised by Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation and Suntory Museum, Osaka in collaboration with Asahi Shimbun. International touring exhibition openign at the Pompidou Centre, Paris in 2001.

Installation view

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘Why not live for Art?’ 2004Curated by Shihoko Iida

Installation view: T.R. collection (left); 382 collection (right above); O.S. collection (right bottom)Photo: Keizo Kioku

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘Wolfgang Tillmans: Freischwimmer’ 2004Curated by Shihoko Iida

Installation viewPhoto: Keizo Kioku

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘Stephen Balkenhol: Skulpturen und Reliefs’ 2005Co-organised by Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation and Goethe-Institut Tokyo. Touring exhibition from the National Museum of Art, Osaka, in collaboration with Sprengel Museum Hannover


Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘Toyo Ito: The New “Real” in Architecture’ 2006Co-organised by Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation / Asahi Shimbun / NHK Promitions / Toyo Ito Exhibition Executive Committee


Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘Trace Elements: spirit and memory in Japanese and Australian photomedia’ 2008Co-curated by Bec Dean, Associate Director at Performance Space, Sydney and Shihoko Iida

Installation view at TOCAG, 2008Lieko SHIGA, from ‘Lilly’ and ‘Canary’ series, 2003-05 (left); Alex Davies, Dislocation, 2005-06 (right)Photo: Keizo Kioku

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘Trace Elements: spirit and memory in Japanese and Australian photomedia’ 2008Co-curated by Bec Dean, Associate Director at Performance Space, Sydney and Shihoko Iida

Installation view at TOCAG, 2008Teiji FURUHASHI , Lovers, 1994 (left); Seiichi FURUYA, from ‘Memories’, 1978-2007 (right)Photo: Keizo Kioku

Performance Space at CarriageWorks, Sydney‘Trace Elements: spirit and memory in Japanese and Australian photomedia’ 2009Co-curated by Bec Dean, Associate Director at Performance Space, Sydney and Shihoko Iida

Installation view at Performance Space, SydneyJane Burton, Wormwood #1-9, 2006-07 (left); opening view on 19 February, 2009 (right)

Performance Space at CarriageWorks, Sydney‘Trace Elements: spirit and memory in Japanese and Australian photomedia’ 2009Co-curated by Bec Dean, Associate Director at Performance Space, Sydney and Shihoko Iida

Installation view at Performance Space, SydneyKazuna TAGUCHI (left); Sophie Kahn, Untitled, 2005 (right)

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery‘KONOIKE Tomoko: Inter-Traveller’ 2009Curated by Shihoko Iida


Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art‘The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ 2009-2010

Photo: Natasha HarthCourtesy: Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art


From curatorial perspective


[left] SUGIMOTO Hiroshi, Hall of Thirty-Three Bays (nos 1-24), 1995[right] TOYA Shigeo, Woods III, 1991-92


[left] MORIMURA Yasumasa, Doublonnage (Marcel), 1988[right] MURAKAMI Takashi, And then, and then and then and then and then, 1994


[left] Y.N.G. (Yoshitomo Nara and graf), Y.N.G.M.S. (Y.N.G.'s Mobile Studio) , 2009[right] MURAKAMI Takashi, artelligent city / Shacho (from 'Takashi Murakami mini Museum' set)


[left] OHMAKI Shinji, Memorial rebirth, 2009[right] Y.N.G. (Yoshitomo Nara and graf), The play house (for Kids APT6) 2009Photo: Natasha Harth / Courtesy: Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art


[left] Chawei TSAI , Mushroom mantra, 2009[right] Gonkar Gyatso, Funky Buddhas (for Kids APT6), 2009Photo: Natasha Harth / Courtesy: Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art


From linguistic perspective

2005-06 Co-curator, ‘Rapt! 20 contemporary artists from Japan’, multiple cities in Australia Organised by the Japan Foundation

Rapt! 20 contemporary artists from Japan’, multiple cities in Australia Organised by the Japan Foundation

Background: One of major art events organised by the Japan Foundation as a part of the 2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange.

Theme given by the JF: ‘What is contemporary Japan?’

Curatorial aim:

I. not to simply introduce/export contemporary Japanese art as a package to abroad, but to infiltrate the diversity as a living experience for Australian audiences.

II. to present multidisciplinary practices of Japanese artists which are not based on binary oppositional way of thinking, without being trapped by superficial cultural representation of Japan such as relationship with nature, tradition and zen as well as high-tech, pop, superflat, otaku and kawii culture.

Curatorial methodology: Curatorial-in-progress style.


I Curatorial Exchange

May 2005

Japanese curators traveled to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for research

September 2005

Australian curators traveled to Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo and Echigo-Tsumari in Niigata for research

February 2006

Japanese curators and several artists traveled to Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin and Perth for research and meetings

Research trip in Sydney, 2005 (top)Research trip in Echigo-Tsumari in Niigata, 2005 (bottom)


II Thinking

Three Serial ‘Open seminars’ in Tokyo22 February, 3 March, 8 March in 2006

One of Japanese curatorial advisors hosted artists and professionals from the field of contemporary art, architecture and sociology each time, and discussed a particular theme and issues to deepen participants’ knowledge on contemporary Japanese society.

I Curatorial Exchange

May 2005

Japanese curators travelled to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for research

September 2005

Australian curators travelled to Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo and Echigo-Tsumari in Niigata for research

February 2006

Japanese curators and several artists travelled to Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin and Perth for research and meetings


III Artist-in-Residence in Australia, 2006

2 August – 7 September 木村友紀 Yuki KIMURA stayed in Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne

2 August – 30 September 志賀理江子 Lieko SHIGA stayed in IMA: Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane

4 August – 25 September 照屋勇賢 Yuken TERUYA stayed in Artspace, Sydney

6 September – 22 September 高嶺格 Tadasu TAKAMINE stayed in 24 Hours Art, Darwin

6 September – 15 September 高谷史郎 Shiro TAKATANI stayed in PICA: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth

16 September – 30 September 高谷史郎 Shiro TAKATANI stayed in Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne

1 October - 15 October 高橋匡太 Kyota TAHAKASHI stayed in Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne


IV Exhibition

Participating artists:20 Japanese units/artists

Workshop and Lecture:by Atelier Bow Wow + Taira NISHIZAWA in Melbourne

Exhibition venues:9 venues in Melbourne1 venue in Sydney1 venue in Perth

Workshop and Lecture by Atelier Bow Wow + Taira NISHIZAWA in collaboration with RMIT University, City Square, Melbourne, 2006


Yutaka SONE and Jin KURASHIGE, installation view at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, 2006 (top)

Tomoaki ISHIHARA, installation view at Monash University Art Museum, Melbourne, 2006 (bottom)

Shiro TAKATANI, installation view at West Space, Melbourne, 2006


Lieko SHIGA, installation view at Seventh Gallery, Melbourne, 2006 (top)

Naohiro UKAWA, installation view at West Space, Melbourne, 2006 (bottom)

Rei NAITO, installation view at Nillumbik Shire’s Birrarung, Eltham, 2006


V Relating Events/Projects

12 and 13 October:

Public Projection by Kyota TAKAHASHi in Melbourne

13 October 2006:

Bus trip and ceremony by Rei NAITO in Eltham (suburb in Melbourne)

14 October 2006:

Screening and Symposium at the Asialink Centre in Melbourne

2 publications (catalogue and document)

Rei NAITO, ceremony view Seeing-off boats day at Birrarung, Eltham, 13 October 2006 (top)

Kyota TAKAHASHi, Public Projection at Lonsdale (Power Station), Melbourne, 12 and 13 October 2006 (bottom)