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Category Archives: Art
OKINAWA ART in NY Exhibition
The Nippon Gallery in New York will hold “Okinawa Art in NY” Exhibition from June 20 – July 27th, 2012. Artists include renowned Seikichi Tamanaha (painting), Yoshiharu Higa (photography), Michiko Uehara (weaving), and other Okinawan artists living abroad. There hasn’t … Continue reading
Tree Project – A message about biodiversity through art
Last year in early November, environmental artists Tim Collins and Reiko Goto were invited to the Ryukyu University to run a workshop on how art can visually express the importance of biodiversity. Traditionally, Okinawans have worshiped nature. Holy grounds known … Continue reading
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Sketches of Myahk
Directed by Koichi Onishi, “Sketches of Myahk” is a documentary film about traditionally inherited chants in praise of God and sacred songs of Miyakojima vanishing in the time. The film received Special Mention by Semaine de la Critique of Locarno … Continue reading
Ocean Love Love Festival 2011
Beach clean up creates a work of art. For more information, here’s an article from the Ryukyu Shimpo in English: http://english.ryukyushimpo.jp/2011/12/07/4003/
Okinawa Artist Bank
http://okinawa-artistbank.com/pre/index.html A website which supports young, Okinawan artists by networking with communities and companies, promoting artists’ exhibitions, e-commerce selling artists’ products, running art-related events, and helping create an art market in Okinawa. Information only available in Japanese (for now…?)
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Mariko Mori Plans a Futuristic Island Earthwork on Miyako Island
“In what may be her most ambitious undertaking yet, Mori — who previously showed a pod-like sculptural environment, Wave UFO, at the 2005 Venice Biennale — plans to build a solar monument on Miyako Island, located 180 miles off the … Continue reading
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