Arts Maebashi 10th Anniversary Exhibition
New Horizon: Vision of the Future
Arts Maebashi in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year after opening in October 2013 as a public art museum in a renovated commercial facility located in downtown Maebashi. Since its opening, the museum has showcased many local art projects as well as exhibitions based on the three concepts of “being creative,” “sharing with others,” and “being interactive.” This exhibition, “New Horizon: Vision of the Future,” commemorates the museum’s 10th anniversary and will further expand the collaboration between citizens and artists based at Arts Maebashi to the urban area. It will display works using artificial intelligence, augmented reality (AR), and other technologies in the arcade area, which is awaiting redevelopment, and in surrounding contemporary buildings developed through urban design in partnership with the public and private sectors. The project will also expand its activities to the city center and will include immersive video installations and works from the residency programs of young artists who will lead the next generation. In anticipation for the “next 10 years” of Arts Maebashi, this exhibition will open up new possibilities for art and museums in an ever-changing city.
【Participating Artists】
Andrew BINKLEY, ISHITA Michiyuki/DecideKit/The Fox, The Folks/Rampages Production Ltd., IDA Yukimasa, OKADA Nami, Olafur ELIASSON, KAWAUCHI Rikako, KIHARA Tomo, GOKITA Tomoo, CAI Guo-Qiang, Zadok BEN-DAVID, James TURRELL, Sputniko!, SEKIGUCHI Kotaro, TAKEDA Teppei, NINAGAWA Mika, HAKAMADA Kyotaro, HASHIGUCHI Lintalow, Bill VIOLA, MAD DOG JONES, MUM & GYPSY, MATSUYAMA Tomokazu, MURATA Mineki, YOKOYAMA Nami, 403architecture [dajiba], YAMAGUCHI Meguru, Refik ANADOL, WOW
【General Information】
Venue｜Arts Maebashi and various facilities around downtown Maebashi
Exhibition Period｜October 14, 2023 [Sat] – February 12, 2024 [Mon] (national holiday)
Hours｜10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Admission until 5:30 p.m.)
Closed｜Wednesdays (Closed for New Years: 12/27 [Wed] – 1/4 [Thu])
Organizer｜New Horizon Exhibition Organizing Committee, Maebashi City
Subsidizer｜Gunma Arts & Culture Creation Project, Foundation for Gunma Food and History
Artistic Director｜NANJO Fumio (Chairperson of the Executive Committee, Special Director of Arts Maebashi, Advisor to the Maebashi City Cultural Arts Strategy)
Special Cooperation｜ Shintaro Akatsu Collection, Taguchi Art Collection, Taguchi Art Foundation, Art Office Shiobara, MARS LLC, Shiroiya Hotel, Maebashi Galleria, Suzuran Maebashi
Art Director｜UENISHI Yuri（hokkyoku co., ltd.）
Curators｜MIYAMOTO Takenori, ARIMA Keiko, TSUJI Mizuki, TAKAHASHI Yuka
Project Support｜FUJIHANE.LLC, yanaimade
Cooperation｜ Maebashi Central Shopping Street Cooperative Association, Maebashi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Maebashi Convention & Visitors Association, Maebashi City Machizukuri Public Corporation
Sponsored by Gunma Prefecture, Jomo Shinbun, Gunma TV, FM Gunma, Maebashi City FM
【Admission】
General: ￥1,500
Students, 65+ years old, groups (10+ people): ￥1,000
High school students and under: Free
*Please purchase your passport at the ticket counter on the 1st floor of Arts Maebashi.
*Free admission for disability certificate holders plus one caregiver.
*Admission is free for university, vocational, and junior college students on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month.
*Admission is free on 10/26 [Thu], the museum’s opening anniversary day.
【Event & Program】
Information on events and programs during the exhibition will be available soon.
