Contemporary Japan is at a turning point, as many people begin giving importance to values quite different to those of material/economic abundance and reconsidering the meaning of local communities. Coexistence with the environment,”degrowth economics,” the progressive aging of society, and changing ideas about family, all widely seen as pressing challenges, seem to be having a substantial impact on the lifestyle of individuals. In his 1983 essay “Towards a Critical Regionalism,” the architect and critic Kenneth Frampton proposed that spatial design reflect the history/culture/natural environment of a locality. Some 30 years later, we once again find ourselves reflecting deeply on social change, and through architectural design and art rethinking those connections to our localities that we feel in our everyday lives.

9 October 2015-12 January 2016
Venue : Arts Maebashi
Open hours : 11:00-19:00 (entry up to 30 minutes before closing)
Closed on Wednesdays
Admission:
Adult 600 (400) yen, University students, Over 65 years old 400 yen.
Free for High school students and Under.
・Fares in brackets are rates for groups of 10 more.
・Free entrance on 28 October for “kenmin no hi”.
・Entrance between 17:00-18:30: 400 yen
・Bring a Machinaka Lunch Map restaurant recipt:400 yen
Organizer: Arts Maebashi


Architects / Artists
Atelier Bow-Wow + Fukushi Gakudan
INUI Kumiko + Tokyo University of the Arts Inui Lab
Eureka
KIGURE Shinya
KIMURA Takahito
KOBAYASHI Erika
Tsubame Architects
TERUYA Yuken
FUJINO Takashi／Ikimono Architects
Sou Fujimoto
Toshihiro Mizutani Architects
MITAMURA Midori
YAMAGIWA Mitsuhiro
Rhizomatiks Research

Information Provided by: jun igarashi

Period: October 9,2015 (Fri)　〜 January 12,2016 (Tue)
Hours: 11:00-19:00
Closed: Wednesdays
Venue: ARTS MAEBASHI