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Visions of art in an alternative key
By - 02-18-2010 04:11 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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In its own quiet way, Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions was one of the standout art events of 2009.
Organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (SYABI), that inaugural edition of the festival also known as Yebizo (an amalgam of Yebisu and eizo, the Japanese word for image or video) included rare works of pioneering media art, including Andy Warhol's black-and-white screen tests of members of his coterie, an installation by the Canadian collective General Idea, and live performances by young Japanese artists such as Tetsuya Umeda. During the event's 10-day run, an estimated 27,000 people visited SYABI, which is tucked away in a corner of the Garden Place complex in Ebisu.
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The Japan Times Online
By - 02-18-2010 04:11 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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In its own quiet way, Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions was one of the standout art events of 2009.
Organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (SYABI), that inaugural edition of the festival also known as Yebizo (an amalgam of Yebisu and eizo, the Japanese word for image or video) included rare works of pioneering media art, including Andy Warhol's black-and-white screen tests of members of his coterie, an installation by the Canadian collective General Idea, and live performances by young Japanese artists such as Tetsuya Umeda. During the event's 10-day run, an estimated 27,000 people visited SYABI, which is tucked away in a corner of the Garden Place complex in Ebisu.
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The Japan Times Online
