Now & Future: Japan

An article from Indexmod — creative class index of Moscow

2:46pm, 11 March 2011; one of the biggest earthquakes in history, followed by a tsunami, hit north-east Japan. The death toll reached 15,844 people: 3,450 are still missing and more than 260,000 people currently live in temporary emergency housing. Crucially, nearly 2,000 children are reported to have lost their parent(s) or guardians.

Now & Future: Japan commemorates one year since the 3.11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami through the three simultaneous contemporary art projects Yoko Ono: Mend Piece, 2000 Children and Be/Longings, with a coinciding catalogue publication.
Any financial contributions raised through this project will be donated to the Tokyo-based charity Ashinaga, which is committed to providing emotional, financial and social support to children in need.

Audience-Participatory Installation

This symbolic piece by Yoko Ono, exhibited originally at her solo show in London in 1966, will be re-visited as a reformed artwork in today’s society. Viewers will be invited to ‘mend’ broken crockery as a metaphor for healing themselves and the world.

Live Auction

A live auction of works by international artists will be auctioned by Hugh Edmeades, International Director of Auctioneering, Christie's. The works will be based on the themes of natural disaster, nuclear pollution and the future of 2,000 affected children. The contributing artists include Marina Abramović, Aziz + Cucher, Andy Goldsworthy, Antony Gormley, Alfredo Jaar, Isaac Julien, Whitney McVeigh, Cornelia Parker, Tal Regev, Chiharu Shiota, Kiki Smith, Fred Tomaselli, Fred Wilson, and Richard Wilson.

Silent Auction

Carefully selected works from artists who are closely linked with Japan share their messages, wishes and hopes for the post-earthquake recovery – and a collective aspiration to rebuild their places of belonging. The participating artists include Ryota Aoki, Kounosuke Kawakami, Tadashi Kawamata, Kentaro Kobuke, Masakatsu Kondo, MAYU, Tatsuo Miyajima, Peter McDonald, Goro Murayama, Tomoko Takahashi, and Tomoko Yoneda.

39 Dover Street, London W1S 4NN

Mar 3 10am-6pm
Mar 4 10am-6pm
Mar 5 10am-6pm
Mar 6 10am-6pm
Mar 7 10am-6pm
Mar 8 10am-6pm
Mar 9 10am-6pm

Mar 5 6:30-9pm

Please email rsvp@christies.com if you would like to attend the reception and live auction.
Inquiries

info@nowandfuturejapan.org.uk
Tel: 020 8133 0866
Fax: 020 7691 7232

http://www.nowandfuturejapan.org.uk/