JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL in KYOTO
PARALLEL WORLD, KYOTO Manga category
Art, entertainment, animation, and manga are all forms of media art. The Ministry of Culture has since 1997 organized the Japan Media Arts Festival, which has as its aim to provide opportunities to both honor and appreciate these wonderful media arts. Starting last year, to give the event more exposure in the Kansai area, exhibitions of and events about the winning entries are organized.
Here, "Historie", the winning entry of the 14th winner of the Japan Media Arts Festival, Manga category, is exhibited. We are showing six full color covers, and an installment of the manga in black and white.
At the same time, there will be an event and exhibition showing the work of contemporary artist Mr. Kawachi Koshi, who grows vegetables in a bed of manga pages. The Japan Media Arts Festival Kyoto Exhibition "Parallel World Kyoto" will later also be held in the Kyoto Art Center, the Kyoto Museum, the Kyoto National Museum of Art, and Gallery PARC. We hope you will enjoy them all.
| Organization | Ministry of Culture |
| Co-organization | Kyoto Art Center, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto International Manga Museum, The 26th National Cultural Festival in Kyoto Committee |
| Support | Gallery PARC, Kyoto National Museum of Art, Renaissance Kyoto Image and Media Art Committee, Kyoto City Universitiy of Arts Gallery @ KCUA, Kodansha Ltd. |
The 14th Japan Media Arts Festival, laureate of the Manga category Grand Prix, "Historie"
| Period | October 29 - November 23, 2011 10 am - 6 pm (Admission to the museum until 5:30 pm) Closed on every Wednesdays *On November 2 and 23, the museum will be open. |
| Place | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2nd Floor, Gallery 6 |
| Admission | Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. *On November 2, admission to the museum is free because it is Kansai Culture Day. |
©岩明 均/講談社
Related Exhibitions & Workshop
Exhibitions
Kawachi Koshi "Manga farming"
| Period | October 29 - November 23, 2011 10 am - 6 pm (Admission to the museum until 5:30 pm) Closed on every Wednesdays *On November 2 and 23, the museum will be open. |
| Place | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1st Floor, Wood deck on the north side. |
| Admission | Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. *On November 2, admission to the museum is free because it is Kansai Culture Day. |
workshop
Kawachi Koshi's "Manga farming"
| 日時 | November 12 and 13, 2011 Starting at 1 pm, and again at 3 pm (for about ninety minutes) |
| Place | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1nd Floor, outside on the grounds. |
| Admission | Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
| Lecturer | Kawachi Koshi (Contemporary artist) |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Registration | Not required |
| Please bring |
Old manga magazines. Please keep in mind that these magazines will get wet and will no longer be readable after use. |
◆A record image on the day （Ustream）
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18532313
About Kawachi Koshi
Born in 1973, in Gifu. In 1996 he graduated from the experimental modeling course, Department of Design, Faculty of Arts, Nagoya University of Arts. He used several methods, like installations, sculpture, and drawing to make works that have the colloquial and fiction as their themes. He sculpted an "umai bo" (a popular snack) into Buddha statues, used manga to grow vegetables, "manga farming", and has been featured in the media both in Japan and abroad. He also does art direction for advertisements and books.
The schedule and details of this event are subject to change.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
