◆Sukima Project

'Sukima' means the 'gaps' or 'spaces' between two buildings.
The Sukima Project is an experimental art project to consider the structure of cities from the point of view of 'Sukima', both physically and conceptually.
The field of imagination doesn't have to be restrained by the practicability of its output.
It is all up to you whether you're really going to make your plan happen, or leave it as an idea. Impractical ideas can create a step forward. I hope this project and your participation in it can change the way we look at our lives. -Masato Nakamura, command N

◆Artists
Noriko Iida,HIRAKI SAWA＋ASUKA SAWA,Nami Aizawa,
Atelier Bow-Wow＋T.I.T Tsukamoto Lab. Toshimaro Iida,Mitsuhiro Ikeda,
Daigo Ishii＋Future-scape,Michiyoshi Isozaki,Tomo Isoyama,Atsushi Ito,
Tsukasa Iwamoto,Shogo Uehara,Hitoshi Ushijima,A,,elephant design,
Izuru Kasahara,Chaco Kato,GITAI ART UNION,Takayoshi Kitagawa,
Minoru Kimura,Tomoyuki Kurushima,Chishino Kurumada,gur(:)n,Saki Satom,
Keiichi Sato,Sunshinesisters,Kazutaka Shioda,Myeong-eun Shin,Ryohei Suga,
Etsuko Suzuki,Shingo Suzuki,STUDIO SICODERICO,00S/S,Satomi Tanaoka,
Koki Tanaka ＋Go Goto,Taishi Tominaga,dreamscape,Misato Naoi,Hideo Nagai,
Masato Nakamura,Jiro NAKAYAMA,PH STUDIO,PNdB,Katsushi Hitachi,
Satsuki Hosoya,Yasuyoshi Botan,Shiro Masuyama,Ayumi Minemura,
The Super-absorbent polymer Ballet,Kazuyuki Shishido,
Muroran Instituto of Technology YAMADA Lab. + Satoshi UEDA,meiyou,
Shinichi Yanai,Kenji Yanagi＋flying mobile,Tomoko Yanashita,
Takashi Yamauchi,Kyoko Yamashita,Makoto Yoshida,Hiroshi Watanabe,
Almut Rink / Christof SCHLEGEL(Austria),Beverley Hood(UK),
Cornelia Gutsche(GERMANY),Jerome Saint-Loubert Bie(FRANCE),
KIT(UK/Canada),Paola Di Bello(ITALY),Peter Bellars(UK),Roger Mcdonald(UK)

◆Date: October 7 (sat) - October 22 (sun)
Opening time: 12:00 -19:00 *closed: 10/16 (Mon)
Venue:
1. gaps between two buildings around Yanaka, Ueno Akihabara area, Tokyo
2. command N cube (gallery space)
1-7-1-1F, Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo
3. cyber space (command N's website)
http://webs.to/command-N

◆Planned and Operated by command N and Sukima Academy
Sponsored by Japan Arts Fund, Document 2000 project
Supported by Chiyoda-ku Urban Design NPO

　
◆This project consists of three parts.

1. Public contribution to the plans for the sukima and their presentation. (2000.10)

Artists should present their ideas about 'sukima' (gap) and plans for installation. These installation plans will be realized in further steps (2001).
All plans applied will be displayed in a document book and on the command N website.
**Some artists will make installations in spaces.

2. Researching of locations, fund raising and negotiations.

3. Realisation of exhibition plans in the city (2001.10)
Installation between the buildings. A document book will be published after the exhibition.

◆Planned schedule after the exhibition:

-by Dec.2000
Sukima meeting by the artists. (discussion for realisation in 2001, schedule etc.)
- Apr. 2001
Announcement of sukima project 2001. (Participating artists, venue, schedule...)
-Oct. 2001
Sukima project with installation


-Application is free of charge. Please present your ideas for sukima to command N.
-Final application date is September 15th. (should arrive before this date)
-This project is basically promoted by each individual artist's effort.
So the responsibility of production is on the artists.
-Copyright of each plan should be owned by artist, and by command N as a whole project.
◆Productions for sale
-Document book of sukima project (for sale)
-website (profile of artists, plan, comments etc.
-Presentation video of each plan (for sale)

There are basically NO conditions about how to present your plan, drawings, performances, whatever method you think the most effective and suitable to present your idea will be accepted.
HOWEVER, as a document book will be made after the project, images of your plan should be sent to us in either format written below.

1. Drawing or paper document

- slides, or prints
- Drawings or sketch should be scanned as digital data.
- any digital data should be in Macintosh Photoshop data (up to vr. 5.5)
and more than 350 dpi in resolution up to B4 size (actual size).

Please be sure that your data is big enough for printing.


2. Media works

-The size should be between A4 and B4.
-Text about the work should be attached.
-Adaptable software:
Adobe Photoshop 5.5,
Adobe Illustrator 8.0J ,
STRATA STUDIOPro 2.5.3J,
VectorWorks8J2,
QuarkXPress 4.05,
Adobe Acrobat 4.0,
Microsoft Office 98,
Claris works 4.0
Adobe After Effects 4.0J,
Adobe Premiere (R) 5.1 J

Please ask us if you expect to use any software not in the list above.


3. Performance, sculpture, film, video
-Please make documentation in slides with some text about the work. (concept, title, text)

4. If you are not Mac user:
Please send us a print out of your plan in up to B4 (horisontal) size, or slides of your complete data.

5. Please ask us if you want to exhibit your actual piece.

**All data and documents should be saved in MO (640MB) or CDR and send to command N by September 15th.
◆Events
Opening party at command N
October 7th, 2000 6pm-

◆powwow
Come and join our informal table talk 'powwow'!
Artists and visitors will gather around the same table and talk freely about all plans.

If you are interested in this sukima project and have any questions, please contact us.
We look forward to your contact!

Masato Nakamura
command N
e-mail:lucy-mm@fa2.so-net.ne.jp
mibile: 090-1707-2269

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