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The Third International City Video Installation Akihabara TV |
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◇venue: Akihabara Electric Town, command N/□
◇date: March 9 - March 24, 2002
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◆"akihabara TV" is an international video art festival staged in Tokyo's Akihabara Electric Town. In 2002, for Akihabara TV_03, new works by 26 artists from 10 countries are released onto TVs and computer screens all across the town, and, in this age of broad band internet access, Akihabara TV_03 streams it's way into homes across the globe.
◆What is akihabara TV?
'akihabara TV', initiated by command N in 1999, has been held twice in Akihabara, Tokyo's large "electric town". Akihabara is home to hundreds of shops and buildings selling the latest electrical equipment and parts for hi-tech products. Banks of TVs, computers, video cameras and DVDs constantly stream imagery at the visiting customers. This equipment will be "taken over" and used to host "Akihabara TV" It is as if the Akihabara area provides the hardware for the show while command N provides the software or programming. By showing artists' works on the monitors in the shops, the everyday scenery of Akihabara starts to transform into a site-specific work of art. Our aim with the project is to utilize as many as possible of the monitors already set up in the shops and to reach the largest number of people we can amongst the shoppers visiting Akihabara. Consciously or unconsciously, they will come to be the audience of "Akihabara TV_03". The project is able to offer people the experience of seeing video art in a way which is different from that offered them in museums or gallery spaces. Akihabara TV has developed a collaborative relationship with many of the local electric shops and with local government, as well as with curators and organizations who have supported the project with curatorial advice.
In aTV_03, a variety of works by 26 artists from 10 countries will be shown - there are documentaries, animation and computer graphic works. Some works are screensavers for display computers in the hands-on section of shops, and long versions of works (up to 10 mins) will also be shown in the home theatre display areas of participating shops. Up to now, 62 shops have agreed to cooperate in showing this programme.This is double the number of shops which participated last time, in 2000.
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◇Support: Japan Arts Fund, The Japan Foundation,
Ambassade de France au Japon, French Community (Belgium),
Government of Flanders (Belgium)
◇Backing: Australian Embassy,
Embassy of the Republic of Korea (Korean culture service),
TOKYO AMERICAN CENTER, GOETHE-INSTITUT TOKYO,
Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, The British Council,
Embassy of Belgium-Representation of Flanders
◇Sponsorship: Adobe Systems Incorporated, KIRIN BREWERY CO., LTD.,
SHISEIDO CO.,LTD., TOWN ART Co., Ltd., HITACHI Maxell, Ltd.,
Shiraishi Contemporary Art Inc. Contemporary Art Factory
◇Sponsorship & Equipment: SHARP Electronics Marketing Corporation,
Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc., Mitsubishi Denki Life Network
TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE-ELECTRONICS CORPOLATION,
Matsushita Consumer Electronics Corporation,
◇Equipment: Apple Computer Inc. VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED,
Pioneer Corporation
◇Cooperation: SATO MUSEN, LAOX, ONODEN, ISHIMARU, NAKAURA,
YAMAMOTO MUSEN, TSUKUMO, TAKARADA DUTY FREE SHOP, EIHODO,
MINAMI MUSEN DENKI, DAI-ICHI KADEN, SOFMAP, CSK ELECTRONICS,
MARUZEN MUSEN, ASTOP, OVERTOP, JUUJIYA, TOWYOW DENKYU,
NISHIMURA, PLAT'HOME, YAMAGIWA, Y&I, LINUX CAFE,
BUSINESS CAFE JAPAN, ROCKET
ARCUS Project Administration Committee, SEIKO SANGYO CO.,LTD.,
ART BY XEROX, Linux Cafe Inc.
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# opening event
Martch 9(sun.), 6-8pm at command N
Machizukuri House Akiba, 1-7-1, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021 JAPAN
booking:command N Fax:03-5297-3507
# powwow36(artist talk by Akihabara TV artists)
Martch 10(sat.), 4-6pm at Linux Cafe
3-12-2, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021 JAPAN
fee: 500 yen (with drink)
booking:command N Fax:03-5297-3507
web
・3/3～ Renewal of this site, And you can enjoy animation and audio programs of Akihabara TV1&2 from this day.
・3/9～ You can enjoy animation and audio programs of Akihabara TV3 from this day.
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●Artist |
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Nose Chan(HONGKONG/ CHINA)
Joo young Lee (KOREA）
Jim Ovelmen (USA)
Mark Robert Lewis (AUSTRALIA/USA)
Bernath Atom Tamas(Hungary)
Elke Boon(BELGIUM)
Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven(BELGIUM)
Messieurs Delmotte(BELGIUM)
Brigitte Zieger(FRANCE)
Nicolas Floc'h (FRANCE)
Peter Hennessey(AUSTRALIA)
Peter Bellars(UK)
Heiner Schilling and Jan Wagner (GERMANY)
Tadasu Takamine(JAPAN)
Gento Matsumoto(JAPAN)
Chelin(JAPAN)
Chikara Matsumoto(JAPAN)
Keitaro Usui(JAPAN)
exonemo(JAPAN)
√R(JAPAN)
Issei Yoshida(JAPAN)
Yoshihiro Saito (JAPAN)
Hiroyuki Oki(JAPAN)
Hotaka Koike(JAPAN)
Atsushi Ito(JAPAN)
Masato Nakamura(JAPAN)
＜Long version programs＞
Jim Ovelmen(USA)
Hotaka Koike(JAPAN)
Masato Nakamura (JAPAN)
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2002（C）Hotaka Koike
right reserved |
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◇Akihabara TV Project Team |
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◇Planned and promoted by command N, Akihabara TV Project Team
Masato Nakamura, Noriko Iida, Atsushi Ito, Chiaki Sakaguchi, Shingo Suzuki, Hiroko Seki, Yumiko Kotaki, Keitaro Usui, Aiko Kurahara, Tomoko Kuroiwa, Kaori Makabe, Miho Sato, Yosuke Shinchi, Takashi Tsuchiya, Peter Bellars, Shinya Misawa, Yuko Murata, Tomo Watanabe, Ayumi Arisaka, Kunie Ishii, Ayako Oohori, Eriko Kuratani, Sayaka Kuwata, Ayako Hagiwara, Kumiko Sugeno, Chika Takeishi, Aiko Tamura, Yoshie Hanawa, Michiko Mochizuki, Tomomi Yamazaki, Yuri Yoshida, Mariko Wakabayashi
Special thanks to: Masanori Ikeda, Satoko Sai, Mutsumi Urano, Miho Shimizu, Keizo Kioku, Patricia Ellis, Ronaldo Van de Sompel, Hilde Teerlinck, Kurt Vanbelleghem and videotage
◇Akihabara TV3 Program
Video program editing / Masato Nakamura, Atsushi Ito, Yu Iseki
Opening title CG & Music/ Yoshihiro Saito
Ending Music/ M8
Special support for DVD/ Attain Corporation, NEC Home Electronics, Ltd.
◇Leaflet: Designed by Shingo Suzuki
Printed by Tokyo Color Printing
Published by command N 2002
◇aTV_03 homepage created and designed by Atsushi Ito and Ayako Hagiwara
This program is copyrighted, and may not be duplicated or reproduced in whole or part, exhibited theatrically, broadcast or cablecast without permission of command N.
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●commandN
Machizukuri House Akiba, 1-7-1, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021 JAPAN
TEL 03-5297-3506 FAX 03-5297-3507
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