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MOT Satellite 2019
Wandering, Mapping
Sat. 3 August – Sun. 20 October, 2019
Admission Free
“MOT Satellite,” organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT), aims to rediscover therichness and charm of the museum's surrounding neighborhood through city strolls that encourage visitors
to explore and engage with various artworks and the local district. Rather than going straight home after
viewing the exhibitions at the museum, visitors are invited to take a walk and wander around the streets ofKiyosumi-shirakawa. On this occasion we bring our focus to “Maps.”
The exhibition introduces various “Maps,” from maps depicting an imaginary city in detail, to those thatconvey senses such as touch, smell, and sound, as well as ones that visualize the daily lives of the people
who live there. A ‘game book’ that entails collecting narrative fragments, and tapestry interwoven as
participants respond to questions, both encourage viewers to reconsider the ways they perceive and interact
with diﬀerent places. “Maps” that serve as clues in encountering unknown regions while also being mirrorsthat reflect one's own perspectives, indeed harbor the potential to change the way you look at and engage
with the museum's local district and the neighborhood where you live.

Featured exhibits in the museum
Takayuki Imaizumi (Chirijin)

Building a Map of an Imaginary City

While appearing like a map of an existing urban district in Japan, what is in fact depicted here is the imaginarycity of Nagomuru. The map that has continued to be intermittently updated over the past 20 years, rather thanreflecting the vision of an ideal city from a creator's perspective, is a manifestation of an observer's processes ofattempting to read into the everyday lives and conflicts of the 1.56 million people who live in this particular city.
Takayuki Imaizumi (b.1985) lives and works in Tokyo. He hascreated imaginary maps (maps of nonexistent cities) from theage of seven, and currently continues to work as a cartographerof fictional realms and imagined situations. Imaizumi attempts
to read into and understand people's everyday lives and actions
through maps, and explores new ways of looking at cities.

1. Takayuki Imaizumi, Imaginary Map,Nagomuru City, 2018 (detail)1

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Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
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Mary Corey March

Expressing Diverse Identities as a Large Tapestry

Presented on this occasion is the participatory work, “Identity Tapestry.” Over 200 plaques describing various
attributes and characteristics such as “I was born here” and “I live my dreams” are scattered across a largepanel. Participants are invited to wrap strands of yarn around plaques that they feel apply to them, resulting in
the creation of a large woven piece of tapestry that extends along the entire wall which becomes a group
portrait of the community which participated in the piece.
＊ All who wish to do so may take part in the work, however production will end when the anticipated number of participants
is reached.

Mary Corey March (b.1977) lives and works in California. She isan artist known for producing mixed media participatory
installations and performances, often using fabric and yarn, andhas held exhibitions in various museums including the Orange
County Center For Contemporary Art, San Jose Museum ofQuilts & Textiles, and the Marjorie Barrick Museum.
*The artist will travel to Japan for on-site production of the work
according to the “Promotion of Cultural and Artistic Activities for People
with Disabilities” (including Promotion of Cultural Activities towards
Inclusive Society) organized by the Agency for Cultural Aﬀairs,
Government of Japan.

Takayuki Mitsushima

2. Mary Corey March, Identity Tapestry,
installation view at the Bleicher Gallery(LA),2012(detail)

Visual Depictions of Multi-Sensory Roadmaps

Takayuki Mitsushima is an artist who makes sense of space, objects, and matter through sensory measuresother than sight including sound, smell, touch, and physical sensations, which he visually depicts in throughvarious shapes and colors. While he is recognized for his two-dimensional works made with drafting tape andcut-out stickers, also presented on this occasion are a selection of new works with a three-dimensional aspect
created through the spacing, inclination, and height diﬀerence of nails hammered onto wooden panels.
Takayuki Mitsushima (b.1954) lives and works in Kyoto. He lost
his sight at the age of 10, and also currently works as anacupuncturist. In 1995 he began producing “Touch Drawings”
through his unique style of appropriating drafting tape andcutting sheets. He has participated in numerous exhibitions inJapan and abroad including the Hyogo Prefectural Museum ofArt and The San Diego Museum of Art.

3. Takayuki Mitsushima, Walking Towards
the Sunset, 2018

Ayako Sato

Maps of People's Everyday Lives and Cherished Landscapes

Ayako Sato engages in various projects that serve to shed light on things we often pay little attention to in oureveryday lives through means of dialogue. Sato uses a method she refers to as the “personal memory
mapping,” in which the everyday lives and cherished attachments of individuals are plotted on a map in order
to both reveal and archive the characteristics of that particular area. Through this she serves to visualize thechanges over the past 60 years regarding the relationship between the residents of the Fukagawa /Kiyosumi-shirakawa district that she interviewed, and their local neighborhood.
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Contact
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
TEL +81-3-5245-1134
E-MAIL mot-pr@mot-art.jp

WEB https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/

Ayako Sato studied architecture and informatics engineering,and engages in research and concept design that centers on
dialogue. While working on several projects since 2010 such as“mogu book,” “traveling bookshelf,” and “card dialogue,” shecontinues to explore mediating means of communication andprocesses of verbalization.

4. Ayako Sato, Personal Memory Mapping –Uemachi Plateau, 2013(detail)orangcosong + Haruka Shinji
A Cross-Over between Stories in an Adventure Book and Real Life Neighborhoods
Thematic Walk – ENGEKI QUEST invites people to each freely explore the town and its streets based on options
indicated in an “Adventure Book,” in which the story branches out according to the choices of the ‘game
player.’ The story starts when visitors acquire an “Adventure Book” in the exhibition room. By taking part in thegame while actually walking around the Kiyosumi-shirakawa neighborhood and locating various landmarks,
players come to find themselves in a cross between fiction and reality.
Chikara Fujiwara (orangcosong) (b.1977, Kochi) is a critic/artist/curator/dramaturg. Mainly based in Yokohama,
he continues to work actively overseas, in particular within Asia. Since 2017 he has served as a senior fellow ofthe Saison Foundation, and the East Asian Cultural Exchange Envoy of Japan Agency for Cultural Aﬀairs.
Minori Sumiyoshiyama (orangcosong) (b.1986, Osaka) is an artist and dancer. An associate member of dracom,
she began creating her own works from 2010 while basing her practice in Kyoto. She has held the project“Hitsudankai” that attempts to make dialogues solely through writing without any sounds and voices in various
locations across Asia.
Haruka Shinji (b.1984) is an illustrator. Living in Seoul andShanghai until the age of 18, she studied at the Royal College ofArt in London. Centering on the theme of “Research xImagination x Illustration,” she engages in visualizing various art
projects as well as community development and regional
revitalization activities.

5. Chikara Fujiwara (BricolaQ), ENGEKI QUEST –The Rainbow Masseur, 2018
Courtesy of Hong Kong Arts CenterIn addition, MOT Satellite introduces various works that impact our perspective of maps from ethnographic
materials to ancient maps, and contemporary artworks.
From the collection of MOT; Tamana Araki, Nigel Hall, Koichi Kurita, Yukinori Yanagi

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Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
TEL +81-3-5245-1134
E-MAIL mot-pr@mot-art.jp

WEB https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/

MOT SPOT (Showcase exhibits on the streets)
Visitors are invited to explore the town in search of various artworks that are also presented in local shops andfacilities. The opening hours and dates diﬀer for each venue. Please confirm in advance before planning yourvisit.

Takayuki Mitsushima, Strolling the Streets in Kiyosumi-shirakawa
From delicious smells to steps, and the way the light enters thespace…Takayuki Mitsushima transformed the various things hefelt and experienced in the stores into artworks.
■ Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery & Cafe
[ 3-7-2, Hirano, Koto-ku ]■ Voice of Cheese (Hokkaido cheese specialty store)[ 1-7-7, Hirano, Koto-ku ]■ Shima Book (Secondhand bookseller)[ 2-13-2, Miyoshi, Koto-ku ]■ HOZON (Preserved food specialty store)[ 2-13-3, Miyoshi, Koto-ku ]* “Promotion of Cultural and Artistic Activities for People with Disabilities”(including Promotion of Cultural Activities towards Inclusive Society)organized by the Agency for Cultural Aﬀairs, Government of Japan.

6. Reference Image

Takayuki Imaizumi, Items Lost by the Residents of Nagomuru
It seems that residents of the imaginary Nagomuru city havelost certain items on their visit to the Kiyosumi-shirakawadistrict.
■ Fukagawa Edo Museum [ 1-3-28, Shirakawa, Koto-ku ]■ Hand Made Delica YAMAKOSHI [ 4-3-1, Shirakawa, Koto-ku ]■ WORLD NEIGHBORS CAFE Kiyosumi-shirakawa[ 4-13-1, Hirano, Koto-ku ]7. Takayuki Imaizumi, Items Lost by
the Residents of Nagomuru: Ayano Murakami,
2017

Local Partners
In addition to the museum, various people and organizations in the Kiyosumi-shirakawa district are involved indeveloping their own unique and appealing programs. Information regarding these are updated on a regularbasis on the MOT website.
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Contact
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
TEL +81-3-5245-1134
E-MAIL mot-pr@mot-art.jp

WEB https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/

Information
PeriodSat. 3 August – Sun. 20 October, 2019

ClosedMondays(12 August, 16 & 23 September, 14 October will be open) and 13
August, 17 & 24 September, 15 OctoberOpening Hours

10:00-18:00
Summer Night Museum; On Fridays in August (9, 16, 23, 30 August) we willbe open until 21:00.

Admission

Free entryVenues

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo Exhibition Gallery B2F,
MOT SPOT (Showcase exhibits on the street) in Kiyosumi-shirakawa Area

Organized by

Tokyo Metropolitan Government | Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo,
Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) |Japanese Agency for Cultural Aﬀairs

Supported by

Koto City Government, Embassy of the United States of America

With the special cooperation ofFukagawa Shiryokan Avenue Shopping Street Cooperative Society

In collaboration with

National Museum of Ethnology, Zenrin Co., Ltd., KUSUNOKI WORKS, Town
Magazine Fukagawa, Allpress Espresso Japan Co., Ltd., Voice of Cheese,Shima Book, HOZON, Fukagawa Edo Museum, World Neighbors Café
Kiyosumi-shirakawa, Hand Made Delica YAMAKOSHI

Concurrent Exhibition
Now, it's time to playSat, 20 Jun - Sun, 20 Oct, 2019

MOT Collection Part 2: Pleased to meet you. New Acquisitions in recent years
Sat, 20 Jun - Sun, 20 Oct, 2019

5Contact
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
TEL +81-3-5245-1134
E-MAIL mot-pr@mot-art.jp

WEB https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/