Aichi Triennale - Press Release / April 7, 2021

Announcement:Aichi Triennale 2022 Curatorial Team, Dates and Theme

Aichi Triennale 2022 Curatorial Team
Photos from top left to right down : Mami Kataoka (photo: Ito Akinori), Cosmin Costinaș (photo: Trevor Yeung), Rhana Devenport,Martin Germann (photo: Diana Tamane), Eungie Joo (photo: Heinz Peter Knes), Gabi Ngcobo (photo: Sabelo Mlangeni), Victoria
Noorthoorn (photo: Federico Romero), Tobias Ostrander, Ralph Rugoff, Shimabuku, Iida Shihoko (photo: ToLoLo studio), Nakamura
Fumiko, Tsutsumi Takuya (photo: Kai Maetani), Fujii Akiko, Maeda Keizo (photo: Ryuji Miyamoto), Soma Chiaki (photo: Yurika Kawano),
Aida Daiya, Yamamoto Takayuki (photo: Kato Hajime)

April 7, 2021 Aichi, Japan - The Aichi Triennale 2022 announced its fifth edition titled“STILL ALIVE”, launching July 30, 2022 until October 10, 2022. Under the artistic directionof Mami Kataoka, Aichi Triennale 2022 will run 5 programs; Contemporary Art, Performing
Arts, Learning, Collaborative Programs and Online initiatives. To organize an internationalart festival during the global pandemic, Kataoka assigned 9 curatorial advisers from diverse
regions to bring a wide range of artists to the program. The theme “STILL ALIVE,” wasinspired by a series of works by the Aichi-born conceptual artist On Kawara. A
multi-dimensional interpretation of the words “STILL ALIVE,” will be presented to seek tocontemplate the proud history and local industries of Aichi Prefecture, rediscover its
traditional culture, and ponder the fundamental meaning of life, all the while shuttling backand forth between the past, present, and future.

Exhibition Dates and Places
Date: July 30, 2022 – October 10, 2022
Place: Various locations in Aichi Prefecture, Japan (Details to be determined)

Press Contact: Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee - Public Relations
E-mail: triennale@pref.aichi.lg.jp Web: https://aichitriennale.jp/en/
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Curatorial Team
Artistic Director
Kataoka Mami [Director, Mori Art Museum / President, CIMAM]
Curatorial Adviser
Cosmin Costinaș [Executive Director, Para Site]
Rhana Devenport [Director, Art Gallery of South Australia]
Martin Germann [Independent Curator]
Eungie Joo [Curator of Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]
Gabi Ngcobo [Curatorial Director, Javett Art Centre]
Victoria Noorthoorn [Director, Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires]
Tobias Ostrander [Independent Curator]
Ralph Rugoff [Director, Hayward Gallery]
Shimabuku [Artist]
Chief Curator (Head of Curatorial Team)
Iida Shihoko [Independent Curator]
Curator (Contemporary Art)
Nakamura Fumiko [Senior Curator, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art]
Tsutsumi Takuya [Independent Curator / Graphic Designer]
Performing Arts Adviser
Fujii Akiko [Producer, Aichi Prefectural Art Theater]
Maeda Keizo [Art Producer]
Curator (Performing Arts)
Soma Chiaki [Art Producer / Representative Director, Arts Commons Tokyo]
Curator (Learning)
Aida Daiya [Artistic Director, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media (YCAM)]
Yamamoto Takayuki [Artist / Co Director, School in Progress / Director, Ongoing School]▶The full-text of profiles: https://aichitriennale.jp/en/about/team.html
Programs
Contemporary Art• Cutting-edge global contemporary art will be introduced through exhibitions and digital programs.
• Exhibitions will mainly take place at Aichi Arts Center, which includes Aichi Prefectural Museum ofArt, and other locations throughout the prefecture.

Performing Arts• Innovative and ground-breaking theater, music, and dance from around the world will be presented
at Aichi Arts Center and other venues.

Learning• Learning opportunities for a wide range of audiences.

Collaborative Programs• Collaborative projects with a variety of organizations, including art universities within Aichi.
• Pop-up traveling exhibitions consist of works by Aichi Triennale 2022 participant artists at a numberof sites within the prefecture.

Online Initiatives• In addition to on-site exhibitions and performances, video streaming and learning opportunities will
be offered online.

Press Contact: Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee - Public Relations
E-mail: triennale@pref.aichi.lg.jp Web: https://aichitriennale.jp/en/
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Theme / Concept
STILL ALIVE
An unprecedented pandemic has thrown the various structures of contemporary society into
sharp relief, and new propositions are being called for from all domains of life, whether
environmental, political, economic, or cultural. Art, including contemporary art and theperforming arts, has always reflected the times, pursued the truth, and proposed new values
for the future in the face of uncertainty throughout its history. In today’s increasingly complex
world, the field of art has also seen an increasing emphasis on the qualities of diversity andinclusion, which demand understanding and respect for diverse cultures, while at the sametime seeking out models for a sustainable world.
The theme of the international art festival Aichi 2022, “STILL ALIVE,” was inspired by aseries of works by the Aichi-born conceptual artist On Kawara, who continually dispatched
the fact of his own existence during his lifetime using telegrams starting in the 1970s. Aichi
Triennale 2022 will offer a multi-dimensional interpretation of the words “STILL ALIVE,”
seeking to contemplate the proud history and local industries of Aichi Prefecture, rediscover
its traditional culture, and ponder the fundamental meaning of life, all the while shuttling backand forth between the past, present, and future. In addition to revisiting the origins andsources of contemporary art, the festival will also focus on the gaps between domains thathave come to be classed according to fixed categories. Particular attention will be given to
the conceptual art that makes up the undercurrent of global contemporary art, poetry andother text-based forms of artistic expression, and practices that straddle contemporary art
and the performing arts. Through a wide-ranging learning program, the festival will also
position itself as a site of encounters with uncertainty, the unknown, a diversity of values,
and overwhelming beauty.
Aichi Triennale 2022 will strive to produce inspiring encounters and experiences and awellspring of positive energy that will help us to live for tomorrow, in each and every momentthat life brings our way.

▶The full-text of the Theme: https://aichitriennale.jp/en/about/concept.html
The Aichi Triennale
The Aichi Triennale is an urban international art festival, held every three years since 2010
across a wide region including the Aichi Arts Center and other city venues, and preparations
are underway for Aichi Triennale 2022 to build on the achievements of the previous fouriterations. The festival will span a wide range of fields, synthetically exhibiting performing art
and other forms together with a contemporary art core, and make Aichi Prefecture a beaconof the artistic avant-garde.

Press Contact: Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee - Public Relations
E-mail: triennale@pref.aichi.lg.jp Web: https://aichitriennale.jp/en/
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