Japan Media Arts Festival 20 th Anniversary Exhibition
Press Release October 14, 2016

“Japan Media Arts Festival 20th Anniversary Exhibition– Power to Change” : Coming Soon!
Saturday, October 15 – Sunday, November 6, 2016. Admission: Free
20 Years of Change in the Media. A Grand Festival in Which Works Reﬂecting the Times Come Together!

Exhibited Works, Screening Programs, and Related Events
Now Determined!

The Japan Media Arts Festival 20 th Anniversary Exhibition Executive Committee presents the “Japan Media Arts
Festival 20 th Anniversary Exhibition – Power to Change” from October 15 to November 6 , 2016 at 331 Arts
Chiyoda and other locations. Since its inception in 1997, the festival has presented awards to outstanding works ineach of its four divisions: Arts, Entertainment, Animation, and Manga. As a comprehensive festival of Media Arts
(Japanese: Media Geijutsu), it also provides a platform for appreciation of award-winning and other notable works,
and has in recent years been demonstrating its continuing evolution as an established annual international festival.
This exhibition will exhibit or screen award-winning works and jury selections from previous Festivals chosen by
four past jury members in order to exemplify diverse forms of expression and the changing nature of Media Arts,focusing on the keyword “change”. By presenting a retrospective of 20 years of the festival, this exhibition provides
a precious opportunity to fully comprehend Media Arts as well as the all-encompassing changes and trends insociety, culture, and technology that took place over the same period. What is the relationship between thesechanges and trends and the inherent power of the works? This exhibition serves as an opportunity to ponder overthe future of Media Arts as an extension of their “ Power to Change”.

56 exhibited works, 90 theater screenings, 451 works of manga the splendour of manga library - now showing!
Main venue: 3331 Arts Chiyoda（1F Main gallery）
Period: October 15, 2016 to November 6, 2016
● Opening hours: 11:00 to 19:00 ※Last entry 30 minutes prior to closing.
● Open every day during the exhibition period

Themes of Exhibition:

1. The shape of "things" which information gives birth to;
2. Re-conﬁguration of the body and matter;
3. Future of expression and its the combinations;
4. Game - the interactive media;
5. Diversity of expression on the web-canvas;
6. The actions of users turned into expression;
7. Post-Internet;
8. Robot and related expressions;
9. Spread of digital fabrication.
Contact Information: Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat Public Relations Department [c/o hilo Press] Kamakura and Sato
Emai：l jmaf20 -pr@hilopress.net Te：l 03 -5577- 4792 Fax：03 - 6369 -3596 ※Hours 10:00 -18:00
1-18 -11-905 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101- 0047

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Japan Media Arts Festival 20 th Anniversary Exhibition
Press Release October 14, 2016

Major Exhibition Works:
3rd JMF, Grand Prize, Digital Art (Interactive Art) Division

Entertainment Robot ( ERS-110 )Entertainment Robot AIBO (ERS-110) Development Team
8 th JMAF, Grand Prize, Art Division

3 minutes 2

Electronic Shadow
Naziha MESTAOUI & Yacine AIT KACI
14th JMAF, Excellence Award, Art Division

NIGHT LESSTAMURA Yuichiro

10 th JMAF, Excellence Award, Manga DivisionOHOKU

YOSHINAGA Fumi
13th JMAF, Grand Prize, Art Division

growth modeling device

3rd JMAF, Grand Prize, Digital Art (Interactive Art) Division

Entertainment Robot AIBO(ERS-110)
Entertainment Robot AIBO(ERS-110) Development Team© 1999 Sony Corporation

8th JMAF, Grand Prize, Art Division

3 minutes²

Electronic Shadow( Naziha MESTAOUI &Yacine AIT KACI )© Electronic Shadow

David BOWEN※For Exhibition details, please see “ Exhibited Works” page on 20 th Anniversary Exhibitions Website

http://20 anniv.j-mediaarts.jp/exhibition-works/【 Screening Programs 】

Various programs are constructed with “change” over the two decades as a keyword. Arts 3331 will be screening
visual works of the Art Division, Digital Art (Non-Interactive) Division, and Entertainment Division. The satellite
venue, UDX Theater, will be screening theatrical ﬁlm animation and short animation.

Venues:Main Venue: Arts Chiyoda 3331 Saturday, 15 October – Sunday, 6 November 2016
Satellite Venue: UDX THEATER Held on 10 days in the period Saturday, 15 October - Friday, November 4th※Prior reservation is necessary1）Art Division and Digital Art（Non-interactive）Division: Program of Visual Works
2）Entertainment Division: Program of Visual Works
3）Animation Division Program3-a ）Screeening of Full-Length Animation（Commercial） 6th JMAF, Special Prize“Changes in Digital Expression”
HOSHI NO KOE( Voices of a Distant Star )“ New Entertainment”3-b ）TV Animation※The program screens the ﬁrst
episodes of each work
© Makoto Shinkai / CoMix Wave Films“Crossing the Boundaries of CommercialProduct and Art”
12th JMAF, Grand Prize3-c ）Short Animation
The House of
20 Years of Individual Artists
Small Cubes
20 Years of Students in Art
20 Years of Commercial Short Animation
20 Years of Foreign Animation※Please see “ Screening Programs” page on the 20 th Anniversary Exhibition Website.

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For details of screening programs and prior reservation, please browse the 20 th Anniversary Exhibition
Website and its “Screenings Programs” page: http://20 anniv.j-mediaarts.jp/theater-program/
All UDX THEATER Screenings require prior reservation to view.

Japan Media Arts Festival 20 th Anniversary Exhibition
Press Release October 14, 2016

【 Related Event 】

A rich program of demonstrations, discussion, symposia, workshops, etc. by Award Winners and Jury Members will beheld during the Exhibition Period. The venues will be located at Arts Chiyoda 3331, NTT InterCommunication Center(ICC), The National Arts Center, Tokyo, and Chiyoda Cityʼs Hibiya Library and Museum.

Venues: Arts Chiyoda 3331
NTT InterCommunication center ( ICC )UDX THEATERThe National Arts Center ( held only on Saturday, 22 nd October )Chiyoda Cityʼs Hibiya Library and Museum ( held only on Saturday, 22 nd October )Main Events:

Sunday October 16 (16: 00 -17: 00 )The “Power to Change” in the Post-Internet Age (Discussion)

An artist who has been actively engaged with activities and expressions derived from the internet from its inception as well as a researcher in the post-internet age will hold adiscussion focusing on the motif “The Internet as a Black Market”.
SHINSAN Nameko (Manga Artist and Columnist) , MIZUNO Katsuhito (Lecturer, Department of Creative Media Studies, Faculty of Letters, Konan Womenʼs University; Member of theJury of the Arts Division)
Arts Chiyoda 3331 (1st Floor, Community Space)

Saturday October 22 (14: 00 -17: 00 )Distant and Close-Range View of Manga History (Symposium)

Japan Media Arts Festival has a 20 year history; Manga-style Expression dates far back beyond that. “Changes” can be observed in the 20 years of the JMAF; a larger “change” maybe observed when history is viewed from the whole span of time from the Edo Period. Through studying the “changes” from the Edo Period and the “changes” which took place in
the JMAF, the past and future of Manga-style expression is considered and the potential that springs out from the history of Manga will be discussed.
SHIMIZU Isao (Researcher in Manga and Satirist Pictures), INUKI Kanako (Manga Artist; Visiting Professor, Osaka University of Arts; Member of the Jury of the Manga Division) andothers. Chiyoda Cityʼs Hibiya Library and Museum (Convention Hall, B1 Floor)

Saturday, October 22 (15: 00 -16:30 )The Past and Future of Media Arts

The late 1990s when the JMAF, supported by the Ministry of Culture of Japan, began coincides with the period when great attention was being focused on media arts, and in whichmedia arts-related facilities began to open around the world. An artist who is actively engaged in the ﬁeld of media arts as well as interviewers who are well acquainted with thecontemporary art scene will discuss how expectations and conditions surrounding media arts have changed in the course of two decades, what has what has not beenaccomplished in current media arts, as well as the potential for the future. The trajectory of media arts which has been developing during this period will be put into a historicalperspective, and future challenges as well as issues in exhibiting and archiving will be shared with the audience.
FUJIHATA Masaki (Artist; Former Digital Arts Division [Interactive, Non-Interactive] Jury), KOSAKI Tetsuya (Web-magazine “REALTOKYO” “REALKYOTO” Publisher and Chief Editor),
INOKO Toshiyuki (Representative, Team Labo)
The National Arts Center (Auditorium, 3rd Floor)

Sunday October 23 (16: 00 -17:30 )Inventing How Games Shall be Played ( Workshop)

This is a workshop in which all the participants consider a “new way of playing” a preexisting smartphone game.
IIDA Kazutoshi (Game Creator; Professor, College of Image Arts and Sciences, Ritsumeikan University; Former Member of the Jury of the Entertainment Division), YONEMITSU
Kazunari (Game Designer, Member of the Jury of the Entertainment Division), NAKAGAWA Daichi (Critic; Editor) and others.
Arts Chiyoda 3331 (Community Space, 1st Floor)

Friday, October 28 (18: 00 -19 :15 ）New Styles, New Artists: The Contemporary Trend of Artists (Discussion)

Four artists and groups will be on stage, introducing their exhibited works, and discussing about the future of creativity.
SEKIGUCHI Atsuhito (Artist; Professor, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music Professor; Former Member of the Jury of the Arts Department), HATANAKA Minoru (ChiefCurator of NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC]), TASAKI Yuki (Conceptor; Creative Director, WOW), NAKAJI Takuma (Executive Director; Art Director; WOW), MANABE Daito (MediaArtist; President, Rhizomatiks Research), ISHIBASHI Motoi (Engineer, Artist; President, Rhizomatiks Research), CHIKAMORI Hajime (Artist; plaplax Representative), KAKEI Yasuaki(Media Artist and Researcher; plaplax; Associate Professor, Keio University), OGATA Hisato (Director; Design Engineer; takram)
NTT Intercommunication Center (ICC) (Special Venue, 4th Floor)

Saturday, 29 October (13: 00 -18: 00 )Performance Day 01 (Demonstration)

Past award-winning works and in addition works nominated by the Jury Committee will be displayed by the authors themselves. Please enjoy this rare opportunity to watch theperformances.
“Udar”, “Accessories for Wearing Emotions”, “Radiologic”, and more. Arts Chiyoda 3331 (Gymnasium, 2nd Floor)※The above events require prior reservation.
※For details of events, please browse the 20 th Anniversary Exhibition Website and its “ Events” page:

http://20 anniv.j-mediaarts.jp/event

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Japan Media Arts Festival 20 th Anniversary Exhibition
Press Release October 14, 2016【Exhibition】“ New Styles, New Artists: The Contemporary Trend of Artists”.

4 sets of artwork, each presenting a new trend making free use of technology, plus video projections andpanel descriptions which reﬂect on the wide scope of the activities of the artists.

Abstract:

In recent years, we have witnessed the establishment of a new trend in media artistsʼ style of activity; they
freely traverse the ﬁelds of art, design, and entertainment, sometimes engaging in works commissioned byclients, and at other times expressing themselves through creative activities in the arts ﬁeld. They also tend toestablish production entities together with fellow artists rather than engaging in activities on their own. The
emergence of new artists who engage in such expansive realms of activity in expressing themselves has been
increasing in prominence since the late 1990 s, which coincides with the beginning of the annual Japan Media
Arts Festival. In this exposition, we will give a selective introduction to works of art by these new creators.

Open: Saturday, October 15 – Sunday, November 6, 2016. 11:00 -18:00※Closed on Mondays; No Admittance in the 30 minutes before closing time.

List of Artistsʼ Works Present at the Exhibition (Foundation/First-time win for JMAF )1. WOW (1997 / 2009) http://www.w 0 w.co.jp
Work presented by omnidirectional motion graphics which will allow viewers to ﬂoat over fragments of thebeautiful City of Tokyo at night which appear from the dark of the night like stars,
1st JMAF, Grand Prize,
using headmount displays and a dome-shaped screen.
Digital Art (Interactive Art)
Division
2. plaplax (2004 / 1997 Awarded as CHIKAMORI Motoshi) http://www.plaplax.com
The installation work “ KAGE ” which was created in 1997 and won the 1st JMAF
KAGE
CHIKAMORI MOTOSHIGrand Prize will be enlarged and exhibitied as “ KAGE 2016 ”.
3. Rhizomatiks (2006 / 2007 ) http://rhizomatiks.com/
In celebration of its 10 th Anniversary, Rhizomatiks will present works from theirarchives which have received awards or been selected by the JMAF in the past.
4. takram (2006 / 2008) http://www.takram.com/
Seven works will be exhibited from the works presented at takramʼs exhibition© plaplax“ Scenes Unseen” held in London 17-25th September, 2016.

Event Outline

Open Saturday, October 15 – Sunday, November 6, 2016
Venue Main Venue：Arts Chiyoda 3331（6-11-14 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo）● Open: 11:00-19:00 ※No Admittance in the 30 minutes before closing time.
● Open Every Day during the Event Period
Satellite Venue: NTT InterCommunication Center [ ICC ]（Tokyo Opera City Tower 4th Floor, 3-20-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1404）
UDX THEATER（4F, Akihabara UDX, 4-14-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo）
The National Arts Center（7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo）
Chiyoda Cityʼs Hibiya Library and Museum（1-4 Hibiya Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo）※Open hours and date depend on the venue

Admission Free ※Requires prior reservation for some events
Sponsorship: Japan Media Arts Festival 20th Anniversary Exhibition Information Executive Committee
Cooperation: NTT InterCommunication Center [ ICC ] ; Arts Chiuyoda 3331; Akihabara Shinkokai
Public Relations Cooperation: 1UP JOHOKYOKOKU, 2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN, Akiba TMO, Akiba.TV,ANA EXPERIENCE JAPAN, BEACON AKIBA, BEACON KYOTO, J-WAVE, TOKYO FM,AKIBA TOLIM, Atre AKIHABARA 1, mAAch ecute Manseibashi Kanda,Akiba_Guide Akihabara Information CenterPlanning and Management: COMPUTER GRAPHIC ARTS SOCIETY (CG-ARTS)
Inquiries: Japan Media Arts Festival 20th Anniversary Exhibition Information Tel:03-5459-4668 ※Hours: 09:00-20:00
Japan Media Arts Festival General Website: http://j-mediaarts.jp
20th Anniversary Exhibition Website: http://20anniv.j-mediaarts.jp
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