For Immediate Release

Legacy3.11**First Exhibition in the EU Commemorating the Great East Japan Earthquake.
**Over 100 works of art by leading Japanese Contemporary artists.
Milan, Italy –From 17th September to 12nd October 2024, the exhibition "Legacy3.11 The Power of art
and creativity from 3.11, Japan Past, Present, and Future" will be started at the former Cisterne of theFabbrica del Vapore in Milan. This exhibition serves as a profound artistic homage to the Great East
Japan Earthquake.
On 11th March 2011, Japan was struck by a catastrophic earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0, followed
by a devastating tsunami, marking one of the most significant natural disasters in the nation's history.
Thirteen years later, the scars left by this event continue to affect generations. While reconstruction
efforts have provided some relief, they can only partially restore the peace of mind of those affected.
Moreover, the ongoing challenges posed by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster continue todemand attention and solutions.
This exhibition features over 100 works by prominent artists from Japan, including those from theTohoku region, who have transformed their experiences of the disaster into a legacy for the future. The
exhibition will not only display these works but also host archival materials, film screenings, and video
presentations that reflect on the catastrophic earthquake and its aftermath.
This exhibition bridges the past and present of Japanese culture, forged through resilience in the faceof both natural and man-made disasters, and carries this legacy forward into the future. It offers anactual perspective on the various crises facing the world today.
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Legacy3.11 The Power of art and creativity from 3.11, Japan Past, Present, and Future
16th September 17:00 Open
17th September - 12th October 2024 11:00–20:00 (22:00, Friday and Saturday) Closed:
Wednesday
Admission: Free
Fabbrica del Vapore, ex-Cisterne Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 4, 20154 Milano MI, Italy
Director: Legacy 3.11 Committee
Curator: Nippon AWAKES
Coordinator: Guido Ferilli
Artists: Jun Nakasuji, Nozomi Fujita, Makoto Aida, Kosuke Kawamura, Project Fukushima!,
Tohru Kohno, Wide Awakes, Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group, USUGROW, Hiroyuki Ura, JinKatahira, Shuji Akagi, snipe1, Ai Iwane, Hashi-no-shita World Music Festival SOUL BEAT ASIA, YoshiakiKaihatsu,SIDE CORE, Noriaki Kobayashi, Minako Hiromi, Minna-no Datasite, Kanji "Dadakan" Itoi, Makoto
Umebara, Yuta Hirai, Hisanao Mizunuma, Kazuki Umezawa.
Films: Tower of the Sun, Nuclear Nation-Futaba kara Tooku Hanarete, Seppuku Pistols
Patronage: Municipality of Milan, the Consulate General of Japan in Milan, Fabbrica del Vapore
Supported by: Onitsuka Tiger, , Tempio del Futuro *Perduto, Rest, and Mizuma Art Gallery, SakeCompany
Cooperation by: center for remembering 3.11 (sendai mediatheque), The Great East Japan
Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum
Press Contact: press@nipponawakes.com
Arianna Jakubowski (Italy) +39-320-531-5231
Nahoko Nakamura （Japan）+81-90-7802-4934 Toko
Suzuki (UK) +44-20-3290-7529
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Press Preview Application Form
A press preview will be held prior to the exhibition as follows.
We would be grateful if you could attend and cover the exhibition.
If you would like to attend the press preview (16th Sept), apply to be featured in the exhibition, orprovide images for publicity purposes, please send your request along with the following items toour public relations e-mail address: press@nipponawakes.com******
Press Preview – 16th September from 13:00
13:30-14:00 Press Conference
Yuta Hirai (Artist / The director of Nippon AWAKES), Guido Ferilli (IULM University) 14:0015:00 Press tour of the exhibition rooms by the curator.
Opening Party – 16th September from 17:00
17:00 - 20:00 Wellcome for all
18:00 Opening Speech
Mr Tommaso Sacchi (Councillor for Culture in Milan), Ms Maria Fratelli (Director of Fabbrica delVapore)*Please note that the 17:00-20:00 opening party will be held at the same time as the generalpreview.
Application deadline: 13th September, 2024******Your Name:Your Company name:Name of Media:
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Press Contact: press@nipponawakes.com
Arianna Jakubowski (Italy) +39-320-531-5231
Nahoko Nakamura （Japan）+81-90-7802-4934
Toko Suzuki (UK) +44-20-3290-7529
Nippon AWAKES Institute: 3-10-1-4F Tatekawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan