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EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ASEAN

SUNSHOWER:CONTEMPORARY ART FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA 1980S TO NOWJULY 5, 2017 [WED] – OCTOBER 23, 2017 [MON]THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO, SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERY 2E
MORI ART MUSEUM [53F, ROPPONGI HILLS MORI TOWER, TOKYO](updates) LIST OF PARTICIPATING ARTISTS, HIGHLIGHTS AND RELATED EVENTS OF
THE EXHIBITION PRESENTED ACROSS TWO LEADING MUSEUMS IN ROPPONGIThe National Art Center, Tokyo, Mori Art Museum and the Japan Foundation Asia Center are proud to present“ SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now” exhibition from Wednesday, July 5
through Monday, October 23, 2017. This is an aspiring exhibition to commemorate the year 2017 whichhappens to be the 50th anniversary of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) by showcasing thecontemporary art of the region, and will be one of the largest Southeast Asian contemporary art exhibitions inhistory. Originally, the idea for the exhibition was conceived by the Director-General of the National Art Center,
Tokyo, and Director of the Mori Art Museum - both located in the same Roppongi area of Tokyo - and wasassented by The Japan Foundation. Three parties came together and set up a 14-member curatorial team forthis first-ever joint exhibition. After a two-and-a-half-year-long field research conducted in the Southeast Asian
region, the team selected approximately 180 artworks by 86 artist groups from the 10 ASEAN member countries
to exhibit in the two museums.
This exhibition seeks to explore the development of contemporary art in Southeast Asia since the 1980s
against the backdrop of the currents and fluctuations of the times from 9 different perspectives, and aims tocapture its dynamism and diversity.
* Sunshower - rain falling from clear skies – is a frequently-seen meteorological phenomenon in Southeast Asia. The post-WWII
decolonization led the countries to democratization and internationalization despite periods of turmoil, but with the rapid economic
and urban development that they have undergone in more recent years came truly drastic changes. It thus serves as a poetic metaphor
for the region that has passed through various vicissitudes as well.

Lee Wen
Strange Fruit
2003
C-Print
36 x 54 cm

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EXHIBITION STRUCTURE: 9 SECTIONS ALTOGETHER ACROSS 2 VENUES@ The National Art Center, Tokyo

Fluid World

Diverse Identities

Focusing on map-themed works that reflect complex
societies and histories from multiple perspectives.

Contemplating issues of national, ethnic, religious andgender identity arising from nation-building and theadvent of multicultural societies.

Yee I-Lann Fluid World (from the series “Orang Besar”) 2010
Direct digital Mimaki inkjet print, acid dye, batik crackle Japanese indigo dye,100% silk twill
140.5 x 298 cm Courtesy: Silverlens Galleries, Makati, The Philippines

Passion and Revolution
Tracing the activities of artists who sought democracy
and freedom of expression amid colonialism, war andoppression.

Melati Suryodarmo AMNESIA 2016
Performance and Installation
Sewing machine, cotton, chalk, wood
Dimensions variable
Performance duration: 5 hours
Performance view: Ark Galerie, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2016

Day by Day

Htein Lin
Biology of Art (from the series“00235”)
1999
Mixed media on cotton shirt
53 x 53 cm
Courtesy: Martin LeSanto-Smith

Amid the march of globalization, art acquires greater
diversity, and this section showcases new types of
expression in which everyday life itself provides the
subject matter.

ArchivingA display of records and resource material covering
numerous artist practices and movements.
Surasi Kusolwong
Golden Ghost (Reality Called, So I Woke
Up)
2014Gold necklaces, industrial wool thread, neon
work, mirror, photographs, et al.
Dimensions variable
Performance view: Taipei Biennial 2014

Koh Nguang How Shui Tit Sing - 100 Years of an Artist through His Archives 2014
Ephemera, original works at NTU CCA Residencies Studio, Singapore
Dimensions variable
Collection: Shui Tit Sing and Singapore Art Archive Project
Photo: Koh Nguang Howpress release Press Contact Details: “SUNSHOWER” Exhibition PR Office [c/o Kyodo Public Relations]Tel: 03-3575-9823 Fax: 03-3574-0316 E-mail: sunshower2017pr@kyodo-pr.co.jp* For venue-specific inquiries, address them to Office of Communications and International Affairs [The National Art Center, Tokyo] and/or
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@ Mori Art Museum

Growth and Loss

Medium as Meditation

Experience the light and dark sides of the region’s higheconomic growth and rapid development, through theeyes of its artists.

Introducing artists who employ media such as traditional
crafts, in work based on myths and beliefs rooted ineveryday life.

Jompet Kuswidananto Words and Possible Movement 2013
Motorbikes without machine, fabric flags
Dimensions variable
Collection: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Korakrit Arunanondchai
Painting with history in a room filled with people with funny names 32015 Video 24 min. 55 sec.
Courtesy: Carlos/Ishikawa, London; Clearing, Brussels/New York

What Is Art? Why Do It?
What can art do for communities and society? A closeup look at how artists are tackling local, regional andglobal issues.

Aye Ko / New Zero
Village Art School
2015-

Dialogue with History
A new generation of artists engages with different
generations to examine the complexities of history,
and contemplate the future.

Ise
Study drawing for anOther story
2017

FOR OBTAINING THE EXHIBITION-RELATED PRESS IMAGES
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EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS & RECOMMENDATIONSWith this year marking ASEAN’ s 50th anniversary, the Southeast Asian region is
enjoying remarkable prosperity - not just in terms of economic growth but in thecontemporary art scene as well
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations ) - currently made up of the ten Southeast Asian member
countries of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand andVietnam - was founded in 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration. Becoming an economic community
in 2015, ASEAN has demonstrated high economic growth over the last ten years, but it has also given rise to a
dynamic contemporary art scene that has earned widespread international attention. This exhibition is the perfect
introduction to Southeast Asian contemporary art.

Learn things about Southeast Asian postwar history that are rarely taught at school
With a population of around 600 million people representing various ethnic groups, languages and religions,
the Southeast Asian region has nurtured a truly dynamic and diverse culture. Looking back at the history ofthis region, we see the post-WWII decolonization led the countries to democratization and internationalization
despite periods of turmoil such as conflicts and civil wars during the Cold War. In recent years it has undergone
remarkable change due to sudden economic growth and urban development. This exhibition explores thedevelopment of contemporary art in Southeast Asia since the 1980s against the backdrop of the currents andfluctuations of the times from 9 different perspectives.

Fruit of 2+1/2 years of field research by a 14-member curatorial team
A 14-member curatorial team including local up-and-coming curators conducted research in 16 cities in the
10 ASEAN member countries for two and a half years. 86 artist groups were selected based on first-handinformation acquired as a result of over 400 visits to artists’ studios and galleries and interviews with art insiders.
Visitors will be able to get a real sense of the energy, dedication and reality experienced by the curators. The fieldresearch reports are archived at the “SEA Project” website (http://seaproject.asia/en).

An array of prominent Southeast Asian artists
The incredible lineup of 86 artists groups spans 3-4 generations includes Montien Boonma (Thailand) andRoberto Chabet (the Philippines) who both had an enormous influence on the next generation; Asia’s foremoststar artists who began attracting attention in the 1990s such as Rirkrit Tiravanija (Thailand), Wong Hoy Cheong(Malaysia), Heri Dono (Indonesia) and Tiffany Chung (Vietnam); and, representing the younger generation born inthe 1970s and 80s, Ho Rui An (Singapore) and Korakrit Arunanondchai (Thailand) that are already attracting offersfrom around the world.

A festival-like atmosphere spread across two leading museums in the Roppongi area!
Staged simultaneously at two museums in Roppongi, an area that has become the art mecca in Tokyo with anumber of art galleries scattered in the area, this exhibition enables visitors to view art in a festival-like atmosphere.
The admission for both venues is specially-priced 1,800 yen* (1,600 yen if purchased in advance). In addition
to the Mori Art Museum being open until 22:00 every day except Tuesdays, the National Art Center, Tokyo is
extending its opening hours until 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Visitors can relax and enjoy the artworks withoutworrying about the time. * Admission for each venue usually costs around 1,600 yen.
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Numerous related events focusing on Southeast Asia scheduled
Coinciding with the exhibition, a number of related events will be held, including screenings of notable / muchtalked-about films from various countries of Southeast Asia and lectures reporting on the current situation in eachcountry in an easy-to-follow and interesting manner.

A number of works that can be photographed!
The exhibition includes many large-scale installations, interactive artworks and other works that can be
photographed - possibly perfect for posting on SNS platforms.

Navin Rawanchaikul
A Tale of Two Homes
2015 Installation
387 x 794 x 267 cm
Courtesy: Navin Production, Chiang Mai, Thailand

FX Harsono Voice Without a Voice / Sign
1993-1994 Silkscreen on canvas, wood stool, and stamp
Canvas: 143.5 x 95.5 cm (each, set of 9)
Wood stool: 23 x 38 x 32 cm (each, set of 9)
Collection: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum

The “OK Store,” a fabric shop run by the artist’ s father at Varorot Market in
Chiang Mai, replicated in the gallery space. Inside are paintings of some 50
people including family members, relatives and other shopkeepers from themarket. [to be exhibited at The National Art Center, Tokyo]

A row of nine panels, each featuring a gesturing hand, spell out the Indonesian
word D-E-M-O-K-R-A-S-I in sign language. In front of each canvas is a rubber
stamp of the corresponding letter and piece of paper on which visitors areinvited to stamp the word. [to be exhibited at The National Art Center, Tokyo]

Liew Kung Yu City of Towering Columns (from the series “Proposals for My Country”)
2009 Photo Montage 213 x 575 cm

A large-scale collage of overwhelming density that fixes its gaze on what ismade, what is destroyed, and what is preserved in Malaysia, thereby questioning
the ways of the nation-state.
[to be exhibited at Mori Art Museum]
Felix Bacolor
Stormy Weather
2009
Installation
Dimensions variable

More than 1,000 wind chimes jangle in the gallery space, as they sway in thewind. These colorful plastic decorations speak of both the festive nature ofSoutheast Asia and a global economy supported by mass production, as they
deliver a palpable vibration from which we sense signs of change.
[to be exhibited at Mori Art Museum]press release Press Contact Details: “SUNSHOWER” Exhibition PR Office [c/o Kyodo Public Relations]Tel: 03-3575-9823 Fax: 03-3574-0316 E-mail: sunshower2017pr@kyodo-pr.co.jp* For venue-specific inquiries, address them to Office of Communications and International Affairs [The National Art Center, Tokyo] and/or
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PARTICIPATING ARTISTS / ARTIST GROUPS
N = The National Art Center, Tokyo; M = Mori Art Museum
Country of
OriginYear of Birth [-Death](Active since, if collective)

Venue(s)Country of
Originexhibiting
the work(s)Year of Birth [-Death](Active since, if collective)

Venue(s)exhibiting
the work(s)Yasmin Jaidin

Brunei

1987

N

Chuah Chong Yong

Malaysia

1972

M

Svay Ken

Cambodia

1933-2008

N

Ise

Malaysia

1972

M

Ly Daravuth

Cambodia

1971

N

Shooshie Sulaiman

Malaysia

1973

N

Sopheap Pich

Cambodia1971

M

Au Sow-Yee

Malaysia

1978

M

Vandy Rattana

Cambodia

1980

M

Poodien

Malaysia

1979

N

Than Sok

Cambodia

1984

M

Pangrok Sulap

Malaysia

Since 2010N

Lim Sokchanlina

Cambodia

1987

M

Aung Myint

Myanmar1946

N

Tith Kanitha

Cambodia

1987

M

Htein Lin

Myanmar1966

N

FX Harsono

Indonesia

1949

N

Po Po

Myanmar1967

M

Moelyono and Serrum

Indonesia

1957/
Since 2006

N

Maung Day

Myanmar1979

M

Agus Suwage

Indonesia

1959

N M

Aye Ko / New Zero

Myanmar1963/
Since 2008

M

Heri Dono

Indonesia

1960

N

Indonesia

1960

N

Since 2013

N

Mella Jaarsma

Myanmar Art Resource
MyanmarCenter and Archive(MARCA)

Melati Suryodarmo

Indonesia

1969

N

Loranita Theo

Indonesia

1970

Jompet KuswidanantoIndonesia

Anggun Priambodo

1937-2013/
The Philippines 1974

M

M

Roberto Chabet +Ringo Bunoan

1976

M

Santiago Bose

The Philippines 1949-2002

NIndonesia

1977

N

Norberto Roldan

The Philippines 1953

N

Ariani Darmawan

Indonesia

1977

N

Manuel Ocampo

The Philippines 1965

N

Aditya NovaliIndonesia

1978

M

Felix Bacolor

The Philippines 1967

M

Albert YonathanIndonesia

1983

M

Lyra Garcellano

The Philippines 1972

N M

Fajar Abadi RDP

Indonesia

1985

M

Kiri Dalena

The Philippines 1975

M

Ismal Muntaha

Indonesia

1987

M

Kawayan De Guia

The Philippines 1979

Nruangrupa

Indonesia

Since 2000

M

Mark Salvatus

The Philippines 1980

M

Jakarta Wasted Artists

Indonesia

Since 2010

M

1981/
The Philippines Since 2015

M

May Chandavong

Martha Atienza andAtonisla

Laos

1943

N

Amanda Heng

Singapore

1951

N

Hongsa Khotsouvanh

Laos

1975

M

Singapore

1957

N

Ismail Hashim

Lee Wen

Malaysia

1940-2013

N

Suzann Victor

Singapore

1959

N

Simryn Gill

Malaysia

1959

N

Liew Kung Yu

Malaysia

1960

M

Singapore

1963/
1981

N

Wong Hoy Cheong

Malaysia

1960

N

Koh Nguang How
in collaboration withLim Shengen

Yee I-Lann

Malaysia

1971

N

Ming Wong

Singapore

1971

N

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Country of
OriginYear of Birth [-Death](Active since, if collective)

Venue(s)MAY 19, 2017
Country of
Originexhibiting
the work(s)Year of Birth [-Death](Active since, if collective)

Venue(s)exhibiting
the work(s)Sheman Ong

Singapore

1971

N

Navin Rawanchaikul

Thailand

1971

N M

Zulkifle Mahmod

Singapore

1975

M

Sutthirat Supaparinya

Thailand1973

M

Ho Tzu Nyen

Singapore

1976

N

Pratchaya PhinthongThailand1974

N

Boo Junfeng

Singapore

1983

N

Arin Rungjang

Thailand1975

N

Ho Rui An

Singapore

1990

N

Dusadee Huntrakul

Thailand

1978

M

Chalood Nimsamer

Thailand

1929-2015

N M

Korakrit Arunanondchai

Thailand1986

M

Montien Boonma

Thailand

1953-2000

M

Chiang Mai
Social Installation

ThailandTran Luong

Vietnam

1960

M

Dinh Q. Lê

Vietnam

1968

N

Tiffany Chung

Vietnam

1969

N

UuDam Tran Nguyen

Vietnam

1971

N

Hoang Duong Cam

Vietnam

1974

M

Tuan Andrew Nguyen

Vietnam

1976

M

Bang Nhat Linh

Vietnam

1983

M

Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Thailand

1957

N

Vasan Sitthiket

Thailand1957

N

Mit Jai Inn

Thailand

1960

M

Rirkrit Tiravanija

Thailand1961

N

Surasi Kusolwong

Thailand1965

N

Udomsak Krisanamis

Thailand1966

M

Thailand

1970/
1983

Apichatpong
Weerasethakul +Chai Siris

M

1992/94/95/97(year of the projects)

N

General Information
Exhibition Title: “SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now”
Exhibition Period: July 5, 2017 [Wed] - October 23, 2017 [Mon]
Venues: The National Art Center, Tokyo, Special Exhibition Gallery 2E (7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558)
Mori Art Museum (53F, Ropppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6150)
Organizers: The National Art Center, Tokyo; Mori Art Museum; The Japan Foundation Asia Center
Co-organizers: The Asahi Shimbun, The Tokyo Shimbun, Nikkei Inc., The Mainichi Newspapers, The Yomiuri Shimbun, NHK
In Association with: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan; Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Tokyo; Royal Embassy of
Cambodia in Japan; Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tokyo, Japan; Embassy of the Lao People’ s Democratic Republic
in Japan; Embassy of Malaysia, Tokyo; Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Tokyo; Embassy of the Republicof the Philippines, Tokyo, Japan; Embassy of the Republic of Singapore; Royal Thai Embassy, Tokyo; Embassy of the Socialist
Republic of Viet Nam in Japan
Corporate Sponsors: OBAYASHI CORPORATION, transcosmos inc., WEARNES, SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Support: ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD., Champagne Pommery
Curatorial Team:[The National Art Center, Tokyo] Yoneda Naoki (Curator) / Kida Sayuri (Associate Curator) / Mukasa Yuiko (Assistant Curator)[Mori Art Museum] Kataoka Mami (Chief Curator) / Araki Natsumi (Curator) / Kondo Kenichi (Curator) /Tsubaki Reiko (Associate Curator) / Tokuyama Hirokazu (Associate Curator) / Kumakura Haruko (Assistant Curator)[Independent Curators from Southeast Asia] Merv Espina (Artist / Curator, The Philippines) / Vera Mey (Curator, Singapore) /Ong Jo-Lene (Curator, Malaysia) / Grace Samboh (Curator, Indonesia)press release Press Contact Details: “SUNSHOWER” Exhibition PR Office [c/o Kyodo Public Relations]Tel: 03-3575-9823 Fax: 03-3574-0316 E-mail: sunshower2017pr@kyodo-pr.co.jp* For venue-specific inquiries, address them to Office of Communications and International Affairs [The National Art Center, Tokyo] and/or
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Open Hours:[The National Art Center, Tokyo] 10:00-18:00 | Fri & Sat: 10:00-21:00 |* Admission 30 minutes before closing. | * Closed on Tuesdays.

[Mori Art Museum] 10:00-22:00 | Tue: 10:00-17:00 | * Admission 30 minutes before closing. | * Open everyday.
Admission:(all in JPY)

Adult
Student (College / University)

Ticket for Both Venues
Day Ticket
Advance Ticket
1,800
1,600
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Ticket for Single Venue
Day Ticket
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1,000
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500
300

* All students up to highschool and those less than 18 years of age will be free of admission fee upon presenting a valid form of ID.
* Disabled persons (plus one accompanied person) will be free of admission fee upon presenting Disabled Person's Handbook or an equivalent formof government-issued ID.
* “Group” admission rate is applied to a party of more than 20 persons for The National Art Center, Tokyo and 15 for Mori Art Museum. Group
Tickets are sold at each facility.
* Advance Tickets (only “Tickets for Both Venues” ) can be purchased until July 4, 2017 [Tue] at the following website (in Japanese language only):www.e-tix.jp/sunshower2017/* “ATRo Savings” (200-yen off) are applied to those who show ticket stubs of the exhibition held at the Suntory Museum of Art, The National Art
Center, Tokyo and Mori Art Museum. However, only single ticket stubs of Mori Art Museum / The National Art Center, Tokyo are valid.
* Additional entrance fee to facilities adjacent to the Mori Art Museum (i.e. Tokyo City View observation deck, Sky Deck and Mori Arts Center
Gallery) is required.

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"SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now"
Related Programs
SYMPOSIUM “ HOW HAS CONTEMPORARY ART REPRESENTED SOUTHEAST ASIA?”* Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available

The exhibition “SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now” intends to examine the developmentof contemporary art in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region since the end of the 1980s, alongside
key words emblematic in generational and regional terms.
The political, economic and social developments may vary by country, but what all these nations have in common
is enormous change that began with post-World War II decolonization as they modernize and democratize, and in more
recent years experiencing accelerated economic progress, investment, and urban development.
In this program, as well as reassessing the world through the lens of Southeast Asian contemporary art, primarily
by posing the question “ How has contemporary art represented Southeast Asia?, ” scholars, curators and artists ofSoutheast Asian contemporary art will discuss the works of the artists from a myriad of backgrounds showcased in the
exhibition and how they have confronted different events in society as they pursue their practices.
Appearing: T. K. Sabapathy (Art historian), Nakao Tomomichi (Curator, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum),
Reuben Keehan (Curator of Asian Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art),
June Yap (Curator of Guggenheim UBS MAP 2013 Exhibition “No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia”),
David Teh (Curator / Researcher at The National University of Singapore, specializing in Southeast Asian contemporary art),
Takamori Nobuo (Curator, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts),
Leonhard Bartolomeus (Curator, ruangrupa / Lecturer, Jakarta Arts Institute), Erin Gleeson (Director, Sa Sa Bassac),
Siddharta Perez (Assistant Curator, NUS Museum Singapore / Co-Founder of curatorial team Planting Rice, The Philippines),
Yap Sau Bin (Specialist, Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University), Ogawa Nozomu (Director, Art Center Ongoing),
Kataoka Mami (Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum), Yoneda Naoki (Curator, The National Art Center, Tokyo)
Date & Time: 10:00-17:30, Saturday, July 8, 2017
Venue: Auditorium (3rd Floor), The National Art Center, Tokyo
Capacity: 250 (booking required) * Booking details will be announced on the "SUNSHOWER" exhibition website at a later date.
Fee: Free
Organizers: The National Art Center, Tokyo; Mori Art Museum; The Japan Foundation Asia Center

T. K. Sabapathy

Leonhard Bartolomeus

Nakao Tomomichi

Reuben Keehan

June Yap

Erin Gleeson

Siddharta Perez

Yap Sau Bin

Photo: Prum Ero

Photo: Mark Sherwood

David Teh

Photo: Alex Davies

Takamori Nobuo

Ogawa Nozomu

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Press Release vol.2

MAY 19, 2017

TALK SESSION “40 YEARS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST”* Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available

Speakers: Artists participating in “SUNSHOWER” exhibition* The lineup and the booking details will be announced on the “SUNSHOWER” exhibition website at a later date.

Date & Time: 19:00-21:00, Wednesday, July 5, 2017 (Doors open: 18:30)
Venue: Auditorium, Mori Art Museum (53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)
Capacity: 80 (booking required) Admission: Free (exhibition ticket required)
Organizers: The National Art Center, Tokyo; Mori Art Museum; The Japan Foundation Asia Center

ARTISTS’ RELAY TALK * Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available
Speakers: Artists participating in “SUNSHOWER” exhibition* The lineup and the booking details will be announced on the “SUNSHOWER” exhibition website at a later date.

Date & Time: 13:00-19:00, Sunday, July 9, 2017 (Doors open: 12:30)
Venue: Auditorium, Mori Art Museum (53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)
Capacity: 80 (booking required) Admission: Free (exhibition ticket required)
Organizers: The National Art Center, Tokyo; Mori Art Museum; The Japan Foundation Asia Center

SCHOOL PROGRAM “ VIEWING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS” * Conducted in Japanese
For: Preschool, elementary, middle and high school teachers, and college/university instructors* Teachers and instructors from all disciplines - not only arts and crafts - welcome.
Capacity: 30 (each, booking required) * Booking details will be announced on the "SUNSHOWER" exhibition website at a later date.

Fee: Free

Date & Time: 18:00-19:30, Friday, July 14, 2017
Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo
Date & Time: 18:00-19:30, Friday, July 21, 2017
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Venue: Mori Art Museum
Organizers: The National Art Center, Tokyo; Mori Art Museum#1

KIDS, TEENS, AND SENIORS PROGRAM“ MEET THE ARTIST TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE OF VARIOUS GENERATIONS”* Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available

In this program, participants get to meet face-to-face with a contemporary artist as we welcome one of the "SUNSHOWER"
artists, Thailand’ s Dusadee Huntrakul. Listen to the artist talk about his artwork, learn about the thought process behind its
creation, and eat the Thai dish “pad thai,” one of the memories of his family from when he was a child. At the end of the program,all participants, including kids, teens and seniors, will come together to share their thoughts in their own words across generations.
Timeframe: Early August, 2017
Appearing: Dusadee Huntrakul (Artist)
Venue: Mori Art Museum, Roppongi Hills
Organizer: Mori Art Museum* Details of the program and booking will be posted on the “SUNSHOWER” exhibition website at a later date.
Dusadee Huntrakul

Photo: Naruebas Vadvaree* Please note that speakers are subject to change without prior notice.
Inquiries on the Programs: Learning, Mori Art Museum
Tel: +81-(0)3-6406-6101 (11:00-17:00, Mon-Fri) Fax : +81-(0)3-6406-9351 E-mail: mam-learning@mori.co.jp

press release Press Contact Details: “SUNSHOWER” Exhibition PR Office [c/o Kyodo Public Relations]Tel: 03-3575-9823 Fax: 03-3574-0316 E-mail: sunshower2017pr@kyodo-pr.co.jp* For venue-specific inquiries, address them to Office of Communications and International Affairs [The National Art Center, Tokyo] and/or
Ms. Kayo Machino [Mori Art Museum].

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