Press release / 27th OCTOBER 2017

Friday 10th – Sunday 19th November, 2017

Ueno Cultural Park “Tokyo Suki Fes 2017”- The Key that Unlocks the World Outdoor Art Festival by the representative artists of Japan.
In Ueno Park and its surrounding area, Yanaka town over the course of 10 days.
OUTLINE
Period: Friday 10th – Sunday 19th November, 2017
Venue: Ueno Park; Tokyo National Museum; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum; Tokyo Bunka Kaikan; Yanaka area; others.
Participating Artists: Katsuhiko Hibino; Yosuke Kaifu; Shinji Omaki; Kazuyuki Hashimoto; Taro Suzuki; others.
Director: Fumihiko Sumitomo<Profile> Director of Arts Maebashi. Associate professor at Tokyo University of Arts. He was co-curator Aichi Triennale 2013 Beautiful New World: Contemporary Visual Culture from Japan (“798” Dashanzi Art District and Guangdong Museum of Art, 2007) and Media_City Seoul 2010. Also he was artistic director of Festival for Arts and Social Technology Yokohama [CREAM] 2009 and curator for Beppu Art Project 2012 and co-editor of “From Postwarto Postmodern, Art in Japan 1945-1989: Primary Documents”(Museum of Modern Art New York/ Duke UniversityPress, 2012).

Admission: Free
Organizers: Implementation Committee for New Concept “Ueno, a Global Capital of Culture”; Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan
Foundation for History and Culture)
Support: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tobu District Park OfficeSponsor: ITO EN, LTD.; Gurunavi Inc.; NKB Inc.; Japan Traffic Culture Association; Seiyoken*Part of the 2017 Cultural Activity Platform Project, Agency for Cultural Affairs.
*Taito Ward Ueno Cultural Park Initiative, 2017

Official Website：http://sukifes.tokyo/en/
Official Facebook ：https://www.facebook.com/sukifes.tokyo/

ART INSTALLATIONS
Ueno Shipyard: Reed Boat Project on Shinobazu Pond / Katsuhiko Hibino, Yosuke Kaifu, and Jin Ishikawa
Workshop and installation about their Reed Boat Project to think and talk about our story or own memories.
- Dates: Friday 10th – Sunday 19th November- Venue: Shinobazu Pond (Boating Pond); Bentendo Square; others* On Sunday 19th November 11:00-12:00, Reed Boat Launching Ceremony will be held in Ueno Park Boating Pond.
MINAMO Mirror / Taro Suzuki Laboratory
This artwork gives a new face to Shinobazu Pond by illuminating its surface.
- Exhibition Dates: Friday 17th – Sunday 19th November, after sunset- Venue: Shinobazu Pond (Boating Pond)
TEA-TASTER FOREST / Kazuyuki Hashimoto with ITO EN Tea Tasters
A new kind of site-specific art brought to you by Japanese tea specialists and an interior designer.
- Dates: Friday 10th – Sunday 19th November- Venue: Fountain Square, Ueno Park
Planetes “They live just as I live, they disappeared just as I disappeared.” / Shinji Ohmaki
Artist Shinji Ohmaki presents his new inspiration inspired by the Monjuro gates to Kanei-ji Temple.
- Exhibition Dates: Friday 10th – Sunday 19th November- Venue: Fountain Square, Ueno Park
Yanaka Art Project “The Whole and The Part”
Tokyo University of the Arts and École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux‐Arts
Art students from Tokyo and Paris transform Yanaka town into a happening art spot!
- Venues: Ichida House, Denchu Hirakushi House, Tani House- Dates: Friday 10th – Sunday 19th November, 11:00-17:00
Prize-Winning Mikoshi from the Geisai Festival
Display of Mikoshi Awarded the Ueno Culture Park Awards
See the three winning entries for the student-created mikoshi (parade float) competition, part of the Tokyo University ofthe Arts’ Geisai Festival held in September 2017.
- Venue: Fountain Square, Ueno Park- Dates: Friday 10th 11:00-20:00, Saturday 11th 11:00-20:00, Sunday 12th 11:00-17:00*For some projects the advance reservation required. Please see more information on the official site.

OPENING PRESS TOUR
Date: Friday 10th November
Time Schedule: 13:00-14:00 Tour in Yanaka area, 14:00-15:00 Tour in Ueno Park, 15:30-16:00 Opening Ceremony
16:00-16:30 Opening Performance*To participate this Opening Press Tour, please inquire by e-mail. *The tour will start at Tokyo Suki Fes Information Center in Ueno Park.

CULTURAL EXCHANGE DAY FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS 2017
Come and learn more about Japanese traditional art and culture! On Friday, 3rd November
The Cultural Exchange Day is designed for students studying in Japan from abroad to enjoy and deepen their understanding aboutJapanese art and culture. On, foreign students will be admitted free to all regular exhibitions; Honkan (Japanese Gallery), Toyokan(Asian Gallery), Heiseikan 1F Galleries and the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures. Please present your student ID upon entering.
Besides the information mentioned in this press release there will be a lots of programs including workshops and concerts etc.
Please check the official website to see more information and news.
Official site of “Tokyo Suki Fes 2017”: http://sukifes.tokyo/en/
For more information, contact:
Implementation Committee for New Concept "Ueno,a Global Capital of Culcure"
Junko Suzuki / Kanako Iwanaka mailto:junta@aioros.ocn.ne.jp
TEL: 03(5834)2396 FAX:03(5834)2397