Events
2024 Event Guide
The Fukuoka Prize 2024 Award ceremony
- Date
- Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 18:30 - 20:00 (JST)
- Venue
- Main Hall, Fukuoka International Congress Center
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The Fukuoka Prize honors the contributions to Asian cultures. The award ceremony will be held with all prize laureates of this year on stage. The laureates will give their acceptance speech and there will be a screening of videos to introduce their outstanding achievements. Please join us at the moment of celebration and joy. There also will be a celebration performance with Chikuzen Hakata Koma (spinning top performance).
Public Lecture by MANABE Daito
- Title
- Manabe Daito ‘Art Which is Focused on the Relationship between the Body and the Machine’
- Date
- Friday, September 27, 2024 | 18:30-20:30 (JST)
- Venue
- Main Hall, UNITEDLAB, Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka city
- Application Period
- 2024.7.18 ~ 2024.9.25
- Interlocutor
- Fujioka Sadam(CEO, anno lab inc.)
- Coordinator
- Matsuguma Hiroyuki (Associate Professor, Department of Content and Creative Design, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University)
- Language
- Japanese Only
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This representative work by Mr. Manabe was created in 2008 and presented in more than 30 cities around the world since. It will be re-released as live performances with more modern adjustment.
This art form explores the relationship between humans and machines by mechanically controlling and copying facial expressions using the face, a low frequency stimulator, myoelectric sensors, and a Wii® remote controller. The artist will give a lecture on his works and participate in the discussion too.
Public Lecture by Sunil AMRITH
- Title
- Sunil Amrith ‘Why the Bay of Bengal's History Matters for our Environmental Future’
- Date
- Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 13:00-15:00 (JST)
- Venue
- International Conference Hall, 4th floor, Acros Fukuoka(Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka city)(External link)
- Application Period
- 2024.7.18 ~ 2024.9.26
- Interlocutor
- Kanda Sayako(Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University)
- coordinator
- Wakimura Kohei(Visiting Professor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka University of Economics and Law)
- Language
- Simultaneous interpretation (Japanese & English)
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From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, around 27 million people crossed ‘the Bay of Bengal’ which extends over South and Southeast Asia to the migrant laborer sites. Professor Sunil Amrith points out it is important to understand the history relating to immigration such as this in order to consider the environmental issues, such as climate change, Depletion of groundwater and the rising sea level facing in this area.
Public Lecture by Kimsooja
- Title
- Kimsooja ‘Sewing, Wrapping and Unwrapping: The View of Kimsooja’s World’
- Date
- Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 17:00-19:00 (JST)
- Venue
- Ajibi Hall, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Shimo-kawabata, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city)
- Application Period
- 2024.7.18 ~ 2024.9.11
- Interlocutor
- Kataoka Mami (Director, Mori Art Museum / Director, National Center for Art Research)
- Language
- Simultaneous interpretation (Japanese & English)
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The diverse works by Kimsooja including sculptures, videos and installations, are said to have a consistent concept of sewing, wrapping and unwrapping. This is something relates to our body and breathing. Kimsooja works on the Asian cultures based in Korea, and currently she is an artist of international renown. Since separation and conflict are becoming more widespread in this current era, the lecture will give us an opportunity to think about the workings of all things in nature, and the harmony and balance of the world through her artworks.