About Okayama Art Summit
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IF THE SNAKE, Okayama Art Summit 2019
John Gerrard
X. laevis (Spacelab), 2017
Courtesy of the artist, Thomas Dane Gallery and Simon Preston Gallery
Pamela Rosenkranz
Skin Pool (Oromom), 2019
Courtesy of the artist, Karma International, Miguel Abreu Gallery and Sprüth Magers
Photo: Ola Rindal
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IF THE SNAKE, Okayama Art Summit 2019
Lili Reynaud-Dewar
I Want All Of The Above To Be The Sun (If the Snake), 2019
Courtesy of the artist
Credit Photo: Victor Zebo
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IF THE SNAKE, Okayama Art Summit 2019
Melissa Dubbin & Aaron S. Davidson
Delay Lines, 2019
Collection of Ishikawa Foundation, Okayama
Courtesy of the artists
Photo: Ola Rindal
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IF THE SNAKE, Okayama Art Summit 2019
Pierre Huyghe
NOT YET TITLED, 2019-ongoing
Courtesy of the artist, TARO NASU, Marian Goodman Gallery and Hauser and Wirth
© Kamitani Lab / Kyoto
Etienne Chambaud
Calculus, 2019
Collection of Ishikawa Foundation, Okayama
Courtesy of the artist
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IF THE SNAKE, Okayama Art Summit 2019
Fabien Giraud & Raphael Siboni
The Everted Capital (1971- 4936), The Unmanned, Season 2, Episode 2, 2019
Collection of Ishikawa Foundation, Okayama
Courtesy of the artists
Photo: Ola Rindal
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IF THE SNAKE, Okayama Art Summit 2019
Ian Cheng
BOB (Bag of Beliefs)
2018-2019
Collection of Ishikawa Foundation, Okayama
Courtesy of the artist, Pilar Corrias and Gladstone Gallery
Photo: Ola Rindal
- Okayama Art Summit 2019
- "IF THE SNAKE"
Held in Okayama City once every three years,
the Okayama Art Summit is an international exhibition of contemporary art.
With Pierre Huyghe taking the reins as artistic director,
the Okayama Art Summit 2019 brings the artistic touch to various historical and
cultural sites near Okayama Castle and Okayama Korakuen Garden
for two months from 27 September to 24 November, 2019.
The event offers visitors the opportunity not only to see exciting exhibits
but also to experience the thought processes of the artists,
enabling a unique interaction with art that transcends time and
space̶all from the historic city of Okayama.
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- Name of event
- Okayama Art Summit 2019
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- Title
- IF THE SNAKE
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- Period
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27 September (Friday) to 24 November (Sunday), 2019 [51 days]
Closed: Mondays (Open 14 October (Monday, holiday) and 4 November (Monday, holiday); closed Tuesday in lieu)
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- Opening hours
- 9:00 am ‒ 5:00 pm (admission until 4:30 pm)
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- Venues
- Former Uchisange Elementary School, Former Fukuoka Soy Sauce Factory, Tenjinyama Cultural Plaza of Okayama Prefecture, Okayama Orient Museum, Okayama Castle, Cinema Clair Marunouchi, Hayashibara Museum of Art, and more
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- Management structure
- Organizer Okayama Art Summit Executive Committee（Okayama City, Ishikawa Foundation, Okayama Prefecture）
- Chairman Masao Omori, Mayor of Okayama City
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Vice Chairmen
Kenro Sato, Vice-Governor, Okayama Prefecture
Hisashi Matsuda, President, Okayama Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Auditor Masato Miyanaga, Chairman, Chugoku Bank
- Executive Producer Yasuharu Ishikawa, President, Ishikawa Foundation
- Executive Director Taro Nasu, Owner, TARO NASU
- Artistic Director Pierre Huyghe, Artist
- Public Program Director Chieko Kinoshita, Associate Professor, Osaka University
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Advisors
Masahiko Urakami, Chairman, Okayama city council
Takamasa Koshimune, Chairman, Sanyo Shimbun
Hirofumi Makino, President, Okayama University
- Affiliated Entities Okayama City, Okayama City Board of Education，Okayama Prefecture, Okayama Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Okayama Visitors & Convention Association, Okayama Culture Zone Liaison Council, The Consortium of Universities in Okayama, Sanyo Shimbun, RSK Sanyo Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Setouchi Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Okayama Bus Association, Okayama Taxi Association, West Japan Railway Company, Chugoku Bank, and Ishikawa Foundation