{"id":4648,"date":"2024-08-22T11:12:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T02:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsmaebashi.jp\/en\/?p=4648"},"modified":"2025-12-25T11:27:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T02:27:03","slug":"liquidscape-southeast-asia-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsmaebashi.jp\/en\/?p=4648","title":{"rendered":"Liquidscape: Southeast Asia Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Design\uff1aTezzo Suzuki\u3000\u3000Artwork\uff1aNawin Nuthong 2 sec before revolution in a leaf, Flux, Empty Tomb, Paper Wing\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Courtesy of the artist and BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, Southeast Asia is experiencing rapid economic and urban development, varying and diversifying its lifestyles. At the same time, its history and landscapes, beliefs rooted in the land, and relationships with nature also exist as a foundation of society. They sometimes merge and conflict, creating new realities, lifestyles, and worldviews.
\n\u3000The exhibition, named “Liquidscape”, alludes to Southeast Asia’s fluid cultural and social landscape and aims to introduce this state of flux with 12 groups of artists. The participating artists consist of the younger generation, including seven artists born after the 1980s. They have experienced global events such as the end of the Cold War and the advent of technology, including the emergence of the internet, iPhone, and social media, as well as significant changes to the world’s framework and the rise of Asia. Four female artists aim to add new perspectives to existing values by rethinking the female body and the social position of women. Through these experiences and visions, they reflect on Southeast Asia, a region filled with diversity and fluidity.
\n\u3000The commonality found in all works is the artists’ forward-looking attitudes, which seek to answer the question of where we came from and where we are heading in this liquidscape. Through their works, we can learn not only about an aspect of the multifaceted world that is Southeast Asia, but also about the contradictions, chaos, hopes, and new possibilities of contemporary society that exist everywhere worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u3010Exhibition Outline\u3011
\n<\/strong><\/span>Title | Liquidscape: Southeast Asia Today
\nDate | Sep 21 \u2015 Dec 24, 2024
\nVenue | Arts Maebashi 5-1-16 Chiyoda-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0022
\nHours | 10:00 a.m. \u2015 6:00 p.m. (Admission until 5:30 p.m.)
\nClosed | Wednesdays
\nAdmissions |\uffe51,000\uff1aGeneral, \uffe5800\uff1aStudents, 65+ years old, and groups (10+ people), \u00a0Free\uff1aHigh school students and under
\n\u203bFree admission for disability certificate holders plus one caregiver.\u3000<\/span>
\n\u203bFree admission for Prefecture Citizens Day on October 28th <\/sup>[Mon], Culture Day on November 3rd <\/sup>[Sun], and Human Rights Day on December 10th<\/sup> [Tues].<\/span><\/p>\n

Participating artists | 12 groups
\nExhibition artworks | 23
\nDirector | \u00a0Fumio Nanjo (Executive Director of Arts Maebashi)
\nCurator | Yuka Takahashi
\nOrganizer | Arts Maebashi
\nCooperation | Singapore Art Museum, Aura Contemporary Art Foundation, 100 Tonson Foundation, Project11 Foundation
\nSponsored by | THE JOMO SHINBUN, Gunma TV, FM GUNMA, Maebashi, City FM, Maebashi Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/p>\n


\n\u3010Exhibition view\u3011
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\n<\/span><\/strong>Korakrit Arunanondchai, From Dying to Living\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span>
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\nNatasha Tontey, Garden Amidst the Flame\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Nawin Nuthong, 2 sec before revolution in a leaf, Empty Tomb, Flux, and Paper Wing
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\n<\/em>Wit Pimkanchanapong, Infinite Maze\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Gegerboyo, Crimson Veil\u00a0<\/em>
\n\"\"\u3000\"\"
\nHo Tzu Nyen, A to Z from CDOSEA (The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Citra Sasmita, Timur Mmerah Project III; Ode to the Sun<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/em><\/span>\u3010Key Highlights\u3011<\/span>
\n<\/strong>1. Encounter contemporary Southeast Asia captured by 12 artists<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Arts Maebashi is proud to present 23 works by 12 artists, a lineup that includes internationally acclaimed artists such as Ho Tzu Nyen and Korakrit Arunanongchai. The young artists making their debut in Japan are equally exciting, offering fresh perspectives on contemporary Southeast Asia. Their works, along with those of the established artists, aim to capture the region’s contemporary society, lifestyle, and culture from innovative angles, challenging current normative values.
\n\"\"Korakrit Arunanondchai, Songs for dying<\/em> (still), 2021<\/span>
\nCo-commissioned by the 13th Gwangju Biennale, Han Nefkens Foundation and Kunsthall Trondheim. Courtesy of the artist, BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY, Bangkok, Carlos\/Ishikawa, London, C L E A R I N G, New York\/Brussels, Kukje Gallery, South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong>Citra Sasmita, Timur Merah Project \u2162 ; Ode to the Sun<\/em>, 2020\u3000Photo by Ahmad Iskandar, courtesy of Yeo Workshop.<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong>2. Learn the attitudes of living in the flux<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Southeast Asia is a dynamic society where diverse cultures and histories intersect and are constantly changing. Examining such a complex region can help us understand the current world and learn how to live in today’s increasingly diversified and fluid society. In contrast to current exhibitions in Japan regarding the region, this exhibition mainly features artists of a younger generation and their new works.
\n\"\"Kawita Vatanajyankur, Shuttle<\/em>, 2018\u3000Courtesy of the artist and Nova Contemporary.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Kawita Vatanajyankur, My Mother and I (Vacuum III)<\/em>, 2021\u3000Courtesy of the artist and Nova Contemporary.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n3. Dive into the image of the liquidscape through immersive works<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Through many immersive works with sounds and films, the exhibition will take you into the world of the liquidscape, which is multilayered, polysemic, and endlessly shapeshifting, impossible to seize and only able to be experienced.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ho Tzu Nyen\u300aCDOSEA (The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia)\u300b2017\u2013ongoing\u3000\u3000In collaboration with Sebastian Lu\u0308tgert and Jan Gerber (programming), and Bani Haykal (vocals). Screen capture of website courtesy of the artist and Kiang Malingue.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Nawin Nuthong, Empty Tomb<\/em>, 2024\u3000Courtesy of the artist and BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY.<\/p>\n

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\u3010<\/span>Participating Artists\u3011
\n<\/span><\/strong>*Please click here<\/a> to see the profile of each participating artist.<\/p>\n

Wit Pimkanchanapong\uff08Thailand\uff09
\nKawita Vatanajyankur\uff08Thailand\uff09
\nKhadim Ali + Mumtaz Khan Chopan + Ali Froghi + Hassan Ati (Pakistan \/ Afghanistan)
\nKorakrit Arunanondchai\uff08Thailand\uff09
\nCitra Sasmita\uff08Indonesia\uff09
\nCharles Lim \uff08Singapore\uff09
\nNawin Nuthong\uff08Thailand\uff09
\nNatasha Tontey\uff08Indonesia\uff09
\nHo Tzu Nyen\uff08Singapore\uff09
\nMech Choulay + Mech Sereyrath\uff08Cambodia\uff09
\nGegerboyo\uff08Indonesia\uff09
\nJakkai Siributr\uff08Thailand\uff09<\/p>\n

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\u3010Related Programs\u3011<\/span>
\nGallery talk by Fumio Nanjo (Executive Director)
\n<\/strong>Date| Sep 29 and Dec 21 \u00a0 2:00 p.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m.
\nVenue | Gallery space, Arts Maebashi
\nPrice | Free \u3000 *Admission ticket required<\/span>
\nCapacity | \u00a030 people\uff08Pre-registration required. First-come-first-served basis\uff09
\n<\/span>*Registration starts from August 26th <\/sup>[Mon] on the Arts Maebashi websit<\/span>e<\/p>\n

Curator\u2019s talk on exhibiting artworks
\n<\/strong>Date | Oct 14, Nov 17, Dec 7 \u00a0 \u00a02:00 p.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m.
\nVenue | Archive, Arts Maebashi
\nPrice| Free \u3000\u00a0 *Admission ticket required<\/span>
\n*Register on the Arts Maebashi website<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u3010Acknowledgement\u3011<\/span>
\n<\/strong>We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following institutes and individuals for their generous cooperation in the realization of this exhibition.[Honorifics omitted, in arphabetical order]<\/p>\n

Bangkok CityCity Gallery\u00a0
\nCemeti Institute for Art & Society
\nGallery VER
\nGodskul
\nLifepatch
\nLonglati Foundation
\nMuseum MACAN (Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art in Nusantara)
\nMuseum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
\nNova Contemporary
\nSpeedy Grandma\u00a0
\nYeo Workshop<\/p>\n

Aey Phanachet\u00a0
\nBianca Winataputri\u00a0
\nChe Kyongfa\u00a0
\nChinn Lau Neo\u00a0
\nJeong Ok Jeon
\nKihara Tomo\u00a0
\nKido Ryusuke\u00a0
\nMiya Kota
\nNatasha Sidharta\u00a0
\nOkada Tomohiro\u00a0
\nTokuyama Hirokazu\u00a0
\nYabumoto Yuto\u00a0<\/p>\n

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