Mori Art Museum 20th Anniversary Exhibition WORLD CLASSROOM: Contemporary Art through School Subjects

Notice of Exhibit Suspension

Due to equipment malfunction, the exhibit of the following artwork by Susan Hiller, currently on display in the “Language and Literature” Section, has been suspended until the end of the exhibition period.
We appreciate your kind understanding.

Susan Hiller
Lost and Found
2016
Video, sound
30 min.
Courtesy: Lisson Gallery

Works Screened for “Music” and “Phys. Ed.” Sections

Screening of the following works is scheduled for the WORLD CLASSROOM:

Term I: Wednesday, April 19 - Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Total Running Time: Approx. 45 min.

[Music]

Manon de Boer Two Times 4’33” 2008 12 min. 36 sec.
Tse Su-Mei L’écho 2003 4 min. 55 sec.
Aziz Hazara Takbir (praying for the god) 2022 9 min. 58 sec.

[Phys. Ed.]

Klara Lidén Warm Up: Hermitage State Theater 2014 4 min. 20 sec.
Yu Cheng-Ta adj. Dance 2010 5 min. 11 sec.
Ericka Beckman Tension Building 2017 8 min. 16 sec.

The program is scheduled to begin from
10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00
(On Tuesdays except national holidays, the last screening begins at 16:00 as the Museum closes at 17:00).

Term II: July 5 [Wed] - September 24 [Sun], 2023

Total Running Time: Approx. 60 min.

[Music]

Johanna Billing Magical World 2005 6 min. 12 sec.
James Richards Radio at Night (Extended Version) 2015 13 min. 39 sec.
Martine Syms Notes on Gesture 2015 10 min. 30 sec.

[Phys. Ed.]

Christian Jankowski Heavy Weight History 2013 25 min. 46 sec.

The program is scheduled to begin from
10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00
(On Tuesdays except national holidays, the last screening begins at 16:00 as the Museum closes at 17:00).

Notice about Works Screened for “Music” and “Phys. Ed.” Sections

Due to some events and programs scheduled, the screening may be temporarily unavailable during the following time-frame:
* Please note that events may be added.

- 10:00-18:00, Saturday, August 19, 2023
- 15:00-22:00, Monday, August 21, 2023
- 10:00-17:00, Tuesday, August 22, 2023
- 10:00-18:00, Saturday, August 26, 2023
- 10:00-16:00, Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Notice Regarding Photography and Filming in the Galleries

In the Galleries, you may photograph/film some of the artworks/areas under the conditions. Please read this notice carefully.

Photography/filming of works with pictograms adhered is strictly prohibited. Details: here

Photography/filming of works with pictograms adhered is strictly prohibited. Details: here

When taking photographs/filming (if allowed):

• Do NOT touch the artworks.
• Be careful NOT to interfere with other visitors’ enjoyment of the museum.
• Do NOT use flash lighting.
• Do NOT use tripods and selfie sticks.
• Filming, where allowed, must be limited to 1 minute maximum.

When using photographs/videos taken of the exhibitions:

• Photographs/videos may be used for non-commercial purposes, only. Photographs/videos may NOT be used for commercial purposes.
• Photographs/videos may NOT be altered in any ways.
• The conditions above are set forth under the Creative Commons License. When uploading photographs/videos for blogs or any other photosharing services, please make sure to display the below marks and phrases with the photographs/videos.

Example:

Artist’s name and work title: Wang Qingsong Follow Me
This photograph/video is licensed under “Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivative Works 4.0 International.”

* For details about the Creative Commons License and marks, please see the Creative Commons Japan website: https://creativecommons.jp
* Beware that they may infringe on that person’s right of portrait if photographs/videos that include other museum visitors are made public.

Yang Haegue The Sonic Hybrids – Dual Energy Activation Video Now Available

Yang Haegue’s Sonic Hybrids and Sonic Rotating exhibited at the WORLD CLASSROOM are both sound and performance pieces, where bells make sounds whenever the Museum staff members move the works on casters around, or rotate each work with handles. Enjoy watching the “activation” video.

Duration: 5 min. 1 sec.

Released on: June 28, 2023

Filming & Editing: Watanabe Shintaro, Yamakura Kazuki, Ishikawa Airi, Hotogi Masahiko

“McDonald’s Radio University” Is Now Open!

“McDonald’s Radio University,” a project by one of the WORLD CLASSROOM-featured artists Takayama Akira, is now open at McDonald’s Roppongi Hills. Participate in the project now!

About “McDonald’s Radio University (MRU)”
“McDonald’s Radio University” is a project to transform McDonald’s franchises all over town into a university. The “professors” are immigrants and refugees who had to leave their homelands for some reason, and “students” can listen to the professors’ lectures by entering a McDonald’s and ordering them along with hamburgers and drinks. Amidst today’s society where polarization between classes and communities is accelerating, McDonald’s is a space where people of various classes, races, ethnicities, religions, and ages will intermingle in terms of both workers and customers, and is also a “theater of the future” that theaters celebrating the coexistence of diverse beings should strive to be.
Let’s go out to McDonald’s and learn!

How to Participate in the “McDonald’s Radio University” and Listen to Open Lectures

- Show your Mori Art Museum admission ticket stub at McDonald’s Roppongi Hills, and get McFries® (S) for free.
* Offer valid for the day and at the Roppongi Hills shop only. Note that it is also subject to change.

- Show your McDonald’s receipt at the MORI ART MUSEUM SHOP 53 (within the museum) when visiting the WORLD CLASSROOM exhibition, and get the special “McDonald’s Radio University” postcard (not on sale) .
* Offer valid for the receipt of McDonald’s Roppongi Hills on the day of your visit.

Audio Description of Exhibited Works
Produced by the WORLD CLASSROOM Youth Ambassadors

Participants of the exhibition-related learning program “Art Camp Vol. 10: WORLD CLASSROOM Youth Ambassadors,” held with the cooperation of Rikkyo Educational Corporation, created audio commentary/description of works!

Six groups made up of students from Rikkyo Junior High School to Rikkyo University Graduate School each studied works exhibited at the WORLD CLASSROOM exhibition, learned about the historical, political, social, and cultural contexts behind them, and together with the artists and museum staff worked on producing the audio commentary/description of works. Enjoy listening to commentary created out of rich ideas not bound by preconceived notions, commentary that asks questions of the audience, and/or interactive commentary that makes you feel as though you were viewing the works with friends.

* Available on the website until: Sunday, September 24, 2023 (limited period only)

Group 1: Usagi by Luke Ching, 2013
https://vimeo.com/moriartmuseum/wcryouth-team1
Members: Goto Akiko, Shioda Misaki, Takeshima Moeka, Harada Nanako, Nimura Shintaro, Yamada Kouma

Group 2: The Class by Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, 2005
https://vimeo.com/moriartmuseum/wcryouth-team2
Members: Arae Yuji, Omi Shiori, Onoda Masayuki, Kunisawa Natsumi, Tsuru Misaki, Hisadome Miyu

Group 3: Tanizaki’s Glasses - Viewing a letter to Matsuko (from the series “Between Visible and Invisible”) by Yoneda Tomoko, 1999
https://vimeo.com/moriartmuseum/wcryouth-team3
Members: Kimura Keisuke, Kobiyama Keika, Tagami Hayate, Noguchi Hana, Hori Mariko, Watanabe Mofuku

Group 4: The Way Things Go by Peter Fischli and David Weiss, 1987
https://vimeo.com/moriartmuseum/wcryouth-team4
Members: Oikawa Kou, Tsuzuki Luna, Hidaka Saki, Matsumoto Taiga, Minowa Mei

Group 5: “Bomb Ponds” series by Vandy Rattana, 2009
https://vimeo.com/moriartmuseum/wcryouth-team5
Members: Ogawa Kanro, Saito Yui, Suzuki Kibi, Nagasawa Shun, Hagai Fuka, Fujioka Shuichiro

Group 6: Do Nut Diagram by Aki Sasamoto, 2018
https://vimeo.com/moriartmuseum/wcryouth-team6
Members: Itoi Mitsumi, Inoue Yoshimaru, Tsukui Natsuki, Hiramoto Gakuto, Fukui Yumine, Mukai Ryota

Recorded in: June 2023
Recorded and Edited by: Watanabe Shintaro

Attention Students! Instagram Project “WORLD CLASSROOM HOMEWORK”

A new project “WORLD CLASSROOM HOMEWORK” for students is now underway on Instagram. Enjoy the WORLD CLASSROOM: Contemporary Art through School Subjects during the exhibition period, and post your favorite works, subjects (sections), personal highlights, impressions, etc. with the hashtag #MoriArtMuseumImpressionsSummer2023 or #MoriArtMuseumImpressions2023 on Instagram!

While the program is ongoing, Mori Art Museum will select unique submissions, and those selected will receive special prize which will be announced on a later date. We look forward to your “HOMEWORK” submissions!

WORLD CLASSROOM HOMEWORK

For

Junior high school students, high school students, vocational school students, college/university students, graduate students

Period

Friday, August 11 - Sunday, September 24, 2023

Special Prize

Invitation to the luncheon with Mori Art Museum director etc.

Participation Outline

- During the above period, make a post on Instagram with the hashtag: #MoriArtMuseumImpressionsSummer2023 or #MoriArtMuseumImpressions2023
- Even if you have already viewed the exhibition prior to Friday, August 11, you will still be eligible for entry with your post during the period above.
- Winning participants will be notified via DM on a later date.

Mori Art Museum Instagram is here

Students’ Free Night supported by SHIMIZU CORPORATION

We will be holding a special event, “Students’ Free Night supported by SHIMIZU CORPORATION” for the next generation of students who are creating the future.

With this event, three-hundred students will be invited for free to the WORLD CLASSROOM, an exhibition that showcases works of contemporary art by using the subjects taught at school as a gateway, in order to have it enjoyed by even more students.

The venue will be reserved for students, so that they can enjoy the exhibition at their leisure. Also, they will be given a QR code that leads you to commentary by students serving as “Youth Ambassadors” for the WORLD CLASSROOM exhibition, explaining the exhibition in their words, in order to help the participating students learn more about the artworks.

Together with your friends and classmates, we encourage you to come to this event to share your perspectives on art, exchange new insights and ideas, and experience and enjoy art to the fullest.

Date & Time

18:00-20:00, Tuesday, August 8, 2023 (Doors open: 17:50; last admission: 19:30)

For

Junior high school students, high school students, vocational school students, college/university students, graduate students

Capacity

300 (booking required, first-come basis)

Booking Period

From Thursday, July 13 through Monday, August 7, 2023 * Booking is closed.

Application Form

Please click here
* Personal information acquired and retained by Mori Art Museum will be used and managed according to the privacy policy of our company.

Admission

Free

Method of Admission

Please present your student ID card at the "Museum & Observatory Tickets / Information" counter (3F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower).

• This event is for students only.
• Advance booking is required.
• Admission to Tokyo City View, Mori Arts Center Gallery, and Sky Deck is not included.

This event is made possible by SHIMIZU CORPORATION.

Students Free Night supported by S.O.G co.,ltd. (OKETA COLLECTION)

With the hope that more students will be able to enjoy the WORLD CLASSROOM exhibition, which introduces contemporary art through school subjects, a special event “Students Free Night supported by S.O.G co.,ltd. (OKETA COLLECTION)” is being held during which students can enjoy the exhibition for free. Why not take this opportunity to enjoy real art and make new discoveries and experiences in an art museum?

Date & Time

17:00, Saturday, May 27 – 6:00, Sunday, May 28, 2023 (Last admission: 5:30)
* Open until 6:00 a.m. (the following morning) on Saturday, May 27 due to “Roppongi Art Night 2023.”

For

High school students, vocational school students, college/university students, graduate students

Admission

Free

How to Join

Please present your student ID card at the “Museum & Observatory Tickets / Information” (3F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower).

* Failing to show your student ID, you will not be eligible for free admission.
* An additional fee of 500 yen is required to enter the Heatherwick Studio: Building Soulfulness exhibition at Tokyo City View.
* High school students can be admitted only until 22:30 on Saturday, May 27.
* Tickets purchased in advance will not be refunded.

This event is made possible by S.O.G co.,ltd. (OKETA COLLECTION).