MAM Research 012: Diasporic Memories Workshop: “Diasporic Memories Reading Group” (Three-day Program)

MAM Research 012: Diasporic Memories - Korean Artists Living Beyond Borders Related Program
Conducted in Japanese

This is a three-day workshop program dedicated to reading and discussing texts related to the MAM Research 012: Diasporic Memories - Korean Artists Living Beyond Borders exhibition. Participants will share their impressions and opinions while discussing the exhibited works. Through the lens of the diaspora, the group will examine the practices of artists with Korean backgrounds active in various locations, exploring from multiple perspectives the memories and identities that overlap national and cultural boundaries.

Selected Texts: Session 1: Quac Insik, Listening to the Words of Things, Bijutsu Techō, 1969
Session 2: Kim Soom, Drifting Land, Shinsensha, 2022
Session 3: Tawada Yoko, Traces of the Brush, Shinchō, March 1997 issue

Appearing: Cho Sunhye (Associate Curator, Mori Art Museum)
Shiraki Eise (Curator of Learning, Mori Art Museum)
Date & Time: Session 1: 10:15-12:00, Monday, August 17, 2026 (Doors open: 10:00)
Session 2: 10:15-12:00, Monday, August 24, 2026 (Doors open: 10:00)
Session 3: 10:15-12:00, Monday, August 31, 2026 (Doors open: 10:00)
* Note that the workshop sessions will be held over three days.
* Applicants, please be sure that you can attend all three sessions upon booking.
For: Recommended for those aged 15 and over
* This program is a Three-day program. Please be sure to make all Three days.

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Photo: Tayama Tatsuyuki

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Booking Period

2026.7.21 [Tue] - 8.13 [Thu]

Venue

Mori Art Museum

Capacity

5 (booking required, first-come basis)

Fee

2,100 yen
(Includes Mori Art Museum exhibition tickets for all 3 days)
* Please purchase your exhibition tickets at the ticket counter on the day of the first session (advance reservations are not required).

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